Easy Living, Texas Gulf Style
Mike Pearson and his wife, Patty, turn heads when they cruise around Galveston in his 1972 Nova SS. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
The first thing any car nut looks for when meeting any one of Chevy’s Super Sport models from the late ’60s to early ’70s is the little plates above the front fender reflectors. [Read more…]
Mayuko Ono Gray found her life’s work in a beloved grandfather’s death. [Read more…]
Skip Devlin performs with The Buzzards during Open Mic at The Poop Deck in Galveston. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
The Poop Deck, at 30th Street and Seawall Boulevard in Galveston has long been a popular spot for beer, socializing and watching the waves. The space beneath the deck has had various uses over the years — a tattoo parlor, a head shop, a bicycle rental business — but had been closed and unused for a while when the owners were persuaded to open it as a beachfront bar featuring live bands on the weekends. [Read more…]
Charlotte O’Neal, 63, has been fishing in Galveston County nearly half her life. [Read more…]
Lorraine Grubbs has been living on boats for more than 20 years. In January, she and her partner, Richard, moved their 52-foot Jefferson Monticello motor yacht, Loyalty, to Offatts Bayou in Galveston. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Jimmy Buffett, songwriter behind such hits as “Margaritaville” and “Come Monday,” once told concertgoers that when he began playing music, all he wanted was enough money to buy a boat he could sail away on if success faded.
While success hasn’t faded for author Lorraine Grubbs, she has adopted some of Buffett’s boat lifestyle and philosophy. [Read more…]
Jeannie and Mike Janota take their 1942 Chris-Craft out for a cruise on Offatts Bayou in Galveston. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
About four years ago, Mike Janota, who runs the Community Sailing program at Sea Star Base Galveston, decided to get a little motor boat so that he and his wife, Jeannie, could cruise leisurely up and down the waterways of Bayou Vista, where they live. He was glad to find a 17-foot classic Chris-Craft for sale in a warehouse in the Clear Lake area. [Read more…]
Kay Sandor is making good on her New Year’s resolution, which is to fish once a month. [Read more…]