The city of South Padre Island is performing an updated beach and dune study to understand how the beach has changed year by year. The last time the city was been able to do a comprehensive study was in 1993. So far, the findings show the beach to be healthier than in previous years, but […]
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By SHELDON MOORE Special to the PRESS On the comfortably sunny Friday morning of March 25, Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. was on South Padre Island to emcee the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Cameron County Parks & Recreation Administration Building. The new 8,720 square foot steel frame building will offer a functional solution to the […]
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By JULIE KELLER Special to the PARADE Jake’s Restaurant and Bar is a long-standing locals’ and tourists’ favorite located at 2001 Padre Blvd on South Padre Island. Owner Jake Falgout is a Brownsville native that moved to the island when he was 18 years old. Jake’s originally opened in 1982 and was open for 23 years. Jake’s […]
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The City of Port Isabel will be hosting their 3rd Annual Lighthouse Easter Egg Hunt and CITY-WIDE EASTER EGG HUNT on Saturday, April 16! Nearly 25,000 Easter Eggs will be hidden on the Lighthouse Park Hill or distributed through local participating businesses! On Saturday, at the Port Isabel Lighthouse, the Easter Egg Hunt will begin […]
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South Padre Island is breaking ground on a project to expand Laguna Boulevard. The re-design includes a new north and south bound lane, a bike lane, and drainage upgrades. The goal is to get rain water off the street and into the bay. The project is expected to take two years to complete. “That should […]
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The cost of buying a new house is more than just the listing price. In fact, it is unlikely you will know the true cost of buying a home until you’ve lived in it for a certain period of time. This is one factor that makes it difficult to compare houses that are located in […]
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Special to the PRESS The City of Port Isabel has scheduled their Third Annual Easter Egg Hunt on the grounds of the Lighthouse for Saturday, April 16. Participants may enter the park at 9:30 a.m. and the Easter Egg Hunt will begin at 10 a.m. It’s a different kind of “hunt,” organizers said. Over 10,000 eggs […]
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By ALITA BAGLEY PRESIDENT/CEO SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE We are rounding the curve towards the end of the first quarter of 2022, and it has been quite an unsettling start to the year for all of us. It seemed that with Covid-19 cases falling, our lives might return to normal, but what was […]
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by: Victoria Lopez Posted: Mar 22, 2022 / 04:49 PM CDT Updated: Mar 22, 2022 / 04:50 PM CDT SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of South Padre Island received an award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting (PARF) for the 2019-2020 fiscal year from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). […]
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