The first ever Penguin Plunge kicks off the New Year here with music, art, and antics. The event will be from 11:00AM to 4:00PM with the plunge beginning promptly at 2:00PM, Tuesday, Jan, 1st at Boomerang Billy’s Beach Bar & Grill, 2612 Gulf Blvd, South Padre Island featuring music by Leslie! And, don’t forget the […]
Read MoreClaytons Beach Bar and Grill has been chosen as the new location for the 15th Annual Polar Bear Dip and Beach Party to be held January 1, 2013. SPI Polar Bears will once again partner with SPI Walk for Women as over a thousand attend for an “anti-freeze” dip in the Gulf of Mexico.This annual […]
Read MoreSTARGATE, South Texas Spacecraft Tracking and Astronomical Research into Gigahertz Astrophysical Transient Emission, has a 90% chance of becoming a reality. It is a concept for a radio frequency technology facility that would give students and faculty access to cutting-edge equipment with commercial as well as academic applications, including satellite and spacecraft tracking. It would […]
Read MoreThe Padre Elite Team gave Visa gift cards to the principals of the elementary and junior high schools in Point Isabel School District. If anyone knows who the neediest children are in school, it is the principal at the school they attend. Since we didn’t know if the kids needed shoes or coats or school […]
Read MoreYes, the state of Texas has buyer assistance programs. TSAHC, Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, offers a low, fixed-rate and down payment assistance grant of 5% of a borrowers loan amount. It is open not only to first-time home buyers but to people who have previously owned a home. For more information, visit www.tsahc.org or […]
Read MoreNew $2,000. fine passed in South Padre Island for not disposing of your brush or bulky items correctly. It can’t be placed near the street until after the 25th of each month and before bulky trash collection date which is usually around the 1st of each month. You can read about this ordinance and others […]
Read MoreThe Padre Elite Team, Gayle, Alta, and JoAnn joined the McAllen RE/MAX 1st Choice office in their Christmas parade float. There were over 100 entries in the parade and thousands of onlookers on the street. Unfortunately, Alta was one of the onlookers due to being on crutches but Gayle and JoAnn walked in the parade. […]
Read MoreThere are proposals to replace local property taxes with an expanded sales tax that includes a tax on professional services—including your commissions—as well as on sales and leases of commercial and residential property. These proposals would require the sales-tax rate to increase dramatically—the rate could reach 18-25%—which means buyers would have to come to the […]
Read MoreSouth Padre is into it’s 12 Days of Christmas. Check out the upcoming events: Saturday, December 15th Breakfast with Santa at Schlitterbahn Water Park 9:00am-12:00pm Bicycle Raffle & Toy Drive at Blackbeard’s Restaurant 11:30am-4:00pm Sunday, December 16th Pet Photos with Santa, Island Dog Wash 2013 Padre Blvd 11:00am-2:00pm Caroling, Kites, and Castles at Boomerang Billy’s […]
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