Aug 11 2022
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS Thursday August 4 saw the loud joyous celebration of winners and the defeated groans of losers at the grand opening of The Green Room, the new poker room in Port Isabel. The establishment, which is only open to adults of 21 years of age and is 100 …
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Aug 11 2022
(Courtesy photo by Dianna L. Harvill) By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista, along with the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce, welcomed a new business to their city on Friday, July 29. The ribbon cutting for Johnny’s Liquor Cabinet occurred at 1 P.M. that afternoon. The Laguna Vista location is their second …
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Aug 04 2022
By SHELDON MOORE Special to the PRESS On Saturday morning, July 30, 2022, Port Isabel celebrated the culmination of a long term effort to make the Mayor Arturo Galvan Coastal Park a reality. A large number of Galvan family members and relatives as well as a sizeable turnout from the community, including City Manager …
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Aug 04 2022
300 amethyst colored, crowned shaped commemorative bottles have been commissioned in honor of the second annual queen Isabella days celebration, October 10, 11, 12. Columbus Day weekend. Bottle collectors will need to act quickly to obtain the “Royal Amethyst” to add to the “Laguna Blue,” which was the first bottle commissioned in honor of the …
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Aug 04 2022
By Rene Torres As the uncertainty of today continues to haunt the public’s every move, there is still hope that it will not impede everyone from the will to live and work. In 1938, a group of workers in the RGV felt the pain of losing their jobs. It was then that Valley newspapers, with …
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Aug 04 2022
By SHELDON MOORE The 7th Annual Summer Causeway Run & Fitness Walk will be hosted by the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce on September 17. The event will benefit the Point Isabel ISD Scholarship Fund. The Press spoke with Mary Gonzalez, Interim Director of the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce, regarding details on the event. …
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Aug 04 2022
Special to the PRESS Sea Turtle Inc. is asking the community and all sea turtle enthusiasts to mark their calendars for the community conversation on August 8. “Are you a recreational fisher at South Padre Island? Are you a small or large charter owner or boat captain? Have you ever come across an injured sea …
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Aug 04 2022
By ROSE DI GRAZIA Special to the PARADE After residing in Austin for three decades where there is a plethora of hotels and cafes, I had a fear that I would not have my daily ritual of java and pastry anymore. I left my two-story home only a month ago to live near South Padre …
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Aug 04 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A new kind of party has been rocking the Laguna Madre bay as of lately. A Facebook group dedicated to this unique family friendly shindig has emerged and gained a following of nearly 4,000 members as of August 2. It’s 2022 and people are fed up with the mundane, so it’s …
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Aug 04 2022
By JAVIER GONZALEZ Special to the PARADE Big Padre is the largest, oldest, and most famous rescued nuisance alligator housed at the SPI Birding & Nature Center’s alligator sanctuary. He is a 12’7” 900lb beast of a gator and everyone is invited to celebrate his 55th birthday at his big end-of-summer bash at the SPIBNC …
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