http://www.rgvpride.com/rio-grande-valley-blog.html This Rio Grande Valley blog keeps you up-to-date on events and some news that is missed by valley papers. For a full list of events, visit our events page. en-us rio grande valley Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:11:41 GMT Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:11:41 GMT rgvpride.com http://www.rgvpride.com/rio-grande-valley-blog.html#Fitch-Affirms-McAllen-ISD,-Texas'-$104.85MM-ULT-Bonds-at-'AA-',-Outlook-Stable AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fitch Ratings affirms the following underlying rating on McAllen Independent School District (McAllen ISD), Texas as part of its continuous surveillance effort: --$104.85 million unlimited tax (ULT) bonds,.... Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:36:41 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/harlingen-chess.html Starting in March we will meet every week at the Public Library (instead of every other week). By the way, the Library is looking to hire staff if you Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:38:56 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/rio-grande-valley-blog.html#Local-Resident-Featured-on-About-People-Now I was born in Cheltenham, spent my formative years in Norwich and called Liverpool home before moving Stateside. Cheltenham is famous for its horse racing and Spa Water, Norwich is famous for its Mustard and chocolate factory. I think your readers probably know... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:51:06 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/beachside-bar-grill-at-the-pearl-spi.html The Beachside Bar & Grill offers a great Friday Night Action Station Buffet with pasta, stir-fry, seafood and desserts. The Brunch on Sunday is fantastic Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:39:21 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/utpa-womans-basketball-team.html I would like to see more fans come out to support the UTPA Woman's basketball Team. Currently, I am a Student and believe that the UTPa Woman's Basketball Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:17:44 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/maddie-mcbride.html tay here. Dont move. Keep there. Apparently this was my penance for coming unannounced to a ramshackle mansion. Some of these orders didnt make any sense to a person who was merely standing about .. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:43:08 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/isd-tricity-honor-band-concert.html Saturday, January 28, 2012, 7:00 p.m. PSJA ISD Auditorium 1229 South “I” Road San Juan Middle School Campus Free Admission Dear Friends, Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:11:56 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/rio-grande-valleys-largest-quinceaera-wedding-fair.html Sunday, March 4, 2012 12noon-5pm McAllen Convention Center Admission $11.00 For more information call 1-888-828-1314 or visit www.quinceaneraevents.com Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:40:01 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/medicaid-enrollment-fair.html Doctors Hospital at Renaissance will host a Medicaid Enrollment Fair on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. The Enrollment Fair will Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:00:25 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/craft-and-yard-sale.html Green Acres Annual Craft and Yard Sale, 208 S 29th St Donna Texas, Sat Feb 11, 2012 from 8a - noon Lunch available from 11a - noon. Inside or outside Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:49:11 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/rio-grande-valley-blog.html Bring in old, used cell phones to the Student Government Association Office in the Student Center or the Learning Resource Center at Texas State Technical College Harlingen. Donations through January 23 - thanks to Skynet Wholesale Distributors recycling - will raise funds for educational activities to benefit the Technology Students Association at Med High in Mercedes. Please call 956.364.4113 or 956.357.4641 or send e-mail to dave.ralph@tstc.edu for details Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:58:56 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/rickey-pittmanauthor-storyteller-and-folksinger.html I've been to the Valley twice since September and fell in love with it. I hope to become a regular visitor and maybe even a resident in the future. I've Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:49:44 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/rio-grande-valley-blog.html#Executive-Receptionist-&-Administrative-Assistant-Needed Must be computer literate and type 65 to 70 words per minute, bilingual, experienced receptionist with phone etiquette. Administrative experience in documentation preferred. Salary will commensurate with experience.We are a 23 year old successful business located in Harlingen, TX. Fax resume and salary requirements to 956-423-7750 ATT: President. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:27:25 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/palo-alto-historic-battle-field.html Palo Alto Battle Field in Los Fresnos is free and has great walking trail Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:16:49 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/brandon-garcia.html Brandon Garcia is 29 years old and a native of McAllen, Texas. Brandon has a wealth of talent that he chooses to express through a variety of outlets. He is the current editor for Festiva Magazine and Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:33:22 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/rio-grande-valley-blog.html#Coastal-Bend,-Valley-unveil-first-stretch-of-Interstate-69 The Rio Grande Valley came 6.2 miles closer to losing its distinction as the largest metro area in the nation without direct access to an interstate Monday with the first stretch of Interstate 69, a trade corridor promised to someday link the Valley's Mexican border cities to inland America and Canada. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:52:37 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/valley-baptist-hospital-scares-the-hell-out-of-me.html A few post have been added on this page and their quite interesting. Thought it would be a good time to revisit the page. Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:17:22 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/rio-grande-valley-blog.html#Giant-shrimp-invading-Gulf-of-Mexico SOUTH PADRE ISLAND – An exotic, large species of shrimp is being found once again in the Gulf of Mexico and posing a potential threat to the $700 million Gulf shrimping industry, according to Tony Reisinger, a Texas AgriLife Extension Service agent for coastal and marine resources in South Texas. “They’re known as black tiger shrimp because of their bright yellow stripes,” Reisinger said. “They are the biggest saltwater shrimp in the world. They are predatory, aggressive and could carry diseases that can harm native species of shrimp.” Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:26:33 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/rio-grande-valley-wedding-fair-2012.html Rio Grande Valley Wedding Fair Sunday,January 8,2012 12noon - 5pm McAllen Convention Center Admission $11.00 For more information call 1-888-828-1314 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:35:57 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/ranger-walks.html December 1 to April 1 Walk the battlefield with a park ranger and learn extra details about the U.S.-Mexican War, why a battle occurred at Palo Alto, Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:19:25 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/know-your-locally-elected-government-officials.html http://www.localgovreps.com I created this site as a way to get your info quickly at a glance. Hopefully it is helpful. www.localgovreps.co Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:47:56 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/book-signing-for-class-struggle-with-author-steven-verrier.html Meet the Author at Paragraphs Saturday, December 17th- 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Book discussion, reception and signing with author Steven Verrier Class Struggle Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:01:50 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/book-signing-with-dahlia-zratemuiz-maria-ariaslucio.html Meet the Author Series at Paragraphs “The Art of Decoration” A Sacred Tribute to God Book signing and presentation with authors, Dahlia Zárate-Muñiz Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:01:07 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/website-needs-improvement.html I agree that listing watch traffic go by at Starbucks is an embarrassment! Support local coffee shops!! We can come up with more to do in the valley than Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:09:44 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/bonnie-schoenfieldactivity-directory-for-bluebonnet-rv-park.html Would like the Country Gospel Jam on Sundays at 6:00PM Country Western Jam on Thursdays at 1:00PM Put in the Wintertexan Paper that comes out on Thursdays Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:22:13 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/chicago-family-going-to-the-valley.html My wife and I are heading south to the valley from Chicago to visit my family for the holidays. I've been to the valley several times before but never Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:13:40 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/john-lackey.html Born and raised in Weslaco, Texas, Mr. John L. Lackey is currently the President for Lackey Financial Management. He has served as vice president at J.S. McManus Co., Chairman of the.... Sun, 27 Nov 2011 07:26:18 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/book-signing-and-reception-with-margurite-leveyfeibelman.html Meet the Author at Paragraphs Saturday, December 3rd- 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. “WHISPER YOUR NAME into MY EAR” a memoir of survival and resistance. By Marguerite Sat, 26 Nov 2011 06:12:53 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/sleeping-beauty-ballet-december-16th.html McAllen Ballet Company Presents a Professional Production Sleeping Beauty Ballet. A Magical Story of a Beautiful Princess that is casted an Evil Spell Sat, 26 Nov 2011 06:11:04 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/astrid-martinez.html Astrid Martinez is currently an Anchor with Action 4 News. She has a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Latin America Studies... Sun, 20 Nov 2011 07:10:25 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/myhomergvcom.html MyHomeRGV.com is the Valley's Real Estate Search Engine Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:45:21 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/2011-texas-irrigation-expo.html Stretching Ag Water Supplies Focus of 2011 Irrigation Expo Dec. 9-10 