Santa Fe angler Nate Skinner casts his line at the Texas City Dike, which features premier walk-in-and-wade areas. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Wading in
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Wading in
Rosemary
Rosemary, a newly restored replica of a local oyster sharpie, is tied to the dock at the Sea Star Base in Galveston. The sharpie evolved to harvest oysters during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Photo by Kelsey Walling
A newly restored replica of a local oyster sharpie
More than a machine
Garold Motes with his 1972 Ford Bronco, which was passed down to him when his father died in 2015. Photo by Kelsey Walling
1972 Ford Bronco half-cab occupies special place in automotive history
‘A journal of my days’
Leroy LeFlore is a self-taught artist who lives in Galveston. LeFlore specializes in oil painting, watercolor, pen and ink, wood carving and plank-on-frame ship modeling. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Island painter captures the daily scenes of coastal life
Take a look at one of artist Leroy LeFlore’s paintings and you’ll learn a lot about what Galveston scenes inspire him. His art is a journal of his life — whether it’s a morning on the 10th Street jetty, a walk through an East End alley, a glimpse of the sunset from a West End beach, grazing cows in a field, or a view of the city from his third-floor studio. [Read more…]
August Events
Festivals, concerts, plays and more, there are lots of events in the area to keep your calendar booked.
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…]
‘What drives me to write’
A former island literature professor brings a new perspective to romance novels
Writing erotic romance novels wasn’t part of Dale Taylor’s retirement plan. [Read more…]
Meridian
The polished wooden wheel is a testament to Meridian’s classic design. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
An 80-year-old survivor of the great age of sailing yachts
A wooden boat, like a historic home, is in a constant state of restoration. At 80 years, Meridian is certainly old, but she has “good bones,” as preservationists say, a phrase even more aptly applied to the product of a great age of American yacht design and construction. [Read more…]
July Events
Festivals, concerts, plays and more, there are lots of events in the area to keep your calendar booked.
‘Can’t kill these’
Some of Chris Whatley’s creations are displayed outside his East End island home. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
These artful flowers bloom year-round in Gulf Coast gardens
Chris Whatley thinks he has a solution to Gulf Coast gardening. His flowers don’t die, need water or sunshine. [Read more…]
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