Laredo Get Ready for this Saturday’s UETA Jamboozie 2010 Street Festival

Masquerade in your favorite Mardi Gras attire and head to Laredo’s sizzling historic downtown district to experience a sampling of one of the most famous Carnival celebrations in the world – Laredo style! A night of revelry awaits so throw your arms in the air, catch ‘em multi-colored beads, and get ready to shake those hips and take in the hottest outdoor club-scene on both sides of the border. The sights, sounds and tastes of exotic food, dancing, and international performers descend upon Laredo to make way for the annual UETA Jamboozie Mardi Gras!The Jamboozie is a one day event that is open from 5 p.m. to midnight. Cost to enter is $7 presale and $10 at the gate thereafter. FREE for children 12 and under. For more info click here http://jamboozie.org

Sign the Petition to bring a Bookstore BACK to Laredo@ LaredoReads.Com

“Once upon a time…” “It was the best of times, it  was the worst of times.” These phrases are much more than just the opening lines of famous books; for the citizens of Laredo, time is running out for them and their one and only bookstore.  And just like in the fairy tale, citizens hope that Prince Charming –in the form of a major bookstore company – will come in and save the day.

But this is the real world, and unlike those fairy princesses, these citizens aren’t content to wait around for something magical to happen.  They are going to make their own happy ending.

Sign the Petition @ www.laredoreads.com

 

Check out City Trendz where Fashion,Music & Art live

Dress like a star at City Trendz where fashion,music, & art live check them out @ Mall Del Norte for more info call Dave @ (956)753-CITY

Barline Music Company Now Open

Ahora en Laredo una casa de musica con precios populares y productos de calidad reconocidos mundialmente. Barline Music Company tiene instrumentos musicales, cuerdas para todo instrumento, y toda clase de accesorio musical. Barline Music Company especializa en productos de mariachi y tiene los mejores precios de todo el estado de Texas. Llamen ya para mas informacion o para su cotizacion de su instrumento preferido, tel:(956)334-9307, o barlinemusic@hotmail.com, mencionen esta nota y reciban cuerdas gratis en la compra de un instrumento!!!

City of Laredo Labor Day Closure Notice

All City of Laredo administrative offices will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2009, in observance of Labor Day. Protective and emergency services will be operational.  

There is no regular scheduled garbage or recycling pick-up on that day.   The City of Laredo Landfill will be open on Labor Day, but closed on Saturday, September 5.  

In observance of Labor Day, the Laredo Public Library be closed Monday, September 7, and reopen on Tuesday, September 8.  The Bruni Library Branch will be closed on both Monday and Tuesday and reopen on Wednesday, September 9.  The City of Laredo Municipal Court will also be closed on Monday, September 7. Individuals scheduled to appear in court that day have a minimum of 10 working days to call and make an appearance. Contact Municipal Court for more information at 794-1680.

El Metro bus service will run on regularly scheduled bus routes.

City of Laredo administrative offices will re-open on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Serving the Community in September

Laredo, Texas- Keep Laredo Beautiful, in partnership with Coca-Cola, HEB, Borderplex Area Wide Phonebook, KGNS-TV, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) and of course, the City of Laredo, is hosting Unity in CommUnity, a city-wide community improvement initiative that will hit every City Council district in Laredo.  The improvement outreach will be on Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26, 2009, and hundreds of volunteers are needed to sign up to help beautify, clean up, paint, landscape and improve almost 30 neighborhoods throughout the city of Laredo. “This is more than just a clean-up project,” said Lynne Nava, Executive Director of Keep Laredo Beautiful.  “This is a true city-wide improvement initiative, which will make our city an even more beautiful and wonderful place to live.”

 The Unity in CommUnity project began when Dennis McCrea of LDS, contacted Nava about hosting a day-long beautification effort for the church’s Young Adults Conference Day of Service.  Over the years, the LDS church members have participated in many of Keep Laredo Beautiful clean-up projects, including work at North Central Park and other such improvement projects. “The church members do our service projects because we want to be a part of this community,” said McCrea.  “It’s our pleasure to help improve Laredo.” Nava was also contacted by local Coca-Cola representatives, Tino Villarreal and Anissa Gonzales, about wanting to host a day of service in September for Laredo Coca-Cola employees, such as a clean-up effort, to coincide with the corporate office’s mission of all local operations doing something to serve their community in September. “Coca-Cola is such a huge part of the community, in every city in the country,” said Tino Villarreal, Sales Center Manager of Laredo Coca-Cola.  “Coca-Cola has always been a leader, whether it is in product, marketing, and now, in giving back to our community, that we are so proud to be able to make this clean-up project a reality.”  The initiative here in Laredo even promises to bring in come company representatives from the corporate office in Dallas, to see the impact of the outreach. Other corporate sponsors, including HEB, Borderplex and KGNS are offering support, resources and promotion of the initiative, so help raise awareness – and increase volunteers – for the outreach.

