by: Lesly Hinojosa Posted: Mar 5, 2023 / 02:38 PM CST Updated: Mar 5, 2023 / 02:38 PM CST SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Thousands of college students will be making their way to South Padre island this month and businesses are ready for their arrival. “It’s South Padre Island, you know? We want everybody to come […]
Read MoreThis place is all you could need for a staycation! 🏖️ Brittany Cristiano Texas Staff Writer Feb 22, 2023, 3:53 PM – Updated If you’re a Texan looking for an island getaway but can’t spend the extra money for a plane ticket out of the country, you’re in luck, as there are a few all-inclusive resorts around the […]
Read Moreby: Gabriela Gonzalez Posted: Feb 22, 2023 / 06:23 PM CST Updated: Feb 22, 2023 / 06:23 PM CST SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The completion date for the maintenance work on the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway has been extended, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. A contractor hired by TxDOT to perform the work has […]
Read MoreWhile the International Space Station orbited over the Gulf of Mexico on Sept. 19, 2022, NASA astronaut Bob Hines captured this image of South Padre Island, a barrier island along the coast of Texas. The island is part of the greater Padre Island, the longest barrier island in the world, which spans a length of 113 miles (182 kilometers). Barrier islands […]
Read MorePresented By: Friends of Animal Rescue Dates: February 25, 2023 Price: FREE Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Where: Clayton’s Beach Bar & Grill | 6900 Padre Boulevard South Padre Island, TX 78597 Visit Website: http://www.spifriendsofanimalrescue.com/ About: Tails on the Beach is just around the corner. This year’s theme is Ahoy Salty Dogs! Join us […]
Read MoreBy: Ricardo D. Cavazos, VBR content editor The Lighthouse Boutique Hotel is “coastal but subtle.” It’s a description of the Port Isabel hotel as given by one of its owners, Ana Martha Diaz. The two-story, 8,000-square-foot building sits across the street from an 1850s-era lighthouse, providing a name and sense of place for the specialty hotel. It stands […]
Read MorePeople in Laguna Vista should see some major improvements coming to one of their parks soon. A new splash pad, trail, and even a new playground will soon go up at Cameron County’s Bejarano McFarland Memorial Park. All thanks to a $750,000 grant from the state. County officials say they are not done trying to […]
Read MoreBy AMBER JONES Special to the PRESS Audrey Lorissa Brown, a local artist in the Art Business Incubator’s residency program, will have her first solo exhibition art show at ABI on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 6-8 p.m. Brown is a surrealist artist from Dallas who earned her Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts with a […]
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