Coastal Current Special Features
- The Fishing Connection: First red, now brown tide?
- Capt. Spoony Bill
- Last week a very concerned lady Angler sent me this report from Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife spokeswoman Meridith Byrd.
It explains the reason why our bay looks like chocolate milk. I’m passing it on so everyone will understand the... Full story
- The Scratchin' Post: Don't forget to flush:part 2
- Maggie Denney
- So last week I introduced little Kumo, my new kitten, to toilet training so I didn’t have to mess with a litter box anymore. I started by placing her litter box next to the toilet and elevating it to the same level as the toilet seat. I got... Full story
- At The Helm: Out of control controls!
- W. D. “DOC” Gagan
- “One minute we were just cruising along without a care in the world, thinking about those big Reds we were all about to catch, and then, in the blink of an eye, bodies were flying everywhere, one guy flew over the console and another nearly... Full story
- Hathcock History: Jim Bowie and His Famous Knife
- Steve Hathcock
- In June of 1819, during one of his trips to Jean LaFittes headquarters at Campeachy, on Galveston Island; Jim Bowie joined the Long Expedition into Texas. Dr. James Long, a Mississippian doctor had served with Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812.... Full story
- News of the Weird
- Chuck Sheperd
- LEAD STORY When Dexter Blanch’s dog nearly died from complications during spay surgery, he decided to use the event as inspiration and recently brought to market a chastity belt to give pet owners more control of their... Full story
- In Good Company Profile of area Business:
- Marcello's: more than Italian
- Maggie Denney
- Since 1988 Marcello’s Italian Restaurant has been providing the locals and tourists alike with a unique dining experience.
The building was once the Old Lighthouse Grocery, a landmark in downtown Port Isabel that had withstood several... Full story
- Hathcock History: The Year of No Summer
- Steve Hathcock
- Last year I wrote about freezing temperatures in Maine and fierce hail storms striking parts of New Jersey with an overall 593 new record low maximum temperatures being established during the first 23 days of June, 2009. Many of these records go... Full story
- In Good Company Profile of area Business: Blue Marlin Supermarket
- Maggie Denney
- For over twenty years one supermarket has been serving the needs of Island residents. Blue Marlin Supermarket is owned by Gary Meschi. It’s a smaller place, nowhere near the size of a Walmart or HEB, but what they lack in size they make up for... Full story
- The Fishing Connection: Who, Or What Is To Blame?
- Capt. Spoony Bill
- In the past years here on the coast fishing the bay, I’ve noticed that every year about the same time we get some brown waters in the bay to fish in and in a couple of weeks it would disappear.
Some of the guides would tell me the cause was... Full story
- News of the Weird
- Chuck Sheperd
- LEAD STORYIn all likelihood, convicted murderer Paul Powell would have been sentenced to life in prison for his 1999 crime, but he could not resist gratuitously ridiculing the prosecutor. Powell’s original sentence of death was overturned... Full story
