Dr. Mary Claire Haver, who started The Galveston Diet, center, her daughter, Katherine Haver, left, who created Galveston Prime, and Ashley Simon, operations manager of The Galveston Diet, prepare for a social media post in Haver’s spacious kitchen overlooking English Bayou in Galveston. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Designer Ilse Benard transformed her patio and backyard as a guest participant in the One Room Challenge, where designers fix up a room in their own homes. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Paintings by American artists Henry Salem Hubbell, from left, William Worcester Churchill and William McGregor Paxton hang above an antique Empire sofa in Howard “Chip” Hosek’s living room of his East End home in Galveston. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
The Pattillos spend a great deal of time in their outdoor kitchen of their Tiki Island home. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Eddie Kier and Johnnie Mize, with their dog, Max, relax in the shade of their resort-like backyard along the Galveston Ship Channel. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
World War II veteran and longtime Galveston resident Eddie Janek cradles a hibiscus bloom in his garden. Janek loves color in his garden. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
The setting sun casts shadows across the granite rock groin near 19th Street in Galveston. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Tatiana Verega, a dance instructor from Eastern Europe, teaches and choreographs urban dance at DLS Dance Studio in Galveston. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
League City-based author Jan Johnson has written books chronicling Galveston’s colorful past. Her most recent work, “Unforgettable Galveston Characters,” features many of the island’s most fascinating people. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Scooter enthusiast Mary Cooper rides down Seawall Boulevard in Galveston on her orange Buddy Kick scooter. Photo by Stuart Villanueva