May 09 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Election Day is upon us and with it the outcome of a notable voting frenzy arguably spurred by one of two motivating factors: change or satisfaction. As a wise man once said, if voters are satisfied with the community’s current state of affairs, they will reward elected officials with …
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Apr 26 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Monday will mark the beginning of the end for at least 11 campaigns in San Benito, and with them the colorful signs that have dotted the Resaca City’s lush landscape over the last few months, the aggressiveness of block-walking hopefuls hoping to earn voters’ trust at their doorsteps and …
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Apr 18 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Candidates vying for elected office may not know it yet, but they’re already responsible for answering to the public regarding all concerns shared within the community. If campaigning for an opportunity to serve as a voice for the people, after all, then one must be vocal. Some may argue …
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Apr 12 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com If you were to corner local officials about the controversy that currently plagues San Benito, some would point to scandals in Brownsville, Progreso or any other city equal or greater in disrepute than the community they’re entrusted to serve and implement policy. In San Benito, a great number of …
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Mar 28 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com If I was forced to choose one thing that I believe is the culprit for all the controversy that has plagued San Benito over the last several years, I’d identify a misguided sense of prioritizing — characterized by our leadership’s lack of focus, professionalism and rationale — as our …
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Mar 14 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com “I can’t believe the news today. I can’t close my eyes and make it go away.” –Paul “Bono” Hewson, U2 Sing it for San Benito, Bono! Because finding the words to describe my frustration in the process of selecting a new head football coach and athletic director for the …
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Jan 17 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com One of the questions I’ve been asked repeatedly this week is whether this will finally be the time that Jim Helms comes back to his alma mater, dons the purple and gold one last time and returns San Benito High School football to prominence. And with the departure of …
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Jan 10 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Walking out of the newsroom on Wednesday proved far more interesting than I anticipated. It was a little after 5 p.m. when I planned to call it a day. I was excited to be going home so early, especially since it had been a long day and I was …
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Dec 27 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com As we wrap up another eventful year at the San Benito News, it’s important that we look back on the stories that helped shape the community as we know it today, and I can think of no better place to start than the obvious. Dominating the headlines in 2013 …
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Special to the PRESS Last Thursday, Sept. 23, several members of the local Port Isabel Rotary Club gathered to complete an important local community project they began several months ago. Using matching Rotary grant monies and club funds raised locally, they purchased 10 new benches, placing them throughout Port Isabel and Laguna Heights. Thursday, the … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 10th annual Motorcycle Cannonball Run ended on South Padre Island this past weekend, with nearly a hundred riders cruising their 100-year-old machines through the Queen Isabella Causeway to victory. Starting in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, on the Canadian border, 88 riders, some dressed in early 1900s garb, departed to Texas … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel is now weighing its options in responding to a Federal Aviation Administration analysis of SpaceX’s orbital launch. The FAA released its highly anticipated draft environmental review of SpaceX’s planned orbital launches two weeks ago, saying the launches would have little impact on Boca Chica and the … Continue reading [...]
Photos and words by Gaige Davila The PARADE sat with Will Abete as he started his shift at The Meatball Cafe, preparing to special a piña colada using fresh squeezed pineapple juice. Abete, 25, has worked at The Meatball Cafe for two months. Before, he bartended just across Padre Boulevard at Tequila Sunset. He’s lived … Continue reading [...]
Photos and words by Gaige Davila These days, Samantha Jo Finney is constantly baking. Baking clay, that is. Finney is the mind and hands behind Across The Causeway, a jewelry brand selling handmade, polymer clay earrings and necklaces. Finney started Across The Causeway in 2017, initially making anklets. During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, … Continue reading [...]
Feb 12 2014
CONSIDER THIS: Chuy Aguilera and the Art of Lying
February 12, 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I was out of the office Tuesday due to a bad case of food poisoning. Simply put, I thought I was going to vomit a lung. So there I was, lying in bed trying not to breathe because relentless puking had made me so sore that even so much …
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