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

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

Floyd Moore R.I.P.

"...were around in the early 1970s or are from Port Arthur, but trust me when I say that if..."

Jan. 29, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Janis Joplin, Texas, and the Big Beat

How East Texas Shaped Rock's First Female Superstar

"...hysterics on January 19, 1943 when the oil refinery seaport of Port Arthur, Texas, won the heavenly crapshoot as..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Day Trips

Port Arthur's the home of Janis Joplin's psychedelic Porsche

"...Port Arthur simply cannot be properly explored in six hours...."

March 9, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Get It While You Can

"...who sold out her lover for chump change. That's important because Caserta's sometimes acerbic comments eerily ring true almost..."

March 19, 1999 Books Feature

Model Citizens Bland and Keffer

Striking Poses in the Name of Art

"...Ken Webster when I got here, because he's from Port Arthur, and I'm from Port Arthur, too. So I..."

March 21, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Okie Dokie Stomp

Clifford Antone didn't invent the blues, he immortalized them

"...came from black folks he grew up around in Port Arthur, Texas; from bands like the Fabulous Boogie Kings..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Hell's Belle

'Hellion' marks Kat Candler's long road to overnight success

"...lots of photos from the Hellion shoot in the Port Arthur region, including producing partner Kelly Williams' hometown of..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Day Trips

The Battle of Sabine Pass is known as one of the greatest battles, yet it has been largely overshadowed by other Civil War engagements

"...with a historic park about 14 miles south of Port Arthur. Huge oceangoing vessels move vast amounts of goods..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The year's best traveling around Texas

"...Best Quick Seafood: Tracy's Seafood in Port Arthur serves a golden-fried fish-and-shrimp dinner that will knock..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Balmorhea, Big Bend, Boquillas, Bois d'Arc, and blueberries

"...More West Texas news. The hours of the Boquillas Port of Entry in the Big Bend National Park have..."

May 31, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...by Gerald E. McLeod The ferries at Port Aransas may be the best free ride in the..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Spring has sprung, and here's 100 ways to celebrate

"...The beach between mile markers 9 and 13 at Port Aransas becomes an art gallery of strange creations during..."

April 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

February's full of fun

"...on Feb. 16 at 10am for $40 and the Port to Port History Boat Tour on Feb. 23 at..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Start April with a scenic drive along fields of flowers

"...be found along our highways. The Texas Department of Transportation sows about 30,000 pounds of seeds in the right..."

March 31, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Statues of Texas Women

A list of Texas women who stand tall

"...Museum of the Gulf Coast in her hometown of Port Arthur...."

March 6, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

New Janis Joplin Biography Favors Love Over Sensationalism

Author Holly George-Warren shows the love in Janis: Her Life and Music

"...genius of the woman born Janis Lyn Joplin in Port Arthur, Texas, in 1943. There was a direct connection..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Feature by Tim Stegall

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

No more pencils, no more books, just tons of fun for everyone

"...use shrimp as bait, be sure that is not imported and is native to the Gulf of Mexico. According..."

May 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Death Watch

Chester to die June 12

"...murders – including the February 1998 murder of a well-regarded Port Arthur fireman, Willie Ryman III, whom Chester shot after..."

June 7, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Story Behind the Menu

Hill Top Cafe dishes up down-home fare with authentic Texas origins

"...half of the 19th century. She grew up in Port Arthur, but spent her summers with her oma and..."

July 20, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Roadie

The shot about midway through 'Roadie' that travels from her sparkling shoes slowly up to her beaming face – that's Margaret Moser.

"...But I got enough screen time to make my Port Arthur cousin Dan, serving in the Navy on the..."

March 2, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Perry on Power

'No energy subsidies' or 'No, energy subsidies"

"...is little secret that Texas has always been financially supportive of the energy industry, and Perry's administration has been..."

Oct. 25, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

TCB

Remembering Clifford Antone, who gave Austin a home of the blues

"...of death was unknown, pending results of a toxicology report, which they estimated would take about two weeks, but..."

May 26, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Day Trips

Take the Texas music heritage tour and learn more about Texas' homegrown talent, such as Bob Wills, Buddy Holly, and more

"...Driving south to Port Arthur, no Texas museum celebrates the blending of cultures..."

March 10, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Janis Joplin

Record review

"...night residency at Threadgill's, and even made peace with Port Arthur. Who knows? The questions she left behind in..."

July 1, 2005 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Texas Titles in Toto

"..."Port Arthur Waltz," Harry Choates..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature

Walter T. Higgs, John McVey, Jeffrey P. Ross

Texas Platters

"...Texas-Louisiana cradle. That's no surprise, considering Thompson hails from Port Arthur, the real Diddy Wah Diddy. No surprise either..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Mary Karr Reviewed

"...in the psuedonymous community of Leechfield, someplace close to Port Arthur. Now Karr brings us Cherry, which turns out..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Books Feature

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...to practice these utterly correct and, perhaps even more importantly, utterly useful responses...."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

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