GARDEN VIEW: National Farmers Market Week a reminder to shop local
BY BARBARA STORZAug. 6-12 has been proclaimed by U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue as National Farmers Market Week. This is the 18th...
Gina Alamia files to run for Edinburg mayor
Note: This story has been updated to correct that candidate Richard Molina filed to run for office July 24.EDINBURG — A local immigration consultant...
CBP seizes more than a ton of marijuana in watermelon shipment
PHARR — A search of a commercial trailer revealed 2,304 pounds of marijuana concealed in a shipment of watermelons this week at the Pharr...
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Wind River’ a story of isolation, exclusion and disconnection
BY BROOKE CORSOOn a stark, freezing night, a young woman tears barefoot across a snowy plain, the mountains and moon at her side. She...
SOUND ‘ROUND: Women staking their claim with a burgeoning sound
BY JON LaFOLLETTEAMBER COFFMAN — CITY OF NO REPLY (COLUMBIA)A brief backstory concerning the lives of the semi-rich and semi-famous. Coffman first split with...
TOP SHELF: ‘Travel Light,’ a feminist answer to ‘The Hobbit’
BY DAVID BOWLESIn 1954, J.R.R. Tolkien published his massive follow-up to his 1937 children’s book, “The Hobbit.” The three-volume work of fantasy known as...
REGIONAL RAMBLINGS: Anticipated cultural events
BY EDUARDO MARTINEZThis week, we’re going to have a round-up of some of the most anticipated Tejano, conjunto, and cultural events of the month...
Arts center, San Benito spar over who “killed” Conjunto Festival
SAN BENITO — Both parties are blaming the other for a breakdown in negotiations to stage the annual Conjunto Festival.Yesterday, the leader of the...
Sales tax holiday, supply giveaways help families prepare for start of classes
SAN JUAN — Tax-free weekend begins today, but several students got a head start during San Juan’s National Night Out at Mayfield Park.Usually held...