The Chamber of Commerce members got a tour of the Schlitterbahn Beach Resort after the luncheon on Thursday. If you have not been yet, you must at least visit the restaurant and bar on the top, See 4 Ever. It has a fabulous view and amazing decor. The entire resort used wood that came from […]
Read MoreAn open house was held this week at the SPI Convention Center to show off it’s new facelift. They not only painted, they added some much needed furniture and decor. The Convention Bureau and the Chamber hosted an open house for everyone to tour the center. One of the neatest displays is the huge cabinet […]
Read MoreAlta was surprised today when presented with the SPI Chamber of Commerce Director’s Award. They give this award for the “enthusiastic support and commitment to our chamber and our business community.” Alta has been active in the Chamber for years and serves on the governmental affairs committee this year. Isn’t it great when there is […]
Read MoreThe Laguna Madre Area residents will be able to flee to Brownsville for shelter from hurricanes or any other disasters in the near future. FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) will pay 75% or $2,475,000 of the $3,300,000 project. The 25,000 sq. ft. concrete dome safe room will serve as a multi-purpose community center also. […]
Read MoreA South Padre Island landmark near Louie’s Backyard is coming down. The bungee tower at Louie’s Backyard’s Gravity Park is being dismantled to make way for new activities at the park. The tower was erected about 20 years ago and has been part of the SPI skyline ever since. It will be interesting to see […]
Read MoreValley Metro has reduced the fare on its Island Airport Shuttle from the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport to just one dollar. This come as good news to the 50,000 passengers expected to ride the shuttle this year. The buses leave frequently from in front of the Airport and take riders directly to Port […]
Read MoreWe were fortunate enough to hear our new Superintendent for our school district speak at the Chamber “Coffee and Conversation” meeting this past week. Dr. Lisa Garcia is an experienced, motivated, concerned, and friendly addition to our district that will be a huge asset for our schools. This information on her below is copied from […]
Read MoreThe Texas Association of Realtors published an update of their September Conference in San Antonio and we were in the newsletter. The picture is of us at the market place expo. One of the vendors took pictures for all of us to keep and the TAR photographer just happened to be walking by when we […]
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