http://www.imagesmcallen.com McAllen, Texas is a lifestyle magazine and newcomers' guide to McAllen, Texas, published by Journal Communications, Inc. en-us McAllen, Texas RSS Feeds http://www.imagesmcallen.com/education/Teacher_Jeanette_La_Fevers_Will_Travel_the_World_Helping_Other_Schools_To_Establish_International_Baccalaureate_Programs.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST McAllen’s upcoming loss will soon be the gain of school systems throughout the United States – and beyond. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/education/Teacher_Jeanette_La_Fevers_Will_Travel_the_World_Helping_Other_Schools_To_Establish_International_Baccalaureate_Programs.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/education/McAllen_Independent_School_District_Progresses_with_Major_Construction_Projects_Throughout_System.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST It has been all about reading, writing and new roofs for the McAllen Independent School District ever since a $97.85 million bond was passed in 2005. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/education/McAllen_Independent_School_District_Progresses_with_Major_Construction_Projects_Throughout_System.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/health_care/Doctor's_Hospital_at_Renaissance_Expansions_Include_New_Women's_Hospital.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST A decade into its operation, Doctor’s Hospital at Renaissance is in the midst of a major growth spurt. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/health_care/Doctor's_Hospital_at_Renaissance_Expansions_Include_New_Women's_Hospital.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/health_care/Rio_Grande_Regional_Hospital_and_McAllen_Medical_Center_Both_Earn_the_HealthGrades_Distinguished_Hospital_Award_for_Clinical_Excellence.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST The awards come in a steady stream at Rio Grande Regional Hospital and McAllen Medical Center, both of which have received the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence. The designation, which is given by HealthGrades after studying 28 different components of a hospital’s operations and patient outcomes, means that the two insti­tutions rank in the top 5 percent of the nation’s hospitals. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/health_care/Rio_Grande_Regional_Hospital_and_McAllen_Medical_Center_Both_Earn_the_HealthGrades_Distinguished_Hospital_Award_for_Clinical_Excellence.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/business/McAllen's_Proximity_to_Mexico_Border_Helps_Build_Red-Hot_Retail_Sector.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST Rich, molten hues ring the terra cotta roofline of McAllen’s La Plaza Mall. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/business/McAllen's_Proximity_to_Mexico_Border_Helps_Build_Red-Hot_Retail_Sector.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/business/McAllen_Chamber_of_Commerce_Sees_Benefits_of_Casa_McAllen,_Its_Trade_and_Tourism_Office_in_Monterrey,_Mexico.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST When the Anzalduas International Bridge opens in 2009, it will create a third Rio Grande tourism and trade route to the McAllen metro area, saving time for shoppers, tourists and trucks as they bypass downtown Reynosa, Mexico. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/business/McAllen_Chamber_of_Commerce_Sees_Benefits_of_Casa_McAllen,_Its_Trade_and_Tourism_Office_in_Monterrey,_Mexico.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/business/McAllen_Innovation_Grant_Program_Helps_Entrepreneurs_Develop_Cutting-Edge_Ideas.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST When McAllen resident Dr. Joe Sanchez heard the McAllen Chamber of Commerce was giving away money to creative entrepreneurs, he jumped at the chance to make his business idea a reality. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/business/McAllen_Innovation_Grant_Program_Helps_Entrepreneurs_Develop_Cutting-Edge_Ideas.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/business/Chamber's_Small-Business_Grant_Program_Provides_Boost_to_Area_Enterprises.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST Small businesses in and around McAllen have a new source of financing, thanks to the McAllen Chamber of Commerce. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/business/Chamber's_Small-Business_Grant_Program_Provides_Boost_to_Area_Enterprises.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/business/Plans_Under_Way_for_NAAMREI_Rapid_Response_Manufacturing_Regional_Center_on_80_Acres_Along_Ware_Road.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST Manufacturing jobs often produce the highest wages, so a large new manufacturing and research development park is being built in McAllen to attract such industry. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/business/Plans_Under_Way_for_NAAMREI_Rapid_Response_Manufacturing_Regional_Center_on_80_Acres_Along_Ware_Road.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/business/Heart_of_the_City_Organization_Spearheads_Downtown_McAllen_Revitalization_Efforts.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST If you haven’t visited downtown McAllen lately, you’re in for a treat. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/business/Heart_of_the_City_Organization_Spearheads_Downtown_McAllen_Revitalization_Efforts.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/business/Biz_Briefs.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST Virginia Topete has moved “her Mexico.” http://www.imagesmcallen.com/business/Biz_Briefs.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/culture/Take_Your_Taste_Buds_on_a_World_Tour_by_Visiting_These_McAllen_Restaurants.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST Just eight miles north of the border, you can’t swing a sombrero in McAllen without hitting some of the most authentic Mexican restaurants Texas has to offer. But venturing outside that culinary comfort zone is easier than you think. You won’t need a passport to do some gourmet globetrotting within the tip of Texas. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/culture/Take_Your_Taste_Buds_on_a_World_Tour_by_Visiting_These_McAllen_Restaurants.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/culture/McA2_Creative_Incubator_Fosters_Artistic,_Cultural_and_Economic_Development.