Sentences with phrase «gulf coast town»

In some Gulf Coast towns, Katrina's powerful 28 - foot - high storm surge did not leave a single structure standing.

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When complete, a short walk through town will take one from the gorgeous white sand along the Gulf coast, through a thriving town center filled with a variety of shops and restaurants, along pathways lined with neighborhood parks, pools, and event spaces, culminating on a 20 - acre nature preserve to the north with trails and boardwalks winding through cypress wetlands.

Kenneth Michael Stabler was born in Foley, a small Alabama town near the Gulf Coast, on Christmas Day 1945.

Loyal Cajuns claim that Lafayette is the fastest - growing town in the whole U.S.. Its proximity to both the oil fields of East Texas and the Louisiana Gulf Coast makes it an ideal nesting place for the sales and administrative offices of oil companies.

Longtime independent writer - director Victor Nunez brings a rare combination of homegrown regional sensibility and genuine filmmaking skills to his low - key stories of small - town life on Florida's gulf coast.

This season works its way from the shadowy deep south (the series debut, «Black November,» takes them to a gothic town frozen in time by its own guilt and shame and ruled over by a virtual dictator, Everett Sloane) across the gulf coast through the southwest desert states and over to the west coast.

In a city five hundred miles from the Texas Gulf Coast and a day's car ride from the mountains of neighboring New Mexico, the town pools and the library were the closest thing a lot of people had to getting away.

Located just a 2.5 hour drive from Bangkok, Hua Hin is a vibrant town on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand that offers a wealth of cultural, recreational and natural attractions.

However, there is an Arabic city which is set apart from the usual glitzy, contemporary cities — a toned down town of Fujairah which is set on the eastern coast along the Gulf of Oman and bordered by the rugged Hajar Mountains on the other side.

Peter is tackling everything from Gulf Coast tourism with USA Today «s Kitty Bean Yancey to humanitarian aid in Haiti with Iron Chef Cat Cora, plus he uncovers the hidden gems in this gorgeous coastal town.

Centara Villas Samui is a stylish residence situated on the southern coast of Samui Island in the Gulf of Thailand.Located right on the tranquil beach of Laem Set, in a superb lush and natural environment, the resort offers a secluded and away - from - it - all style vacation.Despite its remote location, Centara Villas Samui is only five kilometres away from Lamai Beach, a popular resort town that hosts an interesting choice of dining, shopping and nightlife entertainment options.The resort counts 100 air - conditioned rooms and villas categorized in the following types: Garden Villa, Deluxe Villa, Deluxe Seaview, Spa Villa, and Spa Villa.

An author and journalist who joined the editorial staff of Time Magazine while also contributing pieces to the New Yorker magazine's «Talk of the Town» pages, Barthelme played an active role in many of her adopted city's educational and cultural organizations, including the University of Houston, In Print, Houston Seminar, the Alley Theatre, and the literary journal Gulf Coast.