Galveston re-opens the beaches and more By Forest Riggs After several weeks of resembling a ghost town, sleepy Galveston Island is stirring to awaken. But is it too soon? There is great debate among the locals and business and civic leaders, as well as federal and state authorities. After months of social distancing and wearing

By Johnny Trlica The coronavirus continues to disrupt the normal routine of Americans. After meeting with health and city officials, Pride Houston announced it is postponing the annual parade to the fall over concerns over the ongoing pandemic. In a video statement posted on PrideHouston.org, Lo Roberts, president, and chief executive officer of Pride Houston

By Forest Riggs If Rod Serling, TV legend and creator of The Twilight Zone, were alive today, he would have a lot of new material upon which to spin his stories and scary themed presentations. I can see it in my mind as the show begins, “Imagine if you will, a tiny island in the

By Forest Riggs Real estate heir Robert Durst is once again a hot topic, at least in the news, as his (most recent) murder trial dominates the legal scene out of California. Durst, you might recall, lived in Galveston for a while and among his many “shenanigans” — aside from occasionally dressing in drag and

By Forest Riggs As if things were not crazy enough with Mercury being retrograde (February 18through March 9), now comes mid-March and William Shakespeare’s age-old warning regarding the Ides of March on the 15. Had Julius Caesar heeded the words of a seer, he might have survived that day and perhaps lived long enough to

By Forest Riggs On May 23, 2019, Galveston Island lost one of its most beloved citizens and a tremendous supporter of the island’s LGBTQ community. After a lengthy illness, Jerry Ann Eubank left her earthly life to begin a new journey. Over the years Jerry and her loving husband Mike, working together as a team,

By Forest Riggs It is finally here — the time of the year when everyone goes crazy, especially on Galveston Island! After another year of planning, legal battles, and tremendous creative efforts, Mardi Gras 2020 is here. Coming early this year, the blue, green, and gold event begins on the same day as another “biggie”

By Forest Riggs Recently a friend in North Carolina wrote and asked, “So what’s going on in Galveston this time of year?” My hasty response was short and sweet: “Nothing!” All kidding aside, mid-to-late January is a really slow time on the Island. The holidays have passed and late January finds the community pretty quiet

By Forest Riggs Finally, the New Year has arrived. With Thanksgiving and Christmas well behind us, New Year’s Eve came along and gave cause for great celebration. Millions gathered and watched the ball drop in one fashion or another and millions awoke to great hangovers on the 2nd of January. The good thing is that

| So long, 2019 and welcome, 2020. “2020 has got to better than 2019” By Forest Riggs Can you believe it? Seems like in the blink of an eye, 2019 raced by — and none too soon! Sometimes I think the time has “speeded up” and science just has not figured out exactly how to