Waves Galveston August 2023

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Happy August, Wavers!

It is hard to believe that this year is more than half over. The old adage that time flies when you are having fun sure rings true. August is prime tourist season here in Galveston. Let’s welcome our visiting guests with open arms. Their best vacation memory could very well be “you.”

My staff and have so much fun bringing you our Waves magazine each month. Another old adage is that if you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life. Waves is truly a labor of love.

Speaking of how time flies, October of this year will mark Waves 6th anniversary. The growth we have experienced over these years has been nothing short of phenomenal. We want to thank our loyal advertisers for all of their support through the years. Many of them have been with us since our very beginning. We couldn’t do what we do without them. Thanks to all!

We also want to thank our wonderful readers. Everything we do here at Waves we do for you. It brings us great joy to entertain and inform you each and every month. With over 20 regular writers and contributors, Waves vows to continue to be your island’s go-to entertainment and information source.

With our Waves 6th anniversary rapidly approaching, plans are in the works for a big Waves blowout party to celebrate the occasion. Stay tuned!

As say each month, remember to Virtually anything you could ever want or need can be found right here in the Galveston area. Support our local businesses.

Bent on Healthy Living Wellness Center is a wellness and fitness space on Galveston Island. Bent on Healthy Living will anchor the wellness arm of the center with educational and therapeutic-based resources. The wellness center will also offer Full Body Vibration Therapy, Salt Booth Therapy, Infrared Sauna Therapy, Massage, and IV Therapy. Bent on Healthy Living Wellness Center will also offer educational classes on nutrition, essential oils, wellness, and fitness.

Bent on Healthy Living Wellness Center is a wellness and fitness space on Galveston Island. Bent on Healthy Living will anchor the wellness arm of the center with educational and therapeutic-based resources. The wellness center will also offer Full Body Vibration Therapy, Salt Booth Therapy, Infrared Sauna Therapy, Massage, and IV Therapy. Bent on Healthy Living Wellness Center will also offer educational classes on nutrition, essential oils, wellness, and fitness.

PET Corner

The Modern Pet Cat: From Crafty Carnivore to Couch Potato

ur house cats still have many of the instincts that lions and tigers possess. Even fifty years ago, most pet cats lived their lives outdoors getting a fair share of their food from hunting and eating mice, rats, and small birds. They were so proud of their skills that they would leave a rat head or some bird guts on our front porch to show us what a fine predator they were. They had to work for a portion of their groceries. We humans would supplement their diets with cans of high-protein wet food complete with fisheyes and indistinguishable chunks of meat byproducts. They thrived on this diet because they are obligate carnivores. In other words, their systems require real meat to function properly. This diet of canned food and those unfortunate prey items is exactly what a real carnivore needs to stay healthy. No self-respecting lion, leopard, or domestic cat would ever be caught dead at a vegan restaurant. Unless they were there to eat the chef or the rats in the kitchen. Cats need real meat caulked full of protein to stay lean and mean.

Fast forward to 2023. The average American cat has been relegated to a totally indoor life. To protect our cats from the risks of urban outdoor living, we have changed their diet and way of life.

We have protected them from trauma and death at the hands of automobiles, coyotes, and roaming dogs. Lucky for the songbirds

and little mice there are no longer as many cats outside on the prowl looking for a meal. But as usual, when you mess with Mother Nature something always goes wrong. All is not well with our homebound feline friends.

Not only have we made cats lazy by living inside, but we have also changed the diet that they have thrived on for thousands of years. By feeding them dry cat chow, we have inadvertently tried to make our little carnivores omnivores. You see, for dry cat food to be crunchy and stay fresh it must be baked with a carbohydrate in it. So, in addition to a meat meal, dry kibble has corn or wheat as the number

two ingredient. The problem is that cats’ digestive tracts were designed to eat protein, fat, guts, and bone, not grains. Cats turn protein into energy and unfortunately, carbs are more often converted to fat.

Canned cat food is closer to a natural feline diet and is more likely to control excessive weight gain. Combine excessive carbs with a sedentary lifestyle and we have the recipe for obesity for our felines. Carbs and the couch make our corpulent kitties susceptible to diabetes and arthritis. see a surprisingly large number of diabetic cats in our hospital today compared to forty years ago when started practicing. There are fewer trauma cases to treat, but we diagnose more lifestylerelated problems.

This is an interesting parallel to modern-day humans whose relatives lived an agrarian lifestyle with their days filled predominantly with physical labor to people today that sit behind a desk with easy access to calorie-laden foods. We bipeds have fewer work-related accidents and fewer infectious diseases, but there is an epidemic of obesity and diabetes in the populations of developed countries.

I’m not saying we should be out in our yards stalking squirrels for dinner, but if both humans and pets ate more natural diets and moved around a bit more, we would all be healthier mammals. Food for thought.

48th Annual Houston Glass Club - Vintage Glass & Antique Show and Sale

glass and elegant glass from companies such as Cambridge,

Fostoria, Heisey, Tiffin, and Imperial. American-made kitchenware, pottery, and dinnerware are also featured.

August 19 and 20, 2023.

he Houston Glass Club is pleased to announce its 48th annual Vintage Glass and Antique Show and Sale. The show begins on Saturday, August 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and continues on Sunday, August 20, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:000 p.m. The event will be held at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds, 4310 Highway 36, just south of Houston in Rosenberg, TX.

“Glass is more delightful and sightly than any other material at this day known to man” could be a quote from a modern-day glass collector. Actually, it is part of Neri’s introduction to his Art of Glass book written in 1611.

Sponsored by the Houston Glass Club, dealers carry a wide variety of depression-era

The Houston Glass Club Show remains one of the top-rated and respected shows in the United States with dealers displaying rare and hard-to-find pieces. These dealers buy all year with this particular show in mind knowing that the patrons have discriminating tastes and expect the best and most unusual glassware to be there.

There is also a wonderful general line antique show in the second building so attendees get two shows in one! Dealers carry a wide range of general line antiques including furniture, linens, estate and costume jewelry, silver, quilts, and a myriad of other items.

There is truly something for everyone!

You never know what will appear at a show, and as all collectors know, that is what

makes collecting such an adventure. There is also a glass repair booth on-site to repair your damaged glass, silver, ad costume jewelry items.

Admission is $7.00 for both days. Food con cessions are available onsite and will be catered by the Crazy Cookers featuring pulled pork, burgers, nachos, frito pies, sweets, and treats. The food is delicious and many cus tomers make dining part of the show experi ence.

So don’t forget on August 19th-20th, to head south to Rosenberg, TX, for the 48th Annual Vintage Glass and Antique Show and Sale.

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My advice other than kicking his sorry butt to the curb (not the dog), is to stand your ground and tell your boy friend Sherman stays in the bed. Now I can see if you are wanting to do something other than sleep, then shutting the bedroom door at that time is okay. But if Sherman is used to sleeping there and you like his presence, then the boyfriend must get over it or call it quits. In my opinion, anyone that doesn’t like dogs, or any animals for that matter, needs to go. Sorry.

