Comfort zone in the crosshairs
A columnist admits missing the mark on a previous piece about stepping outside the comfort zone. He reflects on embracing awkwardness, facing fears, and the challenge of encouraging others to push beyond familiar habits despite personal doubt.
Local artists Dixie Gypsies fuse reuse into unique home decor
Baytown shop Dixie Gypsies on 1501 Pruett St showcases Brenda Hite and her daughter Crystal Pyle turning recycled items into bold handmade art. Hite crafts color filled crosses and mosaics from found objects while Pyle creates chunky jewelry from repurposed pieces. Their work and mentoring of others draw steady customer traffic in a bright, busy storefront.
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Crystal Pyle
Dixie Gypsies
Pruett Street
Baytown
Brenda Hite
Pruett St
Hite
Pyle
Cobi Phillips
Defee Street
Reunion marks 1941 42 era with Goose Creek memories
On October 16 at Goose Creek Country Club Robert E Lee High School classmates from 1941 42 will reunite to recall ham burgers at Wimpy s and ice cream at San Jacinto Creamery. Service stations were full service and theaters were picture shows not movies, with local shops like Home Lumber and Cone s Pharmacy anchoring West and East Texas avenues.
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Wimpy’s
San Jacinto Creamery
Otto Huddle
Wilkenfeld Furniture
Jack Saunders
E.S. Cabhriner
Home Lumber Co
West Texas Avenue
Busch & Casey
East Texas Avenue
Cone’s Pharmacy
Baytown
Goose Creek
Wainscott’s Five and Dime
Pelly
Texan and Palace
Alamo
Arcadia
Goose Creek Country Club
Robert E. Lee High School
Baytown Refinery
Fifty Years of Marriage Remembered in Bay City
A sportswriter recalls marrying Margie on October 6 1960 at Holy Cross Catholic Church Bay City. He worked as a timekeeper for Brown and Root three days earlier and planned a short honeymoon to Houston. He notes the upcoming golden anniversary and shares memories of the wedding day.
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Margie
Bay City
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Brown & Root
Sweeny
Houston
Paris
Ben Holub
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