Island Breeze Web Updates
- WOWE focuses on South Texas natural wonders
- Saturday is going to be a wild day on South Padre Island as the natural wonders of South Texas are featured at the Annual Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo.A live raptor show by Jonathan Wood will perform twice during he Saturday, Feb. 4 event at the Hilt... Full story
- Chili Festival benefits Walk for Women
- The chili cookoff on South Padre Island has been transformed.Originally organized by the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce, the event has become a fundraiser for Walk for Women, a nonprofit organization initiated by women to heighten awareness o... Full story
- Surfrider Shindig supports beaches
- Surfers and all beach lovers, it’s time for the annual Surfrider Foundation South Texas Chapter fundraiser and party.The Surfrider Shindig: Music and Art for our Oceans, Waves and Beaches is in its third year and takes place Saturday, Feb. 4 at... Full story
- SPI Kite Fest colors the Island sky
- The sky over South Padre Island will be filled with color this weekend as kite flyers from the United States and Canada launch their airborne displays.Awarded Kite Festival of the Year by Kite Trade Association International last year, the 12th Annua... Full story
- Laguna Vista sets grace period to pay fines
- The town of Laguna Vista has announced a program that allows anyone with unpaid traffic fines to settle their debts to avoid being arrested.
The town’s Municipal Court has declared a grace period from Feb.1 through Feb. 24 to encourage people ... Full story
- Los Fresnos rodeo features pros in action
- Top cowboys and cowgirls are ready to ride this weekend in Los Fresnos.The Los Fresnos PRCA Rodeo, Cameron County Fair and Livestock Show kicks off Friday, Feb. 3 and runs through Sunday.The livestock show starts early Friday morning with animal judg... Full story
- Mexican firefight ends on U.S. side.
- NEAR SULLIVAN CITY — A shootout between rival members of two organized crime groups and the Mexican military ended at the banks of the Rio Grande, where at least one man was killed on the U.S. side.
The shootout began Thursday afternoon along ... Full story
- Water World: Schlitterbahn working on expansion for SPI park
- STEVE CLARK / Valley Freedom Newspapers
- Schlitterbahn on Thursday announced plans for the transformation of its South Padre Island water park into the Schlitterbahn Beach Resort, South Padre Island.
The remade park will be connected to the former Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort, which sits ne... Full story
- Olmito development follows growing population, traffic
- The developer behind a new strip mall at the intersection of Old Highway 77 and FM 1732 in Olmito chose the location because the time was right – traffic is continually increasing in the area.
The new 16-suite development, dubbed "North Plaza,... Full story
- American Airlines: ‘Business as usual in the Valley’
- With AMR Corp., the parent company of American Airlines and American Eagle, preparing to slash costs and potentially eliminate 13,000 jobs, how will the upheaval impact McAllen-Miller International Airport?
“Good question, but it’s too e... Full story
