City of McAllen Podcast

The City of McAllen has many talented employees. Today we feature Mario Delgado, who found a particular hobby that has now turned into a small business. It all started 5 years ago when he developed a love for leather goods and shoes.

From fighting fires for the McAllen Fire Department, to taming them for his small business… Salty Maul. Lt David Spencer has mastered the art of combining his career and his passion.

In this episode of McAllen’s Own, meet two City of McAllen employees who’s day job and personality definitely does not match with the loud pumping, high octane music and lights they play as event disc jockeys. Take a listen and you may be hiring them for your next private party.

Meet a City of McAllen engineer who was inspired to learn how to make homemade artisan bread so that his family could enjoy eating sandwiches.

October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month and the City of McAllen is highlighting one of it’s own. Yvonne and Javier Zamora both work for the city and have a remarkable son named Aaron. Their little boy recently received a distinguished honor and shared his inspirational story on this latest installment of McAllen’s Own.

On this episode of Outdoors with Roy, the Boys and Girls Club of McAllen honors three fallen heroes with a captivating mural. We speak to the families of DPS Trooper Moises Sanchez and McAllen Police Officers Edelmiro Garza Jr. and Ismael Chavez Jr. who were tragically killed in the line of duty. Plus, we talk to the artist that calls his work traditional with a modern twist. Check it out!

On this episode of Outdoors with Roy, Keep McAllen Beautiful launches new program called “Tree Docs House Calls” to assist homeowners save their sick or dying trees at home. Also, the City of McAllen’s horticulturalist provides spring tips for planting. Finally, the McAllen Recycling Center has mulch, compost and recycled glass for residents to use at home.

On this episode of Outdoors with Roy learn about a growing sport called Disc Golf. Players let us know what it takes to play at two incredible courses in McAllen. The City of McAllen has a disc golf course at Daffodil Park at 4200 Daffodil Avenue and a 18 hole course at 3800 Ware Road.

On this episode of Outdoors with Roy the organization Keep McAllen Beautiful is changing the landscape around McAllen’s Hike and Bike Trails by converting old irrigation pipes to colorful art. This is giving local artists a chance to showcase their work while revealing the city’s rich agricultural history. To this day, some of those concrete pillars continue to regulate flow of irrigation-water to help maintain farmlands.