Kicking off Veterans Day with a mixer

Brittany ClaramuntNovember 21, 2017

Del Mar College Veterans Services hosted a Veterans Day Mixer to kick off a week of celebration on Nov. 6 in the Retama Room.

Participants received information on resources available on campus. Organizations that came by to provide information included Goodwill Industries, Operation Homefront, Department of Veterans Affairs and Nueces County Veterans Services.

On Nov. 10 at the Center for Economic Development, Army Veteran Jose Olivares, owner of Tejas Cable Construction, spoke to veterans during a luncheon.

Olivares talked about starting and operating their own business through a veteran’s perspective.

Elevate361 now officially open

City of Corpus Christi officials celebrated the opening of a new West Side community center for a program aimed at empowering young people through mentorship, education resources, and career development opportunities. The new building for the program, Elevate 361, which first had its ‘soft opening’ in Oct 2023, located on Morgan Avenue and will serve young people between the ages of 16 and 24 years old who want to finish their education or finding employment. “When it comes to the future, for any community, especially for Corpus Christi, it is all about our youths.” Corpus Christi Mayor Paulette Guajardo said…

Providing a helping hand for others

In 10 years where do you see yourself? Is it rich and famous? Becoming the parent you always wanted? Paying off all your student debt? For Del Mar College student and drama major, Ethan Sullivan it’s just the matter of being happy. “For me that doesn’t mean being the number one movie star that you see in every movie, I don’t want to be in every movie,” Sullivan said. “I don’t want to be a broadway star that you see in every musical either, I can barely sing.” “The way that I live my life is I do what is…

Pickle Fest comes to Corpus

Local Nueces Brewing and Barbecuing Company hosted their inaugural festival dedicated solely to pickles on Mar. 23. Though food festivals centering pickles have been common in major cities, Corpus Christi has never had one. Many local vendors joined together to help produce the first one aptly titled ‘Nueces County Pickle Fest.’ The celebration ran from 11:30A.M. to 6P.M. “We have a vision of growing it city-wide, little bit bigger. We feel that ever city has their own festival and we like to make Corpus Christi the official home of the Pickle Fest.” Brandon Harper, Co-Owner of Nueces Brewing Co. said. …

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