Category: News
The Cliff Notes Version of Protesting Your Value A robust real estate market is wonderful for your financial statement or when selling but not when it comes to taxes. CADs mail appraisal notices in mid-April. The deadline to call for an appointment, mail the formal notice or file an online protest is May 15th or […]
The Peninsula Sports Park (PSP) Watermelon Crawl is an eagerly anticipated annual event on the Bolivar Peninsula combining community spirit with creative fun to support local youth athletic programs and scholarships. Participants are encouraged to decorate their golf carts, Jeeps, and themselves in vibrant watermelon-themed attire, competing for prizes in categories such as Best Decorated […]
I read a local news post regarding a collision between a bass boat and a pontoon boat that resulted in the death of the pontoon boat operator and serious injuries to two other occupants of the pontoon boat. The news post noted that the operator of the bass boat was indicted by a grand jury […]
Surface water temperature 76 degrees. Water clarity is good for the majority of East Galveston Bay, especially on the South shoreline, with stained water East of Marsh point. This week we fished shell beds in the 2′ – 3’ depth range and found good numbers of Trout and a few reds, and flounder. As in […]
A Look Back at April 22–28, this Week’s Historical Milestones: Pivotal Moments That Shaped the World April 22 – Earth Day & the Oklahoma Land Rush 1970 – First Earth Day Observed Over 20 million Americans participated in the inaugural Earth Day, a grassroots movement that galvanized environmental awareness and led to the creation of […]
By Linda Elissalde Amaryllis 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 […]
Always makes me remember Steel Magnolia. It’s Clairee: “Well, you know what they say: If you don’t have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit by me!” I need to watch this movie again, maybe this weekend. Easter Sunday, we joined up with the Friendswood gang after mass on Sunday at this cutest restaurant, […]
By Shannon Williams This month makes six months ago that I retired, so what has changed in my life, what does my life look like today? I had several people tell me that the work detox could be as long as 6 months to a year. I used that train of thought for the first […]
The Bolivar Point Lighthouse, standing tall for 152 years, has weathered countless storms, witnessed historic events, and served as a steadfast guardian for generations. Thanks to the tireless work of the Bolivar Point Lighthouse Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to historical preservation, this iconic structure is being lovingly restored to its former glory. [Excerpts from […]
By J. Lee Austin, MD If a Blockhead Could Block Traffic Remember that crazy power cord explosion made famous in our last episode? Well, that was just one of many blunders stinking up my otherwise illustrious RV career. Other examples of extreme incompetence or lack of discernible cognition include such crap-cidents as cutting a corner […]