Tag: sandcastles

Easy-Going and Quirky, Port Aransas Is a Good Place to ‘Sit and Watch the World Go By’

By Patti Nickell From Tribune News Service Port Aransas—Sitting on the deck of Grumble’s Seafood Co. overlooking the Port Aransas marina, I sipped a tropical drink and watched as the sky used every purple shade in the celestial crayon box in its final salute to the day. First came a pale swath of lavender, followed…


Successful Entrepreneur Builds Beloved Sandcastle Creations Every Saturday

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—If you take a stroll down Newport Beach’s Balboa Island boardwalk on any given Saturday morning, as you come to Sapphire Street, you’re likely to come upon Chris Crosson, a businessman turned sandcastle guru, knee deep in sand and water building his latest creation. As a child, Crosson grew up on Sapphire, playing…