Corpus Christi’s special election for mayor — a first for the city — has run smack dab into the 80th annual Buc Days Illuminated Night Parade. Both are set for Saturday, May 6, so elections officials have been urging residents Read more…
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Local small-business owners are being honored at a special event put on by Del Mar College’s Small Business Development Center for National Small Business Week. “Entrepreneur Night & Small Business Awards” is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, and will recognize Read more…
Read moreA free course to help veterans and their spouses achieve the American Dream of owning their own business begins in June at Del Mar College’s Small Business Development Center. SBDC StartSmart is an eight-week series designed to help participants evaluate Read more…
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Fans of sand flocked to Port Aransas for another successful SandFest. If you missed the festivities, here’s a recap followed by some tips for how to get the most out of next year’s event. The annual sandcastle sculpting event in Read more…
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Only in Corpus Christi could baseball and the Day of the Dead come together so seamlessly and beautifully. In a tribute to Corpus Christi’s favorite festival, Dia de los Muertos, the AA minor league team of the Houston Astros plans Read more…
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Those in the restaurant business in Texas — employers and employees — should keep tabs on a couple of cases coming before the U.S. Supreme Court. At issue in both cases is the authority of the U.S. Department of Labor Read more…
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Bayfront Park has a new name and a new addition. The Corpus Christi City Council voted to change the name of Bayfront Park to The Water’s Edge and officially accepted donations to build a dog park within the 30 acres Read more…
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Police surveillance will soon have a bird’s-eye view of large events in Corpus Christi thanks to a $50,000 donation from Valero. The money was donated to the Corpus Christi Police Department to purchase a FLIR Systems SkyWatch Tower, a mobile Read more…
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The 643,013 visitors to Padre Island National Seashore last year spent $27 million in the cities and communities in the Coastal Bend. According to a National Park Service report, that spending supported 406 local jobs and boosted the economy by Read more…
Read moreThe richest county in the entire United States is right here in Texas. In fact, it’s only about an hours drive northwest of Corpus Christi. Income taxes filed in McMullen County show the highest adjusted gross incomes in the nation, Read more…
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