Your Guide To Corpus Christi, Port Aransas, Rockport, Mustang Island, Fulton, Padre Island, and ALL of the Coastal Bend.
Airbnbs in Corpus Christi will have to pay hotel occupancy taxes, the City Council decided at a meeting October 15. The new ordinance could bring in as much as $720,000 a year, according to city staff. The city will execute Read more…
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Two of the three Bealls department stores in Corpus Christi will soon become Gordmans, an off-price retailer purchased by Stage Stores Inc. in 2017. The switch is expected to happen in early 2020 for the stores at 4302 Ayers St. Read more…
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The Texas Surf Museum has a new executive director. After helping with the museum’s only fundraiser of the year, Octoberfest, Emily Veazey moved from contractor to top dog in mid-October. “I’m excited about growing the museum,” Veazey said. She plans Read more…
Read moreLocal officials are “calling TWIA out” on what they say is another attempt to raise windstorm insurance rates with as little public scrutiny as possible. Rep. Todd Hunter said he might call for an investigation into Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Read more…
Read moreThe Port Aransas City Council will get an update on the dispute between the city and the Port of Corpus Christi at its meeting Thursday, October 17. Members will meet in executive session with discussion “devoted to all aspects of Read more…
Read moreThe first thing to do after a major storm has damaged property is to call your insurance agent, said Rich Hanner, general manager of D&C Fence Co. in Corpus Christi. After a major storm like Hurricane Harvey, which hit the Read more…
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The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s notice that it will hold an actuarial committee meeting October 17 “concerning association rate filings” has put Coastal Bend officials on notice — again. They see the move as yet another attempt at a windstorm Read more…
Read moreThe public is invited to a reception to meet the new art director of the Art Museum of South Texas. Actually, you might want to come and just say howdy and congratulations as many already know finalist Sara Morgan, who Read more…
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A pricey sea laboratory soon will be under construction for students at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, and 13 other oceanographic institutions for far-reaching research expeditions. The $100 million state-of-the-art research ship, which will Read more…
Read moreDr. Kelly Hanna’s dental practice is rooted in family and community. Dr. Hanna’s father practiced dentistry in Corpus Christi for 36 years. After Dr. Hanna became a dentist himself in 1991, he joined his father’s general dental practice. His experienced Read more…
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