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La Joya, TX · Lifestyle
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Edinburg Cultural Arts Announces Beginner Guitar Classes
Edinburg, Edinburg Cultural Arts, Edinburg ACE Center, Guitar Classes. Edinburg TX – The City of Edinburg Cultural Arts Department will offer beginner guitar classes running Wednesdays and Fridays, Sept. 30 through Oct. 28, at the Edinburg ACE Center. Session 1, focused on mariachi guitar for adults, will run from...
takemetotn.com
This Texas Bakery Turned German Cheesecake Into One of Its Biggest Hits
Brownsville has a new bakery secret that locals can’t stop talking about. Pan de Cada Día Bakery, run by a German family, brought authentic European baking to the Rio Grande Valley and quickly earned a perfect five-star rating. Their German cheesecake has become one of the most requested items, proving that sometimes the best culinary magic happens when Old World traditions meet Texas hospitality.
mySanAntonio.com
wheninyourstate.com
Texas has one climbable lighthouse left, and it’s stuck right in a town square
Sixteen lighthouses once lined the Texas coast. One by one, they went dark. Today, only the Port Isabel Lighthouse still lets you climb. The brick tower stands right in the middle of town, its white walls weathered by more than 170 years of Gulf storms. You walk up to it...
mySanAntonio.com
hoodline.com
McAllen's Nuez de Azahar Bakery Picks East Austin for First Local Shop
A McAllen bakery offering cookies, cakes and coffee is putting down roots in Austin, with an Austin storefront in the works. Nuez de Azahar is opening its first Austin location at 902 E. 5th St., Unit 105 — a project still moving through the city's permitting phase with no confirmed opening date yet.
KRGV
Made in the 956: Brownsville author Stephanie Tovar
A Rio Grande Valley mom turned her love of reading into a children's book she hopes will help kids learn while they have fun. Stephanie Tovar was born in Brownsville and spent time in Mexico before returning to the Valley at the age of 8. She says books helped her learn English.
allamericanatlas.com
5 Restaurants in Brownsville, Texas that Serve the Best Tacos You’ll Ever Taste
Brownsville, Texas—where the Rio Grande bends and the Gulf breezes mingle with the scent of masa and charred meat, where palm trees sway beside murals splashed with color, and where the border’s heartbeat pulses through every street. This is a city shaped by generations—families who’ve called it home for centuries, newcomers weaving new stories, students and workers and dreamers, all sharing the same sunbaked sidewalks. The food here is a living language, spoken in salsas and tortillas, in laughter echoing from backyard grills, in the hush that falls when the first bite is taken.
KENS 5 Eyewitness News
Dead gator found in Cameron County
KENS 5 Eyewitness News
Rio Grande Valley game wardens offering $1K for tips on dead alligator
MyRGV.com
Take a little trip … and see: Community on display with IMAS lowrider exhibit
McALLEN — Walking through the main entrance of the International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) is a bit different since the opening of its newest exhibit. The post Take a little trip … and see: Community on display with IMAS lowrider exhibit appeared first on MyRGV.com .
ValleyCentral
It Takes a Village: Hannah’s Foundation
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – “It Takes A Village” is a weekly ValleyCentral+ series that covers all things parenting; from real, honest conversations about daily routines and challenges to funny moments, lessons learned and balancing work and family life. Every family needs that village, especially during life’s toughest moments. This weeks episode of “It Takes a Village” […]
MyRGV.com
Valley tarot card reader debuts book at Cine El Rey
McALLEN — Hundreds of believers gathered in the historic Cine El Ray, draped in silk and saturated in colorful light, to celebrate the great, great grandson of a curandero, as he keeps his family’s magic alive through the release of his debut book: “The Joy of Tarot.” The post Valley tarot card reader debuts book at Cine El Rey appeared first on MyRGV.com .
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Netflix film ‘Say a Little Prayer’ premieres with RGV giveaway
In celebration of the Netflix premiere of “Say a Little Prayer,” a romantic comedy featuring Rio Grande Valley artists, J&S Construction Management is sponsoring a giveaway. The post Netflix film ‘Say a Little Prayer’ premieres with RGV giveaway appeared first on MyRGV.com .
LehighValleyLive.com
Popular sports bar chain plots major expansion after bankruptcy split
It appears that things are trending upward for Twin Peaks. The popular sports bar chain is expanding after splitting from its bankrupt parent company, Fat Brands, earlier this year. Twin Peaks announced Wednesday that it has signed an area development agreement in South Texas with Peaks and Pints LLC, an...
ValleyCentral
Alligator sighting near Long Island Village sparks concern
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Locals have reported seeing a large alligator in Port Isabel near the Long Island Village; however, gator experts say the animal was probably passing through the area. ValleyCentral spoke with educator, alligator expert and licensed nuisance alligator trapper with the South Padre Island Birding Nature Center and Alligator Sanctuary, Jacob Reinbolt, who […]