I love: living in Galveston living on an island living in Texas living in the USA being able to travel having family near being loved being free feeling safe enjoying friends hugs from others being retired I cry: for our Democracy over our politics for the poor

Our featured artist is Amy Mckeethan owner of Phoenix Boudoir Photography.

Photography by Amy Mckeethan of Phoenix Boudoir Photography.

After every storm, neighbors help neighbors rebuild. Local businesses band together to support one another, and the community rallies around

A word from our teen contributors Wyatt Migues: "A way we could build each other up and really connect with one another is through free fishing tournaments hosted for the youth. As they get to have fun learning about the Galveston sea life and connecting through the art of fishing, the community could come together and supply the kids with various fishing equipment. While going to certain areas and fishing, before we start, we will walk around and help pick up any trash we fi

The Virginia Point Peninsula Preserve, including the O’Quinn I-45 Estuary Corridor wetlands, is a landscape-level conservation property wholly owned and managed by Scenic Galveston, Inc., a 501(c)3 Galveston-based non-profit organization with the mission of protecting Virginia Point prairies and wetlands for habitat conservation, restoration, and compatible public use. Since 1992, all-volunteer SCENIC GALVESTON (SG) has been making a tangible difference by purchasing, protect

Wetlands are areas of transition between aquatic and terrestrial habitats; they’re the in-betweens of oceans/rivers and land.

For millions of years, sea turtles have contributed to maintaining the health of marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

East End Lagoon Nature Preserve is a nearly 700-acre swath of salt marsh and coastal prairie habitat at the very east end of Galveston.

Artist Boat is a nonprofit organization that promotes awareness and preservation of coastal margins and the marine environment.

The East End Lagoon Nature Preserve spans nearly 700 acres and features diverse habitats, including wetlands and coastal prairies.

Wetlands are areas where water covers the soil all year or during certain seasons. They include marshes, swamps, bogs, and similar environme

It was the second week of my junior year and my English teacher had assigned us to define our identity. I like to think I have everything figured out, but wrapping my big personality into a legible sentence was daunting. My name is Moya Joyce Hudson and I’m a white 15-year-old girl from eastern Texas. Both of my parents work their 9 to 5 jobs while I pursue a successful high school career in a comfortable lifestyle. I come back to school with plenty of summer vacation tales f

At first glance, Kai Syng Tan’s colorful tapestry Magic Carpet (2017) is an explosion of colors, patterns, and motifs that draws you into a meandering labyrinth of designs. Your eyes wander from the woven daguerreotype portrait of mathematician Ada Lovelace to a river of text that flows throughout the tapestry. Large written words (like “chimera,” “toes,” and “making”) in shades of purple and pink interpose parts of a scribbled poem (“I run and run and let out an earth-shatte

I know my brain isn’t normal. Do I think I’m neurodivergent? No. But whatever’s going on up there isn’t programmed like the “average bear.” Some shit is wired like a drunk hillbilly that gets the job done. When I was a kid, they told my mom I was crazy smart, but once 3rd grade hit, I was held back. Can I do math? Nope. I still count on my fingers and use a tip calculator everywhere. Hence, the whole holding-me-back thing in school. But I could rip through Stephen King’s IT b

EARLY CHILDHOOD RESOURCES: EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) is a statewide program within the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for families with children birth up to age 3, with developmental delays, disabilities or certain medical diagnoses that may impact development. ECI services support families as they learn how to help their children grow and learn. ECI offers free screenings and provides services to children 0-3 www.hhs.texas.g

My friend encouraged me to write an article for this issue on neurodiversity and what Galveston is doing for this community, and my first thought was “not enough” I say this as a fellow neurodivergent of the ADHD flavor and as a working mental health professional in this community. To start, I have a not-so-clinical definition of what it means to be a neurodivergent and why it appears that diagnoses of ADHD, autism and the like are on the rise. Were not meant to be put in the

We all need money to live - a fact of our society for which I have an unending amount of disdain. We are told we have ‘freedom’ with the underlying message of “work or die.” Finding a job that pays a living wage is difficult already, but for autistic individuals it is a waking nightmare. “Autism unemployment was approximately 85% in 2021, and research shows Autistic individuals face higher unemployment rates and social isolation than other disabilities.”1 85% of all diagnosed

A VIBRANT ARTIST BASED IN THE HEART OF GALVESTON,TEXAS, EPITOMIZES THE FUSION OF CREATIVITY, COLOR,AND JOY IN HER ECLECTIC BODY OF WORK. With an unwavering passion for all things imaginative and lively,Cayenne crafts art that is not only thought-provoking but also refreshingly approachable, inviting viewers of all backgrounds to engage with her creations on a personal level. From her renowned clothing, accessory, and accent line,Frilly Pepper, to her captivating found-object

Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) is hosting the 2nd annual Hatchling Hustle on Galveston Island. The Hatchling Hustle is a 5K run and 1 mile fun run on the Babe’s Beach, 6285 Seawall, Galveston, Texas between 61st Street Fishing Pier and Galveston Fishing Pier. This year, the event will occur on Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 from 7 to 9:30 a.m. TIRN is using the Hatchling Hustle to educate the public about the endangered sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico, specifically br