Your Guide To Corpus Christi, Port Aransas, Rockport, Mustang Island, Fulton, Padre Island, and ALL of the Coastal Bend.
If you’re planning a trip to the beach for Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25, know that curfews have been lifted and beaches opened in the Coastal Bend in and around Corpus Christi and Port Aransas. Many of the attractions in Read more…
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An outbreak of COVID-19 at the STX Beef plant in Corpus Christi has brought in the Texas National Guard to test all 600-plus employees. It's just one of several places the guard will conduct testing across the state over the Read more…
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Liquidation sales for 550 of the 738 Stage Stores locations in 42 states are due to begin Friday, May 15, as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. An inquiry as to whether that will include the two Gordmans and Read more…
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Shrimping season in the Gulf of Mexico closes May 15 until the tentative reopening date of July 15, announced the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on May 12. The season closes a half-hour after sunset on Friday, based on outgoing Read more…
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Two city pools and the Corpus Christi libraries recently reopened after being closed since stay-at-home orders were issued in mid-March. All facilities will enforce protections against the spread of the novel coronavirus for the time being. Collier Pool reopened Friday, Read more…
Read moreHair and nail salons, barbershops, and pools can reopen — with restrictions — Friday, May 8, according to an announcement from Texas Governor Greg Abbott at a media conference Tuesday, May 5. Weddings, memorial services, and funerals also were given Read more…
Read moreThe Coastal Bend’s leading expert on sea turtles, especially Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles, has been nominated for a national public service award. Dr. Donna Shaver, chief of the Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery at Padre Island National Seashore, Read more…
Read moreThose planning to dine out at a restaurant this weekend need to be aware of the restrictions still in place under the governor’s latest COVID-19 order to start reopening businesses, which went into effect Friday, May 1, and includes restaurants, Read more…
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Sea turtle nesting season, which will peak in May, has begun in the Coastal Bend, and turtle patrols are walking the beaches in search of nesting moms while maintaining social distancing guidelines. “We don’t have as many volunteers integrated this Read more…
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Stay at home orders for Nueces County end at 12:01 a.m. Friday, May 1, but the spirit of the original orders remain said Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales at the city/county joint daily news briefing Tuesday, April 28, in city Read more…
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