Life & Arts
- Los Caminos del Rio welcomes applications for board of directors
- Los Caminos del Rio, a conservation organization long devoted to promoting the history and culture of the Rio Grande, is welcoming applications for its board of directors. Candidates "need to be passionate about the history and environment... Full story
- Going the distance
- Local businessman gets serious about getting into shape
- Albert Perez was scheduled to swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco in a few days, and it wasn’t looking good. For starters, he could barely move. Perez, who owns Brisky & Perez Insurance Agency in Brownsville with his... Full story
- Paint-A-Can promotes environmental awareness
- Brightly decorated garbage cans lined the sidewalk in Linear Park on Saturday, each asking passersby to keep Brownsville beautiful. The cans were brought to the Brownsville Farmers’ Market to mark the end of the Healthy Communities of... Full story
- Christopher Brown writes about having a meaningful life
- David Marquez thought the idea of combining art with psychology was such a novel idea he just had to buy the book, "The Art of Meaningful Living." Marquez, 32, also jumped at the chance to meet the author, Christopher Brown, at a book... Full story
- Paint-A-Can winners to be announced
- Healthy Communities of Brownsville will pick the winners in its Paint-A-Can Project today at the Brownsville Farmers’ Market in Linear Park. The contest, which challenged local businesses, schools and churches to decorate garbage cans,... Full story
- Black and white photography exhibit at the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art
- "Nocturnal: A Different Look of Traditional Photography" What: Reception for the official debut of black and white photo exhibition When: 2 p.m. Saturday Where: Brownsville Museum of Fine Art In the darkness, Yolanda Casanova captured... Full story
- Brownsville Museum of Fine Art interim director named
- At a late meeting Wednesday the executive board of the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art appointed Linda Marin as interim director of the museum until the end of the year. The board also formed a search committee, made up of BMFA trustees, to select a... Full story
- Public invited to attend Memorial Illumination at Palo Alto Battlefield
- The Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park invites the public to attend its annual Memorial Illumination weekend beginning this evening at the Resaca de la Palma Battlefield. Friday’s activities, which include living history... Full story
- Construction moving forward on park at historic cemetery in Brownsville
- Construction is under way on a park that will be on the site of one of Brownsville’s oldest cemeteries, if not first city cemetery. The memorial park will be across from the historic Dancy Building, which houses county offices and is the... Full story
- Charro Days accepting float applications
- Charro Days Inc. has slated this year’s annual Brownsville Christmas Parade for 7 p.m. Dec. 7. It will be accepting float applications until Nov. 19. A $15 fee will be charged per entry, except for student groups, bands and... Full story
- Brownsville Museum of Fine Art will consider process to replace Horn
- The executive board of the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art is expected to release a statement next week announcing how they will select a permanent replacement for the late Barry T. Horn. Board trustees have appointed Linda Marin as interim... Full story
- The history of Nuevo Leon’s ‘Chapas,’ part II
- Part 2 of 2 - THE LATER YEARS: How the adventurous Italian Schiapapría family became Nuevo León’s "Chapas" Italian settler to Nuevo León Juan Bautista Chapa (1631-1695) was a highly cultured individual now... Full story
- Family, others mourn slain BMFA director Barry T. Horn
- Friends and loved ones of Barry T. Horn gathered at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on a sunny, cool and beautiful Saturday morning to say their last goodbye to the executive director of the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art. They showed their love and... Full story
- Hitting static: Alternative radio group foiled in bid to lease Raymondville station
- The effort by a group called Voices of the Valley to establish a second public radio station in the region has suffered a glitch. Betsy Price, a former KMBH board member who began the push for a station after being "resigned," as she puts... Full story
- Gio’s Villa Pizza and Pasta, it's a tradition in Brownsville
- WHAT: Gio’s Villa Pizza and Pasta WHERE: 2325 Central Blvd. Brownsville, Texas HOURS: Wed.– Sun. 5 p.m.– 11 p.m. PHONE: 542-5054 When Don Breeden drops by Gio’s Villa Pizza... Full story
