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Odessa's first ever food truck park is set to open soon
ODESSA, Texas — For food truck owners, like Jorge and Lily Pallares, an opportunity to share their dream may soon become a reality. The new business owners started El Venado Cooks, specializing in smash burgers. They used to open on East 17th Street until a friend told them about a chance to be more visible.
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Odessa’s Shrimpfest: A night of shrimp, music, and fundraising
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Shrimpfest is headed back to the Basin on February 23 with a night filled with shrimp, auctions, live music, and more. Proceeds from the event will go towards the Ellen Noel Art Museum’s educational programs here in West Texas. “We are celebrating our 40th year of offering Shrimp Fest to the […]
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Sandwich Lovers! West Texans Say These Are The Best Places For A
National Sandwich Day was last week but if you ask me, every day is sandwich day because, depending on my mood, my family is always an eye roll away from having a yummy sandwich for dinner during the week. If momma comes home from work and someone asks 'what's for dinner?' When I give the answer if anyone wrinkles their nose or rolls their eyes, my immediate response is good, sandwiches it is! Re
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Comedy and music acts take center stage at Wagner Noel in February
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The 2026 event calendar for the Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center is ramping up ahead of a busy February when the theater will host nine acts ranging from comedy shows to concerts. General Manager Stephanie Rivas says she wanted to focus on a variety to offer the Permian Basin this upcoming month. […]
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West Texas on a Plate: Big Flavor and Independent Spirit in Odessa
In Odessa, Texas, food is not about spectacle. It is about presence. It is about walking into a room that feels lived in, ordering something generous, and staying longer than planned. Across the city, a new generation of independent restaurants is shaping a dining scene rooted in confidence, hospitality, and West Texas flavor.
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Whiskey Myers & Wade Bowen to headline Basin Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- For the second straight year the Basin Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival will return to Midland, Texas, on Saturday, April 11th, at the Scharbauer Sports Complex. The festival brings together the best of Texas barbecue, live Red Dirt music, and West Texas culture for a one-day celebration. This year Whiskey Myers […]
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Midland Historical Society to Host Lecture on Historic Pecos River Crossing
The Midland Texas Historical Society will host a Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture next week focused on the historic Horsehead Crossing on the Pecos River, a key transportation and migration route in early West Texas history. The lecture will take place Tuesday, Jan. 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,...
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A look at new documentary 'Night in West Texas'
TEXAS — A shocking murder and a decades-long struggle to expose the truth are detailed in the documentary “Night in West Texas.”. It’s the second feature film from Texas filmmaker Deborah Esquenazi. The subject, James Harry Reyos, has fought for exoneration longer than any other defendant in...