By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A new shop is opening in Port Isabel near the Lighthouse on Friday, Nov. 1. Business partners Mike Misialek and Rich Powers are excited to introduce Salt Coast Living to the community. Misialek and Powers have been operating three other shops within shared spaces including Treasure in the Attic and …
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Oct 31 2024
Shrimp Cook Off returns for 31st year
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS Port Isabel’s Annual Shrimp Cook-Off will take place on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Sutherlands parking lot from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mary Gonzalez, Director of the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce, says the cooking competition will see entries from many talented shrimp enthusiasts across professional and amateur teams, …
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Oct 31 2024
LMWD files osmosis facility permit
By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the PRESS The Laguna Madre Water District [LMWD] released a public notice on their application to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality [TCEQ] for a permit relating to the reverse osmosis and water treatment facility. The permit would allow the district to “authorize the discharge of reverse osmosis and decant …
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Oct 31 2024
Tarpons fall short of comeback, 32-27
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS Friday night, Oct. 25, the Port Isabel Tarpons lost 32-27 to the La Feria Lions in a key district matchup. The Lions exploded out of the gate behind their passing game as they jumped out to a 20-0 lead in the first quarter. The Tarpons defense eventually …
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Oct 31 2024
Boys Cross Country Team competes at Region IV Meet
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS Four years ago, Head Boys Cross Country Coach Chris Ortiz set a goal for the cross country team: to qualify for the Region IV 4A Regional. He started off with a small group of four freshmen, junior Nathaniel Gonzalez and senior Angel Pardo. Over the years, the …
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Oct 31 2024
EPAF salutes empty-nesters with The Kids Left. The Dog Died. Now What?
Special to the PRESS El Paseo Arts Foundation [EPAF] offers Carole Caplan-Lonner’s musical comedy The Kids Left. The Dog Died. Now What? at the SPI Convention Center, on Nov. 4, 5 and 6, 2024. This musical comedy salutes those valiantly struggling with gravity on their bodies, grandchildren on their self-images, perhaps divorce on their hands …
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Oct 31 2024
Native Plant News: Esperanza raises questions regarding nativeness
Mary Grizzard is a highly informed Texas Master Naturalist and an active volunteer at the SPI Birding Nature Center and Alligator Sanctuary. She has bountiful knowledge of the environment and countless hours of habitat work to her credit. It was golden hour on the back deck of the South Padre Island Birding, Nature Center …
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Oct 31 2024
Acting opportunity available
Special to the PRESS El Paseo Arts Foundation has announced an audition for the role of Libby in the Jan. 10-12, 2025, production of I Ought to Be in Pictures by Neil Simon. Libby is a 19-year-old female. She is described as positive, independent and determined. Libby will do anything to accomplish her goals, whether …
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Oct 31 2024
Sea Turtle Inc. welcomes permanent resident
Special to the PRESS Sea Turtle Inc. is thrilled to announce the arrival of Bagua, a hawksbill sea turtle, as the newest permanent resident at the organization’s renowned sea turtle medical care and conservation facility. Late Saturday night on Oct. 19, Bagua completed her 2500-mile journey from Puerto Rico to her new home on South …
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Oct 31 2024
The Biblio File
The Biblio File is a book review column by anonymous writer, Wordnerd. Wordnerd highlights reads that can be purchased at The Unruly Cactus, an independent bookstore located in Port Isabel. Professor Percival Everett’s latest literary offering, James, breathes new life into the timeless tale of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In a stroke …
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