September 22, 2011 RSS feed / Island Life

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Putting a pen to it

Artist Flint Reed, second from right, signs copies of a book written by his wife, Jill, second from left, at a book signing Saturday, Sept. 17. More...

Music Fest benefit set Oct. 8

Have a hankering for some mouth-watering chili, barbecue brisket, pork spare ribs, chicken and pinto beans? More...

Surfers to kick off Old Town fete

This year’s annual Old Town Festival will get a start bright and early with a longboard surfing contest, The Old Port A Expression Session, from 8 a.m. to noon. More...

‘Wings’ coming Oct. 7-9

Hosted by Parrot Heads

Arrr ye ready for a good time, me hearties? The Parrot Heads of Port Aransas will hold its annual Wings Over Port A: Pirate Island benefit weekend Friday through Sunday, Oct. 7-9. More...

NERR hosts photo contest

If you enjoy getting out into the great outdoors with a camera, this might be the contest for you. More...

New e-mail address for Animal Friends

Animal Friends of Port Aransas has a new e- mail address. Folks wishing to receive email updates about activities involving the Port Aransas Animal Shelter should send a message to the new address, afpa.inc@gmail.com. More...

UTMSI gets hefty grant

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

The University of Texas Marine Science Institute is on a roll. Earlier this month, the Port Aransas facility received its biggest grant ever, nearly $7 million to investigate how oil from a spill can disperse in the Gulf of Mexico. More...

Chamber sees bonus, rent hike

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

The city has decided to hit the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce-Tourist Bureau with a big bonus, but the city also has decided to raise the chamber’s rent big-time, too. More...

Car vs. boat POLICE BLOTTER

FROM PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDS

MONDAY, SEPT. 12 10:02 A.M. • A resident reported cash, a laptop computer and other electronics were missing from a home in the 900 block of South Ninth Street. He said the home was not locked. More...

CONSTABLE’S BEAT

FROM NUECES COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 4, RECORDS

THURSDAY, SEPT. 15 8:30 P.M. • A deputy located some trespassers in the 7000 block of State Hwy. 361 and issued a warning. SATURDAY, SEPT. 17 12:57 A.M. More...

Plenty to go around

Friends of the Animal Shelter held an adorable and adoptable pet adoption day at the Port Aransas Animal Shelter on Saturday, Sept. 17. More...

ISLAND OBSERVER

Of large and tiny things
TONY AMOS
This story contains a video

I had been following the building of the big yellow thing at Gulf Marine Fabricators’ yard in Ingleside for months and wanted to see it depart through the Aransas Pass ship channel on completion. More...

A bike and a board

Chris Wilson, a University of Texas Marine Science Institute graduate student, carries his surfboard while pedaling down Beach Street, en route to a surf session recently. More...

Hunt for treasures on the beach Friday

Head to the beach in the morning, and grab a pail on your way out the door. A free guided beach walk, sponsored by the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department, will be led tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 23. More...

Curtains will open tonight

‘A Month of Sundays’

Take your “honey” on a date night to see “A Month of Sundays” this weekend. More...

List your dates now

If you have yet to include a birthday, anniversary or memorial in the community birthday calendar, your time is running out. Orders for listings and calendars are being taken by the Kiwanis Club through tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 23. More...

Thanks for a good year

Keep Port Aransas Beautiful held a volunteer appreciation celebration on Monday, Sept. 12, at the Port Aransas Community Center. More...

Art About due Oct. 15

Art lovers listen up. It’s almost time for the PA Art About. The 5th annual art walk will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15, 4 to 8 p.m., following the Old Town Festival. More...

Mustang Fest returns to island

The annual pilgrimage of “America’s car” and the horses after which they are named will return to Port Aransas on Friday, Sept. 30, and remain through Sunday, Oct. 2. More...

Council appoints Ross as alternate to advisory panel

The Port Aransas City Council has appointed a new alternate to serve on the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission. Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 15, the council voted 5-0 to appoint Ronald Ross to the position. More...

All for the ARK

Two fundraisers for the ARK proved profitable for the nonprofit. More...

Homeland Security opens office here

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

Port Aransas has a new federal presence. An office of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency began operating in mid-August out of a building that formerly housed Paradise Fitness Center, in the 2300 block of State Hwy. 361. More...

CHIEF CONCERNS

It’s not like cop shows on TV
SCOTT BURROUGHS

It seems like we have been having “one of those weeks” way too often. You know what I am talking about: One of those weeks where something happens or a series of somethings happens, and the harder you work, the behinder you get. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

Feast on God’s loving grace
DOUG SCHWERT

And so….we set out the hummingbird feeders. More...

Beach fun run is slated for Oct. 1

Shake off those dog days of summer by taking part in the 19th annual Sand and Surf Beach Run and Walk, on the beach Saturday, Oct. 1. More...

HOOKED ON BIRDING

Warbler relatives cause debate
LYNN STEAKLEY

The birds are on the move, and a favorite stopover for them is the Joan and Scott Holt Paradise Pond Birding Center. More...













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