‘Selena’ series actor: She ‘had my heart since’ boyhood
When his parents weren’t looking, young Carlos Alfredo Jr. would take a few quarters from his family restaurant’s cash register to cue a few...
Edinburg native records album inspired by SpaceX
From his home studio in Edinburg, Joe Steven composed an instrumental soundtrack he hopes will take listeners on an intergalactic expedition.
Steven’s inspiration for the...
Dancers will be masked, attendees social distanced
The longest-running-show in the Rio Grande Valley will look a little different this year.
The Nutcracker, a beloved holiday show put on by the Rio...
Interest for adoptions increase amid pandemic
After the strike of a gavel, two children in Hidalgo County who were previously under the custody of the state of Texas were officially...
McAllen junior, cancer survivor publishes novel
Not only is 17-year-old Abel Ramirez proud to call himself a cancer survivor, but now he also gets to say he’s an author.
The McAllen...
Unable to perform live, Valley Symphony Orchestra films show, releases concert videos
McALLEN — The soft, ethereal yet ominous chimes and timbres of the Valley Symphony Orchestra’s percussionist floated through the hall of the McAllen Performing...
McAllen family hosts giveaway, donates 10 Thanksgiving meals
BY MARIA RUIZ
Since 2015, McAllen entrepreneurs Maria Roser and Uriel Barbosa have made it a family tradition to share their Thanksgiving leftovers with the...
PSJA graduate now directing in Chicago
Gliding her small hands over the faux yellow brick wall, Denise Serna knew as a first grader that she had a heart for theater.
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Edinburg-based animal shelter at capacity, seeks community’s help
The Palm Valley Animal Society in Edinburg has been a no-kill shelter since April, but the recent surge of kittens and puppies being turned...
Crippling day care centers another casualty of COVID-19
Aurora Gutierrez misses tying all her students’ little shoes. She misses holding their little hands and little backpacks, and teaching them about how to...