Moody Gardens

Congratulations Galveston, You Are Only 96 Percent Honest

A few weeks back I told you about Honest Tea's "honesty experiment" where they planned to set up a few unmanned kiosks across the country offering their bottles of iced tea for with a jar asking for $1, with payment based on the honor system. Many of you were rightfully confused, asking where the "h ... More >>

2012 Summer Guide: Summer in the City

Cover Story: In Search of Spring Break on Galveston Island

Earlier this year, Coed magazine cobbled together a listicle of America's ten trashiest Spring Break locales. Among the criteria: the number of liquor stores, tattoo parlors and Hooter's in a given town, and the number of visits from the Girls Gone Wild bus. (And it should be noted that "trashy" ... More >>

Galveston Gets Its First Marathon In Over A Decade

Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon: No guns allowed​Angry runners shut out of this year's first ever Chevron Houston Marathon lottery still have a chance to go the distance this winter thanks to the revival of a marathon on Galveston Island. The island hasn't had a full marathon since the mid-1990s, ac ... More >>

Upcoming: Crystal Castles, The Happen-Ins, Jars Of Clay, Pixies, Etc.

​AC/Dshe, The Iron Maidens: Fri., Aug. 27. House of Blues. Asking Alexandria, Born Of Osiris, Kittie, Stick To Your Guns, Impending Doom, Evergreen Terrace: Tue., Aug. 3. House of Blues. Baker Hotel: Sat., June 26. Last Concert Cafe. Boyz Noize: Sat., July 3. Stereo Live. Clay Walker: Fri., Sept. ... More >>

Texas Traveler: The Battle of Galveston

The destruction of U.S.S. Westfield during the Battle of Galveston.​As you're nursing your New Year's Hangover, take a moment to think about the soldiers who, 147 years previous, were fighting their brethren on both land and sea in the early part of the Civil War. The Galveston Historical F ... More >>

The Gift of Christmas - Live

Have your Christmas music, and eat, too

Festival of Lights

We don't want to see Moody Gardens' light bill

38th Annual Galveston Restaurant Association Epicurean Evening

How do you cook beefcake?

Fall In

Life, Post-Ike

One year later, Galveston residents like Marie Creasy have dug in for the long haul

Questions Continue To Rise About Houston-Based Lifeguard Program

Photo by Todd SpivakJohn Hunsucker​John Hunsucker is not a medical doctor. This is one of the first points his many critics tend to make.They make it because Hunsucker, who runs Houston-based NASCO (National Aquatic Safety Company), the third-largest lifeguard training organization in the nation, ... More >>

Aga-Boom

This international supergroup of avant-garde clowns needs no translation

Distant Early Warning: Roky Erickson, Arc Angels, Flo Rida, Quintron and More

A-Trak, Rye Rye, Treasure Fingers:  Sat., July 11. Warehouse Live.   Arc Angels: Fri., July 10. Warehouse Live.   Asleep At The Wheel: Sat., Aug. 1. Sengelmann Hall (Schulenburg).   Beto Cuevas: Wed., Aug. 26. House of Blues.   Blue October, Switchfoot, Ours: Fri ... More >>

How To Save Galveston, Part 3: Gettin' Its Savannah On

This week, Hair Balls is examining the many and varied roads Galveston could take to recover from Hurricane Ike. This week's cover story explores the possibility of casino gambling, while an earlier post here discusses Galveston relying on its existing, tried-and-true economic drivers. A third envis ... More >>

Taking Stock of Galveston's Restaurants

Photos by Katharine Shilcutt Casey's giant fiberglass shrimp looks out from the restaurant onto the Gulf of Mexico.Driving along Broadway on your way into the heart of Galveston, it would appear that the island has finally sprung back to life five months after Hurricane Ike passed direc ... More >>

Success Of Galveston's Mardi Gras Opening Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

Photo courtesy Mardi Gras GalvestonGalveston kicked off Mardi Gras this weekend, and depending on who you talk to, it was either a wild success or a milder version of past pre-Lenten festivities.  RoShelle Gaskins, spokesperson for the visitor's bureau, told Hair Balls, "With the weather and ev ... More >>

Penguin Encounter

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The Light Before Christmas 2D

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Catholic Churches On Galveston May Be Closing

Catholics in Galveston, already reeling from the news that O'Connell High might have to close, are facing another post-Ike crisis: most of the Catholic churches on the island might be gone too.The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is mulling plans to merge all the Galveston parishes into one island-w ... More >>

"Gulf Coast Beach Boys" the Coastliners Return...with the Beach Boys

Still 'Alright'

All about Eve

Our guide to the city's best New Year's parties

All about Eve

Our guide to Houston's best New Year's parties

Santa vs. the Snowman, in 3D

It’s a jolly fat man in a red suit vs. a guy with coal for eyes

Your Lucky Night

Where to celebrate New Year's Eve 2006

Your Lucky Night

Where to celebrate New Year's Eve 2006

SPOOKY SPOTLIGHT

The Houston Press guide to all things Halloween

New Year's Eve Guide 2005

Where to tuck it in -- or let it all hang out

French Kissed

Hollywood Frame Gallery goes Gallic with "March de Triomphe"

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Pier Pressure

Fertitta and friends take on the operator of Galveston's forlorn Flagship Hotel

A Bright Prophecy

Big things are in store for teen author Flavia Bujor

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Adorable Dora

A Latina heroine comes to town

Best IMAX Theater

Edwards Marq*E IMAX Theatre

Night & Day

June 24 - 30, 1999

Backwater Bliss

If you'd been born on the island, you'd already know about Clary's

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High Hopes

Wings of Courage is a grand, if failed, IMAX experiment

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