2015 Year in Review: South Padre Island
8. City focused on infrastructure improvements By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS This year was a positive one for the City of South Padre Island with improvements and developments across the board....
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Plant of the Month: Beach Morning Glory
By ALEXANDRA BROTZMAN Special to the PRESS Most people associate the Keep South Padre Island Beautiful Committee (KSPIBC) with a group of Island locals dedicated to beach cleanups, recycling and...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor for 1-07-2016
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, Thank you very much to The Press and Keep South Padre Island Beautiful Committee for bringing back the Plant of the Month series of articles to a new audience (as well...
View ArticleLady Tarpons Fall in OT to Grulla
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons made the long trip to Grulla Tuesday night and lost in overtime, 57-52, in their fourth district game of the season. It was a close,...
View ArticleGoals planned in Laguna Vista for 2016
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Efforts to amicably resolve matters dealing with the Town’s marina, continuing to operate on a balanced budget and possible annexation are among goals set by...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: Resolutely Fit
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s a new year, and with it come New Year’s resolutions. One of the most common resolutions people make, aside from eating...
View ArticleSPI Historic Preservation Committee seeks volunteers
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Historic Preservation Committee met Tuesday afternoon for their first meeting of the year. The group discussed a few projects over the last...
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PI Improvement District back in action
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS After nearly four years since their last meeting, the Port Isabel Improvement District #1 (PID) met last week for an update regarding the status of improvements in...
View ArticleCity to consider regulating smoking
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission will hold a workshop to discuss the possibility of regulating smoking. The idea was put...
View Article32nd Causeway Run slated for Saturday
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Just in time to test those newest New Year’s resolutions comes the 32nd Annual Longest Causeway Run and Fitness Walk. Last...
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NOT-SO-FAB FOUR: County tax assessor Tony Yzaguirre, 3 others arrested
Garza Mireles Yzaguirre Sanchez-Paz By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Four Cameron County officials are in custody after being arrested on multiple felony...
View ArticleCity moves forward with skate park
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS City of South Padre Island leaders and residents have long debated the idea of building a skate park, and at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, council members moved...
View ArticleBunco Party to raise money for children’s hospital
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Members of the Epsilon Sigma Alpha women’s service organization are hosting a Bunco Party this Saturday to raise money for...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: Blast from the Past
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com This past weekend, the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce hosted the 32nd Annual Longest Causeway Run and Fitness Walk. The...
View ArticleSPI awarded $1.25 million CEPRA grant
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS At the Shoreline Task Force meeting Monday afternoon, Coastal Resource and Parks Administrator Reuben Treviño gladly announced that South Padre Island was again...
View ArticleBUSY NEW YEAR: Full agenda in City’s first meeting after holidays
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel had much to discuss in its first meeting of the new year. Chief among the items listed on Tuesday...
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NO SMOKING? City holds smoking ordinance workshop
No Smoking? By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission were joined by several residents as the City hosted a workshop to discuss...
View ArticleIndictments handed down in Palacios Paz beheading
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Five men who were arrested in connection with the beheading death of Jose Francisco Palacios Paz in the spring of 2015 have...
View ArticleShort-term rentals issue unresolved
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Short-term rentals on Beach Blvd. in Laguna Vista were debated again Tuesday as property owners asserted their rights on both sides of the issue before the Town...
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Beloved ‘Turtle Lady’ home for sale
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS After over 50 years of being in the family, the home of the Turtle Lady of South Padre Island is up for sale. Before it officially goes on...
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