Hello , Susan. This is a no-brainer for me as I like dogs more than I like most people. Have you ever heard of the old saying: My house, my rules? It’s your house and you make the rules. A guy that thinks a dog has no place inside a home is not someone I would want to be in a relationship with. Dogs are family and should be treated as

such. I am really disappointed you even have to ask what you should do about this situation. It’s very simple: Your dog Sher man stays and the boyfriend goes. The boyfriend isn’t going to change his beliefs so just cut the cord and show your boyfriend the door. You might also want to wait a little longer than a few months before you jump in bed with a guy next time. You could have gotten to know this dude much better and avoided this entire mess. Be smarter going forward.

Have a question for Jan & Dean? Go to www.wavesgalveston.com & ask away. You just might have your question answered next month.

Hi all you Wavers. I have had quite a few recipe requests for pasta salads. So Bunny dusted off one from my go to cookbook. Hope you like it a much as I do.

Wendy’s Wonderful Pasta Salad

Ingredients

• 1 pound macaroni pasta, uncooked

• 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese pearls (or chopped into pieces if you can’t find pearls)

• 8 ounces salami or pepperoni or half of both

• 6 ounces black olives, sliced

• 1/2 red onion, diced

• 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved

• 2 Tablespoons fresh chopped parsley chopped (optional)

• 1/2 cup freshly grated or shreds of parmesan cheese (optional)

• Banana Peppers (pepperoncini), sliced (optional)

Dressing

• 3/4 cup olive oil

• 1/4 cup red or white wine vinegar

• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

• 1 teaspoon dried basil

• 1 teaspoon dried parsley leaves

• 1 teaspoon garlic salt

• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar

• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

First, boil the pasta so it will have time to cook while you prepare everything else. Next, cut up all the ingredients

per the ingredient list directions. Cut the meats into bitesized pieces, half the tomatoes, slice the banana peppers and olives, dice the red onion, and chop the herbs. Cut up the mozzarella unless using the pearls. Grate the parmesan.

Grab a bowl to mix up the homemade dressing. Juice the lemon then combine all ingredients and whisk. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and eat or chill for a couple of hours.

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Happy Trails!

Bunny

How Exercise Makes Us Feel SO GOOD!

Do you remember the public service announcement in the late ’80s that went like this: “This is your brain. This is drugs. This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?” Terrifying to see your brain frying in a pan, right?

Well, when we exercise, it turns out our brains release some pretty potent chemicals that make us feel really good. I would never advocate taking mood-altering drugs to feel good, but the chemicals our brain releases naturally when doing physical activity are a different story!

Six chemicals are responsible for the amazing feeling we get when our bodies are challenged with exercise. And each one plays a part as Dr. Feel Good.

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Working up a sweat tells your body to increase the production of a mood-boosting brain chemical called serotonin. People who are depressed often have low levels of serotonin. This, at least partially, explains why exercise lowers the risk of depression. The problem is that you don’t feel like getting off the couch to exercise when your serotonin level is low. Still, if you can force yourself to do it, it can lift your energy level and your spirits.

Interestingly, some studies show exercise is as effective as prescription antidepressants for easing depression. Aerobic exercise beats out resistance exercise for boosting serotonin. So, when you’re feeling down, get your blood pumping with brisk activity.

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Dopamine is the “motivation” and “reward” neurotransmitter. On any given day, you can thank dopamine if you feel motivated and ready to tackle the day’s list of projects after a workout. It’s dopamine that motivates us to achieve something of value or makes us feel rewarded.

Without enough dopamine, you probably wouldn’t feel like putting forth the effort to do the things you need to do and that makes you feel good. People who are depressed typically have a low dopamine level. The fact that exercise boosts the release of dopamine and serotonin partially explains why exercise is a natural mood-lifter antidepressant.

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When you exercise, especially a high-intensity workout, your adrenal glands, two small glands above your kidneys, and your brain ramp up the production of norepinephrine, a substance that’s both a hormone and a brain chemical. You become more alert and focused when more norepinephrine flows into your bloodstream. Norepinephrine also boosts memory retrieval, making you better at retrieving information stored in your brain.

Research supports the idea that exercise improves focus, attention, and the ability to concentrate. Immediately after a workout, your brain is better at accomplishing tasks and resisting distractions. How much more productive would you be at work if you did short exercise sessions every hour or so?

BDNF stands for brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and it may be the most important chemical released during exercise since it fosters long-term brain health. BDNF acts as a growth factor and promotes the formation of new connections between nerve cells or neurons. It also helps repair nerve cells that are damaged. BDNF is most active in regions of the brain involved in memory, particularly an area called the hippocampus. The good news is that exercise increases brain production of BDNF by up to three times. You may not get an immediate boost in brain function from BDNF, but it helps protect your brain against injury as it preserves cognitive function.

Endorphins

Endorphins are the ultimate “feel good” chemicals. You’ve heard people talk about “runner’s high,” the feeling of bliss and oneness with the world after running for a while. Endorphins are the likely reason, although some researchers believe other brain chemicals, like serotonin and dopamine, play a role too. Plus, endorphins help to relieve pain.

Once you start pumping out endorphins, exercise no longer feels as hard. Finally, endorphins help calm fear and anxiety, making you feel more tranquil and at peace with yourself.

Cortisol

Cortisol has a vital job as one of the body’s stress hormones, released as part of the fight-or-flight response. The functions of cortisol are supposed to be immediate and short-lived, enough to see you through any physical challenge. This was great for cavemen fighting saber-toothed tigers but less ideal in modern lives when stress can be psychological and constant.

The body perceives exercise as a form of stress and stimulates the release of cortisol. The more your fitness improves, the better the body deals with physical stress. This means that less cortisol will be released

during exercise and also in response to emotional or psychological stressors. Another way to say this is that cortisol released from exercising intensely suppresses the subsequent cortisol response to a psychosocial stressor.

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The combination of these six neurotransmitters and brain chemicals explains many of the physical feelings we get from exercising. So, exercise isn’t just for weight control, heart health, and improving your physique; it’s for feeling good too. Remember this the next time you’re tempted to skip a workout.

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ZO® Skin Health

BY: DR. TARA WEGRYN

ZO® Skin Health is an innovative skin line that we carry at Refresh Medispa. The line was created by Dr. Obagi and is only sold to physicians who then make product recommendations that suit an individual patient’s skin type and therapeutic needs. Some of the ingredients and concentrations are higher than can be sold over-the-counter. The line provides both daily care products and therapeutic treatments to optimize patient’s skin health. Impressed with the quality of these products and the scientifically sound ingredients, I personally used the ZO® skin health line on a daily basis for over a month before I decided to carry it at Refresh. I found it to be extremely effective in improving the overall quality of my skin and, in my case, reducing fine lines and wrinkles.

After determining your skin’s characteristics, areas of concern, and your skin care goals, I will create a unique and personalized protocol for you. This will include product selection and may include other supportive services to optimize your skin’s health and appearance.

