Dec 28 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Albert Einstein once said that time is an illusion. As the man whose mind fathomed the theory of relativity, I’m pretty certain he knew what he was talking about. But Einstein’s theory has more to do with the tangible and quantifiable — acceleration and mass and gravity — …
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Dec 28 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS The Americans made their stand behind Rodriguez Canal. It was a 4-foot deep; 20-foot wide abandoned mill race located 5 miles from New Orleans. Across the mile-long front, Jackson’s men constructed a parapet of cotton bales and sugar casks filled with dirt. The ground in front of the bulwark …
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Dec 21 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Yacht Club, built in 1926 — two years before the incorporation of the City of Port Isabel — is no more. The 92-year-old former speakeasy, hotel and restaurant was demolished beginning last Friday, Dec. 14. The property’s new owners, father and son duo Ernesto and …
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Dec 21 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Four members of the Port Isabel Police Department are no longer on the payroll this week after a series of internal investigations led to their termination or resignation. “There were allegations made and they were looked into and action was taken relative to some of these allegations,” Port …
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Dec 21 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Officials on South Padre Island once again revisited the topic of paid parking during a meeting of the Shoreline Task Force on Monday, Dec. 10. “As you all know, the beach user fee discussion is something that we have been having for quite some time,” began Shoreline Management Director …
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Dec 21 2018
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center (BNC) played host to an annual tradition this Wednesday: the Coastal Tip Christmas Bird Count. Hosted by the Audubon Society, this particular bird count is one of the longest running citizen science programs, and contributes invaluable data about bird distribution …
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Dec 21 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel School Board of Trustees had a special group of visitors during their regular board meeting Tuesday, Dec. 18. Six representatives from Rio Grande LNG — the Houston-based energy company seeking to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal at the Port of Brownsville — …
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Dec 21 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS A proposal to help promote fitness for beach goers and recognition of outgoing members were highlights of a South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force meeting last week. SPI Coastal Resource Manager Kristina Boburka presented the concept of installing an outdoor “beach gym.” Boburka said the idea originated from a …
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Dec 21 2018
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Second Annual Du It By The Bay Duathlon is scheduled in Laguna Vista on Jan. 27, 2019. The Laguna Madre Gator Chasers, PowerWatt Coaching LLC, and the Town of Laguna Vista are sponsoring the second annual duathlon that will feature a new bike course this year on portions of …
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Dec 21 2018
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Diners entering the popular Port Isabel Italian eatery, Marcello’s, may notice a new addition to the exterior of the restaurant: a new plaque presented by the Port Isabel Rotary Club. Long-time Rotarians Sherman Lee and Kent Mallquist, along with Marcello’s Chef Bettina Tolin, spoke about the plaque and …
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