Day: May 4, 2026

May 04
Texas Crab Festival Touts Over-The-Top Gulf Coast Entertainment

New Thursday – Saturday Dates: May 7 – 9, 2026Food to Tempt Your Taste Buds, Competitions & More…Don’t Miss It! Bolivar Peninsula Charities, is thrilled to present the 41st annual Texas Crab Festival at Swedes Park on the Bolivar Peninsula. Entertainment lineup includes: Shinyribs, “a melting pot of Texas blues, New Orleans R&B-funk and horn-driven […]

May 04
Shh… Can You Hear the Deals?

While the live music is loud and the crowds are cheering at the crab races, there is a quieter—but equally thrilling—excitement building next to the T-Shirt booth. The Texas Crab Festival Silent Auction will be open, and this year, the selection is as vast as the Bolivar horizon. Whether you’re a seasoned collector, a coastal […]

May 04
Practical Disaster Prepping-Part 2

When we think about disaster preparation, the first step is to decide whether to stay or evacuate. This may sound odd, but we need to make that decision now, before the disaster strikes. Most people wait too long to decide and risk getting caught in massive traffic jams or trapped by rising water, fire or […]

May 04
The Shopping Cart “Abandonment Issues”

There is a theory floating around the internet that the shopping cart return is the ultimate litmus test for moral character. It is an act that is objectively “right,” yet there are no legal consequences for failing to do it. There is no “Cart Police.” No one is going to give you a ticket for […]

May 04
Recreational Boating Safety – National Safe Boating Week

Safe Boating Week is from May 16-22, 2026. The purpose of the Safe Boating Campaign is to promote boater education and safe operation so that all boaters get home safely. Getting home safely from a recreational boating outing is simply a matter of following some important good practices. Some of the good practices are required […]

May 04
Amaryllis: More Than Just a Pretty Flower (And a Piano Piece!)

By Linda ElissaldeAmaryllis is the only genus in the sub tribe Amaryllidinae. It has two species: Amaryllis Belladonna and Amaryllis Hippeastrum. The colors vary. Amaryllis Hippeastrum can be grown inside during winter months. Amaryllises are bulbous plants. With care, bulbs can produce flowers for many years. (Thank you, GOOGLE.) I once had a piano piece […]

May 04
Feeling Crabby

I think that may be a statement of fact! Along about this time of year, after going round and round with vendors (I do love them so), I do get a little “crabby.”  I am, after all, the queen of emails, the fact that people don’t actually read all my emails, what’s up with that?? […]

May 04
This Week In History

This week in May serves as a powerful reminder of American ingenuity and the relentless pursuit of progress. We celebrate the moment the United States joined the space race with Alan Shepard’s historic flight and the literal unification of the country with the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. From the first pour of Coca-Cola to […]