Sep 07 2023
By M. Kathy Raines The snowy egret slipped its yolk-yellow feet, toes first, into waters of the saltmarsh and strode across, stealthy and alert, ready to strike. Its feet, the proverbial “golden slippers” on which the bird “dances”, instantly identify this graceful, resourceful feeder in our marshes, mudflats and resacas, distinguishing it from …
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Sep 07 2023
By Laurie Coker Like movies based on children’s books, movies based on amusement park rides, can be hits (like Pirates of the Caribbean) or misses (like Polar Express). Disney’s new movie Haunted Mansion, based on the well-known Disney attraction of the same name, falls somewhere in between. Geared more toward children, director Justin …
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Sep 07 2023
By Catherine Donnelly We arrived at Jake’s for a late lunch at 2001 Padre Boulevard on South Padre Island. The restaurant has a nice atmosphere and a mesmerizing view of the traffic going by. You’re immediately faced with the choice of where you want to sit and there are many options. Not only do you …
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Sep 07 2023
By Steve Hathcock Tara Nichols from Madison Wisconsin, asks, “Who was Padre Balli and did John Singer really lose a treasure of Spanish gold?” Padre Nicholas Balli, for whom the Island gets its name, was the first European to bring families to the Island. Twenty-six miles north of the Island’s southern tip, he and his …
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Sep 07 2023
Special to the PARADE On Sept. 19 and 20, El Paseo Arts Foundation begins its 19th season of performing arts events with “Churchill,” at the SPI Convention Center. In this often funny, sometimes touching, and always engaging, one-man-show, distinguished British actor, David Payne brings Churchill to life onstage and enlightens the audience with intimate details …
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Sep 01 2023
By CATHERINE DONNELLY I enjoyed this book by Shelby Van Pelt so much more than I thought I would, being thoroughly entertained by the tale of damaged people and broken families and how it seemed to orbit around a most unlikely creature, a sentient octopus. This story is timely, as the news has featured true …
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Sep 01 2023
By ROBERT LEWIS Happy Labor Day weekend everyone. As the summer season is getting near its end, we broke the heat wave last week and actually had a couple of rainy and cooler days, but now we are back under the next “Heat Dome” with little chance of rain for a while. There is some …
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Sep 01 2023
By CINDY STURLIN The S. Garcia Street Swing Bridge, owned and operated by the Long Island Owners’ Association (LIOA), is a local, non-profit HOA. LIOA continues its’ efforts to resolve their serious concern that they cannot continue to pay for bridge operations and maintenance in view of the deteriorating condition of the bridge, increasing commercial …
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Sep 01 2023
By TERESA BRYANT Port Isabel Rotary had a unique opportunity this week to welcome Natalia Dolinski, President of the Lviv Ukraine Rotary Club as she visited Texas on a mission of solidarity and International Friendship, in cooperation with our District 5930. Our club had the opportunity to meet her, welcome her into our club for …
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Aug 31 2023
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Diane Johnson believes this year’s SPI Wahoo Classic fishing tournament will be lots of fun, and doesn’t imagine any shortage on boats. “We are looking forward to catching a lot of fish,” said Johnson, who’s a member of the tournament’s board of directors. She estimates about 40 boats will participate, and …
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