The ZO® program is a three-step program.

The first step is simply “Getting Skin Ready” and includes daily care products; cleansers for oily to dry skin, exfoliating polishes that remove dead skin, and toners to control oil or sooth dry skin.

Step Two in the program is to “Prevent and Correct”. Daily Power Defense promotes skin repair with powerful antioxidants delivered in a daily cream creating a more youthful look. If uneven skin tones are a concern, Brightalive® , a non-Retin-A skin brightener, can be used to lighten brown spots and soften color differences. It can be used daily and will

not irritate your sun exposed skin like Retin-A can. If reducing fine lines and wrinkles is the goal this can be achieved with skin rejuvenating Growth Factor Serum. ZO® also has its own self-activating Vitamin C cream, Hydrafirm™ Eye Brightening Repair Crème and Retinol Skin Brightener.

The Third Step in the ZO® program is to “Protect”. Protect your skin from the damaging effects of the sun with one of Dr. Obagi’s broad spectrum sunscreen products, or you may prefer Flex by Colorescience, a mineral based SPF 50 sunscreen that also acts as a foundation. Sun exposure can cause color changes, surface texture alterations, and thickening of the skin, which can deepen creases and wrinkles. We offer a variety of sunscreens with different features including water resistance, tint, and finish. The ZO® line also pairs beautifully with the HydraFacial© system at Refresh.

FOUR OF MY FAVORITE ZO PRODUCTS

• ZO® RECOVERY CREAM - improves crepey neck and décolleté.

• ZO® RENEWAL CREAM - great facial hydrator.

• ZO® GROWTH FACTOR SERUM - reduces facial wrinkles.

• ZO® BRIGHTALIVE® - perfect summer skin brightener that is safe to wear in the sun.

Together, we will tailor a daily home care regimen that will optimize your skin’s health, improve texture, and minimize flaws. We will create a program that fits your skin needs, your budget, and your life! Healthy skin IS achievable at any age!

Have a great day, and hope you continue to

Dr Tara Wegryn is a board-certi ed Neurologist and Electrophysiologist and a member in good standing with the IAPAM (International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine). Dr. Wegryn received her MD from the University of Florida and residency in Neurology at the Cleveland Clinic. In 1996, Dr. Wegryn founded Houston Neuromonitoring, a successful intraoperative monitoring company that served the surgical community at the TMC (Texas Medical Center) for over 17 years. Dr. Tara Wegryn is currently the director/ owner of Refresh Medispa in Galveston, Texas.

If you have any questions about aesthetic medicine or Refresh Medispa, please send them to Drtara@refreshmedidayspa.com and she will try to answer them in future articles!

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Summer Stress

“ Some plants simply will not thrive in intense heat and humidity without steps to reduce summer stress.”

Summer is in full swing which means the temperatures are high. As the temperatures climb so does the stress on your plants. We all want lots of blooms and vegetables, but some plants simply won’t thrive in intense heat and humidity. However, there are several things we can do to reduce the stress on the plants.

Water

This is kind of obvious, but lots of people water wrong. Instead of a little bit every day, you need to soak the plants thoroughly and then let that water be used up. If plants are in the ground, that would be like inch 2-3 times per week in July and August.

Once the heat breaks, only water inch once per week September through May. If you have container gardens, you are going to be watering daily unless you have really large containers. For really large containers, water every other day.

Use a liquid fertilizer once per week, preferably an organic fertilizer like compost tea. With all the watering, the nutrients can sometimes be flushed out.

Mulch

Mulch is SO IMPORTANT to a healthy garden or landscape. Mulch helps retain water by acting like a sponge. It also conserves water because it protects the top layer of the soil from drying out. Keeping the roots cooler is also a positive effect of thick mulch. When applying mulch, spread it 3-4 inches deep, inches is even better.

Most any organic matter makes for good mulch. Compost is my number one favorite, you can feed your plants a slow-release fertilizer and mulch at the same time. Pine needles, moldy leaves, shredded hardwood, and cedar are all excellent choices. Shredded Cypress hardens to a layer not unlike concrete making it a poor choice. Pine bark is fine except that in heavy rains it floats away.

Shade

If you have the ability to string up shade cloth, your plants would be grateful. I don’t know of a living thing that doesn’t appreciate shade in a Texan summer.

Fun Facts Historical Galveston

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Hello, fellow Wavers! This month our fun fact journey starts with higher education and finishes in the Cushing Library. Let’s jump right in!

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Te as n vers t at Galveston - In 1952, the Marine Laboratory at Galveston was created to support oceanography and biological research. The Texas Maritime Academy began operations at Galveston in 1962. Then the institution became Texas A&M University at Galveston in 1979 and began offering Bachelor of Science degrees. Fun Fact: It is the only maritime academy in the Gulf Coast region.

The n vers t o Te as e al ran h - From its small beginnings as one hospital and one school with 23 students, UTMB today consists of six hospitals, four schools, a Level I trauma center, two institutes, and state-of-the-art research facilities. UTMB is home to the only national laboratory in Texas, and one of only two in the nation dedicated to combating infectious health threats, including bioterrorism. Fun Fact: The building is known as Old Red. Built in 1890, in the Romanesque Revival style, its nickname comes from the materials it is made from; red pressed brick, red Texas granite, and sandstone.

Galveston olle e - Galveston College opened its doors in September 1967 as a comprehensive community college on Galveston Island. It originally operated in a building that had formerly been occupied by an orphanage. The building is still part of the school. It houses several auditoriums and the college’s administrative offices. Fun Fact: Since 2015, Galveston College has consistently been ranked the No. community college in Texas.

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• Galveston, Texas’s cost of living is 10% lower than the national average, housing expenses are 23% lower than the national average, and utility prices are 1% lower than the national average.

• Transportation expenses, like bus fares and gas prices, are 6% lower than the national average.

• Galveston has grocery prices that are 6% lower than the national average.

• Healthcare in Galveston is 5% lower than the national average. Fun Fact: Galveston is the 811th largest city in the United States.

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Galveston Island offers a dynamic mix of employers. The past century of available jobs and diverse employees make the island the job center of Galveston County. The top employers in Galveston reflect the major industries of education, health care, tourism, and hospitality.

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1. The University of Texas Medical Branch has around 9000 employees.

2. The American National Insurance Company has around 1600 employees.

3. The Galveston Independent School District has around 1360 employees.

4. The Landry’s Restaurants Group has around 1300 employees.

5. Moody Gardens has around 922 employees.

6. The City of Galveston has around 700 employees.

7. Fertitta Hospitality has around 566 employees.

8. The County of Galveston has around 460 employees.

9. Texas A&M University at Galveston has around 397 employees.

Fun Fact: This list of the top nine employers in Galveston is used for apartment renters and new home buyers as an entice ment for moving to Galveston.

rar es on the slan osen er rarRosenberg Library is the only public library on Galveston Island. A blend of old and new, the building houses four floors of services for all ages including a collection of print books and audiobooks, newspapers and magazines, and our historic archives. Fun Fact: The Rosenberg Library is the oldest public library in continuous operation in Texas.

