Marina study out

Ideas for big project are revealed


Port Aransas needs a second public marina, according to the author of a study assessing operations at the current city marina and the need for another one to be built. The study, commissioned by the City of Port Aransas and unveiled Thursday, lays out a concept that would mean construction of a new marina, plus many possible associated features including […]

Birds, birders



The annual Whooping Crane Festival attracted hundreds of folks to Port Aransas Feb. 19 to 22. Above: White pelicans gather up on the shore of San Jose Island as a boat taking a festival tour group passes by. Right: Lucky and Dan McKeen of Traverse City, Mich., train their binoculars on shorebirds while on the tour. (More coverage inside.)

And, they’re off!



Competitors get going at the beginning of the 11th annual Kiwanis Beach Dash on the beach at Horace Caldwell Pier on Saturday, Feb. 21. The event included runs for children and adults.

Deadline to file for election is Friday




Time’s almost up. The deadline to file to run for office in Port Aransas is Friday, Feb. 27. At press time early this week, no contested races had developed yet for city council or school board elections. Election Day is May 9. Early voting will be April 27 to May 5. April 9 is the deadline for unregistered voters to […]

Report sums up 2014 police work




The Port Aransas Police Department has released its first annual report, detailing crimes, clearance rates and statistics for Port Aransas. The report analyzes the crimes committed in 2014 and compares them to arrests made in the past five years. Police Chief Scott Burroughs said he thinks the report is a good way to show the community what PAPD has been […]

Island Agenda



Daily • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 ClarkParkway: Open swim: Tue.- Thur. 1 – 2 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 1-5 p.m.;Lap swim: Tue. – Thur. 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. ; Sat.12-5 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday. Call 361-749-2416 formore information.• Computer Center, Free internet. Monday – Friday, 10 a.m.-4p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; closed Sunday. Hours subject […]

Stylin’!



Port Aransas Garden Club members showing some of the items that will be prizes in drawings at the organization’s upcoming style show are, from left, Bonnie Isaac, Bridget Hughes, Sue Bernsen, Janet Wiatt, Sally Jo Bartlett, Tessa Gates, Katherine Mathews and her son, Hendrix Mathews. The ‘Fashion and Flip Flops-Island Style’ show will be on Thursday, March 5. Tickets to […]

Shrimp

Rotary club shrimp boil set on Saturday at Civic Center

Peel’ em and eat ‘em at the Lex Roberts Memorial Rotary Club Shrimp Boil on Saturday, Feb. 28. Doors will open at the Civic Center, 700 W. Ave. A, at 5:30 p.m. Dinner begins at 6:15 p.m. and the Medicare Band will provide the music for dining and dancing from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person and […]

‘Picturing of Port Aransas’ by air slated Sunday at the PACT



Mark Creighton of Port Aransas will share his aerial photographs of Port Aransas at the “Picturing Port Aransas” slideshow on Sunday, March 1. The free show is from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Port Aransas Community Theatre. Creighton will talk about the photographs of Port Aransas that have been taken from an airplane in his “Looking Down on Port […]

Lasagna is on menu at VFW post



Saturday, Feb. 28, brings another dinner and dance to the VFW Post 8967. Dinner will be served from 5 to 6 p.m. Saturday night’s menu includes “Billie’s Famous Lasagna,” Italian salad, warm garlic bread and dessert. A donation of $8 per meal is requested. Dancing will begin after dinner to the tunes of Shaken and Stirred. “The public is always […]