Mar 03 2022
By M. KATHY RAINES Special to the PARADE Lush, intricate melodies tumbled from a willow tree near the river at Sabal Palm Sanctuary one unusually quiet midday afternoon. But, searching treetops for the presumed songster, the illustrious northern mockingbird, I found none. Then, to my surprise, I realized this sweetness poured from a brownish, orange-eyed …
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Mar 03 2022
By RENE TORRES Special to the PARADE Her name was Irma Garza born in 1944 in Linn, Texas—located about 30 miles north of Edinburg. She rose from this agrarian community singing her way with a defined destiny. You could say that the stage was her playground. Her first audience was her family and by the …
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Mar 03 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cat’s Meow Vintage Emporium and Gourmet Shop held a ribbon cutting and mixer on January 18 to celebrate its new location on 421 E. Maxan St., next to the lighthouse. Owner, Catherine Donnelly, was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. When she was 10, her parents moved their family …
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Mar 03 2022
Special to the PRESS Heatwave Inc. invites the community to join them for great fun on South Padre Island at the Spring Break Jam. According to Heatwave Inc. car, truck, and bike lovers will not want to miss one of the Greatest Truck and Car Shows on Earth. Spring Break Jam provides an opportunity …
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Mar 03 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Raul Loera, local little league president of 14 years and assistant district administrator for little league baseball, is excited to announce that registrations for this season are now open, after having to cancel the last two seasons due to Covid-19. This will be Loera’s 33rd season with the league. He was …
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Mar 03 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadrea.com The community of South Padre Island and the surrounding areas were in shock the night of Wednesday, February 23 as Pier 19 was engulfed in a fiery blaze. Amidst the chaos, a hero emerged from the carnage, single handedly rescuing the ginormous and well-known boat, the Osprey One, and captaining it …
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Mar 03 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cristian De La Fuente, known for starring in the Netflix film, “You are my Home,” and Eva Longoria’s, “Devious Minds” is appearing on screen once again in the romantic-comedy being partially filmed on South Padre Island, “Switch Up.” He tackles the lead role, Ricardo De La Cruz, a former talk …
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Mar 03 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Marcos Zamudio is responsible for the Courtyard by Marriott’s new look and the largest mural on the Island. Zamudio is a 35-year-old artist from Argentina who says he came to America, “by chance.” According to Zamudio, he has been an artist for as long as he can remember. He has a …
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Feb 24 2022
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Junior High art teacher, Adrian Rodriguez, also known as Serkit Killz on facebook, has been instructing and working alongside his students to paint an intricate mural in the middle school. This is Mr. Rodriguez’s seventh year working as an art teacher at the junior high. According to Mr. …
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Feb 24 2022
By TESS FICCAGLIA Special to the NEWS A statement released to the PRESS February 18, 2022, read: “In 2019, Congressman Vela announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $700,000.00 to the City of Laguna Vista to support the development of the South Texas Ecotourism Center. This project will provide residents and visitors the …
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