Feb 23 2012
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s easy to see why creatures of all sorts tend to love Scarlet Colley. There is a certain tenderness to her spirit and calmness in her voice that makes everything and everyone around her just a bit more at ease. Even at her hacienda-inspired Port Isabel home, …
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Feb 23 2012
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS The mayor and commissioners in the City of Port Isabel could receive extended terms, with a higher compensation/stipend, through a resolution of the city charter, and a special election on the ballot in May. In a special meeting held on Wednesday, Feb. 15, the city commissioners held a …
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Feb 23 2012
Editor’s Note: To view a copy of Ordinance #682 and a rendering of the proposed Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone currently proposed by the City of Port Isabel, click here. By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS The momentum for the City of Port Isabel is significant as local leaders and administrators prepare to complete the …
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Feb 23 2012
By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the PRESS Valley students received some good Karma in the form of an educational boat. Nearly 600 students boarded Karma, a floating classroom provided by The Texas Sea Grant College Program. Being seasick was the least of their worries as the students took on the educational depths of the …
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Feb 22 2012
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons played their first postseason basketball game in nine years Tuesday night at Lyford against Corpus Christi Miller. The Tarpons stayed close through most of the first half before the Buccaneers broke the game open with a 15-0 scoring run in the second quarter, eventually …
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Feb 21 2012
Editor’s Note: The following are statements provided by the City of South Padre Island via a news release emailed to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS this morning. For the full story, pick up a copy of Thursday’s paper or subscribe to our e-paper. Special to the PRESS Since the end of January, the City of …
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Feb 20 2012
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS Local artists have a new place to display their artwork after the closing of the Purple Parrot in Port Isabel. The Laguna Madre Art Gallery co-op had a soft opening on Feb. 8 after a few months of planning and securing the lease (of the once Purple Parrott) …
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Feb 20 2012
Special to the PRESS There will be many artists at the Market Days event at the SPI Convention Center. The Laguna Madre Art League will be in Rooms 1-4 at the end of the entrance hallway. Thomas B. Leeman is one of the artists who will be selling his work. Tom was born in Detroit, …
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Feb 20 2012
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Ten appointments to various advisory boards are scheduled when the Laguna Vista Town Council meets here Tuesday. The meeting will convene at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 122 Fernandez St. Four people are scheduled to be named to the Community Development Corporation’s board of directors, four to the …
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Feb 20 2012
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS Railways, rocket launch sites, and lifeguards were a few of the topics covered at the monthly “coffee and conversation” meeting Thursday morning, held by the SPI Chamber of Commerce, on South Padre Island. Precinct 1 County Commissioner Sophia Benavides updated the attendees on current projects, and briefly discussed …
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