Go Fish Galvez

Speaking for all civic-minded Galvestonians (and who better than me, I ask you), I demand an answer forthwith on the resolution of this blight upon our seawall.

Flagging ship

Or, put another way, where’s the money, Fertitta?

I’ve not seen a single article in the paper about this issue since the last one months ago stating that Mr. Fertitta was going to roll his considerable capital resources into fixing up this listing old hulk, turning the entire pier into a quasi-amusement park (as is his P.T. Barnum wont), and in general removing an ugly reminder of a storm everybody would like to forget. Great idea (I was going to say “capital idea” but that would have been too punnish). Heck, if I had the cash, I’d do it myself. Read the rest of this entry »

Is this unbelievable or what?

Of course, I had been keeping up with the ongoing dilemma of what to do about all those grand old live oaks that were ravaged by the saltwater surge due to Hurricane Ike, stately sentinels that for a century had adorned the lovely Victorian section of Galveston called the East End. Read the rest of this entry »

An historic treasure has returned to the island, even if every single board of it is brand spanking new.

Murdoch's on the seawall

Murdochs is back!

After being completely destroyed by Ike’s wrath exactly fourteen months ago tomorrow, construction to rebuild this landmark tourist favorite has been in progress for some time now. Read the rest of this entry »