Padre Elite Blog

Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), a statewide grassroots environmental and community improvement organization, recently named South Padre Island as a Gold Star Affiliate. KTB works with governments, businesses, civic groups, and volunteers to ensure that every Texan has the opportunity to take individual responsibility for making Texas the cleanest, most beautiful state in the nation.  Gold […]

Lighthouse Establishment Cinema. Summer 2018! FRIDAY, JUNE 22 @ 9:30p “BLACK PANTHER”! EVERY Friday night in JUNE & JULY @ 9:30 p.m. movies will be projected on the side of the Lighthouse! You are invited to bring your family and enjoy a true Port Isabel tradition! SPECIAL JULY 4th Movie! Take our survey here: http://bit.ly/2JF3S8n. Movie selection will be announced on 6/25. June 22: […]

Would approximately 30 couples each Monday viewing Island Real Estate opportunities get your interest? Different couples each week? All exposed to South Padre Island for the very first time? That’s the estimate of real estate “shoppers” off of each cruise ship weekly. Think it might stimulate your business? Want to help me? Please come to the 2nd and […]

In May 2018, the United States Army Corps of Engineers began a maintenance dredge of the Brownsville Ship Channel. The sand from the dredge project is being placed on a nearshore berm near the City’s beach by the dredge ship Mcfarland. It has dredged approximately 226,000 cubic yards of sand and placed it about a half mile […]

  By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS A mixture of clear blue skies, vintage air crafts, and classic transport vehicles were enjoyed by  those in attendance of an open house sponsored by the Rio Grande Valley Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) that took place on Saturday, June 2 at the Port Isabel – […]

The City of South Padre Island would like to remind you to be prepared during this hurricane season. Planning what to do in advance is an important part of being prepared. As a coastal community, we all play a part in protecting our residents, visitors and Island. “We recommend that everyone have an emergency plan […]