Mar 26 2012
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Town of Laguna Vista continues to seek approval of its City Charter election, almost one year after citizens voted here for its approval. With unresolved issues related to the change in power of the mayor, change in terms of office and the use of numbered posts as …
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Mar 26 2012
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Two more Laguna Vista parks are expected to receive approval here Tuesday with the award of contracts by elected officials as the Town Council meets here Tuesday at 6 p.m. Roloff Park and the Sports Complex Park are the latest to receive competitive bids from contractors. Six contractors …
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Mar 22 2012
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS By the time you read this, Jerry Lopez, Port Isabel High’s state powerlifting qualifier, may already be in Abilene. That’s the location for this Saturday’s Men’s State Powerlifting meet. It’s Lopez’s second straight trip to the state meet. He competes in the 114-pound class and was second in …
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Mar 22 2012
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons baseball team took a short break from district play on Monday, as they took on Brownsville St. Joseph’s at Tarpon Field and got the win, 4-2. On the mound for P.I. was Jose Garza and he went the distance (7 innings) for the win. …
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Mar 22 2012
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island recently launched a $1.3 million marketing campaign that will utilize traditional and digital media to further “brand” the Island as the destination of choice for all types and ages of people. The campaign, aptly titled “Be Yourself,” promotes the Island as a destination getaway …
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Mar 22 2012
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Texas Week may be over, but the community is still recovering from its effects while Spring Breakers from other parts of the country continue to flock to the area. While nowhere near the numbers produced during Texas Week, Coca-Cola Beach and other Island hotspots continue to draw …
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Mar 22 2012
PRESS Staff Report Don’t forget to mark this one on your Spring Break calendar. The “Jersey Shore’s” Pauly D will be at South Padre Island’s Louie’s Backyard Friday, March 23. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at Hermes Music Valleywide, Louie’s or by calling (800) 514-3849, Jenna at (956) 295-8923 or …
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Mar 22 2012
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Imagine what it must have been like traveling by sea for months on end, charting unknown waters and traveling to unknown places using only what can, by today’s standards, be described as primitive technology to lead the way. That’s exactly what the Columbus Foundation wanted to discover …
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Mar 22 2012
Dear Readers, There’s plenty more excitement this week as Spring Break continues on South Padre Island and in the Laguna Madre area. As always, guiding you through the festivities is the South Padre Parade, and this week is no exception. We’ve got another great article on this week’s cover girl, the beautiful Chris Salazar. Also …
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Mar 22 2012
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com When the South Padre Parade caught-up with Port Isabel’s own Christina Salazar, Ms. Tecate 2012, at SPI’s Padre Rock, it had already been a rough day. And by this point, nothing seemed to go right: The portrait lighting system went down, the batteries in the handheld flash died; …
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