Raising boys isn’t for sissies. First off, they argue about everything. I’m not exaggerating. “How much time do we have until baseball practice?” a boy asks. “About 10 minutes,” his twin replies. More...

Upcoming improvements to the City of Port Aransas animal shelter will be the topic at the next meeting of the Friends of the Animal Shelter. The monthly meeting will be held at the Aransas Harbors Clubhouse, 230 S. Cut-off Rd. More...

Take advantage of the low-cost rabies vaccinations this week. The Island Animal Clinic, at 319 Beach St., will offer rabies and other vaccines at a reduced cost today, Thursday, May 6, from 1:30 to 5 p.m. and on Saturday, May 8, from 10 a.m. More...

One of the semi-weekly guided tours of the Wetlands Education Center is cancelled today, Thursday, May 6. Tours will resume on Tuesday, May 11. More...

The Art Center for the Islands is hosting a string of art and music events beginning next Thursday, May 13. Four fun-filled days of festivities showcasing Port Aransas artists and songwriters will be held at venues around town. More...

Gerard ‘Jerry’ and Dorothy Webb celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Port Aransas recently. They were married in Corpus Christi on April 29, 1960. After a lifetime in Corpus Christi, the couple now resides in Port Aransas. More...

Representatives from the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) nutritional program will be in Port Aransas on Monday, May 10. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the Family Center IGA parking lot, 416 S. Alister St. More...

Door prizes, drawings and shopping are all on the agenda for the Parrot Heads of Port Aransas meeting on Thursday, May 13. The monthly business meeting will be held at the Ferguson-Johns home at 612 Lantana Dr., at 6:30 p.m. More...

Candidates’ Night, a voter education forum for candidates in contested races sponsored by the South Jetty, was held Thursday, April 29. Only one race and two contestants participated this year. More...

A boy finds a way to keep water from going up his nose while playing in waves near Horace Caldwell Pier on Sunday, May 2. Beachgoers were treated to warmer and exceptionally clear waters during the weekend. More...

Newport Dunes Golf Club and associated properties filed for Chapter 11 protection from its lender, Hillcrest Savings Bank this week, according to a news release issued by Sunny Castor, a partner in Texas Gulf and Harbor, Ltd and G& H Beach Managemen More...

Cheryl Drake and Matthew Manning, both of San Antonio, hold a cane stick as 13-year-old Rebekah Schmitz of Corpus Christi takes part in a limbo contest on the beach in Port Aransas on Saturday, May 1. More...

The Relay for Life in Port Aransas, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, drew suppport from teams that raised funds, survivors and caregivers and the public at large in person, financially or both. More...

MONDAY, APRIL 26 8:03 a.m. • Checking on a suspicious person in the 700 block of West Avenue A, an officer charged a person with possession of drug paraphernalia. 11:45 a.m. More...

A 19-year-old man was killed in a rollover accident on the beach early Wednesday morning, Port Aransas police said. More...

Celebrate spring in serenity at Yoga on the Beach Saturday, May 8. Nancy Myers will instruct the free class beginning at 8 a.m. next to the Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street. More...

Love Hemingway? There’s still time to read two of his novels in time for the May book club discussion. The Ellis Memorial Library Book Club will hold its monthly discussion on Tuesday, May 11. More...

Travel counselors from throughout Texas were in the area last week for a conference. Part of the itinerary included a stop in Port Aransas on Tuesday, April 27, when they went on a dolphing watch out of Fisherman’s Wharf. More...

The Port Aransas Garden Club has chosen the home of Carl and Janis Moore at 620 Summer Place as April’s residential yard of the month. More...

For at least the second time in two months, a message in a bottle has been found on a Port Aransas beach. On March 10, Winter Texan Margaret Brown found a message in a bottle on the shore in the area of Mustang Towers. More...