Mindful Holiday Magic
By Laura Lyles Reagan Special to the PRESS The holidays are here! You’ve planned and prepared. But too often the holidays can be a hectic, chaotic swirl of shopping, entertaining, and traveling. Kids...
View ArticlePerkins has the speed
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High sophomore Mandy Perkins is starting her second season on the Varsity basketball team. This week she talked with the Press about how she is is more...
View ArticleBrown anxious for District competition
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Serena Brown is a junior member of the Port Isabel High girls’ basketball team. She’s starting her second year as a Varsity player. She missed most of last season...
View ArticleAuditions! Auditions! El Paseo Arts Announces Auditions for Winter Plays
Special to the PRESS On Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 6:30 P.M. and Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 10 A.M., El Paseo Arts Foundation’s Players Troupe will hold auditions for two plays: Audition for a...
View ArticleMovie Review – Knives Out
By David Lee Zamora Special to the Parade Knives Out is a fun, exciting murder mystery that manages to feel like a wacky Wes Anderson film. The film is about an investigation into the apparent...
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Rio History: A Rose by Any Other Color
By Steve Hathcock Doug Olson sent me the following email: Hi Steve, Here is a picture of some of the things I found while beachcombing on South Padre Island this past February. I hope the...
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School district employees earned extra cash
By Constancio Martinez, Jr. Special to the PRESS PI-ISD school board members and representatives from the Teacher Advisory committees after their Dec. 9 meeting. Photo provided by Constancio Martinez,...
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The Most Haunted Places in the RGV: The Legend of Daisy Starck
By Joanna “Luna” Sanchez Special to the PRESS The grave of Daisy Starck in the Brownsville Cemetery. Brownsville, Texas. Photo by Frank “Snoop” Rodriguez. Welcome back to The Most Haunted Places in the...
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BOAT PARADE LIGHTS UP THE BAY
By Pamela Cody Special to the PRESS Photo by Pamela Cody. Thousands of spectators lined the shoreline of the Laguna Madre Bay Saturday evening to enjoy the annual South Padre Island Lighted...
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SANDY WONDERLAND: HOLIDAY SANDCASTLE VILLAGE DELIGHTS YOUNG AND OLD
By Pamela Cody Special to the PRESS Courtesy photo. Courtesy photo. Courtesy photo. The climate in South Padre Island does not exactly lend itself to snowman building. However, one of...
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Movie Review – Harriet
By David Lee Zamora Special to the Parade Creative Commons photo. Harriet is a thrilling and exciting film filled with powerful acting that tells the story of Harriet Tubman (Cynthia Erivo) and her...
View ArticlePoems by Katja Carpenter
By Katja Carpenter House Blend Somehow I found myself going only to the gas station he worked at I took the bus just to get there. I remember walking through those old glass doors just to meet eyes...
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Five Football Tarpon Players Selected Unanimous All-District
By Constancio Martinez, Jr. Special to the PRESS The 2019 football All-District selections were released this week. The following Tarpon players were selected All-District from district...
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Tarpons Bury Cardinals, 98-51
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS Photo by Larry Gage. The Port Isabel Tarpons came out gunning Tuesday night against the visiting Cardinals of La Villa. They outscored La Villa in every quarter and...
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Lady Tarpons Handle Pace, 58-46
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS Photo provided by Port Isabel High School. The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball team got the win last night, 58-46, over the Brownsville Pace Lady Vikings at...
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SPI CHRISTMAS PARADE ROLLS OUT HOLIDAY CHEER
By Pamela Cody Special to the PRESS Photo by Pamela Cody. With over 60 entries, the annual South Padre Island Christmas Parade delighted onlookers once again, as proud parents, residents and...
View ArticleTarpons Hang on at Santa Maria, 51-49
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons hoops team continued its winning ways Tuesday night as it hung on at the end and won at Santa Maria, 51-49. It went down to the final buzzer....
View ArticleCalderon in Transition
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS Senior Port Isabel High student/athlete Zaid Calderon is a man in transition. He played linebacker on the Tarpon football team and is now transitioning from that...
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Creatures Among Us: Stunning, Clever Green Jays
By M. Kathy Raines Special to the PARADE Green Jays. Photo by M. Kathy Raines. Bright blue caps its head, suggesting woodland shadows. Black velvet encircles its eyes, draping cheeks and throat. Olive...
View ArticleThree wins and a loss for the PI boys, girls teams
By Constancio Martinez, Jr. Special to the PRESS The Lady Tarpons picked up a 68-64 overtime win over the St. Joseph Lady Hounds this past Friday. The Lady Tarpons built up a 12-point lead at halftime...
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