Feb 21 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A retired engineer from Goldsby, Oklahoma photographed an abandoned sailboat at a local shipyard. The image has since been featured in several art institutions in Oklahoma and has been recognized with another award. Bob Finley entered the photo in the Artists of the Arbuckles International Art and Photography show and …
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Feb 14 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Special to the PRESS BROWNSVILLE — The Cameron County Commissioners’ Court granted a permit on Thursday requested by Larry Mark Polsky to construct a retaining wall on the tracts located just north of South Padre Island city limits; the approval, however, is contingent on the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) approval …
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Feb 14 2013
Pictured are scenes from the Fifth Annual Surfrider Shindig held at Louie’s Backyard on South Padre Island Saturday. This year’s Shindig was entitled “No Beach Access?!” and was a celebration of the Open Beaches Act. (Staff photos by Craig Alaniz) Tweet
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Feb 14 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The preventative maintenance project for the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway continues through the month of February but should cease by March, officials say. The work being performed in this contract is part of continued preventive maintenance and remediation strategies to maintain the bridge’s extended service life. Rex Costly, Maintenance Engineer …
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Feb 14 2013
Special to the PRESS The United States seized a bank account located in Bermuda alleged to have been owned by former State of Coahuila, Mexico, Secretary of Finance Hector Javier Villareal Hernandez, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced this week. During the course of its investigation, the U.S. investigators also discovered that Villareal Hernandez allegedly …
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Feb 14 2013
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Leaders of small cities in Cameron County are uniting to fight the long-running land-grab movement by Brownsville. Tuesday night, Laguna Vista town leaders met to approve a resolution calling upon State Rep. Rene Oliveira and State Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. to “take all steps necessary, including, but not limited …
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Feb 14 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Thursday was the annual celebration of love, and this Valentine’s Day was made special for a local business owner. Enrique Saldaña was surprised by his wife Thursday morning when he found his car covered with balloons and love notes written by his wife Janett. Saldaña said his wife had some …
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Feb 14 2013
Various kites of all shapes, sizes and colors are pictured at the 13th Annual SPI Kite Fest, held Feb. 2-4 at South Padre Island on the flats just north of the Convention Centre. (Staff photos) Tweet
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Feb 14 2013
Special to the PRESS The Lower Rio Grande Valley Cotillion Club held its Annual Presentation Ball on Saturday, February 2, at the Jacob Brown Auditorium in Brownsville. The Cotillion Club was founded 59 years ago in September 1954 by Mrs. Byron Campbell of Raymondville as a social organization designed to bring together and present to …
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Feb 14 2013
Special to the Parade Local songwriter J. Micheal Laferty will be performing with his full band at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 16, at the Hilton Garden Inn and Suites on South Padre Island in conjunction with the SPI Parks and Recreation Department as part of its Monthly Concert Series and its Annual Senior Prom. The …
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