Life in the Coastal Bend

Corpus Christi I never thought I would end up staying in Corpus Christi. I always aspired to get out of this town. But the second I got the chance I got cold feet. With family all across the US, I...

Calling all designers, creatives, and creative designer wannabes! What do you call these? Pins? Buttons? Buttons, pins? Either way, we want to see what you come up with. You do not have to be a professional or an expert...

It's Fall Ya'll!!!!   Time to grab your Pumpkin Spice Latte, slip into your UGGs {and then realize this is south Texas and put your flip flops back on} and get out that fall wardrobe. Starting in just a few short...

Corpus Christi Texas is home, but we have lived in Lake Charles, Louisiana for the last year due to my husband’s job. I am an oil field wife, so I knew sooner or later, we’d move again, this time to the...

Voting.  Elections. Politics.  What to do at the polls. Once upon a time, a long, long time ago I earned a Political Science degree from the University of Wisconsin.  The plan was to go to law school and become an...

Heather Gresham is a sponsor in CCMB’s annual guide to area photographers. She specializes in Children's Portraiture and Composites. One cannot have too many creative hobbies. That’s how local photographer Heather Gresham sees it. She always enjoyed drawing and painting.  Then, nearly ten...

It never really occurred to me that the tradition of Homecoming Mums was a Texas thing. I find it amusing now to see the looks and the questions that people from outside the state start asking when Homecoming season rolls...

It's #TastyTuesday and today I am sharing a few of my favorite places to get a sweet treat around Corpus Christi! If you know me you are well aware I love sweet treats!! There have been many times I have been...

CCMB Weekly Weekend Round-Up! Your local events guide to family fun in the Coastal Bend. Get out explore and do something fun, friends!   Want to add your family-friendly event to the local events guide, let us know in the comments...

I am an avid reader and love to bury my face in a good digital novel every night before bed. Since we are basically stuck at home for the unforeseeable future and one can only watch so much Netflix -...