Port Aransas the Brothers Describe Their Restaurant Members
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Inside the Moon Turkey Bowl A2 Padre Island Poker Run A3 Traveling Moon A9 Fishing A11 LaPosada Kickoff A15 Issue 816 The 27° 37' 0.5952'' N | 97° 13' 21.4068'' W Island Free The voiceMoon of The Island since 1996 December 5, 2019 Weekly www.islandmoon.com FREE Around Hard Knocks The Island Sports Grill By Dale Rankin Opening on It’s been pretty much nothing but Padre Island Chamber of Commerce Weather on our little sandbar this week and Third location it looks like that will continue right through the La Posada weekend. in the area It’s been almost a decade since we By Mary Craft have had a weather forecast for the boat parades like the one we have Hard Knocks Sports Grill is opening this week. If you can’t get into the its third location in the Coastal Bend Christmas spirit around here this on Padre Island at the Balli Center week just put on your Scrooge hat on SPID between Commodores and and head OTB, turn left at Swinney Whitecap. It will be located in a Switch and keep going until you reach 7800 square foot space that will take Purgatory – which is somewhere on up the complete north half of the the other side of Marfa we think. center next door to the IGA grocery store. Balli Center is currently under For the first time in its forty-five year construction. history the Friday night parade will start on the Intracoastal Waterway The Lewis brothers, Rod and Dick, at the JFK Bridge and make its purchased the original Hard Knocks way into the north end of the canal on Everhart Road three years ago. Last July they opened their Portland system from there. It’s a change that The LaPosada Kickoff party was on Tuesday at Waves Resort. Photo by Debbie Noble. gives spectators a chance to view location in the former Mike Cotten the parade from the three popular Barbeque Restaurant spot. They said businesses along the waterway and a they hope to build a more wide open chance for Islanders to have a place IBC Bank La Posada Lighted viewing space in their Island location to gather for the event. which will be their largest restaurant. There are outdoor patios at their When the boats clear that area and current locations and they hope to head for the canals revelers can head Boat Parades this Weekend have one on the Island but need to to Jackfish for the annual party at two discuss it with Developer Mohsin houses there that has been an annual Rasheed. Island tradition for decades. Louis Friday night event allows for viewing along and Sandra have been hosting this "The Island Game Room will have party since anyone can remember the Intracoastal Waterway the popular Crane Game, Pinball, and it’s a BYOB affair. Bring food The kickoff party for the 45th annual foosball, a basketball game, Buck if you can and don’t forget to bring IBC Bank La Posada Lighted Boat Hunter, boxing and pool tables. We a toy. When the Marines on the Parade played to a packed house La Posada Schedule for 2019 want all ages to be able to enjoy it,” collector boat show up there it takes at Waves Resort on Tuesday night Here is the schedule for the Parade will be televised live Rod said. “We will not have happy an assembly line to get the pile of raising a record amount of money for La Posada events for 2019 by the local ABC affiliate hour drink specials because we do not toys from the deck into the boat. the Marines Toys for Tots program. want to be known as a bar but rather This year the Island Moon Concert - Dec. 6 (Friday) North KIII, Channel 3 beginning a restaurant with adult beverages. We Under the direction of the event’s Series is bringing the Port A Rockers Canals IBC Bank La at 6:30 pm. The telecast will will open as soon as the development to the party. Louis says there is no organizer Fred Edler backed by a is completed." large troop of volunteers it was the Posada Lighted Boat Parade. be hosted by Joe Gazin and need to print the address because The restaurant will have more than most Islanders know where the party first time the event had been held in Parade starts near the JFK Dale Rankin. the fourth-floor ballroom at the resort 90 items on the menu including many happens and those who don’t just Bridge at 7:00PM. Great - Dec. 8 (Sunday) Evening- seafood dishes and claim to be the have to turn west at Whataburger and a spill-over crowd of more than three hundred help keep the bidding parade viewing from Doc’s Nueces County ESD 2 number one crawfish