Category: News
Back when I was growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, the News and Weather always came on TV at 6:00 pm. It lasted 30 minutes. The first 15 minutes was the World News Report, and the second 15 minutes was the Local News and Weather Report. At the end of the Weather Report you […]
Surface temperature 86 degrees in East Galveston Bay. The water has looked very good this week in the majority of East Bay. This week we were able to fish shoreline shell, off the shore Reefs, and grass lines in the marsh. Depending upon the day/tide/weather, all were able to produce some exceptional results for our […]
You step out of the icy, air-conditioned cabin onto the deck, anticipating a crisp, refreshing ocean breeze. Instead, you walk directly into a warm, wet wall. It hits you like a damp sponge to the face. You freeze, taking a breath, and wonder if you’re breathing air or actively drinking water through your nose. The […]
Nothing like a pair of 9-year-olds to brighten your life. Riggs and Fisher joined us for the weekend. Yes, they’re twins, but they look nothing alike and have totally different personalities. The last hurrah before school starts. They’ve been flitting around the country all summer, so this was our turn! Early summer they went on […]
From the dawn of iconic artistic movements and legendary aviation feats to transformative economic policies and infrastructural expansions, the period from August 11 to August 17 highlights the nation’s dynamic trajectory. Examining these anniversaries sheds light on the pivotal moments that have profoundly shaped American society, entertainment, and global standing over the centuries. August 11 […]
Under a canopy of warm and sunny skies, more than 450 registered participants rolled out in over 150 festively decorated golf carts for the Bolivar Peninsula Golf Cart Poker Run. The highly anticipated event kicked off bright and early as carts began lining up at José’s Restaurant starting at 7:30 a.m., setting the stage for […]
The Comptroller encourages all taxpayers to support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases of most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks (sold for less than $100) during the annual Tax-Free weekend. Qualifying items can be purchased tax free from a Texas store or from an online or catalog seller doing business in Texas. […]
Gift cards are the undisputed heavyweights of polite obligation, functioning as tiny, prepaid rectangles of good intentions that we hand to each other before quietly condemning them to a dusty drawer, a coat pocket, or the shadowy underworld of the junk drawer. In fact, Americans are currently sitting on a staggering $23 billion to $27 […]
(Galveston News, August 10, 1966)Once there was a proposal to build a combination bridge and tunnel across Bolivar roads. The proposal, which would have linked the Island with Bolivar Peninsula, would have cost $14 million at the time. But when it was submitted to a vote in 1947, taxpayers had a choice of a tunnel […]
I almost couldn’t get my boat out of the water the other day. Low tide and high wind combined to make the ramp where I launched very short. Oh, I had a backup plan, which involved calling my wife on my cell phone and having her come to the ramp where I launched and driving […]