By Gini Rainey Growing up in a small, north-western town in Minnesota wasn’t as bad as you might imagine. Sure, Moorhead has...
Rhyder released his first album, self-titled “Brandon Rhyder,” in 2001 and since then has released six more. His second album, “Behind The...
By Gini Rainey My dad was quite the jokester. It seems like he was either pulling off a prank or thinking up...
Love to Read! By Gini Rainey The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – by Rebecca Skloot In a New York Times bestseller,...
By Lauren Ware Sandwiches are loved by people of all kinds throughout the world. They are simple to make, leave no dirty...
By Gini Rainey I don’t know about you and yours, but today me and mine are going to a Super Bowl party...
Zak Perry started playing music when he was in high school, but this wasn’t exactly a new concept for him. Zak’s mother...
By Lauren Elizabeth Ware I love food. Better known from Shaggy on Scooby Doo,“There’s nothing I love more than food unless it’s...
By Gini Rainey Well, last week was quite interesting in Tyler, Texas! Beginning late Monday evening, our temperatures dropped below freezing while...
By Gini Rainey After taking a bit of a sabbatical over the holidays, I am back to writing my weekly blog. Because...
Taste of The Strand: A Wonderful Taste of Galveston By Lauren Elizabeth Ware I love food. Better known from Shaggy on Scooby...
By Gini Rainey The beginning of the new year is a great time to set reading goals for yourself if you haven’t...
Dubbed as the Ghost man of Galveston, Dash is considered Galveston’s premier paranormal expert. His tour has been voted the #1 most...
Written and Photographed by Sharis Roe DeJaynes It’s October again, and it reminded me of a song Tony Sassi and I wrote...
By Gini Rainey “Everything We Keep” By Kerry Lonsdale Once you pick up this perfect debut novel, don’t plan on doing much...
By: Lauren Elizabeth Ware On the first and third Tuesday of every month, people from all walks of life gather at The...
By Rachel Delanoix “Honestly, if I would have known guitar was this hard to do, I would have never started it,” Joe...
As Always, On Stage, Singing, and Playing His Heart Out The music talent in Galveston always astounds us. The variety is...
Seawall and Downtown Parking Tips The City of Galveston charges for parking along Seawall Blvd. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily...
The Spice & Tea Exchange®, located in the Rosenberg Building at 2309 Strand, is now open. Shop more than 140 herbs and...
By Terry Card It is an unfortunate part of our society. We read about it or hear about it on TV. The...
Moody Gardens Reveals New Aquarium Pyramid: Humboldt Penguins, Oil Rig Aquarium, and a Shipwreck Replica Hidden behind the doors of Moody...
By Matthew West Lone Star Heroes: Comics, Toys, and Collectibles, right here in Galveston, is about to celebrate their first anniversary. It...
By Terry Card Everyone loves a success story! There is one Millennial in our midst who is the epitome of a success...
By Rob Lucey There are jokes about throwing lawyers in the ocean, but in at least one case, if you mix a...
By George Douglas Lee Several months ago, I was commissioned to create one of the mosaics for the Seawall Interpretive Trail (Project...
By Rob Lucey Whether you are fortunate enough to own an island home or just want to take a bit of the...
By Terry Card, Photos by Christa Schreckengost No longer is it necessary to go off the island to tour a brewery. The...
By Terry Card Snuggled within a tranquil scene of pure white pelicans sunning themselves on the rocks protecting the working fishing...
Best Places to Find Cold Weather Comfort Food on the Island By Matthew West For those of you who are like...
Upcoming shows : Friday, December 9th – “Live at Old Quarter Acoustic Café” CD Release Party with Greg Ustinoff, Old Quarter...
Written by Joanna Yates, Photo by Sharis DeJaynes On any given day there’s so much going on in Galveston that it’s...
Everyone always asks, “Where do the locals go to eat?” Well, locals choose the locally-owned small spots that are a little...
Galveston’s Own Farmers Market (GOFM) opened in October 2012 in a humble downtown parking lot behind Antiques Warehouse with a quaint view...
By Terry Card The owners of Silver Spot Saloon, Mary and Jim “Bucky” Pregler, are two entrepreneurs who not only have been...
By Sissie Coomes Variety is the secret to life and Galveston Island has a nice variety of ethnic restaurants. Below are...
By George Douglas Lee Certainly, one of the most unusual musical groups to appear anywhere in Galveston are the Ukuladies, featuring Catherine...
By Mario Tarradell Texas country singer-songwriter Max Stalling pens tunes that connect, songs that form a snapshot of his life, songs that...
By Michael Alan Basham Recently I was able to catch Coastal Fury playing to a packed house at Crow’s Southwest Cantina, located...
By Michael Alan Basham, Photos by Sharis DeJaynes “Some ladies might use the term “a tall cool drink of water,” probably a...
By Terry Card The two golfing buddies sat down at the bar to order their drinks. The bartender came over immediately and...
By Kimber Fountain, Photos by Christa Schreckengost As a biology student in college, Justin Strait was using his lab to brew beer....
By Michael Alan Basham, Photographed by Sharis DeJaynes I recently got the opportunity to interview two truly amazing Galveston Island Bands that...
By Terry Card Jack was working behind the bar and it was hot in the lounge. An idea to keep cool hit...
By George Douglas Lee William Newby IV is a genuine blues man. Most people in the Galveston area know him as Trinity....
Written and Photographed by Sharis Roe DeJaynes Welcome to a brand new year! “Deck the Halls!” is over and now it is time...
By Kimber Fountain, Photos by Christa Schreckengost With menu items like Artery Clogger, Oyster Mug, and Shrimp Bun, it is obvious from...
By Kimber Fountain Plato made the very wise realization that “Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.” Of course, on the...