 Galveston is known for its historic neighborhoods and a ten-mile long seawall designed to protect the city from floods. It is also home to the infamous Balinese Room, a historic nightclub and former illegal gambling hall located on a 600-foot pier extending into the Gulf of Mexico.(Information provided by Wikipedia .)
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Beat the Heat - National Night Out Moves to October 7 |
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Beat the Heat: National Night Out Moves to October 7
Galveston, Texas
August 12, 2008
Dust off the lawn chairs and break out the potato salad recipes! Neighborhoods across the island are planning to celebrate National Night Out!
Now in its 25th year, National Night Out (NNO) was originally organized to:
- Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
- Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime efforts;
- Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police community partnerships; and
- Send a message to criminals letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
Due to our hot climate, cities throughout Texas, including Galveston, will be celebrating on Tuesday, October 7th. Local organizers are hoping the pilot date not only brings cooler weather, but that it also attracts even more participation. “This is a great way to meet your neighbors. We hope that by pushing the event into the fall even more people will choose to spend the evening out visiting,” stated Galveston Police Officer and NNO organizer Archie Chapman. If successful, the new date will be adopted permanently. |
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Fish Kill Likely a Result of TS Edouard Winds |
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Fish Kill Likely a Result of TS Edouard’s Winds
Galveston, Texas
August 6, 2008
Between 1,000 and 2,000 menhaden fingerlings succumbed to low dissolved oxygen levels in Lake Madeline yesterday.
A large algal bloom began to develop in the lake late last week. After examining water samples, scientists from Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) determined it was a cyanobacterial bloom consisting mostly of Microcystis sp., which is known to produce toxins that can lead to fish kills. At the time, lake conditions appeared to mimic those in 2005 when an earlier menhaden kill was recorded.
Last week, surface water dissolved oxygen (DO) levels were measured between 13 and 15 mg/L, whereas, at two meters below the surface DO readings had dropped to about 2.5 mg/L DO. As expected, abundant sulfide was noticed in the surface water near the SolarBee. Yesterday, TAMUG professor Dr. Gilbert Rowe noticed the lake's center had taken on a peculiar 'yellowish green' color, indicating a column change.
Flocks of birds arrived on the lake's western portion suggesting a possible upwelling of bottom water. "As the surface was pushed east toward the center by wind, it was replaced by deep bottom water. Tropical Storm Edouard brought steady 20 to 30 knot wind from the west to northwest which likely caused the water column to turnover bringing the low oxygen, |
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