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST Multitalented artist and musician Kim Snyder Johnson rattles off a list of benefits she’s gained from being a part of the McA2 Creative Incubator in McAllen, not the least of which is her husband’s happiness about clearing the auto parts that make up much of Johnson’s artwork out of their garage. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/culture/McA2_Creative_Incubator_Fosters_Artistic,_Cultural_and_Economic_Development.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/culture/McAllen_Native_and_Astronaut_Mike_Fossum_Shares_Thoughts_on_His_First_Space_Mission,_Prepares_for_Next.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST McAllen native Mike Fossum has made his hometown proud. The 1976 McAllen High School graduate was one of the seven NASA astronauts on board the STS-121 Discovery space mission in July 2006. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/culture/McAllen_Native_and_Astronaut_Mike_Fossum_Shares_Thoughts_on_His_First_Space_Mission,_Prepares_for_Next.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/culture/South_of_the_City_Limits_Concert_Series_Capitalizes_on_McAllen's_Proximity_To_Austin_Music_Scene.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST With a terrific venue and a lot of regional talent, the only question about McAllen’s “South of the City Limits: The Best of the Austin Sound” concert series is “What took so long?” http://www.imagesmcallen.com/culture/South_of_the_City_Limits_Concert_Series_Capitalizes_on_McAllen's_Proximity_To_Austin_Music_Scene.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/culture/Climate_&_Cultural_Convergence_Lure_Winter_Texans_To_Permanently_Relocate_In_McAllen.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST Sipping a scotch on his patio and watching his Boston Bull Terrier, Selena, romp in the yard, Jim Cox vividly remem­bers when he decided to make the Rio Grande Valley home. The Ohio native and his family had come down to visit his Winter Texan in-laws over Christmas break in 1977. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/culture/Climate_&_Cultural_Convergence_Lure_Winter_Texans_To_Permanently_Relocate_In_McAllen.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/culture/Almanac.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST Yes, the Renaissance Casa de Palmas Hotel is a nonagenarian, but it also features many 21st-century amenities. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/culture/Almanac.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/recreation/Eco-Tourists_Flock_to_Rio_Grande_Valley_for_Its_Bounty_of_Tropical_Plants_and_Wildlife.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST Along with multitudes of birds and butterflies, more than 125,000 eco-tourists annually migrate in and out of the Rio Grande Valley, an area known as “The Texas Tropics.” http://www.imagesmcallen.com/recreation/Eco-Tourists_Flock_to_Rio_Grande_Valley_for_Its_Bounty_of_Tropical_Plants_and_Wildlife.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/recreation/Long-Anticipated_McAllen_Convention_Center_Becomes_an_Instant_Landmark.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST At the long-anticipated, newly opened McAllen Convention Center, you can cheer at a sporting event, rock out at a concert, laugh till your sides ache at a comedy show and, of course, attend a major convention or expo. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/recreation/Long-Anticipated_McAllen_Convention_Center_Becomes_an_Instant_Landmark.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/recreation/Centennial_Park_Project_Planned_for_Site_of_McAllen’s_Boeye_Reservoir.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST McAllen citizens will have a new place to gather in the near future, thanks to plans that call for a Centennial Park project and town center develop­ment at the site of the Boeye Reservoir. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/recreation/Centennial_Park_Project_Planned_for_Site_of_McAllen’s_Boeye_Reservoir.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/recreation/Silverados_and_Vipers_Pro_Basketball_Teams_Launch_First_Seasons_in_Rio_Grande_Valley.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST Professional basketball has arrived in the Rio Grande Valley – in duplicate. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/recreation/Silverados_and_Vipers_Pro_Basketball_Teams_Launch_First_Seasons_in_Rio_Grande_Valley.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/facts_and_stats/McAllen_At_A_Glance.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST McAllen, Texas at a glance, from population and location to its beginnings. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/facts_and_stats/McAllen_At_A_Glance.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/facts_and_stats/Fast_Facts_About_McAllen.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST McAllen’s population nearly doubles each year from October through March as retirees known as Winter Texans descend upon this area from the north. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/facts_and_stats/Fast_Facts_About_McAllen.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/_downloads/Economic_Profile.pdf Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST McAllen has grown and developed from an agriculture-based economy to a strong and diverse business climate. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/_downloads/Economic_Profile.pdf http://www.imagesmcallen.com/_downloads/Community_Profile.pdf Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST Pro Body McAllen is known as the “City of Palms,” but the locals refer to it as “the Jewel in the Valley.” http://www.imagesmcallen.com/_downloads/Community_Profile.pdf http://www.imagesmcallen.com/links/Guide_To_Services.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST A complete listing of all of our advertisers and links to their Web sites. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/links/Guide_To_Services.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/links/Local_Links.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST A list of useful education and community links in the McAllen, Texas area. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/links/Local_Links.php http://www.imagesmcallen.com/links/Link_To_Us.php Tue, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST If you have your own Web site and would like to help spread the word about McAllen, Texas or Journal Communications Inc. simply follow the easy steps listed on this page. http://www.imagesmcallen.com/links/Link_To_Us.php