The ll a s rar supports the mission of Texas A&M University at Galveston and is located at building #3010 on the TAMUG campus. The collection includes the history of the Texas A&M at Galveston campus, maritime issues, naval history, and Galveston and Texas history. The library focuses on three different areas: Manuscript Collection, Special Collections, and University Archives. Fun Fact: The library also has VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and 33 1/3 Long play vinyl!

The sh n rarOpened in 1930, it was named after Col. Edward Benjamin Cushing, class of 1880. He bequeathed his collection of engineering books to the

library. Fun Fact: It was the first building on the A&M campus specifically built as a library.

Well Wavers, enjoy the sand, surf, and the sea! Galveston has it all. Thanks for joining me this month. I hope you have enjoyed these fun facts!

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Pennie’s Take Out Menu

Smoked Brisket

Quality brisket covered with our original rub, slow smoked and ready to be sliced when you order.

Pork Ribs

Pork ribs cooked with our original rub till almost done then basted with our honey sweetened sauce.

Grilled Chicken

Chicken spiced with our rub cooked over wood. Unlike any chicken you have ever eaten.

Link Sausage

Pork and Beef link sausage smoked over oak ready and waiting for you to order.

Sandwiches

Chopped Beef | Sliced Beef | Sausage |Comes with a complimentary 4 oz side

Stuffed Baked Potato

Huge baked potato filled with butter, cheese, sour cream, chives and best of all chopped brisket!

Texas Sized Tamales

Everything is bigger in Texas. Three times larger than our

regular tamales with the same great taste.

Barbacoa (Sat. and Sun. Only)

Pennie Ochoa’s delicious recipe. Tender, moist shredded beef is the result.

Menudo (Seasonal)

Honey comb tripe in a spicy Mexican soup

Sides and Dessert

All sides are made fresh at Pennie’s

Potato Salad

Dill based cool refreshing chopped potatoes mixed with dressings.

Pinto Beans

My own recipe made fresh daily. Lots of love goes into the beans. Green Beans

Banana Pudding Trifle

Big BITES

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Leeland House Bistro Bar

West Market Street is a rapidly gentrifying area just outside the busy Strand district. For many years this area west of 25th Street was Galveston’s “red light” district. While there were many pleasures to be had, fine dining was never the main attraction.

Long after the wild gambling days of Galveston came to a halt in the middle of the last century, this area, like much of Galveston, went into a deep slumber. Even the revival of the Strand and Postoffice districts did little to revive this blighted part of downtown.

That started to change after Hurricane Ike devastated our island and the rebuilding and recovery efforts spread from the core downtown. One of the first businesses to move into this area was the Maceo Spice Store. Located near 27th Street and Market, they were the anchor and the catalyst for the changes we see today.

Far from a slum, this is now a vibrant two-block area offering fine dining, upscale cocktails, trendy coffee houses, and numerous boutique shops. Among the finest of the trendy new restaurants is the Leeland House. Describing themselves as “a cozy boutique bistro bar”, they have certainly brought a new level of trendy brunch and dinner offerings to our island.

In late 2022, Justin Lofton and Cheryl Crider decided to bring to Galveston the very successful restaurant concept they had pioneered in Houston’s near east side, another area that is rapidly gentrifying.

Finding fertile ground in Galveston, they have been welcomed to our community with a wealth of positive reviews and much chatter on social media.

In all my years as food editor, this is perhaps the most difficult review I have written as there is much to be admired about Leeland House, but there are

other areas that I feel need improvement. More on that later. Occupying a historic building previously vacated by the Gypsy Joynt restaurant, I was immediately taken by the remarkable restoration and conversion of this old space into a beautiful and welcoming post-industrial type motif perfectly matched to their trendy cuisine and mostly upscale clientele. Entering from the street, it is welcoming and warm with polished concrete floors, exposed brick walls, and an imposing bar. This area is becoming congested so the off-street parking is appreciated as is the sidewalk pet-friendly seating.

The charm quickly wears off however as you encounter a menu-stacked podium and a very confused seating and ordering system. You are pretty much on your own to find a table and you finally realize you need to place your order at the bar. There is no signage or formal ordering point. You just squeeze between the stools and catch the attention of the bartender. The ordering is fast and seemingly accurate and the food is delivered quickly. Nonetheless, it is not intuitive and detracts from what is otherwise a splendid restaurant.

Ah! The food mostly atones for the sins of the ordering process. It is very good. The obvious high quality justifies their prices and while not a bargain exactly, represents solid value.

Everything I have had is superb. All of the dishes I have seen on other tables leave me longing for further exploration of their menu.

Let’s examine that menu. It is obvious that a lot of effort has gone into developing a menu that supports their theme and has something for almost every taste. Even so, there are quirks. For example, when I was there last, they only offered one burger. It was a monster with two patties, cheese, and even an egg. But what if I only wanted a simple burger with a single patty and traditional dressing? Is it even an option? How would they manage that with their ordering system?

The menu has a large brunch section offering traditional egg dishes and a

few surprises. The Leeland Benedict - their play on the traditional dish - left me speechless. It is simply amazing with an avocado hollandaise sauce that was delicious. Avocados are a common theme here and they find their way into many dishes. Their biscuits and gravy are memorable but perhaps the star of the brunch show is their shrimp grits. common dish in Galveston, they are seldom executed with the creamy silkiness achieved here.

They have a nice selection of pizzas. My benchmark is a Margherita pizza. simple dish that is frustratingly difficult to master. They do a fine job. Lots of fresh basil and undertones of garlic with a perfect crust. It is something I come back for.

Their shareable appetizers and sides are all well-executed. Kudos for their Brussels sprouts that are taking on a local cult following as well as their spinach artichoke dip and their sundried tomato hummus.

Salads are good and plentiful as would be expected but with so many exotic entrees seem mundane in comparison. However, sometimes all I want is a grilled chicken Caesar salad and they do it right albeit the obligatory avocado.

Evenings bring an expanded menu with many more shareable dishes and an array of sophisticated “mains” that include a salmon dish and a steak sandwich all of which begs the question: Why no local seafood? Our island is surrounded by water that is teaming with fish, shrimp, and oysters being unloaded only a few short blocks from this restaurant. Sure salmon is fine and healthy but it is harvested thousands of miles from here. I would much rather have a fresh never-frozen snapper or grouper filet.

However, do not let the omissions detract from the offerings. This is a serious and talented kitchen. Everything I have ordered is excellent. What they do, they do well and that is good enough for me.

They have a full-service bar and a lively wine list with an adequate number of craft beers. They have a menu of specialty cocktails and I am ordering their market street mule on my next visit. It is their take on a traditional Moscow mule with vodka, lime, sugar, ginger beer, and mint. It sounds perfect for a hot summer day.

I have not tried any of their desserts but I will certainly have a slice of Key lime pie on my next visit. It is mentioned in several reviews and is something I enjoy.

