Oct 12 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The sound of mariachi music filled the air as mariachis from Port Isabel High School performed atop a stage set up on a concrete basketball court at Washington Park Saturday. Dozens of people gathered to watch the teens perform while hundreds more stood in line to buy street …
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Oct 12 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS At Wednesday evening’s SPI City Council meeting, City Manager Bill DiLibero announced that the groundbreaking ceremony for the John L. Tompkins Park will take place at 10 a.m. on Oct. 23. With the groundbreaking coming up, DiLibero recommended an appraisal of the five vacant lots just south of …
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Oct 12 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. All across the country, from NFL players on the gridiron, to our very own historic lighthouse, bright shades of pink adorn our clothes and light up our buildings. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. …
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Oct 12 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “It didn’t keep us from coming,” said Bayview resident Regina Taylor of the red tide as she and her husband, Larry, admired the sandcastles created during the 28th Annual Sandcastle Days. “(The artists) came from all over the world,” she continued. “I think it’s amazing.” The couple have …
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Oct 12 2015
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS One of the most creative and unique tourist attractions on South Padre Island is the Sandcastle Trail, where visitors can follow a map and view stunning and innovative permanent sandcastles located in front of various businesses and restaurants around town. On Wednesday, Sept. 30, supporters of the trail …
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Oct 12 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS After nearly three months since their last meeting, the South Padre Island Historical Preservation Committee got back together for October’s regular meeting. The Historic Preservation Committee is designed to preserve, protect, and enhance the distinctive elements of South Padre Island’s historic, architectural, archaeological, and cultural heritage, and their …
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Oct 12 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Silver Tarpon Marching Band has been hard at it since July and the time has come for this instrumental aggregation to strut their stuff in front of the judges. The band will perform in its first contest this Saturday. Actually, the band will be …
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Oct 12 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons football team took advantage of an extra week to heal up and prepare generally and, at long last, it’s time to start the district season. The Tarpons will host the Progreso Red Ants this Friday night in the first district game for both teams …
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Oct 12 2015
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, To the franchise guardians & all my brothers and sisters of Port Isabel and South Padre Island, TX, the following is an ad libbed of my ad libetum concern for the U.S of America & my love to reflect on this great nation’s 21st century technology of Wi-FI, & …
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Oct 12 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team has dropped its last two matches as the second half of the district schedule begins this week. Last Friday in Tarpon Gym Port Isabel lost in straight sets to La Feria and dropped from a second-place tie in the standings …
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