top of page

ONLINE BLOG AND ARTICLES
Culture Clash is a meeting ground for businesses, artists, musicians and Galvestonians that refuse to settle on boring, mundane and repetitive content. Your city represents numerous cultures and classes. Galveston finally has a publication that reflects it! Be relevant, be bold, and stand apart from the rest.


Tattoo Culture Behind Bars
I am in TDCJ, arguably the harshest prison system in the United States. Tattooing is most definitely against the rules here, but it is an...
janesemaricelli
Apr 30, 20205 min read


Practicing the Poke
My name is Adam Garrison, I’m a local artist born and raised here in Galveston Texas. I’ve always loved art of all kinds and the many...
janesemaricelli
Apr 30, 20202 min read


What You Thought You Knew About Tattoo
“When you do a bad tattoo, people hate you for the rest of your life,” said Mel Black, a musician and tattoo artist working out of Flying...
janesemaricelli
Apr 30, 20203 min read


Oreo
Director of Student Ministries for Galveston Urban Ministries I moved to Texas in 8th grade as an african american kid in a mostly white...
janesemaricelli
Mar 1, 20203 min read


Civil Rights in Black and Brown Oral History Project
Not one, but two civil rights movements flourished in mid-twentieth century Texas, and they did so in intimate conversation with one...
janesemaricelli
Mar 1, 20203 min read


Embracing Diversity in Galveston
A few weeks ago, hanging out at Hey Mikey’s ice cream parlor down on Postoffice, crowd-watching while occasionally making sure to dam the...
janesemaricelli
Mar 1, 20203 min read


Racial Equity in Education
With March being Women’s History Month, it seems only fitting to preface our work towards racial equity in education by looking back on...
janesemaricelli
Mar 1, 20204 min read


INSIDE LOOK: What it means to be African American in Galveston
Gregory Wilson is a long time Galvestonian who’s working at the heart of what he sees as one of the biggest issues facing his community:...
janesemaricelli
Mar 1, 20205 min read


Invest in Community
Galveston was touted as the Ellis Island of the South, but can it be characterized as such today? Some BOIs say Hurricane Ike was the...
janesemaricelli
Mar 1, 20203 min read


Why can't we be friends
RACE, a four letter word that has so much power and depth. In this new decade, 2020, who would have thought that the color of one’s skin,...
janesemaricelli
Mar 1, 20201 min read


Garden to Table Fresh Culinary Delights
Eating out of the garden is the simplest form of culinary delight. The students participating in The Young Gardeners Program in local...
janesemaricelli
Jan 1, 20202 min read


Culinary Arts
Food is life. No matter where you go, the universal sign of compassion and unity will be food. In every culture, society, group, and...
janesemaricelli
Jan 1, 20202 min read


The Lack Of
From a young age, I have never been in touch with my “culture” and often wondered if I even had a distinct one. My family was never one...
janesemaricelli
Jan 1, 20202 min read


Tastemakers
In all my years of experience as a diehard foodie and culinary thrillseeker, Galveston takes the cake for the greatest taste experiences...
janesemaricelli
Jan 1, 20204 min read


Warm Food
I am so excited for school today. Today they are serving pizza for lunch. I spent most of my morning fantasizing about delicious, melted...
janesemaricelli
Jan 1, 20201 min read


So Hawt- It Must Be Ill'e'gal
Let me start by saying this: I love ramen. Translated directly from Japanese as “pulled noodles,” strict traditionalists use chinese...
janesemaricelli
Jan 1, 20203 min read


Min Mezcla
Growing up I often felt like the odd man out, when I would bring my lunch to school which consisted of pickled oddities, lutefisk, and...
janesemaricelli
Jan 1, 20202 min read


Culture of Food
Growing up in a Hispanic family, a daughter of Mexican immigrants, I was excited when I learned culinary arts was the topic for this...
janesemaricelli
Jan 1, 20202 min read
bottom of page

.png)