It’s as easy as chicken, salsa and cheese
After a crazy week of rain and flooding, I needed a simple, stress-free slowcooker recipe, preferably one with five ingredients or less.I found this...
Smarter choices leads to weight loss
So, I recently stuck a tube in my mouth and awkwardly breathed into a machine for 10 minutes.As I drooled, the device calculated my...
Education Spotlight: Students complete Mission EDC STEM internship
BY SPECIAL TO THE MONITORA school year’s worth of work by female students from Mission High School’s T-STEM Academy and Mission Collegiate High School...
Moyer: South Texas College student art show is imaginative, energetic
BY NANCY MOYER“Fotowerks, Stick, and, Friends,” an annual exhibition of works by South Texas College art students, showcases an impressively imaginative and energetic collection...
Brush a proud promoter of area’s natural habitat, wildlife
John Brush lifted his binoculars to his eyes to gain a better view of a Thrasher he spotted. Immediately he knew the bird was...
Advice: Words have an impact
BY MARIA LUISA SALCINESRepetition is how children learn; the more they hear something or do something, the easier it becomes.My brother and I were...
Succulents are popular, for good reason
BY ANITA WESTERVELTSucculents are fun, nearly care free and reproduce relatively easily on their own. They can make excellent ground covers and are just...
Garden View: Create a rain garden
BY BARBARA STORZRain gardens offer a way to reduce rainwater runoff, which contributes to flooding. These gardens filter the runoff and lessen the amount...
Long live the queen: A look at chardonnay
BY CARLOS CARDENASIf cabernet is king of all grapes, then chardonnay is without question the queen. The result of a crossbreeding between pinot noir,...
Trailers of 11 movies showing at the La Frontera Queer Film Festival
BY SPECIAL TO THE MONITORPride in the Park will also include the La Frontera Queer Film Festival, a first for the event. Fourteen films...
