What To Do
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You Put Your Right Foot In…
Listen up, Romania. We need to talk here. Ok, so you may have some incredibly tiny and precise gymnasts. And yeah, I’ll grant you a few great tennis players too. But you think you can just waltz in here and walk with our world record just like that? No way, no how, not happening. Give it up Romania, we’re taking our world record back.
Jan 25 2012
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Marathoning Mardi Gras Style
The Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon and Half Marathon brings distance running back to the island.
Jan 24 2012
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A slight chance of showers along with cloudy to partly cloudy skies and late night and early morning fog to continue through the weekend. Clearing and slightly cooler weather due by Monday.
Current Outlook (Tropical Outlook Below) Fog this morning should give way to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures with a slight chance of showers. A weak cold front may drift off the [...]
Jan 21 2012
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Que Cafe Offers Fresh Taste For Downtown Dining
It’s late January and we’re enjoying record high temperatures on Galveston Island. Perfect weather for flip-flops and cold drinks. I wonder if David Watson, proprietor of Que Café and Nada Coffee Shop in downtown Galveston, special-ordered this weather for the debut weekend of his new fruit smoothies.
Jan 20 2012
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Sunday Brunch: A Staple of Island Life
Brunch is among my absolute favorite meals. It is that perfect compromise between breakfast and lunch that allows you to sleep late, have a leisurely morning and still enjoy your favorites from both meals. Galveston definitely has its share of places offering spectacular brunching options.
Jan 20 2012
Weather
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Friday’s Surf Report
Hello Surfers! Friday, January 27th, the surf report is what you would imagine after a strong front—flat. Yes folks, you are going to have to work today-ouch. Winds are out of the [...]
Jan 27 2012
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Sunny, cool conditions will make for near ideal weekend weather
Current Outlook (Tropical Outlook Below) Near ideal weather for this time of year is in our picture. A reinforcing shot of cool, dry weather will ensure that sunny, cool, dry conditions prevail [...]
Jan 27 2012
Cruising
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Costa Concordia: What We Can Learn
It is sadly ironic that in 2012 – the 100-year anniversary of the Titanic disaster, the news is dominated by the Costa Concordia tragedy – both, unfortunately, resulting from what appears to be human error.
Jan 17 2012
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Fog Angst? Honey Badger Don’t Care!
I was recently asked: “Why would cruisers stand in foggy dampness or sit in over-crowded terminals for hours waiting to board when they could be in a nice warm bar sipping “brewskies” and watching football, or simply out enjoying the Island?” Good question!
Jan 16 2012
Where To Eat
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Que Cafe Offers Fresh Taste For Downtown Dining
It’s late January and we’re enjoying record high temperatures on Galveston Island. Perfect weather for flip-flops and cold drinks. I wonder if David Watson, proprietor of Que Café and Nada Coffee Shop in downtown Galveston, special-ordered this weather for the debut weekend of his new fruit smoothies.
Jan 20 2012
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Sunday Brunch: A Staple of Island Life
Brunch is among my absolute favorite meals. It is that perfect compromise between breakfast and lunch that allows you to sleep late, have a leisurely morning and still enjoy your favorites from both meals. Galveston definitely has its share of places offering spectacular brunching options.
Jan 20 2012
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Dining Diva Celebrates Delicious!
The Diva has been enjoying Galveston Restaurant Week a bit too much….I may never be able to eat again! Friends came from out of town at the right time, so we have sampled the fare at MANY places. Dinners at Olympia the Grill at Pier 21, Gaido’s, and Mario’s Seawall, and a lunch at Mosquito Café. So many choices to try out new offerings!
Jan 20 2012
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Destination Dining: Sampling the Best During Restaurant Week
I have long thought that Galveston should be a culinary destination. I do not understand why people do not flock here for the food alone. This fact was reinforced on my recent vacation to Charleston and Savannah where we encountered restaurant after restaurant with expensive mediocre food. Don’t misunderstand; we did enjoy some fine meals well worth the price tag. But I couldn’t help but think of the great restaurants on the island and wonder why people do not think of great food when they think of Galveston.
Jan 13 2012
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Spice It Up
When you walk in the door of Ron Maceo’s shop, you are assaulted by scent: sharp garlic, sassy pepper, smoky turmeric. For more than four decades, the Maceos have been blending raw ingredients into rubs and garnishes that have become must-haves in the kitchens of foodies in the know. Barbeque rubs, Italian herb blends, seafood seasoning, jerk spices — you name it, and you’re likely to find it here, along with specialty imports from around the world.
Jan 10 2012
