While bigger cities have a lot to offer, they can feel overwhelming, cluttered, and crowded. In comparison, the RGV gives us the time to value our community’s and culture’s richness— an ideal spot to join a slower, more intentional way of living.
With the rise of thrifting costs, free clothing swaps are becoming a more accessible option for the RGV community. Preloved Reloved RGV is a new group of activists who aims to provide just that.
Jesus Treviño is a wonderful example of Rio Grande Valley talent nurtured by amazing art educators. His exhibition, La Carrera Fading in the Sun, shows an artist who pushes past mastery of the medium and is sharpening his voice and identity.
Roots Fest, will be a communal celebration of abundance. Celebrate the RGV as a community with vendors, art, food, and music.
Sentient.Art.Film, in partnership with ENTRE Film Center & Regional Archive, presents Lo Que Queda En El Camino (What Remains on the Way) as part of a traveling community screening series taking place at the LUPE Meeting Hall in San Juan on Sunday, May 7, 2023. The film follows Lilian, an indigenous mother of four, traveling from Guatemala to the US border. The free event will include panel discussions, a donation drive, and more!
RGV Refillery, owned by Marisa Bravo, offers bulk goods and aims to educate the community by hosting workshops that teach and advocate for low-waste lifestyles and sustainable practices. Marisa is proudly forging a path towards a more sustainable, eco-conscious, and greener Rio Grande Valley.
It’s been ten years since the family of Resaca City’s favorite son and legendary songster Freddy Fender has been awarded a Texas Historical Marker within San Benito’s El Jardin neighborhood. The time has finally come to honor Fender with an official unveiling ceremony.
The people who crossed El Rio Grande and set foot on the Valley are those ones who carried and cemented its culture and traditions. We kindly asked two migrants from older generations, Yolis (50 years old) and Jose (60 years old), to share their journeys and experiences living in America. This is what they had to say.
Nuestra Delta Magica: Settler Imaginaries & Community Resistance is a two-month-long exhibition that will investigate untold South Texas history of land settlement, addressing racial and environmental injustices happening in the Rio Grande Valley.
Happy Women’s History Month! Read about 3 women who paved the path for women in the RGV, becoming icons in their own right.
