Queen City Food Park Serves Up New Options
A half-acre expressway spot between Vermont and Texas avenues was paved, developed, and ready with four food trucks and picnic tables in the midst of the grounds as Mercedes Mayor […]
Bank Company Marks Milestone In Mercedes
The Rio Grande Valley’s longest serving National bank is in Mercedes, a journey that began 102 years ago. Today’s Texas National Bank is a financial descendant of the First National […]
Livestock Show Museum Showcases a Rich History
There’s photographs of old television stars and cover girls to go with show ribbons and student exhibition pins in a Mercedes building chronicling eight decades of history. A walk around […]
Wes-Mer Endures With Movies Under The Stars
The first classic drive-in theater in the United States opened on June 6, 1933, with eager American motorists lining up to park their automobiles at the Camden Drive-In to […]
Business Keeps Focus On Nutrition & Fun
Walk into Focus Nutrition and there are a couple of things a customer will notice quickly. One is the chalkboard-looking board that looms overhead with 50-plus choices of smoothies, teas, […]
Couple Finds Business Success In Mercedes
Couple Finds Business Success In Mercedes Mercedes native Noe Rodriguez lives in Mission, but when starting a small business he envisioned going regional, he knew where to head. “For us, […]
Food Truck Park Adds To Attractions In Mercedes
Food Truck Park Adds To Attractions In Mercedes Ashley Gonzalez’s years of being a restaurant owner in Mercedes gave her the confidence and inspiration to do more for her community. […]
Library Gains Grant To Address Digital Divide
The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library goes beyond being a place to borrow books and read periodicals. There are plenty of both at the Mercedes Library. Beyond the written […]
Going Chic & Boutique In Mercedes
Crystal Moore grew up in the carnival life, learning from her father that what you ask for should be earned. “I remember being 13 years old and my dad saying […]
GeoTour Brings Adventure, Visitors To Mercedes
During the Texas Street Festival on September 4th, the City of Mercedes launched the first ever GeoTour in the RGV, bringing visitors to the city while providing a new adventure […]