Unfortunately checking out continues the serving confusion and is my only serious criticism of this restaurant. There are no tickets. You present yourself back at the bar and they somehow remember what you ordered. You place your credit card in their handheld contraption and it instantly defaults to a 20% tip which is rather presumptuous for a no-service - no ice tea refills sort of place. It takes some finger choreography to tame the tip down and actually pay your bill.

And there you have it. Excellent food, good value, and strange and confusing service. Would I return? Absolutely and very soon!

Off-street parking, handicapped accessibility is good, and pet-friendly outdoor seating.

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Happy August, Wavers! You have once again asked your Bum to challenge you with famous celebrity childhood and young adult pictures so you can try and guess who they are. Your Bum aims to please so I am really going to test you this month. I had a random thought the other day while I was out cruising around in my ol’ scarab. It’s not like me to have many thoughts in a day, but here is what had me thinking…

I was thinking that I would make it an all native Texan quiz. Each of the following are pictures of celebrities that were born right here in Texas. That is the only hint your Bum is going to give you. I have made it a little harder for you this time, so I am curious to see how well you will do in identifying these famous Texans.

Here you go, Wavers. Show me what you got!

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Bent on Healthy Living Wellness Center is a wellness and fitness space on Galveston Island. Bent on Healthy Living will anchor the wellness arm of the center with educational and therapeutic-based resources. The wellness center will also offer Full Body Vibration Therapy, Salt Booth Therapy, Infrared Sauna Therapy, Massage, and IV Therapy. Bent on Healthy Living Wellness Center will also offer educational classes on nutrition, essential oils, wellness, and fitness.

ongratulations goes to Renae Bentley for being nominated for the Galveston Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year award. This is a very prestigious award and this nomination is very well deserved. Annually the Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce recognizes women who have distinguished themselves organizationally, professionally and within their community.

Renae Bentley is considered a role model of inspiration, achievement, and an entrepreneur for other women to look up to and has enhanced the lives of the citizens in the Galveston region.

Renae Bentley has been teaching tness classes for years, and she wanted to be a teacher from an early age. She taught her younger siblings whatever she learned at school as an elementary schooler, and she ended up getting a teaching degree in college! Her tness career began while she was pregnant, right after completing student teaching for her secondary education degree. Renae shared that student teaching was stressful, and she took an aerobics class to release stress She was then asked to teach the class, and her career as a tness instructor began.

Renae is from Lubbock Texas and married her high school sweetheart at 1 years old. Her husband, Howie Bentley, had a job waiting for him in Kansas, so they moved there. After that, they moved to Illinois where Renae received her college degree while pregnant with her son. Next, they moved to Florida where Renae taught dance tness classes and added teaching Sunday School and VBS, and after moving back to Texas became an ESL tutor for adults. She wanted to be a mother and a teacher since she was little.

The Bentleys moved back to Texas in 1 2, working rst in Pearland and nally in Galveston at Classic since 2 12 Renae conceptualized a facility for physical tness that was more than just a place to work out. She wanted it to be a center for wellness that incorporated many aspects of being healthy, including essential oils and healthy eating. Renae spent a long time searching for a free-standing building with enough parking space and s uare feet for her vision

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Renae’s real estate agent surprised her with a building that met all her specications after she had viewed many unsuitable ones However, the building’s most recent use had been as a daycare center for about thirty years. Upon entering the building for the rst time, Renae saw the potential in it, but the kiddie plumbing xtures had to go She worked with an expert to design her vision, which included knocking out walls, removing little toilets, adding staircases, and uncovering some of the historic ualities of the building she had ac uired

Renae’s new business is located in what was once a stable for the horses from Fort Crockett She found ways to incorporate some of the e uestrian items discovered during the renovation project into the design. She had the original ceiling beams in what used to be a hayloft brought out from behind drywall for her clients to enjoy as they partake of the offerings at the center.

Renae kept the rustic feeling of the overall building design while bringing in modern xtures as part of her accomplishment Once her vision started shaping up, she focused on the ne details of providing a wellness center The building has a very secure entrance, and guests must rst ring a bell if they are not seen in advance by a staff member. Keeping her clients safe is part of keeping them well.

pon entering the center, clients do not feel like they are in a gym or tness center. Instead, it feels like a spa, with a soothing color palate and essential oils in a diffuser. The cycling room is on one end of the building and also accommodates barre classes, while the group exercise room is on the other end where strength training, yoga, Pilates, umba classes are held The large group tness room can be rented for events up to 1 people

The second oor has space rented to an IV therapist, a physical therapist, and a massage therapist, along with a low infrared sauna booth and a dry salt booth, which is another technology for keeping the body healthy. Renae’s goal is to keep her clients healthy and give them a sense of belonging when they show up for classes or other services.

All of Renae’s instructors are certi ed in the areas they teach and must be certi ed in CPR She hopes that anyone who visits or lives in the area will feel welcome to stop in and avail themselves of the services offered at Bent on Healthy Living Wellness Center. The center is located just a few blocks from the seawall in Galveston at 910 53r St, and there is no membership fee.

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By: Paul Hager

THE 2023 TONY AWARDS; MOST UNDERRATED MUSICALS OF THE 2000s

The 76th Annual Tony Awards were a bit different this year as the ceremony went on unscripted due to the scriptwriter’s strike still going on. Before the show began, host Ariana DeBose revealed to the audience the only words that would appear on the teleprompter that night: “Please wrap up” (the advisory to award winners to close their acceptance speech). The broadcast’s opening performance number began with DeBose paging through a script of blank pages before launching into a dance number that was backed by music but free of lyrics. Lin-Manuel Miranda initially wrote an opening number for the awards, but it was not performed because of the strike. Personally, I didn’t miss the often awful scripted quips the presenters were forced to recite.

Rewatching some of the live performances from the nominated musicals led me to one of the YouTube channels to which I subscribe called MsMojo which produces original, high-quality pop culture-related videos on film TV, celebrity, music, health, lifestyle, and fashion with such wide-ranging topics as the TOP 20 GAY MALE TV COUPLES OF ALL TIME and the TOP 20 SONGS YOU SHOULD NEVER AUDITION WITH [some sage advice here - Memory from Cats was number one!]. There I found a video entitled TOP 10 UNDERRATED MUSICALS OF THE 2000s. Underrated by Broadway perhaps, but certainly not by our local venues as I found several that have been produced here.

Produced at ETC in 2017, NORMAL is a 2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning American rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. The story centers on a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effects that managing her illness has on her family. The musical addresses grief, depression, suicide, drug abuse, ethics in modern psychiatry, and the underbelly of suburban life.

Produced by not one but two of our local venues, ETC in 2015 and COM in 2012, it’s described as providing a fresh perspective on one of America’s greatest art forms. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs.

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Amid the people, a hero decides that he’s had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom. Said Director Kim Mytelka of her production “It absolutely is not an offensive show; in fact, it’s laugh-out-loud funny and not at all ‘dirty.’ The script and score are completely brilliant.”