- Meeting the Ghosts of the Past
- Thursday afternoon had all the makings of a ghost story. Wind rustled through the trees of Brownsville’s Old City Cemetery. Cloudy skies intensified the colors of the graveyard — flowers resting on the headstones,... Full story
- Halloween events begin in Brownsville
- Dia de Muertos When: 5 p.m., today, Friday Where: Children’s Museum of Brownsville, 501 Ringgold St., No. 5 Dean Porter Park Admission: free For more information: Call (956) 548-9300 The cheery works of art made by children ages 3-14 will... Full story
- Heart & Bowl: Taste memory
- When you cook food that you’re accustomed to — ceviche, scrambled eggs — the combination of flavors seems obvious. Lime and cilantro complement fresh tilapia, tomato, and shrimp perfectly. Toast and bacon sit alongside your morning... Full story
- Horn remembered for his generosity, caring
- Will Everett remembers the time some homeless people parked their shopping carts too close to the front door of the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art. Barry Horn, executive director, told them, "You’re welcome to use the museum free, but could... Full story
- Book review - 'The Last Pachuco'
- From Pachuco to paratrooper to grieving widower, Ray Elizondo has seen it all. He’s written about it, too, in a moving and forthright book called, "The Last Pachuco," that begins with his early days in Brownsville during the 1940s and... Full story
- Police investigate homicide, executive director of BMFA found dead
- Barry T. Horn, the executive director of the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, was found dead Saturday afternoon, the apparent victim of a homicide. His death came as a shock to BMFA officials who had been preparing for the museum’s most... Full story
- Mark Chestnutt, Clay Walker, the Mystixz, and Texas Reign are on tonight!
- Mark Chesnutt really likes Rio Grande Valley audiences. "Aw, they’re wild, man," said the country western singer who will perform today at Wink’s Saloon Grill and Rodeo, 10700 FM 1421. Chesnutt, who has 23 top ten singles... Full story
- Tonight: Anniversary Benefit Gala at the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art
- Benjamín Domínguez grew up in Jimenez, Chihuahua, a Mexican city whose flat, desert landscapes, he says, "were as bare as a white canvas." Perhaps that is why he was astonished, he said, when one day as a young man he walked into... Full story
- Freddy and Tonie Lopez, living a life with God
- HARLINGEN – When a 16-year-old boy told Freddy Lopez that his ministry had kept him off drugs, he knew he was doing the right thing. "We live an exciting life. It’s God, the bottom line," said Lopez, 36. He and his wife, Tonie, are both... Full story
- Marching bands throughout Valley to compete at Pigskin Jubilee
- McALLEN — Thirty-nine high school marching bands from Roma to Brownsville will compete for top regional band spots Saturday at the 67th annual Pigskin Jubilee. The two school districts representing the Valley will perform in La Joya from 5 to... Full story
- Night at the Copa: 'The music is so good I can’t dance to it.'
- Horns ripped into the air while a voice filled with tropical spice sailed over the heads of the audience. The floor below slowly filled with people dancing to the sounds of Grupo Aché performing during the Night at the Copa —... Full story
- Street party moved indoors to Jacob Brown Auditorium
- The Latin Jazz Festival will wrap up four days of flavorful beats today with a free concert in downtown Brownsville. The popular Capitol Theatre Street Party was supposed to be outdoors at 11 th and Levee streets, but event officials said late... Full story
- Archeology Day, 'The formation of the U.S., the border, it all began here.'
- "Ready! Fire!" commanded a voice as smoke exploded from a cannon. Onlookers erupted into applause at the 3rd Annual International Rio Grande Delta Archeology Fair on Saturday afternoon at Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site.... Full story
- Painted tile exhibit
- WHAT: Painted tile exhibit at Children’s Museum of Brownsville 501 Ringgold Street #5 Dean Porter Park Brownsville, Texas HOURS: Tues. through Sat. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sun. Noon – 4 p.m. Mondays closed A woman in... Full story
- Latin Jazz Festival: Night at the Copa
- WHAT: Night at the Copa WHERE: Jacob Brown Auditorium WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday. Doors open at 7 p.m. COST: $300 for a table of 6 $30 general admission. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call 831-9590 The Spanish Harlem Orchestra will perform... Full story
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