headquarters. and follow the crowd. For longtime The restaurant was ranked number Islanders it is a chance to see many brisk for items ranging from guns to Snoopy’s, Scoopy's and The Fire Engine and Golf Cart vacation trips. one for their wings and Rod's personal of our old friends that we don’t see new Marker 37. The parade Parade. Look for the U.S. favorite are the lemon pepper. The as often as we would like and for The Friday night parade for the should pass these restaurants Marines sitting next to restaurant will feature live music and newcomers to our Island there is first time begins at the JFK Bridge karaoke. no better place to get to know your allowing for viewing at Doc’s shortly after 7:00pm. the Whataburger Mascot/ "I want to be known for having the neighbors. Don’t be shy. Seafood & Steaks, Snoopy’s Pier, - Dec. 7 (Saturday) South Employee on a Golf Cart. and Marker 37 where Santa Clauswill very best food found on the coast As Moon founder Mike Ellis was Canals IBC Bank La Posada Everyone that hands the in a family and community friendly fond of saying, the Hickl’s party is make an appearance for the kids. Lighted Boat Parade. Parade Marines a new toy will environment,” Rod Lewis said. “The like a seven-layer bean dip. When the See the full schedule in this issue. kid’s meals are served on a different party starts everybody kind of sticks starts near Caravel/Whitecap receive a coupon for a It’s time to La Posada everybody! color Frisbee each month that they to their own layer but by the time it’s boat launch at 6:00pm. The complimentary Whataburger. can collect and is free with the meal. over everything is mixed up in one For example this month the Frisbees big happy bowl. It’s a potluck affair are green and we had orange for the and the band plays until 10:30. Astros recently. We have every local ISAC A little Island history high school football helmet between our booths." The Island Strategic Action Committee is looking for four new Back Porch and Turkey Bowling in Port Aransas The brothers describe their restaurant members. ISAC is the Island’s voice as the first family sports grill in town to the Corpus Christi City Council By Dale Rankin and Rod ended our conversation with "The Island needs Hard Knocks and is the driving force behind much For this week’s Island history we Sports Grill." of what gets done on The Island. reach into the recent past, and even Members Libby Edwards and Jerry the future. Watkins resigned after both moved Desalination off North Padre Island. If you can By 2001 longtime Port Aransas volunteer for this very important resident and business owner Susan Plant on Harbor group go to the city’s website and fill Powell had already opened and out an application. run six successful restaurant and bar operations in town including Island Fourth of July Fireworks Ballyhoo and Tortuga Flats. The Editor’s note: This is the second Ballyhoo building was destroyed story in a series about development Jerry’s move from Padre Island to by Hurricane Harvey and is now at Harbor Island, located across the Port A means that there is a need the location of the popular Port A Corpus Christi Ship Channel from for someone to take over the annual Beer Hut & Swing Bar. Tortuga Port Aransas. Fourth of July fireworks show that Flats was located where Virginia’s Jerry initiated and has run for eight By Dale Rankin now stands and for a decade was years. The show is paid for by ground zero for live music. The first thing to understand about donations and since its inception has the effort to bring desalinization been held at the west end of Whitecap In 2001 Susan decided to open plants to the area around the Port of but that may have to change if no one an outdoor establishment on land Corpus Christi is that there are three steps forward to take it over and a owned by Glenn Martin next door plants currently in the planning stages commercial sponsor will have to be to Woody’s Sport Center on Cotter with two being done by the City of found. If you can help contact us here Street. Together Susan and Glenn Corpus Christi which is the regional and we will get you in touch with opened the Back Porch Bar which water authority and the third, located Jerry. is still going strong even after on Harbor Island, is being developed Susan’s retirement. We will see you at La Posada by the Port of Corpus Christi without everybody, say hello if you see us One of the annual events held there participation by the City of Corpus Around The Island.