The Arts
January 2025 issue of Tragaluz is online at tragaluzjournal.org
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Check out tragaluzjournal.org/extra
Culture
Submission deadline for Laredo Poetry Festival is Feb.7; 22nd Annual Festival scheduled for April 26
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Submissions accepted online or in person
Culture
Webb County Heritage Foundation hosts novelist Elizabeth González James for reading and book signing Feb. 6
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She is the author of The Bullet Swallower
Culture
Opening night Thursday., January 16 for LTGI’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile at LC’s Shoebox Theater
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Written by actor Steve Martin, directed by Vernon Carroll, produced by Henry Mejia
Community
Laredo College scholarship fund to honor mother-daughter nursing duo, Elinor K. Smith and Geraldine Smith-Haley
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Both had long lasting impact on South Texas communities
Community
City and KLB invite community to Celebrate Keep Laredo Beautiful Day
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Tree planting begins at 8 a.m.
Government and Politics
City of Laredo, nation’s largest inland port, hires consultant to address recurring third-world water supply and frequent boil water notices
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Pishkur replaces swiftly dispatched former interim Utilities Department director
Community
Food Town Laredo, TX Symposium: focus on City’s culinary culture and growing food tourism
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Keynote by Chef Jesse Kuykendall; panel led by podcaster and food historian Maite Gomez-Rejón
Community
TAMIU recipient of $100,000 Matias De Llano Charitable Trust gift for newly established Banking Academy
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Gift will jump start development of highly qualified banking and finance executives