Mar 08 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Members of the newly-formed Special Events Committee on South Padre Island have asked City leaders to consider dissolving the committee for the sake of efficiency and expediency in addressing funding requests from event organizers. The discussion came during a meeting of the Convention and Visitors Advisory Board last Wednesday. …
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Mar 08 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation (EDC) began preliminary plans to assess the feasibility of developing a ‘micro-hospital’ on the Island. The topic came up during a Feb. 22 meeting, when the EDC considered an $18,000 funding request to perform a feasibility study on locating a micro-hospital on …
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Mar 08 2019
DARREN GOLLER Special to the PRESS Last week on South Padre Island, Spring Break started with a bang — well a roar, actually. The M&M Off-Road Spring Break Jam came to Island for its annual car show and there was plenty of automotive eye candy for everyone. The show ran Saturday and Sunday, and featured …
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Mar 08 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Spring Break 2019 is looking to be a busy beginning to the tourist season on South Padre Island. Local entertainment venues have scheduled a full slate of events, from Louie’s Backyard, to Longboards Bar and Grill, Rockstar Beach and Clayton’s Beach Bar. From Grammy award winning rapper, Cardi …
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Mar 08 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS An open house which had been slated to take place last month to further explore a proposal to implement a paid parking plan on South Padre Island has been put on hold pending the gathering of more information, as well as to allow City staff to organize more resources …
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Mar 08 2019
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS An overlay district designed to define a specific development characteristics for FM 510 and Highway 100 in Laguna Vista was introduced here Tuesday by the Laguna Vista Town Council. A second reading of the ordinance is required of the Council prior to it becoming law. An overlay district is …
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Mar 08 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Julianna Barrera and Viviana Lopez have qualified for the state powerlifting meet on the strength of their performances at the recent regional meet at PSJA High School. Barrera, a senior, will be making her third straight appearance at the state meet, and Lopez, a sophomore, will be making …
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Mar 08 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Marlyn Cesenes was golden again in the pole vault last week at the Falcon Relays in Los Fresnos. The senior athlete cleared 9-feet, 6-inches on her best jump to finish a foot-and-a-half ahead of the second place finisher. The Lady Tarpons had a number of other high finishes …
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Mar 08 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Tarpon sprinters seem to be getting stronger by the week. For the third meet in a row Port Isabel athletes finished in the medals in the 100 and 200-meter dashes and in the 4 x 100-meter sprint relay at the Falcon Relays in Los Fresnos last …
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Mar 08 2019
Special to the PRESS Editor, In the past couple of weeks I have seen at least two written pieces that referenced my retirement from the City is South Padre Island CVB. Both pieces indicate a connection between the November City Council election and my departure. In the interest of setting the record straight, the election …
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