Oct 11 2020
By Javier Gonzalez Naturalist Educator SPI Birding and Nature Center Special to the Parade The fall season is here, the weather is getting cooler, and Big Padre, our captive 12.6 foot rescued nuisance gator, will likely be having his last brisket meals (no BBQ sauce) of the year this month as he goes into brumation …
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Oct 09 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com If you asked Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. today whether he would allow bars to reopen, he would likely say no. Trevino said so during a press conference on Friday, two days after Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order to reopen bars across the state on Oct. 14 …
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Oct 09 2020
Special to the PRESS Art Business Incubator (ABISPI) is home to the latest sea turtle on South Padre Island’s Sea Turtle Art Trail. Being the eighth sea turtle sculpture on the Sea Turtle Art Trail, and the first to capture the sea turtle’s life cycle from nest to ocean, artist and Kingfisher Gallery owner Sandy …
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Oct 09 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Early voting begins on Tuesday, Oct. 13, with several races across the area, state and country, through Oct. 30. Early voting has moved from Port Isabel City Hall to the Port Isabel Event and Cultural Center, at 309 Railroad St in Port Isabel, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays …
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Oct 09 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Wednesday that bars may reopen across the state at 50% capacity in a new executive order. On Oct. 14, Texas bars can reopen at 50% capacity across the state, if counties choose to “opt in” to the order and enforce the protocols. Outdoor bars have …
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Oct 02 2020
By Danno Wise Special to the PRESS The ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic has challenged the traditional norms of society throughout the United States. With restrictions such as social distancing becoming our new normal, anglers know there is no better way to social distance than to spend time on the water. Throughout this trying time, fishing and …
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Oct 02 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After Guadalupe “Lupe” Ramon Fonseca Garcia was arrested for the shooting death of Ernesto Toral Norton on Sept. 22, his family claims the investigation was rushed and that basic facts given to the news media were false. “They need to get all the story right from the beginning,” Jorge Martinez, Garcia’s …
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Oct 02 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A local restaurant owner attempting to transfer his former brick-and-mortar business to a food trailer is in limbo, pending a lawsuit against the City of South Padre Island. Scott Bovee, owner of Porky’s Pit, put the barbecue restaurant on wheels when their store closed on August 30 after the building they …
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Oct 02 2020
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District (PI-ISD) held their 2020 Census Roundup on Monday, encouraging Port Isabel residents to complete their 2020 Census. PI-ISD’s school board members welcomed people as they drove to the Port Isabel Event & Cultural Center on Railroad Street, just as a cold front made its way …
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Oct 01 2020
R. Lewis J&R Landscaping Special to the Parade October is one of my favorite gardening months of the year. The “To-Do” list of gardening activities for October is a long list of fun things to do outside in the garden, and the weather is a little more comfortable as well. September rains have helped our …
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