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  • Youth Nature Photography Workshops this Summer at Quinta

    Youth Nature Photography Workshops this Summer at Quinta

    The Valley Land Fund is offering photography classes for kids ages 6-18 every Saturday this summer at Quinta Mazatlan starting on June 8th and ending on August 15th. Youth are invited to attend one or all of the two hour Saturday Workshops. Indoor classroom instruction will be followed by outdoor sessions on the trails. Workshops by Professional full-time [...]

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  • Aeromar flight from McAllen to Mexico City

    Aeromar flight from McAllen to Mexico City

    Frequencies will increase from three to five weekly effective June 1st, 2013. México City, May 6 2013: After successfully launching nonstop service between McAllen and Mexico City less than two months ago, Aeromar has announced it will increase capacity by 66% with the addition of two weekly frequencies as of June 1st, on Thursdays and [...]

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  • Rainy Day in McAllen? 3 Fun Things to Do!

    Rainy Day in McAllen? 3 Fun Things to Do!

    It doesn’t rain often in McAllen. In fact, in any given month (or two), you could count the days on one hand. When it does, our first instinct might be to get cozy inside with blankets and a good movie. But our homes aren’t the only place we can enjoy listening to the sound of [...]

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  • McAllen Art Grant Program Deadline

    McAllen Art Grant Program Deadline

    Deadline for applications:  12-noon on Friday, May 31, 2013 McAllen— McAllen Chamber of Commerce’s Art Sub-Granting Program is an open submission grant program for individual artists and organizations living and working in McAllen. Awards up to a maximum of $1,000 are available to artists and organizations working in the context of art. The McAllen Chamber of [...]

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  • McAllen Arts Council Selects Olga Valle-Herr as the 2013 Poet Laureate of McAllen

    McAllen Arts Council Selects Olga Valle-Herr as the 2013 Poet Laureate of McAllen

    McAllen now has its own poet laureate. The McAllen Arts Council announced Olga Valle-Herr as the first Poet Laureate for the city.  In her role, Valle-Herr will write poetry for city functions and promote the growth of poetry in the Rio Grande Valley. “I am giddy with pleasure and grateful for being named Poet Laureate [...]

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  • Live Feed from Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge

    Live Feed from Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge

    http://cameras.cobasystems.net/sa-ob-tower/

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  • National Public Radio’s Website Featuring McAllen

    National Public Radio’s Website Featuring McAllen

    The feature came about thanks to the McAllen Chamber of Commerce’s emphasis on reaching out to journalists. Several months ago the Chamber hosted California NPR personality Tom Wilmer, resulting in a series of podcasts that were broadcast over several stations in California. Wilmer, an award-winning author and journalist, was selected by NPR for the featured [...]

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  • RGV Cupcake Factory wins Food Network “Cupcake Wars”

    RGV Cupcake Factory wins Food Network “Cupcake Wars”

      McALLEN — Sabrina Rodriguez-Louck had to do some serious arm-twisting to get her sister Erica Rodriguez to agree to bake cupcakes on national television. “I didn’t nominate myself. My sister nominated me to go with her,” Erica, 32, said. “It’s been her dream since, I don’t know. She loves the show.” The bakers who [...]

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  • McAllen’s New Palm View Splash Pad is Now OPEN!

    McAllen’s New Palm View Splash Pad is Now OPEN!

    Now Open! The new Palm View Splash Pad, located at 3401 Jordan Avenue, has several above ground water features, including: an aqua arch, a jet way, a water worm, a baby long legs, a dandelion dome, a water rail, a water flower, a roll-a-rail, an air stick, an over n under, a turn a round, [...]

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  • McAllen’s Downtown Shuttle Route Brochure

    McAllen’s Downtown Shuttle Route Brochure

    McAllen’s Downtown Shuttle Route Brochure Starting this weekend, the McAllen Downtown Shuttle will be operating the following route from 7pm to 3am on Fridays and Saturdays.

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