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LAREDO, TX – Jose Zuniga, chairman of the Small Business Committee for the Laredo Chamber of Commerce, announced the selection of Ramon Diez-Barroso as the 2012 Laredo BusinessPerson of the Year. The official announcement was made on June 21, 2012, at the Laredo Chamber of Commerce located at 2310 San Bernardo Ave. Chairman of the
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX—To address the alarming diabetes rates (1 in 3 adults has abnormal glucose levels at the health department’s services), risk factors for diabetes, obesity in children and the complications of diabetes (hypertension, heart disease, kidney and eye disease), the City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) has developed a ten (10) week
Courtesy Sandy Esparza, (Laredo, TX June 19, 2012) With the return of high gas prices, El Metro announced today that it will join with other public transportation systems nationwide to participate in the seventh annual National Dump the Pump Day on Thursday, June 21. El Metro invites the community to “Dump the Pump” and ride
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX – The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) wants to remind the public that rabies continues to be a local threat and that everyone needs to vaccinate their pets as soon as possible, either at their veterinarian’s office or at the Health Department. For this reason, CLHD will be conducting
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas has long advocated to the United States Congress, President Obama’s Administration and his fellow mayors that this nation needs to treat fairly undocumented youth that “dream” of becoming citizens of the United States. Today, those efforts paid off as Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, The City of Laredo is seeking volunteers to assist over 200 vendors who will be featured at this year’s 10th Annual Sister Cities Festival, taking place at the Laredo Energy Arena from Friday, July 20 – Sunday, July 22, 2012. Volunteers need to be at least 16 years old and should have
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, A-Plus Plumbing, a private contractor, will close East Stewart between North Arkansas and North Louisiana Avenue to make a 1 and ½ inch water connection for a commercial building construction in the area on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Drivers are asked to find alternate routes if
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, The Laredo Public Library’s two book club’ June meetings are just around the corner and they are inviting Laredoans to settle into summer with the two titles selected for the upcoming meeting, set for Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at the Laredo Public Library at 6 PM for the mystery book club and
Courtesy Timothy A. Franciscus-Timm, The Peppermill Resort Spa and Casino is offering a Charter flight from Laredo to Reno, NV which will depart on July 15 and return on July 18, 2012. This Charter flight will be operated by Allegiant and reservations can be made by calling 1-866-359-9363. For more information on the Peppermill Resort Spa
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, A private contractor will be closing the southbound, west, or right lane at 10710 and 10714 International Boulevard, starting from June 14 through June 18, 2012, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Drivers are asked to find alternate routes if possible as there will be congestion and delays due to the road
