Special to the Parade Port Isabel Mayor Joe Vega will be the guest speaker at the Jan. 6 Port Isabel Chamber All Member Meeting. Billed as “Breakfast with the Mayor,” the concept is now in its fourth year. The meeting will include a complimentary breakfast provided by and at Pirate’s Landing Restaurant. The event is …
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Dec 28 2011
McAllen Chamber readies ‘A Vibrant Heritage’ Mexican Artisan Expo
Special to the Parade There is a saying in Mexico, “La tercera es la vencida,” which translates to, “the third one’s the charm.” And in this case, the third “Vibrant Heritage” Mexican Artisan Expo hosted by the McAllen Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Mexican Consulate in McAllen, is shaping up to be the …
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Dec 28 2011
McAllen Chamber, Mexican Consulate prepare for ‘A Vibrant Heritage’
Special to the Parade The McAllen Chamber of Commerce in alliance with the Mexican Consulate in McAllen are diligently working on the preparations for the third “A Vibrant Heritage” Mexican Artisan Expo. This expo iteration is planned to be the biggest ever as it will be combined with the very successful McAllen International Travel Show. …
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Dec 28 2011
RGV Music Festival ‘Soup and Sandwich’ fundraiser on tap
Special to the Parade The Rio Grande Valley Music Festival will hold its annual “Soup and Sandwich Fund Raiser” on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at the Siesta Village Hall, 2712 S. International Blvd. (FM1015), in Weslaco, beginning at 4 p.m. Admission is $5 and tickets, limited to the capacity of the hall, are available from …
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Dec 28 2011
Great Outdoors: The Bird is a Gentleman
By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade The Bob White quail and Texas were made for each other. Even at a young age, I read all I could find about quail hunting and famous quail hunters. In the beginning, there was a quail. Some even believe it was quail the Lord sent to the Israelites …
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Dec 28 2011
Simple Wine Resolutions for 2012
By DAVID WHITE Special to the Parade Early January is the perfect time to reflect on the previous year and make resolutions for the new one. For those of us who take wine seriously — or at least want to — it’s smart to include wine in our New Year’s resolutions. So here are three …
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Dec 28 2011
From the Past: Mercedes girls sparkled on the diamond
By RENE TORRES Special to the Parade Softball for girls in the Rio Grande Valley took its inaugural bow in the middle of the 1920s. Since then, many players have come and gone, and what we remember about some is only their names left embedded in the record books. Somebody said once that if you …
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Dec 28 2011
Horoscope (Week Beginning Jan. 1)
By HOLIDAY MATHIS Special to the Parade If you get the sense that life is ripe fruit hanging on a low branch, all yours for the taking, you’re right. The new year brings opportunity and momentum from the start. All planets are moving forward, and the moon will be waxing toward next week’s full moon. …
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June 11, 2021
County tables helicopter services at Andy…
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A potential resort development’s expansion at the Andy Bowie Park flats on South Padre Island has been delayed again after a Cameron County Commissioners Court meeting this past Tuesday. Continue readingJune 4, 2021
Longtime PI coach accepts new job…
By Constancio Martinez Jr Special to the PRESS Port Isabel’s Football Defensive Coordinator, Gualberto “Gually” Gonzalez Jr will be joining Crockett ISD as a Co-Defensive Coordinator and Head Baseball coach. Crockett is a 7 ½ hour drive from Port Isabel and is located about 116 miles north of Houston. Continue readingJune 4, 2021
Port Isabel: Aguadores and their “Burros”…
By Rene Torres Special to the PRESS Don Chencho and Don Quirino were the first to sell freshwater, door to door, in Port Isabel. They supplied water to Port Isabel before 1928. Continue readingJune 4, 2021
PIHS' Class of 2021 graduates…
Photos and words by Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel’s second class of students, 149 in total, attending their senior year of high school during the COVID-19 pandemic have graduated, amid a more joyous, hopeful ceremony than last year when there seemed no end to the virus’ grip on the world. Continue readingJune 4, 2021
Texas Supreme Court to rule on…
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas Supreme Court will now decide the fate of South Padre Island’s food truck ordinance and whether more food trucks can operate there. Continue readingMay 28, 2021
Rivard talks news, Island Matters at…
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The media ecosystem in the Laguna Madre area, specifically South Padre Island, may be growing soon, in the form of a nonprofit newsroom akin to the San Antonio Report. Continue readingMay 28, 2021
Port Isabel's Class of 2021 graduates…
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Tarpon Stadium will once again serve as the Port Isabel High School (PIHS) graduation venue this year, as the second COVID-19 class of Tarpons graduates. Continue readingMay 28, 2021
County tables LNG project after community…
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County residents pushed back against NextDecade’s latest liquified natural gas (LNG) project this past Tuesday, pressuring Cameron County Commissioners to table the project during a meeting. Continue readingMay 21, 2021
Abbott orders local governments, schools to…
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com By this weekend, local governments cannot require face mask wearing within their buildings, according to a new executive order by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Continue readingMay 21, 2021
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