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Beach Bar Beat with Jlyn

Tony Garcia

South Padre Parade You have to admit, a great bar is only as good as its bartender. So, each week the South Padre Parade will be out and about on the Beach Bar Beat to provide you, our readers, some inside information about who they are and what they’re all about. Before summer, we’ll round …

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Kayaking 101: Adventure technology paddles

Kayaking 101

By TONY CROUCH Special to the Parade AT Paddles sets the standards of excellence in design and engineering, craftsmanship, integrity, and performance in the paddle world. Using cutting edge materials, AT Paddles make balanced, flutter free and ergonomically superior paddles, which is why AT Paddles has been the industry benchmark for over a decade. Now, …

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Birdfest set for March 3 in Laguna Vista

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By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the Parade A nature festival to celebrate the abundance of wildlife in our community is scheduled March 3 at the South Padre Island Golf Club. A sixth-annual event, the festival features an amateur photo contest with judging as one highlight of the nature celebration. Admission to the photo contest, and all …

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College Spring Break Schedules

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Editor’s Note: The following is a list of dates detailing the Spring Break schedules for colleges throughout the country. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, North Ann Arbor, Michigan-Feb. 25-March 2 University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio-Feb. 29-March 5 Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana-Feb. 29-March 6 Northeastern University-Boston, Boston, Massachusetts-March 5-9 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan-March 5-9 Northern …

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Shane Harper to open for Demi Lovato

Special to the Parade HIDALGO – Another Disney alum will share the stage at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo with Demi Lovato for BorderFest. Shane Harper of Disney’s “Good Luck, Charlie” and “High School Musical 2” has just been added as support for the show. Harper’s self-titled debut album was just released last week …

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14th Annual Isle Ditter Dog rescheduled

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South Padre Parade Due to the poor weather the area experienced this past Saturday, the 14th Annual Isle Ditter Dog Fundraiser has been rescheduled for this coming Saturday, March 3 at Louie’s Backyard on South Padre Island. The event is slated to take place between 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the efforts …

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Hot Happenings

South Padre Parade Inertia’s first group of Spring Breakers arrives on Saturday. Laguna Madre Humane Society’s Annual “Isle Ditter Dog” was rescheduled to Saturday due to the inclement weather last weekend. Feel the heat at the Annual Heat Wave Car & Audio Show at the Convention Center with an after party at Chaos. Healthy shopping …

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‘911… I’m Outta Here’ – Sandoval served for 30 years

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By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Prior to punching out this past Friday evening, Gloria Sandoval made sure everything in her department was ready to go for Monday morning. Her workspace was clean, her paperwork was in order. But unlike so many Fridays past, there was something different this evening. After 30 years …

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Laguna Vista seeks new attorney

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By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista officials are scheduled to meet today at 5 p.m. to consider hiring a new city attorney. The action comes after concerns were raised that the town’s current attorney was not available to answer questions raised about legal issues including the town charter. Ramon Vela of Weslaco …

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Ditter Dog set for Saturday

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  PRESS Staff Report Due to the poor weather the area experienced this past Saturday, the 14th Annual Isle Ditter Dog Fundraiser has been rescheduled for this coming Saturday, March 3 at Louie’s Backyard on South Padre Island. The event is slated to take place between 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the …

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