Gina and I recently attended the RE/MAX of Texas Convention in Galveston. While we spent 3 busy conference days, we were able to relax a little on day 4 before driving back to Dallas. We met up with Mark Stroeh and his wife on Sunday to enjoy a…

THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 16TH By Bill Cherry Fifty-five years of January 16ths have come and gone since then, but the lesson taught on January 16, 1957 by Ball High School speech and drama teacher, Arthur Graham, at the old Galveston County…

If you remember what you learned in school, in general the circle is the strongest geometric form, followed by the triangle. From a practical standpoint, though, most building frames and trusses are made strong by converting some of their…

“Ever since hedge fund honcho Eddie Lampert bought Sears and merged it into his already-owned Kmart back in 2005, the combined Sears-Kmart chain has been a business in decline. Same-store sales numbers have dropped consistently since the…

Note: This is the original draft of the piece I wrote for Texas Heritage, the magazine of the Texas Historical Foundation. It is in the Volume 4 2011 issue. THE STORY OF GALVESTON’S MACEO DAYS: Not as you’ve been led to…

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The Day Oscar Ekelund and I Met the Hotel’s New Manager By Bill Cherry Moments before, George Mitchell had finished up the stuff necessary for him to buy the long out of business flop house called the Belmont Hotel. It sat on the…

This is a very well attended, famous event. Ron Wyatt is not only a superb organist but an entertaining raconteur. The church's 4, 000 pipe Austin organ is the instrument of the angels. Houstonian Edgar Moore's Sons of Orpheus Choir for years has…

This years Lone Star Biker rally is this weekend in Galveston Texas. One of the largest motorcyle rallies in the states, this event is great for the whole family. Events include poker runs, concerts, cook offs, and more. The entire island is filled…

November 12th marks the grand opening of the Tenth Annual Festival of Lights event, held at Moody Gardens in Galveston Start a new holiday tradition with your family this year and enjoy more than1 million lights within 100 sound-enhanced animated…

Those interested in the eclectic history of Galveston, Texas, could possibly find the pieces I did for News-24 Houston of value. I've posted 8 on youtube, and plan to add more each week until they are all available. Here's the link. Current…

This last Saturday my husband, and friends, Tellie and Jim went to Galveston to hang out and see what we could get into. We decided to get a little something to eat and drove up to THE SPOT on the Galveston wall. Now when we came up the back…

Bill Cherry's Galveston Memories are now on Youtube. We are adding the pieces about Galveston characters and places that I did for Houston's Channel 24 about 8 years ago. BILL CHERRY, REALTORS DALLAS - PARK CITIES Since 1964..