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Port A will get one fine facelift
Cheers to our town for approving the proposition to raise the local hotel occupancy tax to fund a venue project to fix up the Community Center, expand the Civic Center...
Still waiting for Republican healthcare plan
Laughter is a precious commodity in these dark times, and I indulge myself whenever authoritarian elf Mike Johnson opens his mouth. I’m like that mirthful Mary Poppins character who sings,...
Trump makes Big Macs great again
Consumers expect to have choices when they shop. They make decisions based on price, packaging, brand name – whatever strikes their fancy when filling the shopping cart. It’s part of...
Art center to host November art sale
Purchase a special piece of art for yourself or as a holiday gift during November at the Port Aransas Art...
Abstract Show to open Friday
The Port Aransas Art Center has invited artists to submit their works in all media in the November Abstract Show....
StoryWalk is Saturday
The folks at the William R. “Bill” Ellis Memorial Library are planning an outdoor story time on Saturday, Nov. 8....
Public invited to bash at Boat Works
The community is invited to party at the Farley Boat Works on Saturday, Nov.8. This will be the first Second...
DePiper takes third place at state cross-country meet
Port Aransas High School sophomore Leah DePiper brought the heat at the state cross-country meet in Round Rock, Saturday, Nov....
Softball champs
Members of the Deep Sea Headquarters team pose for a photo after winning the fall adult softball league championship in...
Buckets
Eva Baker drives the lane and scores a bucket against Incarnate Word Academy during a three-team scrimmage in Port Aransas...
Lady Marlins’ 2025-26 season looking bright
The Port Aransas High School varsity Lady Marlins basketball team will have the advantage of experience and numbers during the...
Field trip fun
The Port Aransas High School band went on a field trip to San Antonio on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1...
Winners announced for annual poetry contest
Several Port Aransas students recently received cash awards for their creativity in writing poetry. They placed in the Aline B....
Eyes on the ball
Vacationer Kash Jowers, 7, fields a ball thrown by his father, Dusty Jowers, at Jerry McDonald Field in Port Aransas...
Hooked offshore
Showing off his grouper and wahoo catch is Michael Limchig of Odessa on Sunday, Oct. 19. He was aboard the...
Redfish biting for local anglers
Redfish have been solid catches for anglers lately, according to workers on the waterfront. Anglers on four-hour trips out of...
The why of what we do
Education NotesWhile hoards of travelers headed to the coast for summer vacation in June, I was on a plane to New...
Voters in Port A OK HOT tax hike for venue project
Port Aransas voters have approved a proposition to raise the local hotel occupancy tax to fund a venue project to fix up the Community Center, expand the Civic Center and upgrade streetscapes in Port Aransas. “I am grateful to our residents for their engagement and support of Prop A,” Mayor Wendy Moore said shortly after election results were in on...
Port Aransas veteran continues service
Harold Gage says that joining the Navy was the best decision he ever made. Gage said it shaped him in more ways than one, ultimately helping him achieve the American dream. Today, as a Navy veteran and current chaplain of the Moore McDonald VFW Post 8967 in Port Aransas, Gage continues to serve the local military community, showing that at...
Mustang Island hit hard by storm
The lightning-juiced storm that pounded parts of Mustang Island with baseball-sized hail Saturday, Nov. 1, inflicted what appears to be millions of dollars’ worth of damage to buildings and vehicles. The hailstorm spared much of Port Aransas, but people who live in southern parts of town and areas of Mustang Island still further south reported their neighborhoods were hit hard....
Hail killed hundreds of pelicans
Hundreds of birds at an important preserve near Port Aransas were killed and many others were injured by the hailstorm that struck the Coastal Bend on Saturday, Nov. 1, according to a wildlife rehabilitation official. The deaths occurred at the Shamrock Island Preserve, a 110-acre site in Corpus Christi Bay, about a quarter mile off Mustang Island. The pelicans “just...
Coastal costume
Dressed as a coconut tree, 8-year-old Mae Mae Gainey of Port Aransas rides a wave during the 7th annual Texas Surf Camps Trick or Treat Costume Surf Contest at Horace Caldwell Pier on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Look inside for more on how folks celebrated Halloween in Port Aransas.)
Bon voyage
Turning the Tide conference attendees board the Scarlett Lady at Deep Sea Headquarters for a ‘Sip and Shuck’ oyster cruise on Tuesday, Oct 21. The conference, hosted by the Port Aransas Tourism Bureau and Chamber of Commerce, continued through the following day at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute. The event focused on fresh approaches to tourism and ways […]
Flamingo fun
Folks driving decorated golf carts and dressed in pink took part in the Pink Flamingo Pub Crawl on Sunday, Nov. 2. The event was hosted by Texas Red’s Riviera and the Salty Paws organization to benefit the Port Aransas Animal Shelter. The event raised $4,830 through pub crawl entry fees and a silent auction. Participants also were asked to donate […]
Flintstone surfers
Riley Maudlin, 6, and Samuel Johnson, 7, both of North Padre Island, were dressed as characters from the ‘Flintstones’ animated cartoon TV series as they rode a wave together at Horace Caldwell Pier in Port Aransas during the 7th annual Texas Surf Camps Trick or Treat Costume Surf Contest on Saturday, Nov. 1. Riley and Samuel won in the contest’s […]
Hayride
Folks get ready to go on a haunted hayride, starting at Roberts Point Park on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Hayrides sponsored by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department from Oct. 27 to 29 featured ‘chilling tales of murder, mystery, unrequited love and ghosts,’ parks and rec reported in a news release issued in advance of the rides.
Farley Boat lighting contest sign-ups open
Port Aransas residents, business owners, condominiums and RV parks that own Farley Boat planters are invited to decorate and light up their planters for the Christmas season and enter the annual Farley Boat Planter Lighting Contest. The Port Aransas Garden Club (PAGC) sponsors the annual contest, which awards cash prizes to the winners. The decorated planters will be judged for […]
Courtroom construction
Installing the judge’s bench in a courtroom in the public safety building that’s under construction in Port Aransas are Walter Gooden, left, and Ron Dudo Jr., both of RD&S School Equipment Co. of Marion. The courtroom will be the place for Port Aransas Municipal Court and Nueces County Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace cases to be heard. Court has […]
Sponsors needed for wreath ceremony
Sponsors are needed to purchase the wreaths that will be placed on veterans’ graves at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Royal Palm Cemetery here in Port Aransas. It will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13. Wreaths Across America, the annual wreath-laying ceremony held at the graves of veterans, is a nationwide event that honors those who have […]
Algae art: an im-pressing new hobby
Institute InsightsPeople are often not aware of the intersection between science and art: art can help inform and visualize science in a way that is more understood to the everyday person! Science also relies heavily on creativity when deciding what questions need to be answered, what topics need to be further explored, and subsequently designing experiments for those burning questions to...
Surf’s up
A surfer rides a wave at Horace Caldwell Pier on Nov. 20, 1985. A combination of weather factors kicked up some gnarly waves in Port Aransas that day. Those factors included a shift in wind direction from onshore to offshore and the passage of Hurricane Kate through the Gulf. This photo originally appeared in the Nov. 28, 1985 edition of...
