Corpus Christi’s downtown one-way streets will soon head in a different direction — two directions actually. On Monday, Jan. 11, the city began converting five one-way streets to two-way traffic flow. Vehicles on Starr, Peoples Schatzell, Lomax, and John Sartain Read more…
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Island Market IGA opened for business Jan. 8. The only grocery store on North Padre Island is now open from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. daily at 15402 South Padre Island Drive. The long-awaited grocery store is part of a newly constructed Read more…
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The Texas Windstorm Insurance Agency has not decided whether it will renew its bid for a 5 percent rate hike after the board-approved increase was recently rejected by the Texas Department of Insurance. The board voted 6-2 on Dec. 8 Read more…
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The Texas Department of Insurance rejected a 5 percent windstorm insurance rate hike recently sent to it for approval by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. In a jubilant Twitter post, state Rep. Todd Hunter announced the decision, which was made Read more…
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The COVID-19 vaccination process moves to Phase 1B individuals on Monday, Jan. 11, when 4,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine are expected to arrive in Corpus Christi. On-site registration will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at a drive-through Read more…
Read moreBusinesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic have another 12 months to apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan. The deadline for U.S. Small Business Administration loan applications was extended to Dec. 31 of this year by the COVID-19 relief bill Read more…
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The new Harbor Bridge might have added the incentive needed to move forward on plans to renovate the Old Nueces County Courthouse. Once the old Harbor Bridge has been demolished, an additional 11 acres of adjacent land will open next Read more…
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The largest of the world’s oil and gas export ships are now docking and loading at a new state-of-the-art terminal at the mouth of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in Ingleside. The first Very Large Crude Carrier was loaded at Read more…
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If the weather outside is frightful on New Year’s Eve, the Mayor’s Big Bang New Year’s Eve Celebration will be moved to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1, from the same time on Thursday, Dec. 31, announced City Manager Peter Zanoni Read more…
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The city of Corpus Christi announced a new marina manager and a renewed commitment to upgrade and maintain what it calls “the only major downtown marina on the Texas coast.” “Over the past 10 years or so, the marina has Read more…
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