Listings

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Book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin

Lyrics by Chad Beguelin Music by Matthew Sklar

July 14 - August 12, 2023 - 8:00 pm

Sunday matinees July 23 30, 2023 - 2:00 PM

https://www.islandetc.org/

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Produced at COM in 2016 and billed as a ‘musical within a comedy’ featuring a chirpy jazz age score by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, and a lively, clever book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, both of which were Tony winners in 2006, the show recreates the best of Broadway when the narrator puts on the record to his favorite musical, and the characters pop to life in his apartment. vivacious starlet plans to leave the stage to marry and her harried producer determines to stop her wedding. Add in bumbling gangsters, an aviatrix, a chorus girl, a wealthy widow, and an unflappable butler, and you have a recipe for comic musical mayhem. Said the Galveston Daily News “From the audience, the amount of fun the cast is having is just radiating off them. The actors’ enjoyment is contagious. It’s impossible to have a bad time watching this show. If you’re not laughing out loud at the antics on stage, you’re sitting there with a huge grin on your face, grateful to share in this experience.” I was fortunate enough to be cast as the ‘unflappable butler’ in this production and rate it as one of my most memorable and enjoyable experiences on stage.

My advice? If these allegedly underrated shows ever come our way again, don’t YOU underrate them by not buying a ticket to go see them!

PaulHager

DIXIE’S TUPPERWARE PARTY

August 5, 2023 - 3:00 and 8:00 PM

http://www.thegrand.com/

SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL

Music Lyrics and Book by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens

July 28 - August 6 - 7:00 and 2:00 PM

http://www.thepurpleboxtheater.com/

No venues have announced any productions scheduled to open in September as of our July deadline for this issue.

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e have all gone through this experience. We shop at a large big box store, put our items in a cart, and proceed to the checkout. When we get to the register area, there are very few, and now more than ever, zero cashiers. We have to check out our own purchases. The store has made us do their work for them. More money for them, more aggravation for us.

The topper comes after we have had to ring up and pay for our merchandise. We head to the exit only to be stopped at the door and asked for our receipt. So now we are accused of being a thief. The store is greedy and wants us to be their cashier, and then they want us to go through a security check because they don’t trust that we scanned all of our items.

Well, we have a solution to that. How about you, the store, ring up our purchases? You want us to be your employee for free and do the work for you, and then you want us to wait in line afterward to prove we aren’t a thief!

We have asked a few attorneys about this practice. Most have told us we can refuse the store’s demand to show them our receipt and head out the door. In order to hold us, the store employee must have probable cause to believe we are a shoplifter. This suspicion must be supported by specific facts.

The store is not requesting you show your receipt, they are demanding it. In Canada, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association is investigating the practice of retailers demanding to perform security checks at the store’s exit. They state that customers are under no obligation to comply.

This might not be such a big deal with some people, but many consider the demand to show your receipt as humiliating and aggravating. After all, the store made us their cashier and now they want us to be part of their

security team. Let’s face it, demanding to see our receipt is basically the store telling us they think we might be a thief.

We have a friend that told us when she has about ten bags filled with items, she puts her receipt in the very bottom of one of the bags. Then, when she is demanded to show her receipt, she points at all of her bags and tells the store employee that it’s there somewhere, that they can search for it. She says that gets her immediately waved through the line and out the door.

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Local Musician and Photographer Zach Tate Opens League City Photo Exhibit July 4th through September 15th, 2023.

n exhibition of photographic portraits of Houston, Galveston, and Texas musicians by local music writer, photographer, and songwriter, Zach Tate, is currently on display at Pizza King in League City, Texas. The show opened July 4th and runs until September 15th, 2023.

The 13-year photographic retrospective titled “Zach Tate’s Pizza King Rock Show” features 28 of Tate’s portraits of Texas musicians from 2010 to 2023. All but one of the artists (Fred Eaglesmith) featured are originally from Texas or reside in the Gulf Coast area but all have performed and/or recorded in Houston or Galveston.

Working as a journalist in the Galveston / Houston region since 2006 with a monthly column in various local magazines, Tate has photographed musicians in numerous genres of music including country, jazz, blues, and rock. Photographs include Houston’s own world-renowned Grammy-winning jazz composer and pianist Joe Sample as well as legendary former Louis Armstrong Band vocalist Jewel Brown. Featured Galveston artists include Robert Kuhn (aka “Galvezton”), songwriter, Lyda, Galveston-born Texas blues greats Van Wilks and Hamilton Loomis, and Galveston-raised, Bert Wills.

Zach Tate began his multi-faceted professional career in music in Toronto, Ontario in 1 with his rst assignment for a national newspaper photographing and interviewing B.B. King. Tate resided in Los Angeles from 1993 until 2006, performing music as well as continuing to write and shoot, before moving to the Clear Lake area of Houston.

“Leaving L.A. just wanted to go somewhere less expensive yet still warm year-round with palm trees and water nearby. The Clear Lake area was perfect with its waterways and bayous, right between the magic and beauty of Galveston and the big-city features of Houston. The great surprise for me was discovering a truly vast and amazing pool of local music talent,” Tate said.

Zach Tate’s last exhibition of photographs, titled “Texas Music” was in San Raphael, France in 2015 and also featured portraits of Texas musicians. Since he was years old staring at album covers from his parent’s 1960s and 70s record collection, and later beginning his own collection at 10, Tate said he was moved by both the sound and the visuals in ways like nothing else in his life.

“Music is art, and for me, art is all about inspiration. Music, sculpture, film, painting, theater, photography, poetry, or any form of art done with authentic intention can inspire courage and strength to carry us through our deepest fears and sorrows. At its best, art pushes us to want to do better, meet our highest potential as humans. Bringing awareness to just a few of Houston, Galveston, and Texas’s finest musicians and songwrit ers, who have given me so much in the way of inspiration, just felt like the right thing to do,” Tate said.

Exhibiting photographs in a pizza parlor may be unusual but for Tate, it seemed like a brilliant combination of aesthetics, he said.

“Pizza King has been my favorite pizza place for the last 12 or 13 years. As much as love traditional art galleries, there is something very compatible about pizza and music. I’ve been looking at Pizza King’s

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Music is art, and for me, art is all about inspiration. Music, sculpture, film, painting, theater, photography, poetry, or any form of art done with authentic intention can inspire courage and strength to carry us through our deepest fears and sorrows.

perfect-for-an-art-exhibition red wall for a very long time. People who love pizza generally love music. Radio isn’t what it used to be, with the exception of KPFT 90.1 FM in Houston which plays locally produced music, and many music-oriented print publications have gone by the wayside. Social media has its place, ut people still need help finding out who in their immediate area is making music,” Tate said.

Pizza King owner, Dodi Vasquez, an avid music listener, welcomed Tate’s photo exhibition. “Music is like pizza for the ears, there’s something for everyone to enjoy!” Vasquez said.

For patrons entering Pizza King to view the show, or have a pizza, Tate created an accompanying Spotify playlist, “Zach Tate’s Pizza King Rock Show” with a QR code for easy access. Tate’s website www.ZachTatePhoto.com has links to biographies, interviews, websites, and music for each artist.

