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 »

And now, folks, the first installment of that brand new, eagerly anticipated news feature, The Krauss Report! Okay, so this initial report is a couple of months old now. Well, that’s the fault of your humble yet procrastinating blog author. Still, what a great first salvo from our embedded roving-the-island reporter! Sure makes me long for a Galveston conch of my very own (sniff sniff). Enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »

To a theater near you. Look for it, people—and get ready!

From the eyes and ears, not to mention the heart and soul, of a trusted new bud—on site, on point, on my mark!

Look to upcoming installments of The Krauss Report to give you truth from the trenches, from a local professional you can rely on to bring you the real skinny on what’s going on down old Galveston way, how it feels, what to expect!

So stay tuned, keep current, keep up!

And, by the way, love ya, Anderson Cooper, but The Krauss Report will beat the uber pants off AC360!

Well, I just feel so badly, having seemingly abandoned Old Galvez for all these weeks. But I actually didn’t, not really.

Before the storm, as Ike approached, she was all that was on my mind, and I was glued to CNN and The Weather Channel as Ike took a bead on this vulnerable little sandbar community.

And I kept after the coverage, too, for at least as long as the national media deemed it lucrative to cover. Which, as it turned out, wasn’t long. And after that, mostly silence. Read the rest of this entry »