Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Borderplex contest winners receive prizes, pizza party, good feeling they helped Laredo environment  Laredo, TX— The 20th Annual Borderplex Directory Recycling Contest will once again pit local schools against each other in a friendly competition to see who can collect the most outdated phone books.  Three winners will receive cash prizes, totaling

Courtesy Eloy Vega,  Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas attended a leadership meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors in Dallas this week.  “I enjoy coming to these meetings to learn what more we can do in Laredo to prepare for the  jobs of the future, and I am equally excited to learn that what

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx)- Utility contractor MTZ will close Avenida Los Presidentes at United South High School, between Avenida Durango and Cancun Loop, on Saturday September 29, 2012 from 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Sunday September 30, 2012 from 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., to make a new sewer line service for the tennis

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Last Friday, Mayor Raul G. Salinas recognized Raul Gonzalez, of the local Red Lobster Restaurant, and his staff  for receiving this year’s National Joelee Award. The industry recognition is awarded to the top 5% of performing establishments in the Nation based on a wide spectrum of criteria including customer satisfaction. Mr. Gonzalez,

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, 5th Annual National Night Out scheduled for community  (Laredo, TX)—Unfamiliar faces.  Suspicious activities.  Strange vehicles.    These are all clues to possibly criminal activity in your neighborhood.  But, how do you know who doesn’t belong or who is doing something they shouldn’t be doing?  If you aren’t familiar with who your neighbors are,

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx)- Starting Monday, September 17, 2012 and continuing until Thursday, September 20, 2012, a private contractor for the City’s transit service, El Metro, will be constructing new sidewalks and ramps compliant with the American with Disabilities Act, along Zamora Street, along San Salvador Avenue on north.  This will cause a partial lane

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx)-This week City of Laredo District VII Council Member Jorge Vera welcomed representatives from PILLAR and other supporting organizations,  such as the City of Laredo Health Department, as well as students from United I.S.D., Laredo I.S.D., and Harmony Science Academy for a proclamation for National Suicide Prevention Week and World Suicide

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX- On September 1, 2012, the Healthy at H-E-B Community Challenge kicked off an eight (8) week competition in which cities all over Texas can participate to see who can make the most changes towards a healthier community. Due to the overwhelming statistics of obesity and obesity related illnesses such as

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, The NRP Group LLC, in partnership with the Laredo Public Facility Corporation and Ejido Holdings, announced that leasing is currently taking place at  Laredo’s newest quality affordable housing development, La Terraza at Lomas del Sur. The press conference, which took place this afternoon at 2:30 pm at 3201 South Ejido Avenue, was

Courtesy  Timothy A. Franciscus-Timm, On August 29, 2012, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Foreign Trade Zone Board approved the reorganization of the City of Laredo, Foreign-Trade Zone 94 service area to include all of 3,376 square miles of Webb County, under the Alterative Site Framework (ASF).  Under these new guidelines, there will be no