“Providing links to biographies and artist websites is a way for people to connect with the artist’s music and the rich history of the Galveston Houston music scenes,” Tate said.

A history exempli ed by artists such as Gulf Coast pianist Ezra Charles photographed by Tate in 2 1 who spent his early years performing with Johnny and Edgar Winter and invented the Helpinstill piano pickup used by artists like Elton John and Leon Russell. Charles was also one of the last artists to regularly play Galveston’s historic Balinese Room, washed away by Hurricane Ike in 2

Photographed by Tate in 2 1 , Galveston-born guitarist Van Wilks went on to write, record, and occasionally perform with Top’s Billy Gibbons Also featured in Tate’s exhibition from a 2 1 photo shoot is Galveston blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, Hamilton Loomis, who studied under rock & roll icon, Bo Diddley Loomis posed with a guitar given to him by Diddley.

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Experienced Fishing Advice To Make Fishing Great Again

Chris Gonzales

Waaa-hoo!

hat in our Texas offshore waters is fast, ashy, and colorful Well, it’s not a sh, although the description ts uite a few of them out there It’s actually a family of lures used primarily for casting that can also be trolled, called bombs and bullets They originated in the fertile minds of southern California’s long-range shermen in the late s and early s Their target species was Mexico’s also ashy, fast, and colorful Wahoo These lures caught them then and are still catching them now They also generate strikes from our Texas wahoo, or should it be Waaa-hoo

I’ve also taken king sh, dolphin, red snapper, and amberjack over the past 1 years or so with them and a ling of 2 pounds was caught by one of Galveston’s pier shermen using one of them these things work!

The Serious Tackle Bomb, like most others, has a sliding head design which also has a couple of important features the spinner blade-to-hook arrangement and the beads and stop crimp on its cable leader The spinner blade to the hook attachment is simple as it has minimal water resistance on the retrieve which helps in attaining and maintaining a high speed The beads and stop crimp come into play after the hookup since the thru-holed lead head and skirt can freely slide along the leader This ability of the head and skirt to slide on the leader is good and bad The good part is that a head-shaking wahoo or king sh can’t use the weight of the head to possibly help dislodge the hook The bad thing is that, after the hookup, the head and skirt could be slung up the cable leader to the solid ring or swivel where it may trigger a second strike, which will likely result in a cutoff Since your wahoo or king sh will probably have some of their toothy friends and family in the immediate area, this is a real problem The bead and stop crimp prevent the head from going to the solid ring or swivel, eliminating the problem See the illustration

Weighing in at around oz and 1 2 in head and skirt total length, the bomb or bullet can be cast or trolled - knots for a variety of species The near-surface area is their domain fooling and hooking wahoo and smoker king sh is their design specialty Don’t forget to have your cap with a dark underbill and polarized sunglasses properly installed on your head These are two critical items that greatly increase your sight shing success in the near-surface area where most wahoo and king sh roam

The colors, ash of the spinner blade, and retrieve speed are what make these lures work This factor is a big one if you have wahoo and king sh following your bomb but not striking, your retrieve speed is likely

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too slow Color and ash will get a wahoo’s attention, but it’s mostly the speed that triggers a strike A high retrieve speed is important, such as a 1 retrieve, in that you can slow it down as needed A reel with, say, a 1 retrieve ratio can only be turned so fast and it will still only provide a retrieve speed that’s too slow to excite one of these speed merchants into striking Wahoo have also been known to burst through the water’s surface close to the boat side while chasing one of these high-speed lures A good procedure to follow is to slow your retrieve about 1 feet or so from the boat side They have, on occasion, ended up on deck amongst the shermen on some of those long-range trips out of San Diego Don’t be the rst one to make it happen in our waters

Most of my casting rigs are spooled up with at least yards of 1 lb braided line either blue, white, or hi-vis yellow My Shimano, Avet, or Accurate with its 2 to 1 or higher retrieve ratio, is loaded to full spool with 1 lb braided line The braided line gives you the advantage of its virtu ally zero stretch When cast at maximum distance and the strike comes uickly, that lack of stretch gives you a hookset that can’t be matched by anyone’s mono I sh my braided line with the drag set at 1 lbs Its small diameter has these advantages high capacity of higher strength line spool diameter stays high longer, which allows longer casts and smoother drag operation This is all because the reel spool has to make fewer revo lutions per foot of line going out or coming back Maximum spool diameter results in longer casting distance, faster retrieval, and smoother drag

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performance. These are three items that you want in your favor. Start with a full spool of line. Also, don’t forget that an almost stretchless braided line will give surer hook sets over springy mono and braided lines small diameter helps those rst three items happen Blue, white, or hi-vis yellow braided line lets you see where your line is at all times, day or night, while also allowing other shermen to see it which helps avoid crossed lines, tangles, etc For stealth with these high visibility colors, I color the rst 1 feet or so above the swivel, or welded ring, with a blue split top Marks-A-Lot®.

On the cast, slow it down with a little additional thumb pressure on the spool; what this gets you is a wahoo bomb/bullet that’s straightened out and away from you and ready for an un-fouled landing and sink. Depending on where the target is believed to be holding, let it sink to feet and wind back like mad with your rod tip pointed at the line’s entry into the water. At the strike, keep winding until your line is loaded, you feel the weight of the sh and the drag starts to slip Then and only then, raise the tip loading the rod. Not using this procedure will result in missed hookups - I guarantee it.

Back to the retrieve speed for a moment believe me, you can’t wind too fast. Use a rotating wrist motion rather than a bending elbow and rotating shoulder motion. The wrist roll provides a much faster retrieve speed - you can simply turn your reel handle faster.

Wahoo bombs and bullets are under-utilized off the Texas coast and I believe we have to remember and use these techniques that have been put

into a sort of retirement. Remember that a TV re-run is new if you’ve never seen it. The same goes for these great working bomb or bullet-type lures. They are tried and proven sh catchers Cast them around any structure that could hold wahoo or king sh such as rigs, wrecks, and anchored shrimp boats when they are out there Blind casting in these areas can result in a drag-screaming run that few sh can match, they’re like being hooked onto a lightning bolt. A blazing run toward, then around the boat, isn’t uncommon either. Regaining slack line is made a lot easier with that high retrieve ratio reel.

The Serious Tackle wahoo bombs are available here at Serious Tackle. Armed with your braid- lled high-speed reel and matching rod, cast and then wind like mad and hang on The next reaction to that rst blazing, drag-screaming run may be a Waaa-Hoo! of your own

If you have any questions, stop by Serious Tackle or email me at hr s ser o sta le o

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◊ Maude ◊ Three’s Company ◊ The Jeffersons ◊ Kojak ◊ Taxi

◊ Welcome Back, Kotter ◊ All In The Family

◊ Fantasy Island

◊ Dallas ◊ Gunsmoke

◊ Barney Miller ◊ Charlie’s Angels ◊ Hawaii Five-O

◊ Alice ◊ Good Times

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◊ Fat Albert

◊ Happy Days

◊ The Love Boat ◊ What’s Happening!!

