MIXING OIL AND WATER Destination: Beaumont Successful pairings of odd combinations lead to a fascinating stay in Beaumont. By Sheryl Smith-Rodgers “Look!” George Newsome slows the white Suburban to a…
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Suga’s Deep South Cuisine & Jazz Bar Just off the I-10 Freeway in Beaumont, Suga’s Deep South Cuisine & Jazz Bar has been renovated to include a state-of-the-art sound and video system in the upstairs…
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Dog days of autumn? Most people think the saying “dog days of summer” refers to it being so hot that everyone turns into dogs and lies around sleeping. The saying actually comes from the period…
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Day Trips Gladys City in Beaumont re-creates the boomtown and gusher at Spindletop BY GERALD E. MCLEOD, FRI., SEPT. 19, 2014 MORE DAY TRIPS COLUMNS» PHOTOS BY GERALD E. MCLEOD Gladys City thrived…
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Biking with Alligators in Texas By Diana Lambdin Meyer Published on Monday, September 01, 2014 The people of Beaumont, Texas, affectionately known as "beaumartians", live close enough to the…
Read MoreTaking a bite out of Beaumont 12:00 a.m. June 7 by Mauri Elbel / Special to the Austin American-Statesman I wasn’t familiar with the sounds an alligator made until my recent visit to…
Read MoreThe McFaddin-Ward House Museum serves as the city's cultural and historic center offering house tours of the three-story home and hosting special events. The Home The historic home is a 12,800…
Read MoreMeet "Big Al." At 13 feet, four inches, he's a living example that everything's bigger in Texas. Al's habitat is Gator Country Adventure Park, an alligator theme park built on the remnants of a…
Read MoreChosen by fortune for glory, the world first knew Beaumont through Spindletop, the oil field that proved petroleum could be found in quantities to supply the world. The technology, industry, and…
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