by Terry Grieve | Nov 27, 2019 | Culture, Festivals, LowRiders | 0 Comments
By Jason Rzucidlo | AmericaJR – AmericaJR.com – Video Capture: Jason Rzucidlo | AmericaJR. AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo was LIVE at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the 2019 SEMA Show in Nevada. On Tuesday, Jay Leno looks the wraps off his restored 1968...
by Terry Grieve | Nov 26, 2019 | Culture, History, Museums | 0 Comments
By Reina Garcia – KSNT.com – Video Capture: KSNT News. Emporia, Kansas (KSNT) — Emporia is a city with a rich history of honoring our nation’s veterans. In fact, it’s the founding city of veterans day. In the little neighborhood known as La Colonia, stands...
by Terry Grieve | Nov 26, 2019 | Culture, History, Murals | 0 Comments
By Richard Chang – VoiceOfOC.org – Photo: Richard Chang. Photo: A view of Sergio O’Cadiz’s “Library Mural” from the center of Cypress College’s campus. Back in July, a Santa Ana, California, mural by Mexican American artist...
by Terry Grieve | Nov 26, 2019 | Culture, Festivals, Museums | 0 Comments
By Bryan Rindfuss – SACurrent.com – Photo Not Credited. Photo: Luminaria. San Antonio, Texas — Supersized cicadas, a jumbo take on Twister, a meditation temple and a Miami-based artist known as HotCheetoMami are but a few of the curiosities to expect...
by Terry Grieve | Nov 25, 2019 | Culture, LowRiders | 0 Comments
By Frank Reddy | For the AJC – AJC.com – Photo: Bob Andres | The AJC. Photo: Alfredo “Freddy” Quintero gives his ‘75 Impala a wipe down. Even as a young man, Alfredo “Hot Rod Freddy” Quintero loved lowriders. He was eight years old when he saw his first...
by Terry Grieve | Nov 25, 2019 | Culture, History, Music | 0 Comments
By Chris Conde – SACurrent.com – Photo: Josh Huskin. Photo: Vernon “Spot” Barnett San Antonio’s music scene is mourning the loss of legendary horn player Vernon “Spot” Barnett, who died in his East Side home on earlier this month. In the ‘50s...
by Terry Grieve | Nov 25, 2019 | Culture, History, LowRiders | 0 Comments
By Sean Murray – HotCars.com – Photo: Via Chevrolet. Built using parts of a Chevy Bolt EV, the E-10 concept is the electric hot rod to put gas-powered pickups to shame. Enter the E-10 Concept. Based on a 1962 C-10 pickup, Chevy hopes that folks won’t...
by Terry Grieve | Nov 22, 2019 | Culture, History, Murals | 0 Comments
By Andrea Lopez-Villafaña – SanDiegoUnionTribune.com – Photo: John Gibbins | The San Diego Union-Tribune. Photo: Muralist Mario Chacon worked on restoring a mural painted by fellow muralist Michael Schnorr in 1980 at the San Ysidro health clinic. Schnorr...
by Terry Grieve | Nov 22, 2019 | Culture, Museums | 0 Comments
By James Bartolo – LaJuntaTribuneDemocrat.com – Photo: Chieftain Photo | Zachary Allen. Photo: Notable Chicanas are honored in a tapestry that features their photos, unveiled during a celebration at El Pueblo History Museum. The group of Notable Chicanas...
