On Jan. 1 each year, before we sit down to black-eyed peas, cabbage and cornbread, my husband and I partake in another New Year’s ritual. I call it “The Reading of the Calendar.” In this ritual, I take an inked-up calendar from the newly old year and recite aloud the highlights — day by day. [Read more…]
January Shorelines

Coastal Texans are looking forward to cruises and travel in 2021. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
We asked on Facebook: What do you hope to achieve in 2021?
COVID can’t steal Christmas
Most Texans are too gracious to gloat, but we’re known to brag now and then. [Read more…]
December Shorelines

Javier Fentanes slides on his stomach down a hill at the San Luis Hotel on Dec. 25, 2004. The Daily News file photo
We asked on Facebook: What does the perfect coastal Christmas look like to you? How do you enjoy spending the day?
Giving thanks in a rough year
As we worked on this issue, I couldn’t help but think about the first Thanksgiving, recounted from an eyewitness report written in December 1621 by Edward Winslow. [Read more…]
November Shorelines

The sun rises over the Historic Galveston Island Pleasure Pier. See what other photographers love about living on the upper Texas coast in Shutterbugs. Photo by John Winborn
We asked on Facebook: In the year of COVID-19, what are you grateful for on the upper Texas coast?
In Galveston, ghost stories abound

The Galveston Historical Foundation’s Michel Menard House, 1605 33rd St., is supposed to be haunted. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Do you have a ghost? [Read more…]
October Shorelines
We asked on Facebook: What scares you?
Long live good chefs and great restaurants
The last time I gathered with my family at a restaurant was in February to celebrate my niece’s 18th birthday. [Read more…]
September Shorelines

Photo by Stuart Villanueva
We asked on Facebook: What is the quintessential dish or dessert of the upper Texas coast?
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