Day Trips & Beyond: Twelve Weeks After Hurricane Harvey in Port Aransas

"Port A is open for business," says chamber of commerce

"...All around Port Aransas the damage from Hurricane Harvey was severe and..."

Dec. 2, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: The Joan and Scott Holt Paradise Pond, Port Aransas

Restored Port A nature preserve is paradise for wildlife and people

"...The Joan and Scott Holt Paradise Pond in Port Aransas has reopened, and the small wildlife preserve is..."

May 3, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Shorty’s Place, Port Aransas

Historic Port A venue is changing places

"...Shorty's Place in Port Aransas has survived multiple hurricanes and storms since it..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Nic Cage delivers one of his best and most outrageous performances in Werner Herzog's cops-and-iguanas drama.

"...I think I had more fun watching Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (twice) than I did at..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips: Nativity Exhibit, Port Lavaca

Travel around the world through a Port Lavaca collection of Nativity scenes

"...The annual Nativity Exhibit in Port Lavaca mixes religion, art, and culture in a show..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Texas SandFest, Port Aransas

Sandcastles and more in Port A

"...sand sculptors in the world to the beach at Port Aransas...."

April 1, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Island Motor Bikes, Port Aransas

Port A bike shop is back in business and ready for vacationers after Hurricane Harvey

"...Island Motor Bikes in Port Aransas reopened eight weeks after Hurricane Harvey as the..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: I.B. Magee County Park, Port Aransas

Port A park has rebounded from Hurricane Harvey

"...I.B. Magee County Park in Port Aransas is going through some big changes this summer...."

June 25, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Rick Pratt School of Wooden Boat Building, Port Aransas

Just add water at boat-building school

"...The Rick Pratt School of Wooden Boat Building in Port Aransas continues the tradition of the fishing village's iconic..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Port Aransas’ South Jetty

Weekly newspaper is a wealth of information for locals and visitors alike

"...of a rare breed – a native son of Port Aransas who lives in Port Aransas. He is also..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Port Isabel Lighthouse, Port Isabel

Keeping the lights on after almost two centuries on the Gulf Coast

"...The Port Isabel Lighthouse still stands guard over the waters of..."

March 31, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Port Lavaca

A fisherman’s paradise worth exploring

"...Port Lavaca doesn't have access to sandy beaches like other..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Port Mansfield

Tiny village on the Texas coast in South Texas is a fisherman's paradise

"...Port Mansfield is a fisherman's fishing village. Perched on the..."

May 20, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Janis Joplin's Porsche in Port Arthur

Museum of Gulf Coast wants the Lord to buy them a Porsche

"...least not the replica of the famous car in Port Arthur's Museum of the Gulf Coast...."

Oct. 2, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Scheming Beagle Port 2004

Stone House Vineyard produces Scheming Beagle, a Texas Port that stands above the rest

"...Scheming Beagle Port 2004Stone House Vineyard www.stonehousevineyard.com..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Food Column by Kate Thornberry

Day Trips: SandFest, Port Aransas

Gulf Coast sand sculpture competition is the place to see some sandy feats

"...The Texas SandFest in Port Aransas mixes sandcastles, carnival food, and island music for..."

April 25, 2025 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: The Sip Yard, Port Aransas

Slip into this restaurant and drinking hub for an al fresco dining experience

"...The Sip Yard has elevated casual dining in Port Aransas...."

Oct. 18, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: LaVaca BBQ, Port Lavaca

Woman-run barbecue joint is winning over customers

"...Kelli Nevarez of LaVaca BBQ in Port Lavaca is a member of a very exclusive club...."

April 7, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Port Isabel Lighthouse

The lighthouse guided ships through the channel between Padre Island and the mainland

"...The Port Isabel Lighthouse guided ships through the narrow channel between..."

June 26, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Marine Science Center, Port Aransas

Science center unveils the natural secrets of the barrier island

"...pastel-colored condos, world-class restaurants, and miles of beach at Port Aransas. The center reveals the fragile ecosystem that makes..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Palmilla Golf Club, Port A

Hit the links at the beach

"...Palmilla Beach Golf Club in Port Aransas took the lemons handed to it by Hurricane..."

May 31, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Port Arthur, Texas! Not Houston.

"...Dear Editor, The rap group UGK is/was from Port Arthur, Texas, not Houston as was stated in your..."

May 16, 2008 Postmarks

Austin's WriteByNight Is a Writer's Port in the Media Storm

Goldberg & Duhr: Easing the agony of blocks and deadlines

"...we decided that, if we wanted that kind of support and community, we should just go ahead and build..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Naked City

Port Austin, the turbo-hyped broadband expo planned for Nov. 9-11, has been canceled.

"...Port Austin, the turbo-hyped "national broadband expo" where "suits, boots,..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Day Trips: Farley Boat Works

Port Aransas boat builder keeps the spirit of the Texas coast alive

"...ago, the Farley brothers began a boatbuilding tradition in Port Aransas on the Texas coast that continues today. A..."

Oct. 21, 2015 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Wine of the Week

Fortified wines make for mighty-fine times

"...weather is the perfect time for a bottle of Port. These complex and decadent dessert wines come from Portugal..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Weekend Wine: A Very Nice Gift

Vintage port is pricey but worth it for wine lovers on your holiday list

"...don’t often buy is a great bottle of vintage port...."

Dec. 20, 2024 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Le Havre

Aki Kaurismäki's distinctive blend of deadpan humor and quotidian melodrama comes through in this new film.

"...Filmed in the Normandy port city of Le Havre, France, the film is Finland’s..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Little Traitor

Set in the British Mandate of Palestine in the summer of 1947, The Little Traitor stars Alfred Molina and tells its story through the eyes of a young innocent.

"...Directed by: Lynn Roth. Starring: Alfred Molina, Ido Port, Rami Heuberger, Gilya Stern and Theodore Bikel. Attempting to..."

April 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

PCU

"...Tom Lawrence (Young) is a pre-frosh visitor to idyllic Port Chester University. Fresh off the bus, he's been assigned..."

May 6, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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