Spring Breakers arrive
Partying in Port APort Aransas businesses reported that they were busier than expected, despite the fact that Spring Break began with largely overcast skies and slightly chilly temperatures. Spring Break this year runs until Friday, March 20. No major incidents were reported during the first weekend of the break, according to Port Aransas Police Chief Scott Burroughs. While police presence was noticed all […]
Gone surfin’
Michael Newcomer of Corpus Christi does some crowd surfing at a large party on the beach on Sunday, March 8, part of the Spring Break holiday. Crowd members were passing Newcomer along, hand-tohand, near Marker 32. (More Spring Break photos below and inside.)
Ready to rock
Jetties to get $38.6 million in repair workA $38.6 million repair project is scheduled to take place throughout much of the north and south jetties beginning this summer, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The jetties are owned by the federal government and maintained by the corps. No specific start date for the project has been announced. The work is going to be done in […]
Constable race going to runoff
Less than one percent — 22 votes — separated the top two candidates in the race for Nueces County Precinct 4 Constable in the Republican primary election. Election Day was Tuesday, March 3. Former chief deputy Monty Allen led voting with 1,123, or 45.05 percent, while incumbent Robert “Bobby” She rwood drew 1,101 votes, or 44.16 percent. Those are the […]
Island Agenda
Daily • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Pkwy. Pool is closed for repairs. • Port Aransas Art Center, Classes, workshops,104 N. Alister St., 749-7334. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday, closed Sunday. • Port Aransas Museum, Alister at Brundrett Streets, 749-3800. 1-5 p.m. Thursday – Saturday. • Farley Boat Works, 716 W. Ave. C, near Cut-off Rd. Open […]
Raffle to raise money for Post 8967 building fund
A beach cart (wagon) full of bottles of liquors can be yours if you are the lucky winner of a raffle the Moore-McDonald VFW Post 8967 is holding. VFW members will be selling raffle tickets on Friday, March 13, at the Family Center IGA from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Family Center is located at 416 N. Alister St. […]
Tunes
Sunset Sounds concert season to open FridaySit back and listen to the Texas country music sounds of Melissa Brooke at the Sunset Sounds concert on Friday, March 13. The time for the March concert has changed to 7 p.m. due to the “spring forward” time change, instead of the previously reported 6 p.m. The free concert will take place at the Patsy Jones Amphitheater in Roberts […]
Finger-lickin’ bad
Tell me not to blink, and I’m gonna blink. Tell me not to scratch my nose, and my nose will start itching like crazy. Apparently, the spokeswoman for the Centers for Disease Control suffers the same affliction. A video of her advising the American public to avoid touching their eyes, nose and mouth, then licking her finger to turn a […]
Biden’s recovery; Texas dems claim voter impediment
Joe Biden’s runaway win in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary Feb. 29 revitalized what had been a flagging campaign. It reminded of Bill Clinton in 1992’s make-or-break New Hampshire primary. After bombing earlier in Iowa, Clinton followed aide Paul Begala’s suggestion, and declared that New Hampshire’s Democratic voters, awarding him second place, had made him “The Comeback Kid.” Biden […]
