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SAN BENITO — Grab your lawn chairs and blankets and get ready for a night at the movies — every Friday in June.

I walked into the “Microscape” exhibit expecting to see applied art, and instead ran head-on into what I consider fine art.

Looking for gardening tips from instructors experienced with the Rio Grande Valley growing conditions?

Our Gulf Coast hosts numerous species of shorebirds in winter, accommodating a diverse range of appetites and foraging styles. The tides, surf and sand serve enough bounty to go around. By spring, many of the visitors have returned to their breeding grounds but some of the more entertaining birds remain into the summer.

It was only the second day of the summer season and the squeaking of rubber soles on the basketball courts fired into the air.

The Brownsville Public Library will roll out its summer reading program with kick off parties Monday at both the Southmost and main branch libraries under the theme Adventure Begins at Your Library.

BROWNSVILLE — A host of members from the public and veterans attended Cameron County’s largest Memorial Day ceremony here on Monday.

Several housing authorities across the Rio Grande Valley were recently awarded funding for maintenance and modernization.

Hibiscus sabdariffa, also known as Roselle or Flor de Jamaica, is a many-branched shrub that grows well in South Texas. Although native to south Africa, this hibiscus is found in subtropical and tropical gardens around the globe and is used both as a garden ornamental and an important medicinal tea.

The Museum of South Texas History will host a private screening of the award-winning documentary "Operation Tin Man," at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, followed by a Q&A session with the executive producer of the film.