October 27, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

Fall Back fun

Bus to run between Old Town and festival site

Going to the Fall Back Festival? Don’t want to drive? You don’t have to. Organizers of the event have arranged for a bus to take revelers to and from the event on Saturday, Oct. 29, on the grounds of the C Bar Café at Cinnamon Shore. More...

Voters to decide beach fate

Port Aransans will decide for themselves whether they want rules changed so the city could someday allow sales of food and beverages on the beach. The city council on Thursday, Oct. More...

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Gadhafi bites dust; now what?

“Another one bites the dust And another one gone, and another one gone Another one bites the dust.” -- Queen More...

Get set for Fall Back fun!

When I first heard that the Fall Back Festival, one of the neatest events offered in Port Aransas, was not going to be in the “la playa” area of Pelican’s Landing, I was bummed. More...

Fishing

Plenty of drum

Randy McBeth of New Braunfels, from left, Larry Perkins of Canyon Lake, Mack Warren of Austin and Doug Langford of Port Aransas had a great day fishing with guide Jim Adams. More...

Red tide returns

Red tide levels have jumped again in Port Aransas waters, but the fish kill here is much smaller than in areas further south, scientists said this week. More...

Going strong

Annie Hanks of Port Aransas was outside her home in Port Aransas on Tuesday morning, Oct. 25, pulling stickers and raking leaves. She’s 102. More...

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DAILY• Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 ClarkParkway: Swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming.Open daily except Monday. Open swim: Tuesday-Sunday, 1-6p.m. Lap swim: Tuesday-Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. More...

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South Jetty on newsstands now

 A lot of folks give their time and talent to prepare Port Aransas youngsters for competitive team sports when they enter middle school. More...

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Memorial to be scheduled later in Port Aransas

Former Port Aransan was a Pat Magee's Surf Shop manager More...

Real ghost stories

Guest disappears, father visits son, friend calls on high school buddy

• An otherworldly guest checks in at the Sportsman’s Lodge. • The late Carlos Moore makes a benevolent visit to his son, Trent. • The victim of a fatal car wreck watches out for his friend, Matt Ward. More...

City manager gets pay hike

The Port Aransas City Council has decided to give City Manager Robert Bradshaw a three percent raise. Bradshaw’s salary goes up from $108,992 to $112,257. The council voted 7-0 on Thursday, Oct. More...

Island Life

Beach walk is Friday

Beachcombers and those who just have curious minds are invited to meet at the beach tomorrow morning, Friday, Oct. 28, for a free guided beach walk. More...

From Europe

Stefan and Eva Schatz check out the view from the end of the Horace Caldwell Pier on Saturday, Oct. 15. The couple was visiting Port Aransas from Austria. More...

Sand pumpkin carving Saturday

Do you like to make faces? If you do, the annual Sand Pumpkin Patch may be for you. “Pumpkin” carvers are invited to a sand pumpkin patch on the beach from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. More...

Youth

D.C. trippers

Brundrett Middle School eighth graders are raising funds to help with the traditional eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C., scheduled for June 5-8. More...

Students prepare ‘creepy’ stage show

A tradition will continue beginning tonight at the Port Aransas Community Theatre when the sixth annual Port Aransas High School Halloween Show takes to the stage. More...

Scouts to collect food items

Cub Scouts and Webelos are planning to visit neighborhoods all over Port Aransas on Saturday, Oct. 29, as they take part in a drive to assist the Helping Hands Food Pantry. More...

Sports

Marlins run to district wins

Port Aransas High School cross-country runners qualified for regional competition at the district meet on Monday, Oct. 24, with the varsity boys taking first place and the varsity girls taking second. More...

BMS takes 3 of 4

Both quality and quantity showed with Brundrett Middle School runners at the district cross-country meet on Monday, Oct. More...

Go crazy!

Marlin Mania slated for Nov. 3

Things will be wild on Thursday, Nov. 3, when Marlin Mania hits the gym at Port Aransas High School. More...













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