Jul 13 2023
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Sunday July 2, island-dwelling surrealism artist Audrey Brown, the face of A. Lorissa Art, opened up the doors to her one-of-a-kind art gallery on South Padre. Featuring the work of three different artists, Audrey Lorissa Gallery is located at 105 East Amberjack Street, Suite A, and it’s open for the …
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Jul 13 2023
Special to the PRESS HARLINGEN, TX—Ensuring that structures are safe and align with specific building codes is an essential part of Duvie Alcozer’s job as a building official with the town of Laguna Vista. While on the job, she once observed a woman who was remodeling her home. Alcozer became intrigued by the renovation process, …
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Jul 13 2023
By MICHAEL PETTY Special to the PRESS On another balmy South Texas summer night, Tuesday, July 11, a fair number of public citizens and the City Council of Port Isabel gathered to discuss the important matters of the day. The meeting began cordially as the commissioners and various city officials came together to greet each …
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Jul 13 2023
Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Birding, Nature Center and Alligator Sanctuary [SPIBNCAS] is inviting children to attend one, or all the four, sessions of the Kid’s Wildlife Fridays program, happening Fridays through July and into the first week of August. Each program will present a facet of nature found along the shores …
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Jul 13 2023
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past week, a handful of Port Isabel summer track athletes competed in the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) Regional meet in McAllen. TAAF was established in 1925 to organize, promote and conduct amateur athletics in the state of Texas. It holds yearly amateur sports festivals called …
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Jul 13 2023
By CATHERINE DONNELLY On behalf of The Unruly Cactus Gripping from page one, this true crime story unfolds on Cape Cod in the 1960’s, during a gruesome murder spree in which young girls went missing in alarming numbers and only some of the bodies were found and identified along the way. The tale of how …
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Jul 13 2023
By CONNIE THOMAS Ever wonder where the money goes? Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought him back! Our hats are off to all our true-blue patrons and our generous Winter Texan friends along with the many other outside contributors. Their participation in all Legion fundraisers throughout the year enabled us to make quite a …
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Jul 13 2023
By Steve Hathcock Editor’s Note: Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications, compiled by local historian, Steve Hathcock, that offer a look back at the history of the Rio Grande Valley and the rest of the world. Autographed copies of Hathcock’s book, “Old Indio, Last of the Karankawa Indians …
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Jul 06 2023
TESS FICCAGLIA Special to the PARADE Imagine this: you have packed up the car and are going to the beach for the day. It’s early, 7 a.m., and you’re trying to beat that awful Causeway traffic, but your stomach is growling since you didn’t take time for breakfast and opted for just a fast …
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Jul 06 2023
By Kathy Raines Special to the PARADE We lifted a small log, one with critter-enticing voids and cracks, exposing an expected assortment of busy creatures—beetles, ants, silverfish and roly-poly’s. But, amid them, to my surprise, squirmed a dark, glossy worm. What is an earthworm doing in a Harlingen yard in this arid climate? I …
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