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• Craig Brown started working when he was twelve years old. He told us so on the last day he was Mayor of Galveston — May 13, with a farewell speech to give that afternoon and a few hours of office left. We asked him what he was most looking forward to in retirement. "Not having a schedule," he said. Twelve years on the City Council. Seven as mayor. A hurricane survived. A vision for Pelican Island that quietly reshaped what this island will be for the next half-century. And the thing he was m

  27 May 2026 · The 1839 · $100 – $199 · 9K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

• Part 5 of 6: A Conversation with Mayor Craig Brown Cities don't usually get to choose who they are. On May 2, Galveston did. JP Listowski won the mayor's race by 24 points. Bob Brown won reelection by 25. Jeff Taylor took his seat by 10. All three ran on the same message — end the division, listen to every resident, govern for the whole community. But an election is a beginning, not an answer. The budget math is real. The bridge isn't built. The housing isn't ready. Thousands of workers are on t

  14 May 2026 · The 1839 · $100 – $199 · 9K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

• “I want every business owner to leave knowing where the city is headed and where they can plug in.” — Mayor JP Listowski Shipbuilding, local contracting and the city’s direction meet at the October 29 Galveston Economic Development Summit. Our story looks at why those conversations matter for the businesses and people already here, with perspectives from Listowski, Joshua Owens and Billy Coltzer. Read the story: https://the1839.com/galvestons-future-takes-the-stage-at-the-summit/ Photo: 2025

  26 October 2026 · The 1839 · $0 – $99 · 2K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• I love downtown most in the hours when it is not performing. Within a few blocks, Galveston can be a working port and a courthouse, a home and a stage, a place to make art and a place to make payroll. Downtown refuses to become one thing. That is part of its beauty—and part of our responsibility. The danger is not that nobody is working. It is that good work can happen beside other good work without ever becoming one good place. This essay is about the seams: where preservation meets new use,

  29 July 2026 · The 1839 · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• He knows the grass, the mud, and whether he can still get through. The Ghost Wolf survives because Galveston's marsh made room for a species the world declared extinct in 1980. But the marsh is losing ground, and whether Galveston finally chooses to protect it will decide the island's future. Read "The Oldest BOI" at the1839.com.

  29 July 2026 · The 1839 · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• I love downtown most in the hours when it is not performing. Within a few blocks, Galveston can be a working port and a courthouse, a home and a stage, a place to make art and a place to make payroll. Downtown refuses to become one thing. That is part of its beauty—and part of our responsibility. The danger is not that nobody is working. It is that good work can happen beside other good work without ever becoming one good place. This essay is about the seams: where preservation meets new use,

  29 July 2026 · The 1839 · $0 – $99 · 2K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library