Special to the Parade Students and faculty of musical ensembles from the University of Texas at Brownsville’s Department of Music have come together to herald the start of the holidays with a special seasonal concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 at the Arts Center. The concert, entitled “Heralding in the Holidays,” is a joint …
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Dec 02 2011
Sweet 16 Invitational slated Dec. 2-3 at SPI
By BILL SCHNIER Special to the Parade After last weekend’s thrilling college classic, the local basketball focus now shifts to the best high school tournament in the state of Texas. The Eighth Annual SpawGlass South Padre Island Sweet 16 Invitational will be held on Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3 at two locations – …
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Dec 02 2011
PBS features South Texas Olive Oil
Special to the Parade Television station KMBH and the Texas Olive Oil Council celebrate the burgeoning US olive oil industry and the South Texas Northern Mexico growers who make it in a new documentary film called El Camino Olive Trail. The South Texas and Mexico olive growers recently harvested a bumper crop of the freshest, …
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Dec 02 2011
San Benito News ‘Best Tamales in Town’ contest returns
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ South Padre Parade paradeeditor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s back. The Third Annual San Benito News “Best Tamales in Town” contest, an event which attracted 17 contestants and 100 onlookers last year will be held Friday, Dec. 16. The event time will be announced in upcoming editions. Gunning for a three-peat performance is San Benito resident …
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Dec 02 2011
Five premiere conjuntos scheduled at La Villita
Special to the Parade December is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the holidays than with the legendary conjuntos. La Villita Dance Hall in San Benito will be featuring five of the premiere conjuntos every Saturday in the month of December 2011. Los Fantasmas will hit the stage Dec. 3, Gilberto …
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Dec 02 2011
Holiday Window Displays Almost 100 Byers Carolers
Special to the Parade In celebration of the Holiday season, the City of South Padre Island transformed the display case in the lobby of City Hall into a holiday window display with almost 100 Byers Carolers arranged to create a variety of “scenes.” Long-time Island homeowner Sandy Boswell has been collecting the hand-crafted figures for …
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Dec 02 2011
25th Annual Lighted Boat Parade on tap Saturday
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the Parade This weekend, the South Padre Island Lighted Boat Parade is expected to be in full swing. Already in its 25th year, the parade has wowed and amazed the Island and Port Isabel residents with its boat entries and has become an iconic tradition for both cities. “Thousands of …
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Dec 02 2011
Nature Niche: Thanksgiving Day on the Bay
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade This year, Thanksgiving Day was a gorgeous day. It was a day of no wind, so our Laguna Madre Bay was calm and offshore water was pouring in with a ripping incoming tide. It was a day of thanks for not only Americans, but our dolphins decided it …
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Dec 02 2011
Adopt-A-Friend: Deacon
My name is Deacon. I am a young lab mix who is about six months. I am neutered, up to date on shots and heartworm negative. I am ready for my forever home, my time at the shelter is up and I need out this week. Please call Friends of Animal Rescue if you would …
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Dec 02 2011
Santa Maria bullring opens Sunday, Dec. 4
Special to the Parade SANTA MARIA – Sunday, Dec. 4, the Santa Maria Bullring on FM 1017 in La Gloria, Texas will make history. The pure bred Spanish bulls of Don Rafael Mendoza are one of the largest ever presented in a world class bloodless bullfight in the United States. The stage is set for …
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March 26, 2021
Mild water shortage occurring in LMWD…
Staff report A mild water shortage is occurring in the Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD), according to a press release from the utility company. On Wednesday, Mar. Continue readingMarch 26, 2021
SPI examining scooter ordinances after 'reckless'…
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Just weeks after their arrival, the future of dockless scooters on South Padre Island is in question. Continue readingMarch 26, 2021
Lady Tarpons soccer playoff bound…
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Lady Tarpon soccer team is playoff bound, the first time in two years. Continue readingMarch 26, 2021
Now thawed, the time to fertilize…
Robert Lewis Special to the PRESS Now that we are in the final week of March, we are all over the “shock” of the devastating freeze that affected all plants throughout the entire state of Texas. After five weeks of recovery, I am seeing many plants showing signs of life: Continue readingMarch 26, 2021
Annova LNG abandons Port-bound project…
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Annova LNG, one of three liquified natural gas export plant projects slated for the Port of Brownsville, has suspended the project, the company announced this past Monday. Continue readingMarch 22, 2021
Pinkerton Chosen All Region, Dist. MVP…
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS Cole Pinkerton has played his final basketball game as a Port Isabel Tarpon. He was brought up to Varsity in his freshman year and, with his Tarpon team-mates, proceeded to make program history for the next four seasons. Continue readingMarch 22, 2021
PI medians getting facelift…
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel’s medians are being relandscaped, just after February’s freeze affected most of the flora in the Laguna Madre area. Continue readingMarch 22, 2021
PI-ISD holding school board election…
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com School board election season is upon the Laguna Madre area. Continue readingMarch 22, 2021
How Zachary Taylor helped get our…
By RENE TORRES Special to the PRESS/NEWS The Rio Grande Valley occupies a unique and highly important position in the annals of American progress and development. When the dispute between the United States and Mexico became a noticeable conflict—it was in Point Isabel, as it was known then, that Fort Polk was born. Continue readingMarch 20, 2021
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