ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY

By Forest Riggs Did you ever hear a Thanksgiving song? Didn’t think so. I often wonder why that is. Years ago, the Texas Troubadour, George Strait, included a song on

By Forest Riggs Finally, the weather gods have decided to bring a little cooler air and less humidity in which to swim. As summer has faded away and the season

By Forest Riggs Boo! Finally, it is that time of year again. Halloween quickly approaches and Galveston Island turns black and orange. Like communities everywhere, the Galveston LGBTQ family loves

By Forest Riggs Galvestonians love music, especially live music and even more when it comes from a piano! Chances are, if you have sat in the Tremont House sipping the

By Forest Riggs There are songs and then there are songs. With time and popularity, some become iconic and an integral part of popular culture. When young songwriter Jimmy Webb

By Forest Riggs Beautiful September has finally arrived. The crowded beaches have thinned, traffic along the Seawall is back to some degree of normalcy, the long lines in restaurants have

By Forest Riggs Three cheers for the Galveston Krewe of Bacchus! Like the legendary Phoenix, the Krewe is rising from the ashes and planning to fly high again. Over the

By Forest Riggs  There is a great deal that can be said about the summer’s intense heat and some of the descriptions can actually contain references to a female dog.

ByForest Riggs Hot July is about gone and hotter August is upon us.  Originally name Sextilis by Romulus in 753 B.C., the month of August was eventually was renamed by

By Forest Riggs If you have ever wanted to test that old saying about it being “hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk,†now is the time. Hot

By Forest Riggs Dust off your red, white and blue and get ready to celebrate Independence Day, Galveston style! With a hot summer in full swing, Galveston is preparing for

By Forest Riggs | For more than a decade, businessmen and bar owners Todd MacKenzie and Tom Fiero have been perfecting their formula for developing and operating successful businesses on