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’s the best — or worst — coastal Christmas gift you’ve ever received or given?

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The Grand 1894 Opera House’s stage is one of the largest in Texas, with rounded walls for enhanced acoustics. The painted stage curtain depicts the poet Sappho daydreaming in a boat while nymphs on the shore called her to prepare for a performance in the theater across the lagoon. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

We asked on Facebook: What’s your favorite building or space on the island or around the area?

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We asked readers on Facebook to send us photos of people helping their neighbors during and after Hurricane Harvey.

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We asked on Facebook: What are the essential Tex-Mex dishes and drinks in these parts and which restaurants come to mind?

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Photo by Alicia Boles

We asked on Facebook: What does living the good life mean to you and what are the best things money can and can’t buy here?

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We asked on Facebook: What’s your favorite coastal way to celebrate Fourth of July?

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We asked readers on Facebook to help us celebrate life on the water by sending their favorite photos of surfing, boating, kayaking, kiteboarding and more.

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We asked on Facebook: What’s your favorite summertime book that’s perfect for the beach?

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Coastal cowboys. Surfers. Sailors. Seafood. Texans who changed their communities and the world. Those were just a few of the Coast Monthly themes in 2016. [Read more…]

Photo by Stuart Villanueva

We asked on Facebook: What’s your favorite locally made craft beer? And where do you get it? Galveston Island Brewing and Saloon Door Brewing got a lot of love in the casual survey. But other locally crafted beer had their fans, including brews made by Galveston Bay Beer Co., Galactic Coast Brewing and Beers Looking at You. Here’s what readers had to say:

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