By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Senior Port Isabel Tarpon hoops player Daniel Rinza doesn’t just work on his game through the offseason locally, he takes it on the road. Some of these road games are outside the state even in different time zones. As this is being written Rinza is preparing to board …
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Aug 02 2019
Trumpet player Fleming dedicated to task
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Preparing a Friday night football halftime show is not easy. Drummers report to the band halls before the Fourth of July, with the rest of the band coming in a week after. It takes desire, dedication, hard work, and long hours outside during the hottest part of the …
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Aug 02 2019
Marching bands have flutes, too!
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Ask Ashlea Brianna Carter if flutes are important to the sound of a marching band, and she will give you an emphatic “Yes!” The Press, out of a desire to give equal coverage to all sections of the Port Isabel Silver Tarpon Marching Band, sat down with …
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Aug 02 2019
No common sense
By MIKE HANCOCK Special to the PRESS “Those who know me know I’m not a Trump fan. I’ve voted independent the last couple of cycles, and I see myself doing it again. The alternatives are so far off the radar I can’t even fathom it. I like my health plan… you can’t tell me to …
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Aug 02 2019
An introduction
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel-South Padre Press is where my first bylines appeared, in 2013, when I was a senior in high school. I replied to a help-wanted ad in the PRESS for a photographer who could write captions, with only a then-vague declaration that I wanted to write for a living. Sasha …
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Aug 02 2019
Business Highlight: Real Time Fitness
By WENDY VAN DEN BOOGERD Special to the PRESS Located in the South Shore Center at 110 W South Shore Dr., Margaret Rivera and her son Armando own Real Time Fitness and Juice Bar, or “Ditto,” as the locals call him. Armando started eating better and exercising to lose weight around five years ago, becoming …
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Aug 02 2019
Up close and personal: Coastal studies lab holds shark dissections
By ANGIE GAMEZ Special to the PRESS The Coastal Studies Lab, located at 100 Marine Lab Drive in South Padre Island hosted three public shark dissection sessions between July 22 and July 23. Approximately 56 people attended the sessions, which included a presentation about …
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Aug 02 2019
PI council moves ahead on items as lawsuit against city is dropped
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS The City Commission special meeting Tuesday evening opened with City Manager Jared Hockema sharing the outcome of a lawsuit lodged against the City of Port Isabel. In 2017, the Cameron County Housing Authority and Community Housing and Economic Development Corporation sued Port Isabel, accusing the city of rejecting …
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Aug 02 2019
Funds allocated: SPI Council votes on 2019-2020 budget
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council held a special meeting Tuesday morning to formally accept a few key pieces of municipal business. With the exception of media and a few city officials present, the sparsely attended meeting was brief, with no one stepping forward to make any …
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Jul 26 2019
Sanchez totally into the trombone
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Jerry Sanchez plays the trombone in the Silver Tarpon Marching Band and does not mind at all that it takes up so much of his time in the summer. Summertime is traditionally that time of year when students have time to relax, sleep late, and engage in all …
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