Ruth Ann Ruiz

By Ruth Ann Ruiz The Post Newspaper Features Editor  A team of people seeking to have a Juneteenth Museum on the empty lot near Courville Stadium in Galveston presented their …

By Ruth Ann Ruiz The Post Newspaper Features Editor “I only went to church when my Grandma made me go,” said Pastor Jervie Windom, who leads his flock as the …

By Ruth Ann Ruiz The Post Newspaper Features Editor It’s that time of year again— Mardi Gras time! The Rotary Club of Texas City held its 14th Mardi Gras parade …

By Ruth Ann Ruiz The Post Newspaper Features Editor They were once soldiers serving our nation in the Army, living wherever they were sent and doing as they were told, …

By Ruth Ann Ruiz The Post Newspaper Features Editor  Two years ago, I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Jennie Bennett.  She was a breast cancer survivor. Because of her …

By Ruth Ann Ruiz The Post Newspaper Features Editor If you’re gonna attend a country music fest in a small Texas town, the inaugural one to boot, you would expect …

 By Ruth Ann Ruiz The Post Newspaper Features Editor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy was honored with a parade through the streets of Galveston and onto Seawall Boulevard, ending …

By Ruth Ann Ruiz The Post Newspaper Features Editor Mary Weaver has handed over the mops, broomsticks, dusters, and all other cleaning tools along with her clients to a younger …

By Ruth Ann Ruiz The Post Newspaper Features Editor  Juneteenth, a federal holiday honoring the end of slavery in the U.S., originated in Galveston Texas and the intention of one …