BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A group of Valley environmental activists assembled Saturday afternoon at the Lighthouse in Port Isabel to raise awareness of how continued development on South Padre Island can potentially raise sea levels, threatening all community members with the risk of being washed away. To read the rest of this story, …
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Sep 26 2013
City doles out marketing funds
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday allocated $10,000 for the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce to be used for marketing, promotion, development and expansion of special events. This year’s allocation is consistent with the previous two years in which the Commission also contributed $10,000 toward Chamber events. To …
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Sep 26 2013
Changes to Gulf Blvd. are coming
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island City officials hosted an open house Wednesday for residents interested in the City’s plan to enhance 21 blocks of Gulf Boulevard with an estimated $500,000 series of improvements To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Port Isabel-SouthPadre Island PRESS. Call (956) 943-5545 to learn more …
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Sep 19 2013
THE FUTURE IS NOW: Groundbreaking held for Sea Turtle, Inc. expansion
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Sea Turtle, Inc. officials broke ground Saturday on the facility’s $4.5 million, multi-phase expansion project. Of that total price tag, $3.5 million will go toward new or improved infrastructure and $1 million will pay for land acquisition. Project plans call for construction of a nature walk, amphitheater, educational center, …
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Sep 19 2013
Firms set to search for new city manager
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday approved selecting an executive search firm to lead the search for the next City Manager. The City has received seven bids from firms: Colin Baenziger & Associates; Strategic Government Resources; Ralph Anderson & Associates; The Waters Consulting Group; Bob Murray & …
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Sep 19 2013
City adopts $4.3M budget
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday unanimously adopted a $4.3 million budget for FY2013-14. The following is a financial breakdown, by department, for next year’s operating budget. The first number listed next to each department indicates how much was budgeted for next year. To read the rest of …
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Sep 19 2013
Council targets street improvements
BY MARTHA MCCLAIN Special to the PRESS The familiar topic of street improvements in Laguna Vista was discussed at the Town’s September meeting, with a report on funding methods presented. Options to create street improvements were addressed by City Manager Rolando Vela who presented suggestions for Council consideration. Various financing possibilities were included in a …
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Sep 12 2013
Lewis inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Legendary University of Houston basketball coach Guy V. Lewis was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame last weekend for his accomplishments and for the impact his coaching had on the game of basketball. Guy’s son, Vern, accompanied Guy on the trip to Springfield, Mass. as his …
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Sep 12 2013
WHAT A RUSH: Kiteboarder loves to defy gravity
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then serenity is the hand of the holder. And for SPI Kiteboarding owner Jason Norwood, few things in life offer as much Zen as flying flat-footed 20 feet in the air while the warm Gulf winds carry you over the …
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Sep 12 2013
Alleged sex offender booked
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County authorities last week arrested an alleged Port Isabel sex offender, marking the second sexual assault arrest in Port Isabel in two weeks. At around 9 a.m., Sept. 5 a complainant entered the Cameron County Constable’s Office to report a sexual assault of a child. Ignacio Alfonso Rodriguez …
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