Community Gardens & Padre IslandPosted: March 02, 2012 at 9:55 AM by Misty CoxWithin our Padre Isles Property Owners Association, we have five city of Corpus Christi parks. One of these, Douden Park, has just been chosen for a new experiment. Twenty community garden plots have been installed at a cost of $16,000. Land and water have been provided by the Parks and Recreation Department. The cost of construction was covered by the Padre Island Beautification Trust. When word of this endeavor was publicized, it took only four days to fill the demand for the read more |
Padre Island National Seashore - An Outdoor Lover's Dream!Posted: February 22, 2012 at 2:26 PM by Misty CoxHere on Upper Padre Island, we currently have 232 Island Residences for sale. 112 of those fall into the category of duplexes, townhomes, and condos. The starting price is $39,900. While 120 are listed as detached single family residences. 74 of these are located on a canal or waterway. The lowest list price is $209,000. The remaining 46 detached residences are not directly on the water, but many have water views and water access via our boat ramps. In this category, $139,900 is the read more |
Back to School...Padre Island Style!Posted: January 05, 2012 at 11:10 AM by Misty CoxAs the holidays fade into memory, parents are focused on returning to a “normal” schedule at home and at work. That means that children will be heading back to the classroom. Here on Upper Padre Island, we have a charter school system that opened in 1995 with 15 students from pre-K to Third Grade. Today, three campuses serve more than 400 students. Both Seashore Learning Center and Seashore Middle Academy are Texas Education Agency Exemplary Campuses. Class sizes do no read more |
Closing Out The Year at Coldwell Banker IslandPosted: December 30, 2011 at 10:44 AM by Misty CoxWe are all quickly sliding into the next year of our lives. Our real estate office here on Padre Island is more quiet than normal. Many agents are taking the time, between Christmas and the New Year Holidays, to rest and re-charge for the coming seasons. However, there are always a few “late closers” that for one reason or another are destined to close before the end of the year. It takes extra patience to deal with these files, because so many people involved with these read more |
La Posada & a Very Padre Island Christmas Time!Posted: December 21, 2011 at 9:31 AM by Misty CoxWe are quickly approaching Christmas here on the Island. December 9 & 10, were the nights when our canals were full of boats, strung with lights from stem to stern. That was the 37th year that the La Posada Parade has brought joy and friendship out on the boats and decks. Many homes along the parade route host parties to watch the boats glide by and then load up the boats that stop, to collect toys for contribution to Toys for Tots. The lighting display does not belong to boa read more |
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