Valley Life

Laura Marano, who is from the Disney Channel, will play a show at 10:30 a.m. at the Pharr Events Center. Tickets are available now through Ticketmaster and the Pharr Events Center Box Office. However, you can also win a pair by commenting below...... Full story

McAllen's Earth Day Festival, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Quinta Mazatlan, will feature live ocelots, music and more. The more just mentioned above includes a 5K run, live birds of prey, live reptiles that...... Full story

A new restaurant, dubbed Pollo Pollo, has opened at 901 S. 10th St., McAllen. Check it out on Facebook here.... Full story

A Valley Craiglist poster is selling a tarantula for $45, which seems a bit steep until you factor in that the price includes a spider home, food and the eight-legged pet in question's chill nature. See the full ad here.... Full story

Austin-based ban Vinyl Dharma will headline the Border Block Party beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, on East 13th Street in Brownsville. Other acts for the show, which costs $10, include Flea Circus, Personal Use, Dancinatra, Shawn Elliot and...... Full story

Diana Garcia-Padilla has a healthy food obsession. Over the years, the former chef has worked at restaurants like Nick’s Fishmarket in Chicago, and for people like Rick Bayless, an award-winning chef and restaurateur. She also literally...... Full story

Whataburger has added chicken fajita tacos to its menu, toting the new offering in a news release as low calorie.  The chicken fajita tacos feature a whole grilled chicken breast on a tortilla with roasted peppers and grilled onions....... Full story

Motorcycles in Action, an organization dedicated to benefiting families with children fighting leukemia, will hold a scavenger hunt benefit ride at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, leaving from Monter Carwash in Edinburg. The ride costs a minimum...... Full story

The Miss Rio Grande Valley competition seeks participants between the ages of 14 and 25 for a pair of pageants Saturday, March 17, at the Edinburg Auditorium.  There are two separate divisions. The teen division includes competitors...... Full story

Popular Venezuelan band Los Amigos Invisibles, which plays a funky blend of jazzy dance and Latin rhythms, will embark on a tour before the world ends this year as the Mayans predicted. Said doomsday revelry will come through McAllen Thursday,...... Full story

There's a new McAllen club opening for gay, lesbian, transgender and bi sexual nightlife, and management has taken to Craigslist to look for attractive guys who want to work shirtless and be confident about it. The club promises training and...... Full story

A mysterious hip hop group, promising between 15 and 20 percent for anyone who can get them shows, has taken to Craigslist to find a manager.  See the full ad here.... Full story

A festival will offer female business owners, artisans and more a chance to further their careers at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Cubby Hole in Edinburg.  The event, dubbed Chingona Fest, is free of charge and open to the public. Minors...... Full story

South Texas College will host a number of Black History Month activities during February. The festivities begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room. The first event is a speech entitled "For Sale, A Young Negro...... Full story

The South Texas Wedding and Quinceanera Showcase will happen at 12 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at the Pharr Events Center. Tickets, which start at $8, are available now at www.ticketmaster.com or the Pharr Events Center Box Office. >>South Texas...... Full story