🌱 How Port Isabel watched Starship’s historic first trip to orbit
Port Isabel, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min readHey there, Port Isabel! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Port Isabel watched Starship’s historic first trip to orbit
- How Starship launches are shaking — and boosting — Port Isabel
Also on today's calendar: SPI Farmers' Market and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 78 degrees.
- Sunday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 77.
- Monday: Humid with thunderstorms, with a high of 84 and low of 76 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• STARSHIP MAKES HISTORY: Flight 14 reaches orbit for first time as crowds gather across area to watch (portisabelsouthpadre.com) — Port Isabel residents turned out in big numbers Sept. 28 as SpaceX’s Starship Flight 14 reached orbit for the first time, with many watching from local beaches and Tarpon Stadium. Point Isabel ISD opened the stadium to the public for the launch and plans to keep doing so, giving locals a front-row seat to future flights that bring both traffic headaches and a unique sense of excitement. 
• Starship launch day in Texas brings watch parties and cracked walls (floridatoday.com) — Port Isabel neighbors are feeling the rumble of SpaceX’s Starship launches, with some residents reporting rattling windows, wall cracks and block-party-style street gatherings when the rocket lifts off. Locals describe a mix of economic benefits, tourist crowds and concerns over property and wildlife impacts as launches from nearby Starbase become a regular part of coastal life.
📸 Around Port Isabel
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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SPI Farmers' Market →
South Padre Island Farmers' Market, 8605 Padre Blvd, South Padre Island
11:00 am
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
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Port Isabel Antique & Flea Market →
Beulah Lee Park, Highway 100, Port Isabel
10:00 am -
PIJH XC @ Brownsville Sports Park
Brownsville Sports Park, 1000 Sports Park Blvd, Brownsville
5:30 pm -
Football @ Ingleside
Mustang Stadium, 2807 Mustang Dr, Ingleside
7:00 pm -
George Masso and The Texas Outlaws at Saltwater Cowboy Saloon →
Saltwater Cowboy Saloon, 501 E. Maxan Street, Port Isabel
8:00 pm -
PIJH Volleyball @ Besteiro MS
Besteiro Middle School, 6280 Southmost Rd, Brownsville
9:00 am -
SPI Farmers' Market →
South Padre Island Farmers' Market, 8605 Padre Blvd, South Padre Island
11:00 am
Sunday October 4
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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PIJH Volleyball @ Oliveira MS
Oliveira Middle School, 444 Land-O-Lakes Dr, Brownsville
9:00 am -
PIECHS Volleyball vs. Edcouch Elsa
Port Isabel High School, 18001 TX-100, Port Isabel
1:00 pm -
STEC Speaker Series →
South Texas Ecotourism Center, 501 W. State Hwy. 100, Laguna Vista
5:30 pm -
PIJH XC @ Brownsville Sports Park
Brownsville Sports Park, 1000 Sports Park Blvd, Brownsville
5:30 pm -
Football @ Ingleside
Mustang Stadium, 2807 Mustang Dr, Ingleside
7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Often looking for a local industrial metal and electro-industrial music scene.
In the meantime, for fun, I do remixing. Lately, been remixing some tracks provided by cEvin Key. He gave me a shout during the listening party and… (Nextdoor Windward) - Come join the STEC tonight, Thursday, October 1st from 6:30 to 8:00 p.
m. for our Fall Speaker Series with Kristy Baker. Kristy will show us how to create a stock tank and dragonfly pond. Kristy was born and raised in… (Nextdoor Windward)
- Church's Chicken posted a job opening for Shift Leader - Restaurant 207384 - 1748 East TX 100, Port Isabel, TX 78578 in Port Isabel. Apply here.
- Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member, Weekend Shift - Unit 777 in Brownsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Isabel here.
🗞 Nearby News
South Padre Island
- Sandcastle Days sculptors race to protect artwork from incoming rain on South Padre Island (krgv.com)
- Island Turns Pink for Women (portisabelsouthpadre.com)
- Starship launch day in Texas brings watch parties and cracked walls (floridatoday.com)
Brownsville
- Rosas: Los Fresnos Embraces Regional Cooperation Amid Brownsville, Port Industrial Growth (riograndeguardian.com)
- Kiki's Tex-Mex Brownsville closed: what happened to the chain (cleveland.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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