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Single-Session Tickets Now on Sale for UTRGV South Padre Island Battle on the Beach

RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Friday that single-session tickets for the inaugural UTRGV South Padre Island Battle on the Beach, featuring men’s basketball games between UTRGV and Northern Arizona as well as Texas Tech and Incarnate Word on Nov. 20 at the […]

5 Sure Signs That It’s Time To Downsize

Your home may be your castle, but you need to know when to pull up the drawbridge and seek new surroundings. Many people follow a familiar pattern when it comes to real estate – they scrimp and save to buy a starter home and then move on to larger and larger properties as they […]

Passing through: As migration arrives, birders hope for more rare sightings

By Rick Kelley – Valley Morning Star -October 3, 2021 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — The fall bird migration has barely begun, yet many birders are wondering if the spectacular number of rare and unusual bird species will make repeat appearances like they did over the past year. “That’s the beauty of birdwatching, you just never […]

PI Rotary Club donates benches to the community

Special to the PRESS Last Thursday, Sept. 23, several members of the local Port Isabel Rotary Club gathered to complete an important local community project they began several months ago. Using matching Rotary grant monies and club funds raised locally, they purchased 10 new benches, placing them throughout Port Isabel and Laguna Heights. Thursday, the […]

Welcome home, Poppy: Sea Turtle Inc. adopts non-releasable sea turtle from Florida Organization

A new Loggerhead sea turtle has just arrived at South Padre Island’s Sea Turtle, Inc. Poppy, a non-releasable Loggerhead, hails from The Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida, where she arrived in May 2020, according to the South Florida Reporter. Poppy was struck by a boat propeller in the Florida Keys, severing her back left flipper […]

Walk for Women – Walk to Fight Breast Cancer

Dates: October 10, 2021 Time: 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM South Padre Island Convention Centre 7355 Padre Blvd. South Padre Island, TX 78597 On Sunday, October 10, starting at the SPI Convention Centre and ending at Louie’s Backyard, we Walk to honor the breast cancer survivors, fighters, and thrivers and remember those we have lost […]

Rocket Ranch at Boca Chica offering closest stay to SpaceX launch

by: Adam Cardona Posted: Sep 19, 2021 / 10:35 AM CDT / Updated: Sep 20, 2021 / 09:33 AM CDT BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX is attracting a lot of attention to the Rio Grande Valley and particularly to the Brownsville Boca Chica area. The Rocket Ranch in Brownsville is the closest lodging to the […]

McAllen International Airport Destination Connect to South Padre Island

South Padre Island, Friday, September 24, 2021 – McAllen International Airport (MFE) and the City of South Padre Island introduce MFE Destination Connect- a free luxury shuttle service exclusively available to MFE travelers, designed to help them reach their next destination- South Padre Island. The McAllen International Airport in partnership with South Padre Island is […]

Space Channel relocates to the Rio Grande Valley, highlighting SpaceX

by: Victoria Lopez Posted: Sep 18, 2021 / 06:00 PM CDT / Updated: Sep 19, 2021 / 08:32 AM CDT RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas (Valley Central) — The Rio Grande Valley has been expanding with a world of space exploration and now a Space Channel has relocated to downtown Brownsville. With all the activity happening […]