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Vegan festival includes vendors, more

Corpus Christi VegFest returns to downtown this weekend. The annual festival, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 8 at Heritage Park, 1581 N. Chaparral St., will feature food vendors, cooking demos and merchandise vendors from companies based in Texas. Live music and speakers from across the country will take place throughout the event. Entrance is free, but food and merchandise prices will vary.  The all-vegan festival celebrates a plant-based diet and lifestyle with 24 vendors including Corpus Christi locals Tula Blue, Lemon Shakers and McNabb Microfarm. Attendees can eat everything from tamales and burgers to pastries and kettle corn…

While others lift beers, he’ll be lifting weights

A Del Mar College student will compete in a powerlifting competition over Spring Break. Omar Ramos, an industrial machining student at West Campus, works at Rock’s Discount Vitamins, which is hosting the SPF Bar Benders on the Bay on March 12 at the Emerald Beach Hotel. Contributed photo Omar Ramos (right), an industrial machining student, and James Sandoval work at Rock’s Discount Vitamins. Ramos will compete in the SPF Bar Benders on the Bay competition on March 12. “Over 100 powerlifters will compete in a dead lift, bench and squat meet of all ages from high school and over for…

Running miles, bringing smiles

The Corpus Christi Food Bank hosted its 13th annual Miles for Meals 5K Run/Walk on January 21 at Waters Edge Park.  All proceeds from the event will benefit the Coastal Bend Food Bank’s Kids’ Backpack program. This aims to provide a bag of nPtritious food to students who are identified as food insecure. From beginning to end, there was music, dancing, and all around a positive and fun environment as more than 400 were bouncing around in an attempt to stay warm.   The Carroll Tiger cheerleaders got the party started as they were doing synchronized cheers to the music.…