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
The Arts
Transitions exhibit, work of Miki Rodriguez, opens this evening, Oct. 6, at the Laredo Center for the Arts
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Former Laredoan greeted with a heartfelt homecoming reception