Category: News

Aug 25
Exploring the Craziest Competitions Local Clubs Hold

Forget those quaint bake sales your neighbor brags about elsewhere, folks gather for competitions that sound like someone lost a bet and everyone else just showed up for the laugh. Some clubs toss out the usual playbook of medals and rules and instead, set the stage for chaos where the stranger the event, the better […]

Aug 25
Fall Is In The Air

Lovely, my favorite time of year, and I’m looking forward to all kinds of stuff, not just cooler weather. Like Ghost on the Coast will be the Saturday before Halloween, probably the 25th unless they decide to have it on Friday, October 31st, but I doubt it. The Cultural Foundation Market the 20th of September. […]

Aug 25
Trees, Trees and Really BIG Trees!

By Shannon Williams And the trip continues…. After we refreshed with a brief stay in Reno, we headed to Eureka California, which is a really neat community and also home of one of my favorite persons in the world, my son.   He has lived in that area for about ten years.  Both his wife and […]

Aug 25
This Week In History

The transition from August to September encapsulates a week of profound transformation in history, marked by the hard-won expansion of civil rights, devastating natural disasters, and pivotal moments of scientific and cultural achievement. This period reflects the nation’s ongoing struggles, resilience, and pursuit of progress, from the foundational principles of suffrage to the frontiers of […]

Aug 19
The Great Hummingbird Heist: How to Fuel Tiny Flying Divas During Migration

August is here, and while you’re busy sipping pumpkin spice lattes and pretending you like sweater weather, hummingbirds are preparing for an epic journey. These tiny, hyper-caffeinated jewels of the sky are about to embark on a migration that would make a road-tripping college student look lazy. And guess what? Your backyard might just be […]

Aug 19
GOOD FRIENDS EQUAL GOOD TIMES!

By Linda Elissalde “There are no friends like the old friends.” James Joyce They graduated from Beaumont’s St. Anthony Catholic High School in 1959. Some were together from the time they started school. Time has passed since those halcyon dates of youth, but when old friends get together, they become young again. Thanks to Anthony […]

Aug 19
Tides and Trends – Current Housing Market Trends on The Bolivar Peninsula with Bayside Bruce

Hey y’all, I’m Bayside Bruce — your full-time, independent local lender living and working right here on the Bolivar Peninsula. At Gulf Coast Home Loans, I shop 250+ lending partners for virtually any loan type, making sure my neighbors get the best options available. Whether it’s your forever home, a vacation spot, or an investment […]

Aug 19
Believe it or Not, Fall IS in the Air

It’s once again, the start of that time of year where all of us “locals” look forward to shorter ferry lines, shorter restaurant lines, shorter Big Store lines, well just about every kind of shorter line as we approach the fall season. After we get through the Labor Day weekend we get to really enjoy […]

Aug 19
Recreational Boating Safety – What’s Going On

Recreational Boating Statistics Whenever you get the phone call from one of your children that they have been involved in a car wreck, you first ask if they are okay and then ask what they were doing when they had the accident. Well, the Coast Guard does the same thing. Federal law requires the operator […]

Aug 19
Captain Jeff Brandon Fishing Report

Surface Temp 86 degrees. This week we have spent more time in the intracoastal finding trout, reds, and flounder, around structure, as well as a few fish over structure on the South Shoreline, closer to deeper drops on tails with 1/8 oz heads. As in previous weeks, when the weather cooperates, and we can dodge […]