
‘Strange Ghosts’ Once Flew North Of Mercedes In Launching CAF
Frank Cano remembers caliche runways and big skies with War World II-era airplanes crossing each other’s paths above a hanger for crop dusters. As an 8-year-old boy he saw one […]
Frank Cano remembers caliche runways and big skies with War World II-era airplanes crossing each other’s paths above a hanger for crop dusters. As an 8-year-old boy he saw one […]
They were touchstones in their communities, the places where residents went not only to buy food, snacks and a cold beverage, but to visit and catch up on the days […]
Shannon’s Sweets sits on a western entrance to the Rio Grande Valley Premium Outlets, greeting shoppers with a type of business and cuisine not usually associated with the retail center. […]
It started out as a graduation party concept – with lots of hot food to go with it. Terry Castaneda’s son was a graduating high school senior and he had […]
Roy De Leon’s 35-year banking career and a lifetime of being involved in business and entrepreneurship all began in a neighborhood grocery store on north Texas Avenue in Mercedes – […]
Every community has its enduring touchstones that its residents turn to again and again. Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church is one of those places for Mercedes. The church’s first […]
Edna Rincon Martinez is a doer, a community banker with deep ties to her community and a way of life that has always been about giving back to her community. […]
Guadalupe Garcia-Carrasco took out a special flag every Memorial Day and Fourth of July and spread it over a bed or table and smoothed it over in remembrance with memories […]
There are cookouts and then there’s Smokin’ On The Rio. The Mercedes-based event, with its full name of Smokin’ On The Rio State Championship BBQ Cook-off, has become a yearly […]
By the early 1900s, the Rio Grande Valley was ready for a makeover – and Mercedes would be right in the middle of it. After over 100 years of living […]
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