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The Galveston City Council seemed to be on board with the Galveston Park Board of Trustees' plans to seek a private partner to replace the aging Stewart Beach pavilion.
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For those of you looking for something to do with the entire family, look no further than The Grand Kids Festival, which will celebrate its 25th year from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 1 between 20th and 23rd streets on Postoffice Street in Galveston.
Faith in the state's electric grid is shaken, prompting more residents to spend big for a power Plan B.
This weekend should be an interesting one. We’ve got some real high tides and very strong onshore winds predicted for Friday night.
Galveston’s Grace Episcopal Church has logged a long history since its founding as an offshoot of the island’s Trinity Episcopal in the 19th century.
Some proposed regulations for golf carts include registration fees, mandatory inspections and seatbelt requirements.
Council held its first in-person meeting in more than a year Thursday.
After successful performances at districts and regionals, Friendswood will head to state with the chance to have several players medal in their individual events.
This Sunday evening, the world will watch the Academy Awards. It’s an odd year, with most theaters closed during COVID-19, and many productions hampered or postponed. The event itself will be adjusted for COVID-19 precautions. Still, careers will be made, and new movies will become instant c…
Cozumel, Mexico, is one of the easiest locations to replicate a race course during training. Having hosted an Ironman 70.3 in the spring and a full Ironman in the fall, Cozumel is unique in having an Ironman cycling course that is off limits to cars not just on race day but year-round.
While Thursday was another blowout and there was no current news to report on the fishing scene, let’s take this opportunity to address one of the more common complaints from readers. This has to do with courtesy on the water.
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Our attention turns to an approaching upper-level low and weak cold front/dry line expected to move east across the region on Friday. What are the expected impacts locally from this system and how will it impact our weekend weather?
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Many Galveston County residents got their appraisal values in the mail last week. The spike in values was enormous for many.
A replica of the Spanish ship that was the flagship of Christopher Columbus' fleet in 1492 is docked at the Galveston Historic Seaport with the 1877 Elissa.
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“Stowaway” is less of a space thriller and more a study of humanity.
“To D or not to D, that is the question.” — Dr. Victor Sierpina
“The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.” — Bengali poet and 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature awardee Rabindranath Tagore
As we think about Earth Day and what to do to celebrate the Earth, what do we think about “celebrating?” The science tells us that we’ve lost more habitat and species in the past 10 years than in the past 100 years. We’ve heated our planet up to a tipping point past which if we don’t stop it…
Four candidates are already in line to run in next year's election, and even more have signaled their plans to jump in the ring.
“The Jigsaw Man: A Novel” by Nadine Matheson, 2021, Hanover Square Press, 496 pages, $27.99
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