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Moody Gardens, established in 1986 by The Moody Foundation, is a non-profit attraction in Galveston, Texas, that includes a hotel and a golf course. Moody Gardens features three main pyramid attractions: the Aquarium Pyramid, which is one of the largest in the region and holds many species of fish and other marine animals; the Rainforest Pyramid, which contains tropical plants, animals, birds ...
In 2007, Moody Gardens, Inc. signed an agreement with the City of Galveston to completely rebuild the city's municipal golf course with a contribution from the Moody Foundation. It reopened in June 2008 under the moniker Moody Gardens Golf Course. It underwent a $17 million comprehensive renovation, including the addition of new turf grass ...
Dickens on the Strand is an annual Christmas festival organized by the Galveston Historical Foundation in Galveston, Texas occurring the first weekend in December. [1] Established in 1974 and set against the historical backdrop of Galveston's Strand, participants come to witness and relive the Charles Dickens era. Saturday features a parade ...
Lightscape brought custom-designed artistic light installations, tunnels, sculptures and flowers to the Fort Worth Botanic Garden off University Drive. From Nov. 18 to Jan. 8, visitors can explore ...
Walk or drive through gardens, parks and neighborhoods. Help charities while you're at it. Brighten your nights with our roundup of South Bend area Christmas lights displays
The holiday season is a time for family, and Mariah Carey's Christmas concert in Austin brought generations together on Sunday. The crowd for the pop superstar's first ever show in our city was ...
The original plat of Galveston, drawn in the late 1830s, includes Avenue B. The name 'strand' for Ave. B was coined by a German immigrant named Michael William Shaw who opened a jewelry store on the corner of 23rd and Ave. B. Shaw, not liking the name "Ave. B", changed the name of the street on his stationery to "Strand", thinking that the name (named after a street in London) would have ...
William Lewis Moody Jr. (January 25, 1865 – July 21, 1954) [1] [2] [3] was an American financier and entrepreneur from Galveston, Texas, who founded a private bank, an insurance company, and one of the largest charitable foundations in the United States. [4] Moody was active in the day-to-day operations of his companies until two days before ...