Feb 16 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS In anticipation of Spring Break 2018, the City of South Padre Island held a public meeting on Thursday, Feb. 8 to provide information and answer questions about new policies and procedures related to short term rentals. SPI Assistant Finance Director Eduardo Salazar provided the audience with an overview of …
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Feb 16 2018
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS The outdoor patio at Louie’s Backyard was filled to capacity last Saturday, as teams of hopeful cooks vied for bragging rights as they offered up their unique recipes in the 2018 SPICE Chili Cook-Off. To bean or not to bean was the question of the day, with 18 …
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Feb 16 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council issued a wellness challenge to one of its neighbors, looked at improving the training of City employees, and considered enhancing transparency and decision making capabilities during its Wednesday, Feb. 7 meeting. Council considered a request from the Point Isabel Independent School District regarding …
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Feb 16 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Comedian Raymond Orta will be coming to the Port Isabel Event and Cultural Center this summer, according to City officials. The news was unveiled during a meeting of the Port Isabel City Commission Tuesday evening. It’s all part of the City’s plan to market the event center, explained …
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Feb 16 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Youth Center (LMYC) Board meetings are now open to the public. It’s a move towards increased transparency and community involvement that first began last month. Formerly known as the Boys and Girls Club of the Laguna Madre, the Youth Center severed its ties with the …
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Feb 16 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The board of directors for the South Padre Island Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) gathered for the first time in a year during a meeting held last Wednesday, Feb. 7. Board members present included Mayor Dennis Stahl, Mayor Pro-Tem Paul Munarriz, and Council Members Theresa Metty, Alita Bagley and …
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Feb 16 2018
Special to the PRESS This photograph of an endangered ocelot was captured by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service camera near FM 106 in April 2017. The road was then under construction — a project which included the installation of several wildlife crossing underpasses beneath the roadway. Authorities say the wild cat did not …
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Feb 16 2018
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista citizens will be treated to a professional fireworks exhibition as part of the Town’s Independence Day Celebration. Pyro Shows of Texas, which has produced shows for South Padre Island and other Valley cities, was selected to create the display on June 30, the Saturday preceding the July …
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Feb 16 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High’s Natalie Garza is off to a good start for the 2018 track season. She got top-three finishes in the 800-meter and the 400-meter runs at the Bobby Morrow Relays in San Benito last Friday. Garza’s time of 1:03:56 was good for third place in the …
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Feb 16 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpon track and field team will compete in the Sams Relays this Saturday at Sams Stadium in Brownsville. New track and field Head Coach Wen Moore took a limited number of athletes to last week’s Bobby Morrow Relays in San Benito. “Most of the kids …
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