by Terry Grieve | Dec 10, 2018 | Culture, History | 0 Comments
By Hadley Meares – LAMag.com – Photo: Courtesy of the California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives (CEMA), Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB Library, University of California, Santa Barbara. Photo: Francisca Flores (second to last on the...
by Terry Grieve | Dec 10, 2018 | Culture, History | 0 Comments
By Vinny Vella – www2.Philly.com – Photo: Steven M. Falk/Staff Photographer. The Colt Walker revolver was carried into battle by the Texas Rangers during the Mexican-American War, named after the captain who commissioned its design. Nearly 200 years later,...
by Terry Grieve | Dec 7, 2018 | Cuisine, Culture | 0 Comments
By Laura Yuen – MPRNews.org – Photo: Laura Yuen | MPR News. Photo: Sergio Manancero, right, owner of La Doña Cervecería, in Minneapolis, and bartender Jim Carlson talk over the bar. One of the newest breweries in Minneapolis is trying to court a more...
by Terry Grieve | Dec 7, 2018 | Cuisine, Culture, Festivals, History, Murals | 0 Comments
By Ligaya Malones – KCET.org – Photo: Por Vida exterior | Ligaya Malones. This is Barrio Logan in San Diego, historically a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood where Chicano culture is easily seen, heard and especially tasted. As commercial...
by Terry Grieve | Dec 7, 2018 | Culture, History, Murals, Publications | 0 Comments
By Rich Johnston – BleedingCool.com – Photo: jimvision From IVTV. Image: 34th St Stan Lee Mural Hey this is kind of a weird place to put this but do any of you guys want to organize and paint a Stan Lee memorial on the 34th St wall? I would love to get...
by Terry Grieve | Dec 6, 2018 | Culture, LowRiders | 0 Comments
Harry Wagner – Posted in Features – FourWheeler.com – Photo: Four Wheel Network. Show trucks are built for show. This isn’t what we are talking about when we discuss lifting a vehicle. The geometry on these trucks makes them virtually undriveable....
by Terry Grieve | Dec 6, 2018 | Cuisine, History, Museums | 0 Comments
By Antonio Pacheco – ArchPaper.com – Photo: Courtesy Johnson Fain. Photo: Architects Johnson Fain are designing a Mexican food-themed museum that is slated for the firm’s forthcoming LA Plaza Village complex. The Downtown Los Angeles-based LA Plaza...
by Terry Grieve | Dec 6, 2018 | Culture, Festivals, Music | 0 Comments
By Rolling Stone – RollingStone.com – Photo: Patrick Gray/KabikPhotoGroup.com. Photo: Francisca Valenzuela Brings the Disco. Rolling Stone hosted Latin Grammy Award nominees, music industry elite, celebrities and influencers at the exclusive Moon venue on...
by Terry Grieve | Dec 5, 2018 | Culture, History, Videos | 0 Comments
By Norma Martinez – TPR.org – Photo: Norma Martinez / Texas Public Radio. Photo: This large illustration of a woman in traditional Mexican dress greets visitors at the entrance to the Alameda Theater. One of the last classic Mexican movie palaces in San...