 Over the span of two-days, volunteers will tackle almost 30 sites throughout Laredo, doing various clean-up efforts such as picking up trash, but also, painting over graffiti or painting homes, and landscaping, to name a few.   Each district has three locations that have been identified by City of Laredo Code Enforcement officers.  Some locations include homes of elderly or disabled individuals who cannot upkeep their home; others include lots, walls or areas that local residents have trashed themselves.

Unity in CommUnity is such an ambitious project; organizers have split the work into two days. On Friday, September 25, districts III, IV, VII and VIII will be tackled by the LDS church group, which has been designated as their day of service.  However, anyone wishing to sign up to volunteer on Friday may do so, as well.  Additionally, City Council Member Cindy Liendo Espinoza, Dist. VIII and her father, Judge Hector Liendo and uncle, Judge Oscar Liendo, will also host specific clean-up projects in District VIII on Friday. The rest of the districts will be tackled on Saturday, September 26.  Registration and breakfast starts at 7:00 a.m., at their designated district headquarters, and then they will head out to their assigned clean-up site.  Most projects should take approximately 4-5 hours of work to complete.  At the end of the clean-up work, lunch will be provided for all volunteers. “There is a lot of work to be done, but it can be completed, if we have the community volunteer and show up,” continued Nava.  “This is a perfect community project for other church groups, youth groups, school clubs or any other civic-minded organizations, businesses, families or individuals in the community who want to help keep Laredo Beautiful.”

 Of course, like all projects, there are certain rules and requirements for those who volunteer; especially for those who volunteer to serve as site leaders.  Everyone who signs up will receive training, such as proper clothing (long sleeves and pants, thick-soled closed shoes), what to pick-up (trash and weeds) and what to avoid (chemicals, needles and other such hazards) and other such guidelines.  Children under 14 will not be permitted and all children under 18 will require chaperone or adult supervisor.” I want to assure the community that these improvement projects are done in the safest manner possible,” Nava added.  “Aside from the extensive training that will be given to site leaders about hazards and safety rules, participants must sign a liability release.  There will be plenty of water on site, as well as restroom facilities and first-aid kits, while EMS and City of Laredo Employee Nurses will be standing by for any situation that may arise, such as over-exhaustion, insect bites and the like.”  However, Nava assures potential volunteers that in all the years she has been hosting these events, she’s never had any incident occur.

All volunteers must sign up by Friday, September 11, so that each person can receive training, fill-out appropriate paperwork, and get assigned to a designated location.  Volunteers can, of course, request to work in a specific district. Anyone interested in signing up or wanting more information can contact Nava at Keep Laredo Beautiful at 740-5966 (m); 794-1650(o), via e-mail at lnava1@ci.laredo.tx.us or download the sign-up form at www.cityoflaredo.com.  

 

Congressman Henry Cuellar to Participate in Town Hall Meeting @ TAMIU

Congressman Henry Cuellar will participate in a town hall meeting on Thursday August 27, hosted by Mercy Ministries of Laredo . Congressman Cuellar invites residents to attend the event and participate in conversations and dialogue as Congress considers health care reform. This is the third town hall meeting Congressman Cuellar participates in his Congressional district, having partaken in similar events in the northern and southern parts of the district. Doors open at 11:30am and town hall meeting begins at 12:30pm @ the TAMIU Student Center Ballroom.

The Pride of Laredo boxer Hector “The Hurricane” Ferreyro to defend his title this Friday

IBC Heavy weight boxer Hector “The Hurricane” Ferreyro will be defending his title @ Veteran’s Field this Friday August 21,2009. Pre-Sale tickets are only $5 and doors open @ 6pm. For More info call @ (956) 337-2720

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