By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portiabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Historical Museum is holding an opening reception for its Ancient Landscapes of South Texas exhibit on Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The Ancient Landscapes: Hiding in Plain Sight Project includes an award-winning traveling exhibit, book and documentary. It was launched by the Community Historical Archaeology Project with …

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By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Art Business Incubator South Padre Island [ABI] is a non-profit working gallery dedicated to providing entrepreneurs with the tools needed to create a successful art business. Its ultimate mission is to transform South Padre Island into a world-wide art-tourism destination. One way it provides its resident artists with opportunities is …

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By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PARADE The 29th annual South Padre Island [SPI] Market Days will be held at the SPI Convention Center Jan. 24-26 and Feb. 21-23. SPI Market Days is a bi-annual artisan show that specializes in art, jewelry, health products, home decor and more. It runs from 9 a.m. to 5 …

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By ARABELLA SERRATA Friends of Animal Rescue [FOAR] will hold their Santa Paws fundraiser on Dec. 14 at the Casa Mariposa from 9 a.m. to noon. The event will showcase plenty of shelter dogs for adoption, allowing potential owners to take home a new bundle of joy just in time for the holidays. Attendees can …

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By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Thanks to the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce, a lucky raffle winner will be treated to a $500 shopping spree. All anyone has to do to enter is shop local on South Padre Island. According to the Chamber, to qualify for the Shop the Island raffle, one must spend at …

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By STEVE HATHCOCK We’ve all heard stories or have personal experiences of not buying something when the price was right. There are many of us here on South Padre Island who lament the fact that at one time they could have bought an acre of land for $500 or a large beachfront tract for as …

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By JAVIER GONZALEZ Information for this column was sourced from butterfliesofamerica.com/docs/Junonia-syen.12428.pdf. Though Monarch migration is mainly over, there is still a chance to see them and a few other butterfly species fluttering around South Padre Island during the winter months. This is mainly due to the evergreen nature of their caterpillar food plants (host plants) …

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Captain Murphy’s is a fishing and touring hotspot, perfect for anyone who wants a front-row seat to the beauty of South Padre Island and the plentiful fish that roam the waters. Murphy’s offers eco-tours for nature enthusiasts. On Murphy’s Law, guests can view the most enchanting wildlife and nature elements of the lower Laguna Madre. …

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By ALEXANDREA BAILEY Danica Rae Bird was raised in Salt Lake City Utah, with her two parents and an older brother. Despite the winter freezes, she says growing up there was fantastic, with gorgeous views and amazing people. “The mountains are just wonderful and the skiing. Snow plowing and shoveling is not the most fun,” …

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By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island recently commemorated the outstanding performance of their first responders for earning the Phoenix Award after resuscitating a patient in cardiac arrest. The city council recognized the first responders during the Nov. 20 meeting. “The Phoenix Award recognizes those situations where the patient …

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