in McAllen The award-winning Texas Irrigation Expo is back to help Texas farmers Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:10:43 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/att-services-disrupted-in-the-rgv-on-sat-11120211.html for most of the day att dsl service disrupted. Can you verify this? my pharmacist told his credit card machine was not working because of this, I myself Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:42:37 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/1st-annual-run-for-the-youth-5k-runwalk.html Come Support & Encourage Our Youth December 18th, 2011 @Bicentennial Park- McAllen, TX 8am Contact CJ Richardson 956-313-0711 $15 or Donation of Any Amount Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:19:05 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/stem-lecture-series-dr-phil-plait.html Dear Educator, We welcome and appreciate your participation in support of STEM efforts here at UTPA and invite you to a STEM series presentation sponsored Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:43:21 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/the-wellness-center-at-renaissance-partners-with-rgv-vipers-basketball-players-for-preparticipation-exams.html Edinburg, TX�11/8/2011�For athletes� safety, most schools and professional sports organizations require a sports physical, also called a pre-participation Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:43:04 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/book-release-and-signing-with-david-harry.html Meet the Author Series at Paragraphs “The Padre Predator” Book signing and reception with author, David Harry Friday November 25th, 2011 1-4 PM Now David Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:21:19 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/22nd-annual-rio-grande-valley-home-garden-show-april-13th-15th-2012.html APRIL 13 – 14 – 15, 2012 THE MOST SPECTACULAR HOME & GARDEN SHOW IN SOUTH TEXAS This Event will Feature Everything from the Front Door to the Backyard, Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:14:44 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/valley-metro-charts-los-fresnos-bus-route.html An increase in public transit riders to Texas State Technical College on existing public bus connections encouraged Valley Metro to schedule a new route Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:18:56 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/doctors-hospital-at-renaissance-receives-national-recognition-for-exemplary-outcomes-from-the-american-college-of-surgeons.html Edinburg, TX—10/18/2011—The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) has recognized Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:17:20 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/DOCTORS-HOSPITAL-AT-RENAISSANCE.html Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Press Releases... Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:13:23 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/ac-heating-refrigeration-services.html AC & Heating Refrigeration Services does residential and commercial properties. They offer affordable rates and quality workmanship. For more information Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:42:18 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/el-papa-de-los-pollitos.html As one of the forefathers of Bilingual Radio in south tx, the other being mando on the radio. I Told You,, Years ago I made it clear to the big wigs in Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:40:01 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/robotics-teams-prepare-for-rgv-competition.html Test runs for robots on the countdown toward the first RGV BEST High School Competition – the real test – on October 29 are complete. The Texas State Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:01:45 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/Shop-RGV.html Shop from items about the Rio Grande Valley. Show your support of the RGV by displaying products from and about the Valley Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:28:38 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/memorial-illumination-at-resaca-de-la-palma-battlefield.html Saturday, November 19, 2011 3:00 pm to 8:30 pm Experience and participate in the lighting of 8,000 candles to honor U.S. and Mexican veterans of 1846 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:00:06 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/rgv-5k-running-event-and-fall-festival-for-the-entire-family.html Dear RGV friends, Sprouting New Beginnings presents you with a wonderful family event scheduled for October 29, 2011 consisting of 5k walk/run, 800 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 06:31:51 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/RGV-No-State1.html What is "RGV No State?"   The RGV No State Project is a subgroup of The No State Project started by Marc Stevens(marcstevens.net) Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:08:23 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/Dave-ralph-tstc-harlingen.html Interview with Dave Ralph - Communications Writer for TSTC - Harlingen. Most folks are aware that I am a ... Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:06:32 GMT http://www.rgvpride.com/book-signing-and-reception-with-jerry-cline.html Meet the Author Series at Paragraphs “Born and Raised” Thursday, October 6, 2011 1:00pm to 3:00 pm Book discussion, reception and signing with Jerry Cline Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:37:31 GMT