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ICE protests draw many throughout the city

People came from around the Coastal Bend to join a peaceful protest on Jan. 31 in Water’s Edge Park on Shoreline Boulevard in downtown Corpus Christi. Event organizer KJ Alaniz said they wanted to protest ICE’s presence in their community and make known their opinion of the U.S. government for allowing it. “The idea to host another protest came when I saw ICE sightings/kidnappings becoming more rampant in our area. I had attended anti-migra protest before, but I hadn’t heard of anyone else planning anything and I was losing my mind just seeing post after post on social media about it,”…

Smokin’ sandwiches at Joint Venture

As I entered Joint Venture, a combination restaurant and head shop on Everhart Road near Ropers, I couldn’t help but notice the laid-back atmosphere. I also couldn’t help but laugh at some of the sandwich names on the menu behind the counter. Names such as Agent Orange and AK 47 made me smile, but I ended up ordering the O.G. Kush, a toasted sandwich with roasted turkey, Havarti cheese, tomatoes and lettuce with an apricot aioli. I also ordered water, which was served by the bottle in the cooler next to the register. After I grabbed my drink, I took…

Food bank rebrands

Del Mar hopes to help even more students with a planned expansion and rebranding of the Viking Food Pantry. The pantry, which opened in 2019 on Heritage Campus, soon will have locations at the Windward and Oso Creek campuses as well, according to Lisa Leal-Garcia, coordinator of Student Engagement and Retention. It will also be renamed Valdar’s Market. Del Mar partners with the Coastal Bend Food Bank to stock the pantry. While pantry assistants order the usual staples of canned goods, they also keep students’ wants and needs in mind when ordering. “I always try to keep the essentials stocked…