Mar 18 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Well, we’ve been waiting for it all year and it’s finally here: Spring Break 2016. Things seem to be going well so far. The traffic jams are few, the glasses are full and the music is loud, just as it should be. While traveling up and down the …
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Mar 11 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Hello Spring Breakers, and welcome to South Padre Island! Whether this is your first time to the Island for Spring Break or not we’re just glad you’re here. Now, while there’s plenty to do in terms of concerts and beach parties, what you may not know is that …
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Mar 11 2016
PARADE Staff Report Hard working, independent, smart, talented, single mother, and, oh yeah,knows how to handle a firearm, all accurately describe the lovely Jessica Guerra. Hailing from Brownsville, Guerra is a marketing model and ring girl at regional boxing and mixed martial arts events.She’s also no stranger to the Island, not only spending serious time here …
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Mar 04 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “To everything … there is a season,” or so goes the popular song that borrowed its lyrics from the Bible. And it would seem we are once again on the cusp of ending one season and beginning another. Have you seen the billboards that dot the roads approaching …
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Feb 26 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Grab your binoculars and bring your sense of adventure because it’s time once again for Laguna Vista’s 11th annual Bird Fest and Nature Quest. The day begins bright and early Saturday morning with a bird walk at 7 a.m. Meet with members of the Bay Area Birders at …
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Feb 26 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com If you drive down Highway 100, just west of the Port Isabel city limits and out past Laguna Heights, you’ll see a familiar sight. To the right, between the bay and the road, is a blur of dusty green vegetation. Thick brushy weeds, purple sage brush and prickly …
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Feb 20 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com We’re still a full month away from the arrival of spring, but you wouldn’t know it from looking outside. The days have been pleasantly warm —not hot — with cool breezes that refresh and invigorate. The mornings have been kissed by fog lately, too. Everywhere I’ve gone over the past …
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Feb 20 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Strap on your spurs and cinch that blingy belt buckle, because the 27th Annual Los Fresnos PRCA Rodeo kicks off this Friday, Feb. 19. At the same time, area students will be showing everything from rabbits to bulls at the Cameron County Livestock Show and Fair. The rodeo …
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Feb 12 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “For this was on St. Valentine’s Day, when every bird cometh there to choose his mate.” -Geoffrey Chaucer, 1382. According to a quick Google search and trip down a Wikipedia rabbit hole, the verse above is the first recorded mention of Valentine’s Day as a romantic idea. Chaucer …
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Feb 12 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The forecast is set to be perfect this weekend as Air Fiesta flies into town. Almost two dozen performers are ready to wow the crowds by performing aerobatic acts in the sunny skies over Brownsville this Saturday and Sunday. “We have several national acts, including a sailplane performer …
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