JAMAICA BEACH

A marina converted into a luxurious private home is now on the market in Jamaica Beach for $3,750,000.

HOUSTON – A massive home in Jamaica Beach, Texas, is no more. The home dubbed “The Plantation” by locals was torn down Thursday, according to social media postings from the area showing the massive demolition on Termini San Luis Pass Road. The massive million-dollar home at 17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road came down in spectacular fashion. AdIt’s unclear why the house was torn down and what is planned for the beachfront land on which it stood. 17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)17007 Termini San Luis Pass Road (HAR)See all of the photos here.

JAMAICA BEACH, Texas – It hasn’t even been a month since Tropical Storm Beta led to coastal flooding across southeast Texas. However, residents in Galveston and Jamaica Beach are preparing once again for what Hurricane Delta could bring. The weather was perfect along Jamaica Beach on Wednesday. Many Texans are already fatigued after Hurricane Laura and Tropical Storm Beta. Smith lives in Jamaica Beach and is moving all his items upstairs.

We put the question Whats your favorite Houston-area beach to go to? to Houston-area residents and what we got back were dozens of responses, ranging from tried-and-true local favorites to well, more distant locales. Here are some of the beaches Houston-area residents said they love going to. Jamaica BeachJamaica beach for sure! Id drive out to Destin or SPI. - RuthLess Fuentes----Beachgoers, what area beaches do you like to go to? What would you add to this list?

Brazoria county leaders closed Surfside Beach ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Hanna down the Texas coast. So we got to go home,” said Nizar Bechnati, who was visiting the beach. We had to get out of here,” said Abeni Ojo, who was also visiting the beach. It was much of the same at Jamaica Beach, where flags whipped in the wind and waves crashed along the shoreline. While Hanna’s target appears to be elsewhere, for now, the storm is also a reminder of how busy the hurricane season can be.

Lowell Shapley of New Caney was fishing when he accidentally stepped into a deep hole where a stingray was at Jamaica Beach in Galveston. In response to a comment on his Facebook post, Shapley said the incident was caused by bad luck and bad timing. Despite wearing protective reef boots and waders, he says the stingray went through the boot and a layer of neoprene. Had the water muddied around me so couldn’t see and moved sideways right into a deep hole where he was laid up. Got to shore and called a friend close that came over with an icechest full of scalding water,” Shapley said on Facebook.

Published: May 4, 2020, 11:13 amGALVESTON, Texas – Beaches across Texas reopened over the weekend after Gov. Greg Abbott lifted orders to move forward with the first phase of reopening state. It appears many Texans fled to Galveston and nearby beaches. There also appeared to be gatherings at Port Aransas Beach over the weekend. Other beaches like Surfside and South Padre Island seemed to be quieter.

How Houston's most iconic and often traveled streets got their namesA pirate's life for meNeighborhood: Jamaica Beach in GalvestonStreet Names: Buccaneer, Jolly Roger, Edward Teach, Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Captain Hook, Jean Lafitte, John Davis, Henry Morgan, Mansvelt, Francis Drake, John Silver less A pirate's life for meNeighborhood: Jamaica Beach in GalvestonStreet Names: Buccaneer, Jolly Roger, Edward Teach, Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Captain Hook, Jean Lafitte, John Davis, Henry Morgan, ... more Photo: Peter Mountain, Associated Press Photo: Peter Mountain, Associated Press Image 1 of / 65 Caption Close How Houston's most iconic and often traveled streets got their names 1 / 65 Back to GalleryMore than 180 years and 6,000 miles of paved asphalt later, Houston's streets have amassed an impressive history since the city was founded in 1836. While the meaning of street names like John F. Kennedy Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard are implied, those like Scarlett and Wilkes in the Twelve Oaks neighborhood are more nuanced. Those streets, and six others around them, were drawn from "Gone With The Wind." CITIES OF THE CITY: How 21 Houston suburbs got their namesIn the Memorial Bend neighborhood, you can find street names like Isolde, Traviata and Faust, which all belong to some of the most famed operas. Swipe through the gallery above to learn the backstory of other Houston streets.