Mar 18 2015
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Evelon Dale, a 63-year old Harlingen woman who was well known throughout Cameron County and beyond for her volunteerism as well as being a champion of a number of political and social causes, was the subject of a chaotic scene Monday afternoon at the intersection of Business 77 and Sam …
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Jun 27 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A bidder for the San Benito CISD on-site primary health care clinic continues to raise concerns regarding the recent selection process. Andy Bonner, President of Healthcare2U, formerly known as Business Healthcare Solutions, alleges irregularities concerning the district’s hiring of a consultant to evaluate the clinic bids. Specifically, Bonner …
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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 [...]
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