Kai Davis lives a short distance from the beach on the West End of Galveston. She can pick up a surfboard and hit the waves whenever the mood strikes her. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Generation Gulf
‘I love my job’
Galveston Councilman and Ball High School teacher William Schuster works a beach rental spot near 17th Street in Galveston. He has spent his summers and weekends in the fall and spring renting beach chairs and umbrellas since he was a teenager. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
These islanders get to make a living spending their days on the beach
‘What I saw that night’
Tuna fisherman Carl Roby recalls the night he saw something unusual while fishing more than 150 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico aboard his boat the Cynthia Renee. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Tales of sea serpents and other ‘monsters’ still fascinate today
From ruff to riches
Islanders change the lives of animals in need – and their own – for the better
The Bird Trip
How Galveston’s beloved brown pelican inspired a 5,000-mile odyssey
Automated ambience
Galveston West Enders create beauty, ease with help of technology
We cannot tell a lie
This star-spangled cherry pie is patriotic perfection
Keeping it frosty
Ball High School student Kaleb Muehe has started his snow cone business, Shorecrest Sno, to cater to Galveston beachgoers. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Young island entrepreneur launches beach snow cone business
‘It’s almost spiritual’
Members of the Sons of the American Revolution salute the American flag during the “Remembering our Fallen” Memorial Day ceremony at the Bay Area Veterans Memorial in Seabrook. Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson
Members of lineage societies make revolutionary connections and promote patriotism
‘Trailer queen’
J and Jill Jahn sit in a 1959 Corvette that Jill lovingly restored. The Jahns spend many hours a week with their hobby of restoring vehicles, but the Corvette was Jill’s project. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Ignoring naysayers, Corvette lover painstakingly restores 1959 car
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