It would surprise us if agency owner/broker Craig Grove has not admonished his agents to mention the "extra income" available to "For Sale" homes adjacent to Sam's Stadium, not to mention those along the Charro Days route.
A front yard alone might net a home owner a cool $100 on game or parade days if they're not particular about their lawn.
Some locals even tried to rent the street parking in front of their homes as if they owned part of the city street.
Meanwhile, our friend Mary Helen Flores posted a meme "BOYCOTT LAS PALMAS BAKERY," responding to that business having cars towed from their parking lot during the big game.
Brownsvillians are not less susceptible to greed or meanness when the opportunities arise than citizens of other towns and valleys.
"Lead us into temptation" is what the residents of Mark Twain's fictitious Hadleyburg were quoted as saying when they finally realized that never being tempted meant they'd not been tested to see if they had any integrity.
Meanwhile, from the third story banister of my apartment, I had one of the city's best views of the big game:
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