Your Guide To Corpus Christi, Port Aransas, Rockport, Mustang Island, Fulton, Padre Island, and ALL of the Coastal Bend.
Summer’s end brings the excitement of a new school year, along with one fun perk: the Texas Sales Tax Holiday, held August 7-9. Local shopping district La Palmera and some of its retailers will be open extended hours to give Read more…
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Buying a fixer-upper just became a lot easier in Corpus Christi. Starkey Mortgage Co. launched a new finance program this month that allows homebuyers to include the cost of renovations into their new home mortgage, announced Ricki Whittle, vice president Read more…
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A new Chick-Fil-A may be coming soon to 4946 S. Staples Street. The company filed an application for a permit recently for new construction at that location with an estimated cost of $750,000. Also in the food business, Rita’s Italian Read more…
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Employers will no longer have to send employees four hours away to Houston for workplace safety courses. Del Mar College opens its new safety institute this fall as part of its Corporate Services department, which trains employees for local companies Read more…
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Political skills honed in Corpus Christi could lead to a city council seat in Houston for John C.B. LaRue, who grew up in the Coastal Bend before becoming a family law attorney in Houston. The son of Port of Corpus Read more…
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The bad news is, school starts August 24. The good news is, school starts August 24! For dates, registration information and what's new on area campuses this coming school year, read the August issue of Corpus Christi Business News. You’ll Read more…
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A new fishing pier opens to fan fair and free fishing at Lake Corpus Christi State Park August 11. Visitors can fish free from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Borrow a pole — also for free — from the Texas Read more…
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Wings are good for any day, any time, but on National Chicken Wing Day, July 30, what better way to celebrate than to visit the wing restaurant with the freshest, sauciest wings in town! Great food is not all you Read more…
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A 6-month-old lost and separated from her parents, Bea was in grave danger on her own. Luckily, vigilant beachgoers noticed the young Atlantic bottlenose dolphin stranded alongside a South Padre Island jetty and quickly called for help. The Texas Marine Read more…
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New commercial permits and plans recently filed for consideration by city planners in a two-week period in July totaled more than $28 million. Plans include $3.36 million for the Manhattan Apartments at 7001 Lipes St. and $3 million to redo Read more…
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