Apr 14 2022
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday the Lady Tarpons softball team traveled to Raymondville to take on the Lady Kats in a district matchup. After losing a district game to La Feria, the Lady Tarpons were looking to get back into the win column against the Lady Kats. It was a highly …
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Apr 14 2022
By RENE TORRES Special to the PRESS On September of 1929, a special invitation was published in the “Brownsville Herald” in conjunction with the sale of lots in San Perlita, Texas, also known as the Little Pearl of the Valley. The following is a word-for-word report as advertised in the July 28 issue of the …
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Apr 14 2022
Special to the PRESS The month of April is one birders notably look forward to along the Texas gulf coast. It is peak time in the passing of millions of neotropical migratory birds heading to northern breeding grounds coming from wintering sites in the tropics. These birds are in a hurry and pass through much …
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Apr 14 2022
By SHELDON MOORE Special to the PRESS April 7, a brief news conference followed a morning session of the National Tropical Weather Conference. Held at the Courtyard Marriott, South Padre Island, the event featured Colorado State’s Dr. Phillip Klotzbach, designer of the U.S. Landfalling Probability webpage. Dr. Klotzbach pointed to several factors which enhance the …
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Apr 14 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Angela Olivares has been Child Nutrition Director for the Point Isabel Independent School District for the last two years. Early in the fall, the School Board and the Nutrition Department devised plan to achieve their common goal of “creating an environment that was welcoming and inviting to the students coming out …
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Apr 14 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the PRESS Last Wednesday’s, April 6, SPI City Council meeting saw the discussion of improvements to city infrastructures; most notably the city’s bike lanes. The meeting began first with a presentation by Dr. Cheryl Hapke, a coastal geologist with Integral Consulting, on the Coastal Management Program’s (CMP) beach and dune …
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Apr 14 2022
By CHRISTINA G. SOSA Special to the PRESS Port Isabel’s long-anticipated Arturo Galvan Coastal Park, the first public access park to the Laguna Madre in Cameron County, will soon be open to the public, according to City Manager Jared Hockema. This walking trail has faced multiple delays due to construction issues. The second phase of …
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Apr 08 2022
By JULIE KELLER Special to the PARADE Jake’s Restaurant and Bar is a long-standing locals’ and tourists’ favorite located at 2001 Padre Blvd on South Padre Island. Owner Jake Falgout is a Brownsville native that moved to the island when he was 18 years old. Jake’s originally opened in 1982 and was open for …
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Apr 07 2022
By R. LEWIS Since the soil is so dry at the moment, I decided to deep water the trees in my backyard. What I recommend as a method to deep water larger established trees is to use the “dribble method”, which is setting the end of the garden hose at the base of the tree …
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