Jul 09 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The infamous Chaos building on South Padre Island is moving ahead with its future use as a multi-use entertainment facility, according to city officials. The project, housed at the former Chaos nightclub known for its spring break parties and events in the early 2000s, has slowly progressed in the last few …
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Jul 02 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Laguna Madre cities are preparing for their Independence Day celebrations, now with less COVID-19 restrictions, and more vaccinated people, than last year. In Laguna Vista, the town is hosting their annual Independence Day Celebration at Roloff Park, at 122 Fernandez St, next to City Hall. According to Laguna Vista’s Facebook page, …
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Jul 02 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com County health officials are asking residents to get vaccinated for COVID-19 if they have not already, expecting more contagious versions of the virus to arrive in the Rio Grande Valley soon. During a press conference held by Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño on June 28, Cameron County Health Authority Dr. James …
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Jul 02 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The sands of time were on Cameron County’s side this past week, after finishing a beach renourishment project at Isla Blanca Park in around a week. Starting last Monday, June 21, 90,000 cubic yards of sand have been laid along the shoreline of Isla Blanca …
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Jul 02 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com SpaceX has responded to the Cameron County District Attorney’s (DA) office after the latter said the space company may be violating state law. Luis Saenz, Cameron County’s District Attorney, penned a letter to SpaceX’s Shyamal Patel, senior director of starship operations, after local environmental advocacy group Save RGV complained to the …
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Jun 25 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A new mural in Laguna Heights is impossible not to notice when driving from Highway 100 headed towards Port Isabel and South Padre Island. The mural’s central subject, an Azteca woman, has been locking eyes with drivers and passersby for the last week, after local mononymous artist Serkit finished the work …
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Jun 25 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas Supreme Court has denied a request to intervene in an ongoing lawsuit against the City of South Padre Island regarding their food truck ordinance. On June 18, the Texas Supreme Court denied SurfVive and the owners of the since-closed Chile De Arbol food truck’s request for the high court …
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Jun 25 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Midterm election season has already started in Port Isabel, after local business owner Andrew Infante announced his run for Cameron County Justice of the Peace (JP) Precinct (Pct.) 1. Infante, owner of Rip Current Athletics, a volunteer firefighter with Port Isabel Fire Department, a Rotary Club Member and board member of …
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Jun 18 2021
By RAY QUIROGA rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Area shoppers will be able to enjoy a different shopping experience beginning June 23 when an overstock liquidation retail store opens its doors in Port Isabel. Located at 1750 Hwy 100 in Port Isabel, within the Tarantino shopping center – at the same location where the former Bealls clothing store was …
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Jun 18 2021
By RENE TORRES Special to the NEWS/PRESS Narciso “Chicho” Martinez was born with a gift bestowed to few. He was a musician who could not read a note, but his innate love for music made him one of the most popular musicians in Spanish-speaking nations and communities here in the states. In the 1930s, his …
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