Head to downtown Brownsville these days and the area is almost unrecognizable compared to just a few years ago. Once-vacant storefronts of old buildings are now home to an assortment of locally owned bars and restaurants. People gather around the historic Market Square—a one-block area that served as an open air market years before the city was even a city—for community events, shopping, dining, and performances.
In an area of the Rio Grande Valley that some locals say has been neglected too long, a new generation of Brownsville natives is
