BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday approved allocating $425,000 from excess reserve funds to go toward the city’s marketing plan, via Machete, Inc. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at (956) …
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Jan 16 2014
Oakcrest deal raises concerns
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday conditionally approved a request to rezone a 3.1-acre property along State Highway 100 so Oakcrest Management, of Brownsville, can develop a self-storage facility and retail center. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition …
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Jan 16 2014
Trio booked for burglary
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Jan. 2, Juana Rodriguez, owner of Vida’s Salon, filed a burglary report with the Port Isabel Police Department. According to the report, the suspects broke a window to the back door to gain access. Reported stolen items included a 55-inch Sanyo TV; a 32-inch Vizio TV; hair products; …
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Jan 09 2014
ALL-VALLEY STANDOUTS: Four football Tarpons recognized
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Four Port Isabel Tarpon football players were named recently to the RGVSports.com All-Valley Football Team. Offensive lineman Mark Benavides was chosen for the offensive first team and Juan Aguilera and Esteven Montelongo were named to the defensive first team. Also making the defensive first team as the All-Valley …
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Jan 09 2014
Authorities track, contain wild deer over weekend
BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Island residents were witness to an unusual sighting in town when a young deer was spotted wandering the neighborhoods last week in the vicinity of West Gardenia Street. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the …
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Jan 09 2014
Managerial search continues
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Tuesday, South Padre Island Mayor Robert Pinkerton Jr. reported that the search for a new city manager is still ongoing and that officials will soon finalize a roster of candidates. “We have 63 total applicants and the list has not yet been narrowed down yet,” he said. “We …
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Jan 09 2014
City pulls plug on TV show
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Transition Board recently decided not to move forward with a proposal to film a fishing TV show for the Outdoors Channel and Sportsman Channel that would have showcased sporting conditions around the Island as well as the area’s various activities and locations. To read the …
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Jan 02 2014
DO YOU ZUMBA? — Students tout dynamic exercise program
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com By now, all of the Christmas presents have been unwrapped, the lights have been put away into storage for next year and you’re left with a small tire around your waist thanks to second- and third-helpings of stuffing and peach cobbler over the holidays. What do you do? To …
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Jan 02 2014
Officials prep for Events & Cultural Center opening
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel City Manager Edward Meza maintains a positive outlook for city business in 2014. “The City of Port Isabel is looking for a promising new year,” Meza said. “With the official opening of the new Port Isabel Events and Cultural Center in March being the highlight of the …
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Jan 02 2014
City to focus on marketing, repairs in 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com City of South Padre Island officials have a full slate of business when they return to duty in the new year. Topping the list of city business are repairs to the South Padre Island Convention Centre and Gulf Boulevard as well expansion of the city’s marketing plan. To read …
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