Galveston: One island, two storms
By Forest Riggs On September 8, 1900, the terrible hurricane known as The Great Storm struck Galveston and, by all accounts, leveled the island. The Playground of the South had
By Forest Riggs On September 8, 1900, the terrible hurricane known as The Great Storm struck Galveston and, by all accounts, leveled the island. The Playground of the South had
| Galveston’s Carly Davin Nation does it again By Forest Riggs No matter where you travel or what community you visit, everyone loves the play and movie Steel Magnolias. First
By Forest Riggs There is a growing outrage among the residents of Galveston Island regarding the issue of visitors leaving trash and debris along the sandy beaches. Since the reopening
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
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
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
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
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
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
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