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

Improvements, training, and public education are some of the reasons cited in the state report  (Laredo, TX )  Risk for 9-1-1 means call failure. Failure that an emergency call will not get through or that an address is not located.  For a 9-1-1 administration, the lower the risk assessment, the greater probability of 9-1-1 emergency

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Various age, expertise categories allow for local hopefuls to participate  Laredo, TX—A smooth highway cutting through the quiet South Texas brush country landscape will be the backdrop for the fourth annual International Cycling Circuit in Laredo, to be held Sunday, September 16, 2012, starting at 7:00 a.m.  With a little over $2,000

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, The first One City, One Book group discussion of the book, “Prisoner of Tehran,” by Marina Nemat will be held Wednesday, September 19, 2012, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Laredo Public Library 1st Floor Conference Room, 1120 E. Calton Road.    The book is a memoir of Nemat’s life as a