Today we have Chad Tolar, a born musician later turned into a lawyer, who now practices law and manages an upcoming Country group the Powell Brothers. After he played one afternoon with talented individuals that Chad could synchronize with, a few years later they began the country band, Costello. He teaches us the magic behind being a professional band and how to get exposure by reaching radio shows out, and promoting venues. Because of Chad’s background in law he new how to handle all the legal and marketing aspects of music, setting him up to be a great manager. Then he came across a talented band of brothers, the Powell Brothers, and that’s when he new that he wanted to manage their band and invest in their future. From a small band of brothers playing on a couple of Houston bars, Chad managed to get the Powell Brothers to do summer tours throughout the west of the nation, and filling up stadiums full of people that they can inspire with their music.

PowellBrothersMusic.com

Garcia & Villarreal, PLLC

Tolar Powell Entertainment, LLC

In this podcast we discuss what and why the Angry Tias and Abuelas do what they do. Madeleine Sandefur begins by stating their philosophy, to offer dignity to human beings who have had to flee their country because of violence and circumstances too harsh to endure. This was all triggered by the family separation policy established by the Trump administration, after hearing about all the families and children on the Reynosa bridge a group of women decided to use their anger and passion to take a stand for human life. This group took action when some of us couldn’t, they did what our country has always promised to do, which is to protect from tyranny and grant the freedom which our country fought so hard for. It is time to get angry and passionate for all the separated families that are in our country, we have to put ourselves in their shoes and fight for humanity.

www.angrytiasandabuelas.com

Facebook: Angry Tias and Abuelas of [email protected]

Award winners of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights award in Washington, D.C.

Duane “Tink” Tinker joins us in Tara in the Neighborhood as we discussed how we have implemented podcasting into our businesses as a way to relate to the world and achieve relevancy. Tink, the CEO of Dental Compliance Specialists, found a way to resonate with his clients and the community when he began using podcasts, after discovering that voice transcends appearance. We discuss our different approaches to podcasting, and how a live podcast compares to remote, nonetheless both a medium to reach our virtual community. Podcasting has singlehandedly transformed the way business professionals can express themselves to the outside world, allowing them to share their ideas honestly and freely. It is important to build relationships to make the world smaller, because the more we talk to people the more happiness we create. After all, it is in our nature to want to connect with each other.

Marie Chang joins us in Tara in the Neighborhood as we talk about bringing a new type of flavor to the Valley. Marie talks about how she managed to fuse over five different countries together to create the unique cuisine of Bara Exotic Food. We discuss how Marie began her journey from being an exchange student in California, to moving to Harlingen with her husband and daughters. Marie was inspired by her hometown Jakarta, Indonesia and the island Bali as well as our traditional Mexican dishes, to create a style of food to share with Brownsville.  We look forward to tasting all her new creations and seeing how her culinary journey grows throughout the Valley.  Marie inspired me with her holistic approach to food creation and her desire to create community through food.

Bara Exotic Food

1233 E Alton Gloor Blvd Ste. 4 

Brownsville, Texas 78526

(965) 319- 5188

[email protected]

Www.baraexoticfood.com

Instagram: @baraexoticfood

Facebook: @baraextremelygoodfood

Many of us dream of turning our passion into a career, and with great determination Dustin Stair made this dream into a reality. Dustin’s journey starts when he decided to steer away from becoming a history teacher and realized his God given talent was cooking, after a 3 year culinary apprenticeship in his hometown Little Rock, Arkansas. Once he relocated to Brownsville, Texas he saw an opportunity to open up a meal prep and grocery shop at 239 W. Saint Charles St, to share his passion with the community. With the valley’s well being in mind, they implement their philosophy into their food, by making sure it’s as fresh and local as possible. Dustin inspires us all as a visionary, to actively reshape our delicious food and add a healthy twist to serve to our loved ones.

Dustin Stair’s Links 

[email protected]

mademeals2go.com

Facebook Pages

Mademeals956

APGrocers

In this podcast we discuss coworking and the importance of encouraging our local entrepreneurs with Luis Urquieta, the founder of WorkPub located  at 847 E. Elizabeth St. Brownsville, Texas. Luis graduated from UTB/TSC with a Masters in Business Administration . After years of corporate and educational jobs, he decided to take a risk and pursued his passion as a social entrepreneur. He was inspired to create an inviting, comfortable setting in which local entrepreneurs could work from and at the same time feel supported by other people with a similar vision. According to the Harvard Business Review, coworking spaces have proved to be very beneficial for the prosperity of the participating individuals. Not only does it allow for more job control,  it supports a creative environment for freelancers to thrive. It’s great to see such a modern and innovative concept flourishing in Brownsville. 

The Rio Grande Valley is becoming a breeding ground for innovative ideas in Texas.

Luis Urquieta’s Links

WorkPub.co

(956) 641-9767

  This podcast is about a nonprofit organization tasked with reducing drop out rates in our community.  Eva shares a lifetime of experiences and stories about what it takes to reduce high school dropout rates.  Many of us, take for granted graduating from high school but the reality is the "whole community" suffers when a member of the Valley does not graduate from high school.   The effect of high school dropouts has both an economic effect and a social impact.  Community in Schools takes a holistic approach involving the school administrators and teachers, the business community and parents to achieve a sustainable approach to create success in our community. 

Community in Schools can be reached in Cameron County at

www.ciscameroncounty.org 

956-554-7954

Enjoy! Let me know what ya'll think about the poem 

Tara

Micheal J. Limas is a retirement planning specialist, a financial consultant.  In our talk, Micheal talks about how he has chosen to give back to his community not only by his professional career but he is what I call a "super Citizen".  He is treasurer of the Brownsville Improvement Community Corp. (BCIC). The BCIC is our economic development corporation whose purpose is to enhance quality life projects.  Michael talks about his work as Chairman of Leadership Brownsville which is a leadership development program which in my opinion create more "superstar citizens".  The sign of a true leader are the ones who create more leaders a Michael is doing just that.  In the podcast, Micheal talks about Brownsville and how our community wants to do business with people we know, trust an can count on. This podcast reminds me there is hope for a brighter future when I see the commitment people like Michael have and  I remember the fight for our community never ends......it just keeps moving forward with our new leaders.  Micheal also shares his Saint Joseph Academy experience and how this shaped his path.  Micheal and his brother are opening their new restaurant Las Ramblas in downtown Brownsville this week with an SJA alumni mixer.

Enjoy our neighborhood......Tara

This podcast is all about what Brownsville has hidden in our people.  Ruby shares not just her voice but her story.  Ruby is not just a police officer, she is a person who uses her "voice"  to remind us all ---we have a choice.  We can choose to sing our way through life or we can dance or we can use our voice to bring kindness and joy to those around us.  In the middle of the podcast, we get introduced to Isreal Segovia, a local musician who is a friend of Ruby's and rounded off our interview with his take on music in Brownsville.   Ruby and I discuss Southmost.  Southmost is an area in Brownsville, Texas where community, family and a love of the Dallas Cowboys is evident with a quick drive through Southmost Blvd.  I recently purchased a building on Southmost Blvd. and I am learning all about the strong pride and sense of community alive and well in Southmost.  Ruby is stationed at the Southmost Police Branch and we discuss some needs of our community in the area.  

Brownsville, Texas is a border town with a long history and we have many gems to discover and many stories yet to be written.  I am in awe of what we will find.......

Enjoy! 

Tara in the Neighborhood

Ruby Anne links

facebook

https://www.facebook.com/BarbieGirl5519

youtube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSHPcCPohL4gNyi4_mGYVww

Israel Segovia

https://www.facebook.com/israel.segovia1