- 1. Tourist Day celebrates 50 years
- (Around Town)
- ... sashes noting their honorary positions. Trevino received a plaque and framed certificate for being Mr. Tourist. Hundreds more Winter Texans roamed the main street for a half-dozen blocks where merchants ...
- Created on 24 March 2026
- 2. Quilting: A Classy Hobby or a Life Changer?
- (In The Parks)
- ... quilters led this year. She says if she teaches them to make a special block, the quilters have choices of how and what they’d like to do with them such as creating a starter project like a wall hanging ...
- Created on 23 March 2026
- 3. March 4, 2026 - Parks Calendar
- (Parks Calendar)
- ... Feria, 8am-Noon. Parkwide Sales - Palmera Heights Park, La Feria, 8am-Noon, 1205 N. Palmera. Expressway at Rabb Rd., 1 block south. Annual Flea Market - Heritage Square, Mission, 8am-Noon, Bake Sale ...
- Created on 02 March 2026
- 4. February 25, 2026 - Parks Calendar
- (Parks Calendar)
- ... Sales - Palmera Heights Park, La Feria, 8am-Noon, 1205 N. Palmera. Expressway at Rabb Rd., 1 block south. Annual Flea Market - Heritage Square, Mission, 8am-Noon, Bake Sale and Lunch available Dressers, ...
- Created on 23 February 2026
- 5. On the Road with Jo Liston
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... If you missed the Christmas trip to the Hill Country, you missed a real treat in Johnson City. Their county courthouse sits on a full city block just covered with big trees. Every tree will be strung with ...
- Created on 23 December 2025
- 6. Hidalgo Pumphouse transformed the Valley
- (Around Town)
- ... the spots of interest inside the museum like the original pumproom, intake channel, water tubes in boiler, the steam collector pipe, and more. While you are in the area, the block preceding the Pumphouse ...
- Created on 16 December 2025
- 7. Harlingen preserves its past at museum
- (Around Town)
- ... the Pacific to preserve freedom. Harlon H. Block, a Weslaco native, was 18 years old when he enlisted in the Marine Corps. On the fifth day of battle on the island of Iwo Jima, his platoon was sent ...
- Created on 03 December 2025
- 8. MOSTH connects the community with the Valley’s past
- (Entertainment)
- ... were located on the ground floor. The prisoner’s cell rooms were located on the second floor, along with the hanging room in the tower. The second floor probably had one or more steel block units. During ...
- Created on 26 November 2025
- 9. The magic and chemistry of fall foliage color
- (Around Town)
- ... sumac. The fall colors produced by anthocyanin are often more vibrant because the red pigment is intentionally produced to block sunlight. Some trees do not contain anthocyanin but instead have carotenoids ...
- Created on 17 November 2025
- 10. Weslaco Museum is full of history, culture, and tradition
- (Around Town)
- ... a tour, just fill out the form online and they will get back with you. There is also a military area, paying tribute to those in the area that have served. Weslaco is the proud home of Harlon Block, ...
- Created on 11 November 2025
- 11. Tourists enjoy the refreshments and entertainment in Progreso
- (Entertainment)
- ... street were a lot of Winter Texans enjoying food and drink, receiving small tokens of appreciation from merchants and listening to different recorded music. Among those on the blocked off Main Street were ...
- Created on 27 March 2025
- 12. Winter Texans enjoy the weather at Onion Fest
- (Entertainment)
- ... Fest for the first time. “The food smells wonderful,” she said, which was a reference to the many food vendors along the blocked off Texas Boulevard on the south side of the downtown area. She has been ...
- Created on 27 March 2025
- 13. Teddy Bears bring comfort to the sick, needy, and distraught
- (In The Parks)
- ... and books, trucks, board games, Barbies, balls, Play Doh, fake food, pretend toy things, blocks, walkie talkie, robot, Squishies, slime, sensory toys, animals, figurines or action figures. The teddy bears ...
- Created on 20 March 2025
- 14. Go west for a change
- (Around Town)
- ... check out the water tower a half block southwest. Time to get the camera. Underneath the tower is a fabulous outlook deck. Roma is on the top of a cliff, and you can look down and across the Rio to Miguel ...
- Created on 12 March 2025
- 15. February 19, 2025 - Parks Calendar
- (Parks Calendar)
- ... Couples Circle. Parkwide Sales - Palmera Heights Park, La Feria, 7:30am-Noon, Clubhouse and individual sales. 1205 N. Palmera. One block south of Expressway on Rabb Rd. Public Meal - Breakfast - Siesta ...
- Created on 19 February 2025
- 16. February 12, 2025 - Parks Calendar
- (Parks Calendar)
- ... Couples Circle. Parkwide Sales - Palmera Heights Park, La Feria, 7:30am-Noon, Clubhouse and individual sales. 1205 N. Palmera. One block south of Expressway on Rabb Rd. Public Meal - Breakfast - Siesta ...
- Created on 11 February 2025
- 17. MOSTH presents American Forests in the RGV
- (Around Town)
- ... Museum in the 1910 Hidalgo County Jail, the museum has grown over the decades through a series of expansions to occupy a full city block. In 2003, following the completion of a 22,500 square foot expansion, ...
- Created on 22 January 2025
