David Woods is a South Padre Island fishing guide with over 20 years of experience. He is the author of three books offering expert fishing advice. More than anyone, I would like fishing to be good all the time every day. However, that’s not at all the case. The fish do not wait …

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  The El Paseo Arts Foundation, a South Padre Island-based 501(c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the arts, brought down The Reduced Shakespeare Company to perform a Christmas show at the SPI Convention Center on Dec. 9, 10 and 11. Dr. Laurie Coker, a local film critic, was invited to review the performance. Tuesday …

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Special to the PRESS SAN BENITO, TX—Valley residents, Winter Texans, visitors, birders and those just getting interested in birding are invited to join a team in the count areas for the annual Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count. The CBC is a one day event per area within established count circles. This year’s count will be …

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By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS Local artistic hot spot Artsea has moved locations. Previously in the lighthouse shopping square, the establishment is now located on South Padre Island. Artsea is a family-owned business, headed by Carolyn Hauschildt, Wendy Hauschildt and Jodi Eberhardt. “We loved Lighthouse Square, and all the other businesses there. It …

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By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS Local favorite Hopper Haus Bar and Grill has been busy adding new additions to its restaurant. According to Jill Zavaleta, one of the restaurant’s owners, the construction will create an additional dining area to accommodate more customers. The project will also add an overhead canopy to the Biergarten, …

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By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Local author Rudy Garcia of Laguna Vista recently published a sequel to his book Shrimp Tales, Shrimp Tales Two. The Unruly Cactus, a book store near the Port Isabel Lighthouse, will host a book signing to celebrate Garcia’s newest literary creation on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 1-3 p.m. Garcia was born …

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Special to the PRESS “The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged) will make your spirits bright, whether you joyfully embrace the upcoming season or get dragged into it kicking and screaming.” – Broadway World On Dec. 9, 10 and 11, 2024, the El Paseo Arts Foundation [EPAF] welcomes the Reduced Shakespeare Company and their Ultimate Christmas Show …

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By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Independent School District [PIISD] held a regular meeting on Nov. 19. There were no public comments at this meeting. Rocio Ramos, principal of Port Isabel Early College High School [PIECHS], presented the 2024 College Board National Recognition Program Awards. The program recognizes students across various categories. …

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By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS On Tuesday, Dec. 3, the 4A Port Isabel Tarpons played a non-district game against the 6A Harlingen Cardinals. The teams met last season with the Cardinals squeaking out a 54-53 win against the Tarpons, but this season the Cardinals proved too much for the young Tarpon squad …

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By KATHY RAINES Special to the PARADE   Many chatty persons in the Rio Grande Valley answer to the pet name “Chachalaca”—and it’s no wonder. The birds’ cries of “Cha-cha-lac, cha-cha-lac!”— a rocking, overlapping call-and-response—resound from trees and shrubs, especially in spring and summertime mornings and evenings. Intermixed with the industrial whine of summer cicadas, …

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