Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Laredo, TX- The City of Laredo Health Department’s Healthy Living/Viviendo Mejor program will be hosting free Diabetes Support Group sessions starting this week.  The Diabetes Support Group gives adults with diabetes and their families and friends continuing peer support.  Five weekly meetings have been scheduled and will feature a variety of topics related to diabetes presented by experts in the healthcare field.  The Diabetes Support Group will meet once a week for the next five weeks at the City of Laredo Health Department’s Healthy Learning Center (2600 Cedar …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
 Enterprises, a private contractor, will be working along Matamoros Street between San Eduardo Avenue and San Francisco Avenue from Monday, May 21 to Friday, May 25 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.  This work will entail a sidewalk closure only.  They will be working on a bore along the sidewalk on Matamoros Street.  
 Pedestrians are asked to find alternate routes if possible as the work progresses.  If driving in the area, please obey all traffic signs and be careful with workers in the area.
  Any questions please contact Mr. …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Art, essay, poetry and photography divisions garner multiple winners
 (Laredo, TX ) “Ain’t no stoppin’ us now!” has quickly become the theme song for St. Peter’s Memorial School.  In the past four years, the school had proudly boasted a few winners in various contests.  This year, however, the famed historical downtown school is busting at the seams with winners of various local, national and international contests.   Catholic Daughters of America; Laredo Public Library’s 9th Annual Poetry Festival; Holy Cross Ministries Try Prayer! It Works!; and Pentel’s 42nd International Children’s …

Courtesy  Timothy A. Franciscus-Timm,
In addition to opening day for the Laredo Lemurs and the return of professional baseball to Laredo, the first flight from Laredo to Orlando/Sanford departed Laredo yesterday at 5:20pm.  This is the second year/season that Allegiant has offered direct flights from LRD to Orlando. 
 Airfare begins at $150 RT to Orlando, and $182 RT to Las Vegas.  For more information on fares and availability, please visit www.allegiant.com.  To avoid the $25 convenience fee for each ticket, please visit the LRD terminal prior to or after a departure to purchase your …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
When earlier this year, the city of Laredo was bashed by a non-native former Laredoan with a naive and ill-informed post on YouTube, it was the unlikeliest of persons who came to Laredo’s defense and became a hero across the community. Jack Strunk, a non-native former Laredoan, came to the defense of his former adopted hometown, in an eloquent, heartfelt, and accurate description of our city.
 Aside from hero and defender of Laredo, Honorary Laredoan Strunk’s other claim to fame is as an author and as an inspiration, having …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Annual Family Fest will help benefit the South Texas Food Bank
 (Laredo, TX )  The City of Laredo is once again hosting this year’s annual 4th of July Family Fest celebration and thanks to their partners, including: V Parade Company; R Communications; Budweiser; AB Cattle co, by Ana & John Galo; Dannenbaum Engineering; Casa Raul, Cricket; Lone Star Autoplex; and UETA, this event promises to be a sizzling celebration. 
 For only a $1.00 suggested donation entrance fee, which will benefit the South Texas Food Bank, attendees will be able to …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
The City of Laredo is once again hosting this year’s annual 4th of July Family Fest celebration on Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at the Laredo Civic Center and is reminding the public of the various deadlines and information for participating in various aspects of the celebration, including: the parade; the bar-be-que cook-off; or participating as a food and other venders; or even as entertainment. 
 Organizations and businesses are invited to be a part of the annual parade, this year celebrating the theme “Symbols of a Free Nation.”  Deadline for …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Laredo, TX—The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) wishes to inform the public that Meningococcal Vaccine is no longer available for college entry through the Health Department.
 Please note that the CLHD receives all public vaccine from The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The DSHS has recently advised us that, due to their funding reduction, there is no further safety-net vaccine available for adults.
 Therefore, college students entering the university for the first time must be vaccinated but will need to seek vaccine from their private provider, university …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
(Laredo, Tx)-Come view and experience the magnificent continent of Africa through the lens and eyes of former Laredo Morning Times journalist Tricia Cortez on Saturday, May 19, 201, 2-4 PM at the Laredo Public Library HEB Multi-Purpose Room, 1120 E. Calton Road.
 Says Tricia Cortez:  “I had been dreaming of Africa for several years. I wanted to step onto that red earth, feel its sun, and for one fleeting moment let myself get swept into the daily life of its people. Africa is full of color, vibrancy and life!”
 The …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Initiative hosted by City of Laredo Environmental Services and Health Departments,  in cooperation with United I.S.D., intended to cut down on vector-borne diseases
 (Laredo, TX)  Dengue, other potential health hazards Unsightly brown field dumping sites. Overpowering odors.  Sometimes even, degradation of the river’s water quality. 
 These are just a few of the potential health hazards that the city of Laredo faces when old tires are dumped in empty lots, in the river or creek beds, or along streets and highways, instead of being properly disposed.  In an effort to help clean up …