long yard sale

OK, a "yard sale" that stretches for 70 miles?! WTF? I say, I say, WTF?

Annual ‘longest yard sale’ set for early May

By STEVE CLARK Staff Writer | Posted 2 days ago

The Military Highway/U.S. 281 Texas Longest Yard 

Sale has gotten a little longer — by a day to be 

exact.

The third annual event, the brainchild of Repeat 

Boutique owner Yolanda Almaguer, is adding a 

Sunday this time around. The collective yard sale 

takes place the weekend of May 5-7 along roughly 

70 miles of U.S. 281 from Brownsville to 

Linn/San Manuel.

Almaguer said the sale probably will be the same 

distance as last year, though more people will be 

participating. Sellers are already inquiring about 

spaces to set up tables along the route, she said. 

Almaguer also has helpers scouting out additional 

spots to rent in the upper Rio GrandeValley.

Several tiny communities along U.S. 281 have 

begun promoting the event, and several churches 

are getting involved as well, she said. Last year, 

a seller drove all the way from Baytown to take 

part and plans to return this year, Almaguer said.

On the Brownsville end, A&V Lopez 

Supermarket has been on board with the project 

since the beginning in terms of providing space 

to sellers.

For more information, call (956) 312-1900, 

send an email to yolandarb@live.com or visit 

the event’s Facebook page.

A more complete version of this story is available 

on www.myBrownsvilleHerald.com

1 imageMiguel Roberts

Yolanda Almaguer owner of Repeat Boutique in Brownsville stands on US 281 (Military Highway) as the driving force behind the annual Texas Longest Yard Sale Rio Grande Valley, which begins on the first Friday of May every year and runs along US 281 corridor from Brownsville.