Oct 04 2019
By Steve Hathcock October 4, 1846: American Flag Travelers Hall Point Isabel “This subscriber has opened the above establishment at Point Isabel, where he is prepared to accommodate travelers and others who may favor him with their patronage at the lowest rates and with the best …
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Oct 04 2019
By ANGIE GAMEZ Special to the Parade The Laguna Madre Yacht Club (LMYC) is hosting an Open House on Saturday, October 12, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at 502 South Point Drive in Port Isabel. The public is invited, where free food and soft drinks will be served. Attendees have the opportunity to converse with …
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Sep 27 2019
By David Lee Zamora Special to the Parade I saw Hustlers this weekend and found myself incredibly lost. How so, you say? Well, this movie isn’t awful, terrible, or even bad, but I wouldn’t say it’s great or good either. It was a fun film that I will, most likely, never want to see again, …
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Sep 27 2019
By Steve Hathcock steve@southpadretv.tv This month in history September WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.) September 18, 1969, 10:00 p.m. A district judge in Corpus Christi today ordered that controversal Spanish Treasure (From the Padre Island Shipwrecks of 1554) be removed from the office of State Land Commissioner Sadler and be taken to a …
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Sep 27 2019
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Special to the Parade Starting next weekend, on Wednesday, October 2, Sandcastle Days begins their 5-day event at Clayton’s Beach Bar, complete with sand sculptures from master sculptors, a mercado, sand sculpting lessons at “Sandcamp,” live bands, numerous sand sculpture competitions, water slides, bouncer, and a bull riding simulator. On Wednesday …
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Sep 20 2019
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 2019 Wahoo Classic tournament, an offshore-only fishing tournament, concluded over the weekend, with the weigh-in held at Jim’s Pier, just off Swordfish St. on South Padre Island, just before sundown. Winning the tournament’s namesake was “Hoo …
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Sep 20 2019
By DAVID LEE ZAMORA Special to the Parade IT Chapter 2 is a disturbingly fun horror film, with a bit of comedy to help get you past the intense horror this film throws at you. IT Chapter 2 takes place 27 years after the first film, where almost all of the members of the Loser …
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Sep 20 2019
By Steve Hathcock Sorting through the coins that slid across the counter at my Padre Island Trading Company, (see editor’s note) was always one of the highlights of my day. One night, while counting the change in our tip jar, I was pleasantly surprised to find an …
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Sep 20 2019
By PAMELA CODY Special to the Parade Turtle lovers from all over Texas came out to lend their support to Sea Turtle, Inc. last weekend, to help raise funds for the organization’s ongoing endeavors to rescue and rehabilitate injured sea turtles and conserve all marine turtle species. The fundraiser, dubbed “Tastes and Toddies with the …
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Sep 20 2019
By M. KATHY RAINES Special to the PRESS Fall migration is in full swing, and the charming little hooded warbler is resting and filling up on Valley insects as it journeys from the eastern U.S. to the tropics. A black hood, like Batman’s cowl, encircles the lemon-yellow face of the male, making it one of …
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