2023-03-16 E-Edition

Planning advances for a new causeway



Development of a second causeway from North Padre Island to the southwest side of Corpus Christi will be the goal as the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) plans an environmental study related to the issue. “The importance of today’s announcement cannot be overstated,” TxDOT Corpus Christi District Engineer Valente Olivarez Jr. said in a news release issued on Friday, March […]

Boy barely survives collapse of sand fort



Wimberley residents Ashley and Mark Dalton were bundled up and having coffee on the deck of their Port Aransas home on Saturday morning, Feb. 18. Their four boys were playing tag in sight near the dune by Marker 14. Moments later, life turned to terror. “I think Hank (who is 9) fell in a hole and there is sand on […]

Irish for the day

VFW to host pub crawl Friday

Dress in green and be Irish for a day on Friday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day. To celebrate the day, the Moore-McDonald VFW Post 8967 invites all to party for the afternoon and watch out for leprechauns at a Pub Crawl. Folks who wish to participate should meet at the post, 311 N. Alister St., beginning at 11:30 a.m. to […]

Rock out at PACT Saturday with AC/DC tribute band

Finish off the last weekend of Spring Break at a concert hosted by the Port Aransas Community Theatre on Saturday, March 18. An AC/DC tribute band, Back in Black, from the Dallas/ Fort Worth area, will take the stage at the PACT. Doors will open at 7 p.m. at the PACT, 2327 State Highway 361. Pre-show entertainment will begin at […]

Live concert series to open Friday at park

Make plans to stop by Roberts Point Park on Friday, March 17, for the first concert in the 2023 Sunset Sounds concert series. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. at the Patsy Jones Amphitheater. Chris Guerro, who plays jazz and pop tunes, will play for the crowd. He has played in Las Vegas, luxury cruise lines, five-star hotels across […]

Island Agenda

This Week Thursday, March 16 • Leprechaun Trap deadline at Ellis Library, 5:30 p.m. • Spring Break Friday, March 17 • Spring Break. • Leprechaun Trap showcase at library, noon. • St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl. (See story this page.) • Sunset Sounds concert. (See story this page.) Saturday, March 18 • Back in Black concert. (See story this page.) […]

Comedy to open on PACT stage March 30

A new comedy production is coming to the Port Aransas Community Theatre stage at the end of March. “Drinking Habits” will open on Thursday, March 30. The show will run Thursdays through Sundays through April 16. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets for general admission seating are $22 per person and may be […]

PACT sets auditions for next production

The Port Aransas Community Theatre is looking for actors for an upcoming comedy production. Auditions for “Kitchen Witches,” by Caroline Smith, are set for Sunday, March 19, at 6 p.m. at the PACT, 2327 State Highway 361. The director, Debra Aguilar, is looking for actors to play two middle-aged women and a younger man to fill out the cast. Those […]

Two-day workshop offered at art center

Artists from beginner to adult who have some experience working with oils are invited to a Jeffery Neel McDaniel workshop at the Port Aransas Art Center. The two-day workshop is set for Wednesday and Thursday, March 29 and 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. McDaniel is an artist is inspired by the natural beauty of the South […]