Corpus Christi cracks down on game rooms as questions linger over \u2018skill games\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cWe are definitely sad to be ending this chapter, but in the end it was a decision not made lightly,\u201d said Avery Durrill-Reny, Chief Marketing Officer of Durrill Properties.<\/p>\n
Hurricane Alley opened in 2012 and quickly became a summer destination in Corpus Christi, hosting annual FlowRider competitions that drew professional surfers from across the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a FlowRider competition every year here at Hurricane Alley,\u201d Durrill-Reny said. \u201cMy brothers would enter, we\u2019d have professionals come from all over the country, and it was always just a sight to be seen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the nostalgia surrounding the park, Durrill-Reny said the company needed to focus on long-term planning as major changes continue to reshape the downtown area.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve really been looking at the big picture of Corpus Christi and also Durrill Properties and our long-term goals,\u201d Durrill-Reny said. \u201cThis was just a natural step to take a pause with the Harbor Bridge coming down and see what we really need to move forward and continue to make Corpus a better place to live.\u201d<\/p>\n
Water usage was also a factor in the decision, as the Coastal Bend continues to face drought conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe really just want to be good stewards to our community,\u201d Durrill-Reny said. \u201cOf course, a water park needs a lot of water, so we want to be mindful of our resources. It felt like a natural step to take this time to reassess what this community needs and what we can bring to it in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hurricane Alley was not the only Durrill-owned property to close Friday. Bleu Frog Mercantile, a staple of the Six Points district for two decades, also announced it is shutting down and is currently offering a 60% off sale to clear its inventory.<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember when we first opened, we had a fudge counter with homemade fudge,\u201d Durrill-Reny said. \u201cWe had gift wrapping all the time. It was really just a great, fun place to be. I remember helping do Christmas wrapping because we were always so busy during that holiday season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Durrill-Reny said there is no set closing date yet for Bleu Frog Mercantile, and customers still have time to shop there.<\/p>\n
The Corpus Christi Downtown Management District also released a statement acknowledging the closures, noting that downtowns naturally experience periods of transition and pointing to broader challenges facing the city, including drought conditions and the Harbor Bridge project. The organization said it remains confident in downtown\u2019s momentum and optimistic about future development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two Corpus Christi staples are closing. Hurricane Alley Water Park is shutting down after 15 seasons, along with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154759,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":{"0":"post-154758","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-corpus-christi","8":"tag-corpus-christi","9":"tag-corpus-christi-headlines","10":"tag-corpus-christi-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}