Jan 05 2023
Special to the PARADE “Showtime” declared Pat Hazell one of the five funniest people in America. His 30 years of experience as a writer, producer and director have made him a go-to guy for new American theater. Hazell is one of the original writers for NBC’s “Seinfeld,” a veteran of “The Tonight Show,” contributor to …
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Jan 05 2023
Special to the PARADE Roger DiPietro, actor, teacher and aspiring knight errant, is having a quiet mental breakdown in his brother’s beach house when his 16th century musings are interrupted by the arrival of Bernadette, a beautiful gun moll, and key witness in the murder trial which his brother, Victor DiPietro, is currently prosecuting. Fearing …
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Jan 05 2023
By Rene Torres It was not Jane Russell that wasn’t welcomed in Brownsville, but rather the western movie she stared in, “The Outlaw.” Local church groups and people around the country did not like the idea that so much emphasis was placed on Russell’s … ah, “assets.” In 1941, Howard Hughes, the producer of the …
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Jan 05 2023
By Steve Hathcock I was maybe six years old when I had my first real experience as a treasure hunter. While renovating our house, my dad discovered a secret room under a staircase. Inside the space, which was hardly bigger than a small closet, my parents found hundreds of whisky bottles, old newspapers dating back …
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Dec 29 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Editor’s note: The following is a collection of the top five stories published in the Port Isabel South Padre Press for the year of 2022. 5. HOLIDAY HERO Sophomore performs Heimlich Maneuver on choking freshman On Nov. 16, 2022, Desiree Vidaurri, a sophomore at Port Isabel High School saved her freshman …
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Dec 29 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Friday, Dec. 23, as the water cooled overnight, it was expected by Sea Turtle Inc that the temperature would fall below the cold-stun threshold by the morning. The staff and volunteers had spent the previous days preparing for this possibility, and they were ready for the intake of cold-stunned sea …
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Dec 29 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com 2023 is right around the corner, and South Padre Island is gearing up to greet the new year with a bang, and a cheers! On Saturday, Dec. 31, Coconut Jacks will be hosting an “Island Fancy” New Year’s Eve Party, from 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. Nathan Hubble will provide live …
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Dec 29 2022
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS Hot on the heels of the Best Landscape and Best Halloween Decorating Contests, the City of Port Isabel’s Beautification Committee ran a Christmas Contest as well for both residents and businesses. While many properties were decorated for the holidays, only the contestants who registered with the City were …
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Dec 29 2022
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS In a recent session of the Harlingen Chamber of Commerce, it was revealed that the chamber supports the construction of a second causeway to South Padre Island, a project that has been gaining support recently from many local and county officials and representatives. At the chamber meeting, Mayor …
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Dec 29 2022
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS Dec. 14 saw a special meeting of the South Padre Island City Council. During public comments, the city’s Park and Recreation manager reported that she had applied for a grant for the Christmas parade and lighting. The grant was approved and the city received ten thousand dollars to …
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