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Five Years After Hurricane Harvey, Rockport’s Rebirth Continues with New Arts Center

What Happens When the “Port Aransas Sandcastle Guy” Can’t Go to the Beach?

For the past 13 years, Mark Landrum has been known as the “Port Aransas Sandcastle Guy.” The sand artist teaches lessons on how to build sandcastles, but is also commissioned to create custom works for marriage proposals, businesses openings, family greeting cards, and more. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Landrum has had to face the ultimate challenge to his way of life: How do you work with sand when you have limited access to the beach?

Small-Town Dispatches: How COVID-19 is affecting some of our favorite Texas communities

by Tyson Bird

How Phoenix Restaurant and Bar in Port Aransas Got its Caribbean Flair

by Art Williams

The Worsham clan’s enthusiasm for Mouttet’s food motivated Worsham to start her culinary apprenticeships as soon as she graduated from high school. It also influenced her preference for piquant dishes and reinforced her choice in hiring Omar Brown, the Phoenix’s current sous chef who grew up in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

Hurricane Harvey Updates

by Art Williams

Our staff has compiled a digital resource guide on the reopenings of major attractions, restaurants, and hotels in the coastal cities affected by Hurricane Harvey.

Brazos Bend State Park extends its closure

by Lois Rodriguez

Brazos Bend State Park, a 5,000-acre parcel of public land managed by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, remains closed to public use because of impacts from Hurricane Harvey and historic flooding.