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ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY

PEOPLE GET READY | Hurricane Beryl’s big lesson 

By Forest Riggs  In June, Galveston was struck pretty hard by Tropical Storm Alberto. After crossing into Mexico and leaving the Yucatan, the winds intensified over the warm Gulf waters. What was thought to be a small depression, for some areas, turned into a real problem for communities along the upper Texas coast. Galveston experienced

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Community

Pride celebrations coming to Galveston and Fort Bend County 

By Johnny Trlica  Pride celebrations no longer end in June with traditional Pride Month festivities and parades. LGBTQ+ Pride has become a yearlong commemoration, especially in areas surrounding Houston proper.  Galveston and Rosenberg will play host to local celebrations in August and early September as Pride Galveston and Fort Bend County Pride show off their

  • August 10, 2024
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CELEBRITY FEATURE

Her True Colors, Still Shining Through  

| Over 40 years into her influential career, Cyndi Lauper is embarking on a reflective new era — one she has more than earned  By Chris Azzopardi  At 70, Cyndi Lauper’s special place in pop music history can be seen everywhere you look. Look around at abortion rights rallies and you’ll see “Girls Just Want

  • July 3, 2024
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Review

Keith’s World 

| Author Brad Gooch discusses his new biography of the late artist and activist Keith Haring  By Tim Murphy  After working as a model in the 1970s and ’80s in New York City, Brad Gooch became an author. He wrote poetry, novels, and memoirs, including “Smash Cut,” about his decade-long relationship with film producer Howard

  • July 3, 2024
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Take me out to the ballgame 

By SA Tripi  On a warm summer night, stadiums, covered or not, have the smell of food floating through the air. Once upon a time it was hot dogs, beer and peanuts, and now it’s a smorgasbord of food. But hot dogs are still a big deal at baseball games, barbecues and Costco.  We used

  • July 3, 2024
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WHAT A WORLD

No place for sissies 

By Nancy Ford  Recently, I have had to come to terms with a reality that I’ve been avoiding. It’s something I’ve been in denial about for some time now, an eventuality I’ve considered anathema since I was a sweet, young thing.  The truth is, I am old. If you have been reading this column with

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE

Ashleey Houston 

She was Miss Continental Elite 2018, a former Miss Galveston Pride, and a former Miss Houston Pride, just to name a few titles, and the current Miss Gay Universe 2024. She also manages to find time to own and operate a bar. She is Miss Ashleey Houston!  Club Morena’s opened about four months ago at

  • July 3, 2024
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Op–Ed

Will the presidential debates move the needle?

By Colby Etherton On June 27, 2024, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump had their first of two scheduled debates, bucking tradition. Typically, the Commission on Presidential Debates sponsors and produces three debates between presidential candidates and a vice-presidential debate The election is a dead heat between both candidates, though notably there are

  • July 3, 2024
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Deep Inside Hollywood

Andrew Scott joins the new ‘Knives Out’ sequel 

By Romeo San Vicente   “Ripley” star Andrew Scott is the latest buzzed-about actor to join the list of potential suspects in Netflix’s “Wake Up Dead Man: A ‘Knives Out’ Mystery” from filmmaker Rian Johnson, alongside “Priscilla” star Cailee Spaeny and Josh O’Connor (the bisexual churros-loving tennis dude of “Challengers”). Scott is also hot off

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