Category: South Padre Parade

Cover Model of the Week: A Force of Nature Named Christina Salazar

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By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com When the South Padre Parade caught-up with Port Isabel’s own Christina Salazar, Ms. Tecate 2012, at SPI’s Padre Rock, it had already been a rough day. And by this point, nothing seemed to go right: The portrait lighting system went down, the batteries in the handheld flash died; …

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Continue the Spring Break party with the South Padre Parade!

Dear Readers, There’s nothing better than sitting down at the breakfast table, sipping your morning coffee and opening the South Padre Parade to loads of fun. Then again… it’s just as good, if not better doing so from the sands of South Padre Island, surrounded by eye candy as far as the eye can see, …

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Cover Girl of the Week: Simply Nancy… And So Much More

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By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Top o’ the morning to ya ladies and gents. We certainly hope you like our little leprechaun, Nancy Lerma. We found her trying to hide her pot o’ gold at Kelly’s on SPI early one Saturday morning and she’s been our Lucky Charm ever since. Seriously though, Nancy …

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The South Padre Parade has all you need this Spring Break!

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  Dear Readers, The excitement is in the air and on the beach as the South Padre Parade, your official Spring Break guide, welcomes Texas Week with open arms! Spring Breakers should look nowhere else than this publication for all their needs as, once again, we’ve got it all here. To start, we’re continuing to …

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Cover Girl of the Week: The Amazing Dianna Rojas

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By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Okay Spring Breakers, as you all must know by now, South Padre Island is full of gorgeous people in both spirit and physical prowess, and many of those people are “homegrown,” including this week’s cover girl, Dianna Rojas, an SPI resident and senior at the University of Texas …

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CDC offers Spring Break health and safety tips

Editor’s Note: The following was provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Special to the Parade Make this year’s spring break memorable by having fun and helping yourself, your friends, and others stay safe and healthy. Limit alcohol. If drinking alcohol is part of your break, remember that it can impair your judgment and …

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Need a ride, free meal? Beach Reach Ministries can help

South Padre Parade Students from over 20 schools will make up this year’s Beach Reach Ministries, who will once again camp on South Padre Island beaches March 12-16 to offer assistance to Spring Breakers who may party a little too hard. Those with Beach Reach share the gospel with Spring Breakers while providing various free …

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Have fun during Spring Break, but don’t break the law

South Padre Parade South Padre Island police, assisted by authorities from area communities such as the Cameron County Emergency Management Department, neighboring EMS and law enforcement officers will be out in full force this Spring Break, ramping up patrol and providing immediate medical assistance where needed. To begin, the SPI police department has upped manpower …

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Spring Breakers be wary of varying speed limits

By CARLOS GONZALES Special to the Parade Spring breakers traveling to South Padre Island during Texas Week should beware of speed limits in neighboring cities as they make their way to paradise. Speed limits on the way to the Island from State Highway 100 change so many times, breakers should focus on the road and …

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Beach Bar Beat: Lyndia Luna

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With Jlyn, South Padre Parade For this week’s Beach Bar Beat, I found myself in the mood to also catch one of our gorgeous sunsets on the bay. So, Coconuts Bar & Grill on Laguna was where I met our next bartender. Name: Lyndia Luna. Nickname: Lyn and “Lyndover,” but I’m not sure if you …

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