By: Christy Monroe

So Much Beauty

Under One Roof

The Beauty Bar on Post Office

Truly a family business for over a decade, Brett and Heather Morris have not only expanded and continued to bring the most up-to-date services to Tantalize Tanning on 61st Street, but they are also now ready to celebrate one year at their latest business in downtown Galveston.

The Beauty Bar at 2 Postof ce Street was a way to bring more beauty, health services, and opportunities to the island while also helping other beauty and health service professionals reach a customer base in a “onestop shop.” Professional Suite Rentals have grown in popularity across many big cities. It is an ideal concept for places such as the historic downtown Galveston area. Professional suite rentals allow more than one shop or business to occupy a building and provide the professional’s clients with a private and/or smaller atmosphere when coming in for services. The advertising and promotions for the suites and their professionals are done by Heather and Brett as part of the suite rental.

e uilt out suites with one specifically for e ie or ue, owner of retty eeper , who was already with us at Tantali e Tanning This allows renting the suite, eing their own oss with their own operating days and hours, and they have full control of their space , said Heather e want to promote small usinesses and ring in services we are not trained to do am in awe of what these professionals do and the nowledge they have

e ie or ue, owner of retty eeper , said, love the com ination of modern meeting vintage and the orris family has created a space that not only filled a void on the island ut has allowed individual usiness owners to provide services they’re passionate a out and allow us the opportunity to grow

During the build-out, a 900 sq. ft. event room was opened and has been used for parties of all kinds, including showers, birthdays, and receptions. Whether utilizing the services of suite professionals for an event or just renting the room alone, there are so many facets of how the Beauty Bar could be the ideal spot for personal and corporate events. Downtown events and festivals allow for the expansive front lobby to be used as well, which showcases another family element which is a stunning crystal chandelier from 1970 Vegas. It was a gift Heather’s grandfather gave her grandmother. After Hurricane Ike in 2008, the chandelier was taken down in the home and has now been gifted to the Beauty Bar where it enhances the opulence of the renovated building.

The Morris family, including their 11-year-old daughter Addison whom many have watched grow up at Tantalize Tanning, has and always will be supportive of Galveston businesses and all events that the island is known for. Therefore, more ideas are coming up for being even more involved, including their upcoming ribbon cutting as members of the Galveston Chamber of Commerce.

Currently, all suites are occupied, but interested professionals are encouraged to share their interests so they can be placed on a list.

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• rett e er (Debbie Borque, Lash artist and owner) - Pretty Peeperz has been specializing in lash extensions since 2014.

• o onto r on e ts - offers non-invasive body sculpting.

• Th r oast Thera - John and Heather Reeder specialize in IV hydration and vitamin replenishment.

• l ense esthet an - specializing in non-invasive, result-driven treatments to help prevent and reverse signs of aging and acne trauma, which restores con dence

• a esthet s e S a - Facial Filler Injectables, Laser Skin Care, Wrinkle Reduction, Lifts, Smoothing and Plumping.

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Renting the event room can be done via phone, text, or email at 409 55 93 The ea t arGalveston ahoo o

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A Shining Beacon of Our History

Bolivar Point Lighthouse

My island friends, I recently took the ferry to Bolivar Peninsula and noticed something a little different as I approached the Bolivar landing. The lighthouse was missing its cap and that got me thinking. What’s happening to this iconic piece of history?

Before I ll in the blanks, let’s give our visitors, and perhaps a few of the BOIs and IBCs, a little history lesson.

The Bolivar Point Lighthouse is one of the few 19th-century lighthouses remaining on the Gulf Coast and one of only two remaining iron lighthouses in Texas Constructed in 1 2, the Bolivar Point Lighthouse was rst lit on ov 19, 1872, and operated until it was retired from service on May 29, 1933. The light gleamed every night during its 60 years of service except for two nights during a 1915 hurricane that destroyed the oil house.

During the deadliest natural disaster of U.S. history, the Galveston Hurricane of 1 , the lighthouse withstood savage winds and safely harbored 12 refugees, many of whom had waded through waist-deep water to escape the rising storm surge that engulfed their train Of the 21 souls, passengers perished in the raging waters.

Fifteen years later in the hurricane of 1915, when winds reached 126 miles per hour and the lighthouse top swayed twelve inches from side to side, the structure survived. The lighthouse survived other great storms such as Alicia in 1 and Ike in 2 Other hazards threatened the lighthouse over the years such as being accidentally shelled by artillery re from Fort San Jacinto In 1933, at the peak of the Great Depression, the Bolivar Point Lighthouse was declared obsolete, and its light was extinguished on May 2 , 1 Since its auction in 1 , the Point Bolivar Lighthouse has been privately owned and maintained by descendants of E V Boyt and his sister, Ila Maxwell

The story of the Bolivar Point Lighthouse is one of courage, trauma, loneliness, peace, family, death, and staying power. It is a living piece of the history of Bolivar, a symbol of the community and it is now in dire need of restoration!

Amy Maxwell Chase is the Executive Director of the Bolivar Point Lighthouse Foundation. Amy was raised in Liberty and Beaumont, Texas. The Chase family recently moved to Galveston and are excited to be living closer to home on the Texas Gulf Coast. Amy has had a lifelong relationship with the Bolivar Point Lighthouse and in March 2021, felt

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summoned to take a greater role in the restoration of the iconic Texas Lighthouse Amy was named Executive Director of the Bolivar Point Lighthouse Foundation where she is coordinating the restoration and fundraising efforts to restore the 150-year-old lighthouse.

Back to our re ection Islanders’ - times affect us all As we get older, the years pile on and we feel our bodies breaking down and suffering from years of hard work, life decisions, and being battered by the elements The same has happened to our beloved iconic Bolivar Point Lighthouse I remember as a young child the lighthouse and its beacon of light Sure, it’s dimmed over time, but there is hope and new life to be given to this treasure BOIs who grew up and old with her, our IBCs who have come to love the sight of the magni cent structure, and visitors who take the ferry across Galveston Bay on their way to the peninsula, if you feel compelled to help, do some research, learn more, volunteer, or donate to the lighthouse’s Circle of Friends you can nd valuable information at www bolivarpointlighthouse org They are a 1c nonpro t dedicated to restoring the lighthouse and opening her to the public

My island friends - let’s keep this little bit of history alive After all, 1 years should say something about this beacon of light If a lighthouse could talk, man the stories it could tell. That is why Amy Maxwell Chase and the Foundation are taking on this project to keep the stories alive

There are books about her and there was even a movie, My Sweet Charlie , which was lmed in 1 and starred Patty Duke and Al Freeman Jr Patty Duke received an Emmy Award for her performance in which the Bolivar Point Lighthouse was a key feature.

We will keep you updated on the restoration progress. Let’s all do our part to keep this shining beacon of history alive Let’s start by sharing her story with our island friends.

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Bolivar Point Lighthouse Post Renovation Concept Art