Feb 22 2012
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons played their first postseason basketball game in nine years Tuesday night at Lyford against Corpus Christi Miller. The Tarpons stayed close through most of the first half before the Buccaneers broke the game open with a 15-0 scoring run in the second quarter, eventually …
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Feb 21 2012
Editor’s Note: The following are statements provided by the City of South Padre Island via a news release emailed to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS this morning. For the full story, pick up a copy of Thursday’s paper or subscribe to our e-paper. Special to the PRESS Since the end of January, the City of …
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Feb 20 2012
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS Local artists have a new place to display their artwork after the closing of the Purple Parrot in Port Isabel. The Laguna Madre Art Gallery co-op had a soft opening on Feb. 8 after a few months of planning and securing the lease (of the once Purple Parrott) …
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Feb 20 2012
Special to the PRESS There will be many artists at the Market Days event at the SPI Convention Center. The Laguna Madre Art League will be in Rooms 1-4 at the end of the entrance hallway. Thomas B. Leeman is one of the artists who will be selling his work. Tom was born in Detroit, …
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Feb 20 2012
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Ten appointments to various advisory boards are scheduled when the Laguna Vista Town Council meets here Tuesday. The meeting will convene at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 122 Fernandez St. Four people are scheduled to be named to the Community Development Corporation’s board of directors, four to the …
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Feb 20 2012
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS Railways, rocket launch sites, and lifeguards were a few of the topics covered at the monthly “coffee and conversation” meeting Thursday morning, held by the SPI Chamber of Commerce, on South Padre Island. Precinct 1 County Commissioner Sophia Benavides updated the attendees on current projects, and briefly discussed …
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Feb 16 2012
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Since its opening in 2009, the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center (SPI-BNC) has become known as one of the Island’s best kept secrets. But newly hired manager/marketing director Roberta Jackson would like nothing more than to shed that moniker by making the already popular Island attraction …
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Feb 16 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the Parade Who said the 60s are dead? Reviving the decade that brought us The Beatles and Rolling Stones is James Marvell, formally a touring member of 1960s pop group Mercy; and he’s doing it at an RV park near you. James, 62, has devoted his life to singing music …
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Feb 16 2012
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the Parade A $5 donation for a tasty plate of fish will help benefit the all-volunteer Laguna Vista Fire Department. Scheduled Feb. 28 at the fire station, 235 Santa Isabel, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., the fish fry is designated as a fundraiser to help offset costs of a growing volunteer …
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Feb 16 2012
Peaches and Brutus are two adorable four-month-old puppies looking for their forever homes. Peaches is a female that should be medium sized and Brutus is a male that looks more like a shepherd mix. Both have had their vaccinations and will be spayed or neutered by Friends of Animal Rescue when they reach the right …
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