Weslaco Museum is full of history, culture, and tradition

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Published: Tuesday, 11 November 2025 15:57

Weslaco loves its history, and one visit to the Weslaco Museum is all it takes to see how proud the city is of its rich history full of culture and tradition. The museum is conveniently located downtown, amid the beautiful architecture from decades ago. It’s a downtown area I wouldn’t mind walking around while peeking into the store fronts.

There are even more unique buildings on side streets if one decides to venture around the area. An intriguing building is the beautiful fire department and old city hall off of South Texas Blvd. and 5th St. (120 E. 5th St.). The fire station is located on part of a Spanish land grant known as Llano Grande. It features some great architecture and additions to the building, including the city hall, have kept that colonial Spanish architecture.

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Give with joy, volunteer to ring a bell

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Published: Tuesday, 11 November 2025 15:55

The Salvation Army invites the community to Give with Joy this Christmas season as its iconic Red Kettle Campaign returns to McAllen. More than just a holiday tradition, the red kettle is a symbol of hope, compassion, and generosity — supporting vital programs that serve thousands of individuals and families in need throughout the year.

While many people in our communities are silently battling hunger, homelessness, and hardship, we can find hope in the fact that giving is a source of joy for all. The Salvation Army’s recently released national campaign encourages people to Give with Joy and uplift families in need by helping provide shelter, food, bill assistance and more. Your generosity offers joyful reassurance that even during our most challenging times, we are not alone.

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November 12, 2025 - Rina's Ramblings

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Published: Tuesday, 11 November 2025 15:52

It’s good to see you back in the Valley. We had a busy week visiting with people and they are so appreciative of having you back in town. The parks are filling up their calendars with activities, shows, and dances as they try to make sure they have something for you to do during your stay.

We are getting more traffic in our office as well. It’s fun to see the new faces, and the familiar faces. It’s fun to talk to people we haven’t seen in six months, or longer. We love hearing about your travels, and especially why you come back to the great Rio Grande Valley.

As we get on with our season, we hope to highlight you, your parks, and events more in the paper. We hope to see more of your faces and activities as well. We look forward to being right there with you for some, too. We know it takes a bit for things to really pick up at the parks, but we are seeing schedules getting fuller already. By the time January comes around, you’ll have to make some hard decisions about where you want to go and who you want to see.

With the holidays just around the corner, parks are getting ready, not only by decorating and holding their own special holiday events, but also by holding special fundraisers, collecting donations, making crafts for organizations, and more. You do plenty for your park and for the communities you live in. We love showing our readers what you are doing for others. Please send us a snapshot or two so we can share what you are doing at your park.

And don’t forget, we put all of our stories and photos online. Our website is easy to navigate, and you can find each individual story separately either on our home page or under the sections tab. So, if you find one you like, or a story about your park, that you want to share – just copy the link and share it with your friends or on Facebook.

Just about everything you see in our paper is online. You can also find our classifieds, events calendar, and the always favorite parks calendar that lists activities in the parks that are open to the public.

Under issues you will find the digital editions from this year, and the last two years. You will also find links to our Park Directory and the RGV Visitors Guide that give you information about all the interesting places to see in the Valley.

If you want to find something from year’s past, we have our full archive from 1987 to 2025 in bounded books at the office. If there is something you are looking for from years past, just ask and we will see if we can find it for you. We love looking back at the stories we have done through the years.

If you have story ideas, or there is a location you want to know more about, let us know. Send us an email at news@wintertexantimes.com.

Free trees to be distributed while supplies last

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Published: Tuesday, 11 November 2025 10:36

It’s time to paint Edinburg green. In recognition of Texas Arbor Day, the City of Edinburg is encouraging the community to attend its tree adoption event on Saturday, November 15. The Texas Arbor Day Celebration kicks off at 8 a.m. at Promenade Park, located at 202 N. 10th Avenue.

Thanks to a grant in partnership with Region One, city staff will be distributing more than 100 free trees to residents while supplies last. In addition, city crews and volunteers will plant 10 new trees on-site, further enhancing the park’s natural beauty. The Texas A&M Forest Service will also join the celebration, offering even more trees and resources to help residents contribute to a more sustainable Edinburg.

Learn more about the importance of planting trees and help grow a greener city. For more information, please call (956) 388-1822.

Biscuits & Gravy: Warm and Welcoming, Again and Again

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Published: Tuesday, 11 November 2025 10:23

By Anastasia Brunson

Arriving at this local eatery, you’ll first notice that it’s bright and homey. The building’s façade lets you know you’re in the right place right away with the eye-catching logo. Inside, from the warm welcome to the comforting flavors on every plate there’s a sense of home and local community. In one corner, there’s merch for sale, cute mugs and T-shirts if you want to rep your new favorite spot. Photos of patrons adorn the walls including an area with polaroids from their 3rd year anniversary celebration. It’s clear that this is a place that loves its community, and the community loves it back.

The Sunday morning I stopped by with my boyfriend, it was pretty packed. Despite that, the service was still fast and cheerful. I ordered the #1 Grandma’s Biscuits & Gravy Plate which has, as you guessed it, biscuits and gravy along with two eggs in any style, choice of bacon, ham, or sausage, and hash browns. My boyfriend opted for the #4 Texas Sized Breakfast, a large plate with three eggs any style, bacon, ham, and sausage, two pancakes or toast, and hashbrowns. Needless to say, we had leftovers.

The food came out within ten minutes of ordering, warm and fresh and comforting. You can tell that all portions are made to order, down to the freshly cracked eggs. I had to pace myself, wanting to try a little bit of everything including some bites off my boyfriend’s plate. He remarked that even the coffee was good.

While eating, I had a chance to speak with the owner, Dali. Some things she mentioned are that Biscuits & Gravy are branching out into catering and renting out their restaurant space for events. As well, they have been participating in Evenings at the Square which is a monthly Market Days event held in Donna. There are live music and local vendors to keep you and your tastebuds entertained, giving you further opportunity to try out this tasty establishment.

And yet another thing to bring attention to, Biscuits & Gravy will be giving out 20 free meals per day to SNAP recipients (SNAP ID must be presented). With the government shutdown impacting those already facing food insecurity, this local restaurant is boosting their community in a time of need. You can also purchase a meal to give away; the free meal ticket will then be hung up on the wall for those in need to use.

All in all, it’s good old homestyle cooking from the warm welcome to the warm food to the warm hospitality that extends past its doors. Be sure to make this restaurant a stop of yours. You’ll find them serving daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Val Verde Flea Market, at the intersection of Val Verde Road and Business 83, in Donna.