By WENDY VAN DEN BOOGERD Special to the PRESS Jay Carlsen, owner of The Upper Deck hotel and bar, along with Keith George, owner of the Purple Pig toy store, and a committee of ten others, have been organizing a fun-filled week for joining together the LGBTQ community. From October 9-13, South Padre Island will …
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Sep 27 2019
Bird Battles: As North American bird population decreases, SPI Birding and Nature Center aiming to educate the public on birds
By LAURA LYLES REAGAN Special to the PRESS On September 19, 2019, the American Association for the Advancement of Science released a journal report by Kenneth V. Rosenberg, et al., that states there has been a 29% decline in bird populations in North America, since 1970. News outlets across the nation picked up the report. …
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Sep 27 2019
Breaking The Glass Ceiling: O’Carroll appointed first female police chief
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS After serving the city of South Padre Island and working her way up the ranks for 21 years, Claudine O’Carroll has achieved what no woman has before her: She is now the first female police chief in the history of SPI. “This was the first city I applied …
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Sep 27 2019
LV appoints Hunter as judge
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS James H. Hunter, Jr. has been appointed to serve the Town of Laguna Vista’s municipal court judge. In a special meeting last week, the Town Council named Hunter, who has served as an attorney in representing the Town in legislative matters and litigation pertaining to Brownsville’s practice of …
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Sep 27 2019
Holly Beach Road improvements planned
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Users of Holly Beach Road will soon see improvements to their street. The Town of Laguna Vista will enter into an agreement with Cameron County to regrade 12,250 linear feet of the roadway that currently contains large ruts and potholes. “I chatted with (Cameron County) Commissioner David Garza …
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Sep 27 2019
Meet the Author Series at Paragraphs: Book signing and conversation with author, W. F. Strong
By WENDY VAN DEN BOOGERD Special to the PRESS Paragraphs has scheduled a book signing with author W.F. Strong for his second appearance at Paragraphs on Padre Boulevard bookstore, on October 12, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 5505 Padre Boulevard. In 2010, Strong began sharing his “Stories from Texas” vignettes on public radio …
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Sep 27 2019
Parenting styles for the future
By Laura Lyles Reagan The Teen & Parent Relationship Whisperer Between helicopter parents afraid to relinquish control and permissive parents afraid to exert authority, there is a respectful middle ground which is not fear-based. But what does it look like? How do you find that elusive balance in parenting? Social psychologists generally tell us there …
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Sep 27 2019
New ceviche restaurant opens in Lighthouse Square
By ANGIE GAMEZ Special to the PRESS Poke Ceviche, a new counter-serve joint, opened September 20th in Port Isabel in the Lighthouse Square at 421 East Maxan Street. The atmosphere is friendly, and you will be greeted by one of the owners when you walk in. Business partners Brian Clifford and Alex Lopez, executive chef, …
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Sep 20 2019
Huelga de AmFELS: Workers, organizers strike for union at AmFELS, employees vote against it
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Wednesday, Keppel AmFELS workers voted against establishing a union at the shipyard facility. Out of 793 workers, 247 expressed interest in a union during five months of organizing by the Southwest Pipe Trades Association (SWPTA), a union under …
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Sep 20 2019
In memoriam: Ceremony held for Causeway collapse’s 18th anniversary on the Island
By Wendy Van Den Boogerd Special to the PRESS Four days after the terrorist attacks of September, 11 2001, South Padre Island experienced their own tragedy. Sunday, September 15, 2019, marked 18 years since the Queen Isabella Causeway collapsed just after 2:00 a.m., where eight people died …
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