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The Scene

AJ’s Sports Bar, Los FresnosThur:Picasso
Amberjacks, SPIFri: Carrie Elkin, Eric Hanke,AirlineSat: Frontera Jazz, Stereo, Kitsch, Ginger Leigh, James Spear
Boomerang Billy’s, SPISat-Sun: LeslieSat: Chris Rivera
Club Pelican West, SPIWed-Sat: Pelican West
Copz, Harlingen11/17: The Roaches
Coral Reef, SPIThur-Sat: BearSun – Tues: Geoff
D’Pizza Joint, SPINightly: Mike d’Piano Man
Fishbones, SPISun – Tues: Mixed Bag w/Jack MabbotThurs – Sat: Rocky Rodriguez
Gabriella’s,Port IsabelThurs.-Sat.: Jerry Toman
Harley’s, BayviewSun.: John Harley & The Bayview Bushriders
Isla Grand, SPITues-Sun.: Danica
Jakes, SPIFri:Melissa
Louie’s Backyard, SPIFri: Port o Call
Mamacita’s, SPI10/24: Grupo Xito
Marcello’s, Port IsabelFri-Sat.: Doug (Pub)Fri.-Sat: Keith DiSantis
Palm St.

Valley Events

BROWNSVILLE Oct.

Feds file land condemnations for border fence

Moving forward with its plans to construct a border fence in the Rio Grande Valley, the federal government has filed land condemnation lawsuits involving nine Cameron County properties whose owners are unknown, deceased or unresponsive.

Exhibit features songs, stories, artifacts from Mexican Revolution

The Gorgas Science Foundation will have an exhibition featuring the story of the Mexican Revolution depicted in songs, stories, images and artifacts of the 20th Century at 7 p.m.

Santa Rosa look to feds to reimburse school repairs from Dolly

SANTA ROSA – School officials expect the federal government to reimburse about 75 percent of the cost of cleaning up a school damaged by Hurricane Dolly, an official said Thursday.

Halloween horror: Trick-or-treaters overrun one neighborhood

They come to Sharyland Plantation by the truckload – hordes of trick-or-treaters descending on this master-planned community where even residents with ample candy stashes have to kill the lights when the treats run out.

Fall Festival in Harlingen Saturday

IF YOU GO: The Calvary Christian Fall Festival will be held Saturday at the school at 1815 N.

Reader poll results for October 30, 2008

Question:   What is the best way for schools to cut costs?Turn the thermostat up                        4Cut down on staff travel                       5Freeze salaries                                  4  Eliminate teachers’ aides                    3Reduce the number of administrators   60Cut down on coaching positions          15Other                                                 7  .

Sports Park officials working to lessen impact on taxpayers

BROWNSVILLE – The regional manager of the construction firm for the Brownsville Sports Park said Thursday that he’s not sure who is responsible for erosion problems with the softball fields.

Prosecutor: Former Alton police chief had history of sexual abuse

EDINBURG — Testimony began Thursday in the sexual assault trial of former Alton police chief Jose Luis Vela.