Community Comes Together to Transform Market Square in Downtown Brownsville

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On May 19, starting from 10:00 a.m., residents and community leaders will come together to implement our first “Better Block Project” for Market Square in Downtown Brownsville. The “Better Block” project is a demonstration tool that temporarily redesigns an area to show the potential to create a great walkable, vibrant neighborhood center. The project creates [...]

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Public Invited to Share in Celebration Concert on Thursday, May 3

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The Department of Music at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College will mark a milestone as students, alumni and faculty celebrate 15 years of the music degree program with a special concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 3 at The Arts Center. “In Celebration: Fifteen Years of Making Musicians” will feature [...]

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Cinco de Mayo Concert to Feature Del Castillo, The Brew and The Connectors

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It will be a concert you will not want to miss as Del Castillo, The Brew and The Connectors take the stage to celebrate Cinco de Mayo at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 5 on the grounds of The Arts Center. This outdoor concert is an extra addition to the Signature Series and is sponsored in [...]

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Rancho Viejo Undergoes New Ownership and Facilities Upgrades

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Rancho Viejo Resort & Country Club, a waterfront resort and golf community located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of tropical Texas, recently changed owners and began a two-year plan for proposed upgrades of its facilities, including the championship golf courses, extensive fantasy pool, elegant Villa guest rooms, fine-dining restaurants and more. The new owners [...]

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Brownsville Historical Associations Aims to Create History Awareness Among the Youth

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The Brownsville Historical Association has announced the start of a new series that will bring history awareness to the community’s youngest members. Every month, the BHA will host kidDIY – a series that introduces historic topics through tours of the Brownsville Heritage Complex and hands on activities. Each month a new topic will be explored. [...]

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Bicycling in Brownsville Pedals Forward

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“Put the fun between your legs” is one of the many spirited mottos of the Brownsville Bike Brigade, an energetic group of cycling citizens that is currently celebrating a renaissance of alternative transportation in their community. With the opening of the Brownsville Bike Barn and a January Critical Mass ride of 30 cyclists, Bike Brigade [...]

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Get Tickets for Mr. Amigo

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Brownsville, TX – Brownsville welcomes Arath De La Torre as the city celebrates the shared culture, friendship and heritage of Brownsville and Matamoros. Two events are scheduled as part of the of the Mr. Amigo celebration, starting with The Presidents Ball and Fiesta de Bienvenida on Feb. 23 from 7:00 PM to 12:00 AM and followed [...]

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BCVB to Launch New Slogan

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Update: Read this great story by the Brownsville Herald on the launch of the Brownsville Convention & Visitors Bureau’s new WOW! Always A Fiesta campaign. http://bit.ly/dailyherald BROWNSVILLE — Mayor Tony Martinez on Monday, February 8, will officially dedicate the month of February as “Brownsville WOW” month to help inaugurate a new city marketing strategy by the [...]

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Astros CAREavan Comes to Brownsville

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The Houston Astros 2012 CAREavan will hit the road on Wednesday, February 1, with three full days of visits throughout central and south Texas. In addition to numerous private community stops, each day will include free public autograph sessions at Academy Sports + Outdoors stores. The team will make trips to Brownsville, Harlingen and McAllen [...]

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Six Hotel Giants Team Up To Launch Hotel Search Engine Roomkey.com

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Room Key, a new venture owned by six of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announced that it has launched Roomkey.com, an innovative new online hotel search engine that will provide the simplicity, transparency and breadth of choice consumers expect from a search engine, while delivering the flexibility, accuracy and assurance consumers expect from the [...]

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