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Fringe Benefits π€
Nederland Taps Its First Bucktoberfest, Los Compadres Serves Pupusas in Port Arthur, Kevin Spencer Works Magic in Orange, Lamar Cracks the Top 10, and more.
Recent issues
License to GRILL π₯’
Groves Cracks Open Its Pecan Festival, KH Baby Dresses Little Boys in Port Neches, Oktoberfest Fills Rogers Park, Shangri La Raises Its Scarecrows, and more.
Rice Rice Baby π
Winnie Blesses the Crops Tonight, J&Z Fries Tostones in Port Arthur, Kickstand Leads a Saturday Ride in Beaumont, Fire Festival Builds a Kids' Course, and more.
Call My Fluff π€
Orangetober Fills Riverside Pavilion in Orange, Taz Grill Fires a Tandoor in Beaumont, Riceland Sets a Sleep Center Ribbon Cutting, Lamar Hosts Northwestern State, and more.
Some Like It HotπΆοΈ
Dunham's Sports Picks Central Mall in Port Arthur, Beaumont Drafts a 20-Year Plan, Mi Cristo Roto Plays the Jefferson, Comic Con Heads to Doggett Ford Park, and more.
Abbie Road π₯
Navy Picks a Shipyard in Orange, Parker McCollum Plays Beaumont, Ricky Skaggs Opens the Lutcher Season, Restaurant Week Fills Orange County, and more.
Bone AppeΜtit πΆ
Exxon Wins a Carbon Permit in Jefferson County, Lamar Posts Record Enrollment, Symphony Opens Its Season in Beaumont, a Ranger Aims a Telescope at the Sun, and more.
All About That Bass π£
ABBA Tribute Hits the Jefferson Theatre, Sea Ranch Batters Shrimp in Port Neches, Bucktoberfest Taps a Cask in Beaumont, Port Arthur Seeks Mardi Gras Krewes, and more.
No Lyin' π
Windstorm Coverage Holds for Beach Cabins, John Conlee Plays Silsbee, Two Orange County Cities Raise Tax Rates, Fiesta Fills Port Arthur, and more.
Koi Story π£
Lucha Libre Lands in Beaumont, Four Plants Report Storm Emissions in Port Arthur, Twin City Highway Closes Nightly in Nederland, Anglers Fish Pleasure Island, and more.
Older issues
September 2026
Sep 2 After Edouard π§οΈ Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv)August 2026
Aug 31 Pardon My Frenchy π Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Aug 26 Roux The Day π² Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Aug 24 Cheddar Together π§ Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Aug 19 Bueller? Bueller? πΆοΈ Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Aug 17 Forge Ahead π¨ Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Aug 12 Pho Get About It π Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Aug 10 Dill With It π₯ Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Aug 5 Wok This Way π₯‘ Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Aug 3 Up, Up and Away π Monday (opens on Beehiiv)July 2026
Jul 29 Stayin' Alive on Fannin Street πΊ Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Jul 27 Class Is Almost in Session Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Jul 22 The Wheels on the Zip Go Round Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Jul 20 Port Arthur's Safest Bet Yet π Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Jul 15 Beaumont's Big Chill π§ Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Jul 13 A Little Pho, A Little Jazz, A Little Badge of Honor Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Jul 8 Back to the Future, Beaumont Edition Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Jul 6 The One Where Sabine Gets a Second Act Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Jul 1 Port Arthur's Sub Plot β Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv)June 2026
Jun 24 If Beaumont Builds It... ποΈ Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Jun 22 Ease On Down The Road π³οΈ Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Jun 17 Calm Before the Storm βοΈ Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Jun 15 Something's Brewing in Beaumont πΊ Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Jun 10 Pipes & Pageants π Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Jun 8 Concord Road in Beaumont Texas Just Got Interesting π Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Jun 3 Calm Before the No-Storm π Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Jun 1 To Infinity and College Station βΎ Monday (opens on Beehiiv)May 2026
May 20 Wright Place, Right Time π Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) May 18 It's Getting Hot in Here π‘οΈ Monday (opens on Beehiiv) May 13 PA's 10-Year Wait Is Finally Over π Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) May 11 $190M deal hits Port Neches π Monday (opens on Beehiiv) May 6 Sophie's at nationals + Beaumont just got $2M π€Έ Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) May 4 New Boss Season in SETX ποΈ Monday (opens on Beehiiv)April 2026
Apr 29 150 Seniors on the Wait List π½οΈ Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Apr 27 FEMA Sends $10M to South Beaumont π Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Apr 22 Port Arthur Made Energy History π’ Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Apr 20 ExxonMobil Goes Underground in SETX π± Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Apr 15 Port Arthur's getting 2 power plants π Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Apr 13 Jimmy Johnson, Molten Iron & a Burn Hazard π₯ Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Apr 8 SETX is building ποΈ Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Apr 6 Beaumont's $50M Mental Health Bet π§ Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Apr 1 New Boss in Beaumont (It's Official) ποΈ Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv)March 2026
Mar 30 Beaumont Beat the Whole Country to This One π Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Mar 25 Record Crowds and Big Color π¨ Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Mar 23 Pleasure Island Powers Up β‘ Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Mar 18 Beaumont's throwing itself an awards show π¬ Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Mar 16 The Oscar Winner...π Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Mar 11 700 new jobs last year. Is SETX on the right track? π Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Mar 9 10 Full Rides & a Brand-New Coalition π Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Mar 5 Fill up now or regret it later β½ Special (opens on Beehiiv) Mar 2 March Just Got Interesting π Monday (opens on Beehiiv)February 2026
Feb 25 Downtown PA Gets a Glow-Up Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Feb 23 A WWII Hero Comes Home Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Feb 18 Port Arthur's Bridge to the Future, Literally π Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Feb 16 Everything Everywhere All at Once... in Beaumont ποΈ Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Feb 12 SETX Goes Full Mardi Gras Mode π Special (opens on Beehiiv) Feb 9 Love is in the Air And a New City Manager π Monday (opens on Beehiiv) Feb 4 Bus routes changing, Central Mall booming, and Super Bowl watch parties π Wednesday (opens on Beehiiv) Feb 2 A student win for Lamar + 100,000 meals in Orange 𧑠Monday (opens on Beehiiv)January 2026
Jan 27 The Great Thaw Is Here π‘οΈ Special (opens on Beehiiv) Jan 26 Welcome to 'What's Up Southeast Texas!' Monday (opens on Beehiiv)Every issue from this edition is in the cards above.