Feb 16 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpon hoops squad will face the Orange Grove Bulldogs in a first-round, bi-district playoff game next Monday night in Falfurrias. The Tarpons enter post-season play as the No. 2 seed out of District 32-4A. They had already clinched a playoff spot by the time they …
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Feb 16 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Almost exactly one year ago, I used this weekly column to explore and explain some of the more mundane nuts and bolts of newspaper reporting. I wrote about how a small town paper like ours is a jack-of-all-trades sort of enterprise. We cover breaking news, local government, sports, …
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Feb 16 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Pete Stathis asked me to help identify some interesting shells he found while beach combing on South Padre Island. Here is my answer. Hi Pete, congratulations on your rather rare find. However, these are not shells … rather these are the remains of a broad group known as echinoderm …
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Feb 09 2018
Isla Blanca groundbreaking marred by heckler By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS What was supposed to be a celebratory occasion was momentarily interrupted by an inebriated, angry Winter Texan, as politicians, officials and Isla Blanca Park visitors gathered for the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new amphitheater being built in the park. After opening …
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Feb 09 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Laguna Madre residents got a rude surprise on Tuesday morning in the form of a tsunami warning popping up on their smart phones. At approximately 7:30 a.m., many people who use the Accuweather mobile app received a notification on their smartphones of a “severe weather alert” for a …
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Feb 09 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A big appetite and a love for a hearty bowl of chili are all that’s needed to help out a good cause this weekend as South Padre Island’s Walk for Women (W4W) gets set to host the SPICE Chili Cook-Off. It’s the premiere winter event for the local …
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Feb 09 2018
Cold front, strong breezes dampen Kite Fest turnout By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It didn’t rain, but it certainly didn’t shine, either, as Kite Fest 2018 began the first of its two outdoor festival days last Friday. As yet another cold front moved through the region, a thick blanket of clouds covered the …
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Feb 09 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com As the first phase of improvements at Isla Blanca Park officially got under way this week, the Cameron County Commissioners’ Court turned its attention Tuesday to several other housekeeping matters at that park and one other on South Padre Island. Members of the Commissioners’ Court and other local …
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Feb 09 2018
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Two neighboring South Padre Island establishments — one a popular local eatery and entertainment venue, the other a vacant former nightclub — are under new ownership and will be undergoing renovations. Palm Street Pier, located on the bay side of the Island at the southmost end of Laguna …
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Feb 09 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS In a meeting held on Monday, Feb. 5, the South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force considered a proposed dune ridge permit for the Isla Del Sol Condominiums Home Owners Association, 600 Padre Blvd. Shoreline Management Director Brandon Hill provided information about the request to the Task Force. “Under Chapter …
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