The land had previously been meant for the second phase of Diamond Beach Resort.
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Cinema suspense: This is rated R for reality. Alamo Drafthouse is continuing its development of a 10-screen movie theater in Victory Lakes Shopping Center, FM 646 and Interstate 45.
Hurricane Hanna was a good reminder that we’re entering the peak of what’s forecast to be a busy hurricane season. Fortunately, Galveston Wharves is ready with a comprehensive preparedness and response plan built on years of experience and expertise.
Chamber leaders hope to complete the move by the end of October.
Most of the staff at the Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau are working remotely for now. Despite being out of the office, the CVB staff is working behind the scenes on many new tactics and strategies, making some key changes along the way.
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Restaurants, bars and other merchants struggling to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic are desperately reaching out for a lifeline from insurers that in turn contend they are being miscast as potential saviors.
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Fortune cookie: Inquiring islanders want to know about all that construction-prep work near Odyssey Academy on the southeast corner of 61st Street and Stewart Road in Galveston. City officials confirm it’s for fast-food eatery Panda Express.
Texas City refineries likely to weather crude price drop.
Galveston's drivers, security guards and dockworkers are adjusting to life without the cruise industry, and wondering when they'll ever be able to go back to work.
It’s amazing what can happen when entities come together for a common goal.
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COVID-19 fears have been a boon for short-term rentals, however, offering hope of salvaging some occupancy tax revenue.
Gina Spagnola, president and CEO of the Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce, was named one of Houston's most-admired leaders in the nonprofit sector by Houston Business Journal on July 14.
Galveston's Moody Bank has agreed to acquire the Spirit of Texas Bank location in Clear Lake.
It’s been 12 months since the Galveston Wharves hired its first-ever mobility director to oversee planning, business development, operations and strategic marketing for parking and ground transportation.
A memo from the Galveston City Attorney's Office raises the possibility of a "scheme" to avoid state bidding laws, but says more information from the port was needed to make a final decision.
It’s the perfect recipe: Take one part fourth largest city in the country and add a close proximity to 32 miles of beaches. Stir in a worldwide pandemic and sprinkle people stuck at home. End result? Galveston Island gets many day-trippers.
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