Parker Balch, 11, fishes on the Gulf side of Rollover Pass on Bolivar Peninsula. Balch has recently begun to fish with his grandparents and already loves it, he said. Photo by Kelsey Walling
‘Nothing like this place’
A Texas tradition
Members of the Doyle Boys fishing team, from left, Andrew Doyle, Christopher Doyle, Hunter Matthews and Charles Doyle hold up their catch at the 15th annual Patrick F. Doyle Saltwater Invitational Fishing Tournament at TopWater Grill in San Leon. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
How one man’s love of fishing turned into a major tournament
What Patrick Doyle started in 2003 as a fundraiser for a political campaign has since become a staple fishing event for the Texas City angler community. [Read more…]
Twists and turns
Popular weatherman’s search for birth parents leads to intriguing discoveries and a book
For weatherman Frank Billingsley, the journey to find his birth parents was an emotional experience that began with the swab of a Q-tip. [Read more…]
‘An amazing thing’
Honi Knowles, Priscilla Files, Alice Anne O’Donell and Margaret Canavan look up at the trees on the median at 25th Street and Broadway in Galveston. The women are members of the Galveston Island Tree Conservancy, which was key to getting the trees replanted on the island after Hurricane Ike in 2008 killed thousands of them. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Conservancy has replanted thousands of trees lost to a storm
Conservationist Priscilla Files considers her work less environmental and more of a community service. [Read more…]
Protecting a prairie
Aaron Tjelmeland, upper coast project director for The Nature Conservancy, uses binoculars to search for birds on a stretch of prairie at the Texas City Prairie Preserve. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Preserve supports wildlife while acting as a natural form of flood control
While most people think of the Texas City Prairie Preserve as a hot spot for bird watching and trail hiking, the 2,300-acre area also is a significant tool in flood control. [Read more…]
Treasures and trinkets
New Moody Mansion exhibit gives museum goers a tour of an intriguing woman’s travels
When sifting through boxes and dust to find artifacts and historical household items from eras spanning decades, Sharon Batiste Gillins couldn’t be having more fun. [Read more…]
Like family
Jacob Villarreal, from left, Charles Eddy, Lauren Eddy and Jaron Hall make up the island-based band El Lago. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Island indie band finds its rhythm and help from a Grammy-winning producer
‘A true American art form’
Rick Kirkland, Pauline Eklund and Roger Eklund are the three members of Southern Style, a League City band working to promote the tradition of blue grass music. Photos by Kelsey Walling
Local musicians keep the tradition of bluegrass alive
Whether he’s playing bass or the acoustic steel guitar, Rick Kirkland strives to keep the bluegrass tradition alive on the upper Texas coast. [Read more…]