by Terry Grieve | Nov 29, 2019 | Culture | 0 Comments
By Jil McIntosh – Driving.ca – Photo Not Credited. Las Vegas, Nevada — The annual SEMA show, held by the Specialty Equipment Market Association is possibly the biggest, loudest and craziest car event on the planet. It’s a trade show, where companies bring...
by Terry Grieve | Nov 29, 2019 | Culture, History, Museums | 0 Comments
By Muzeo: Museum And Cultural Center – Muzeo.org – Image Not Credited. Presenting 65 artworks by 24 established and emerging artists. Dating from the late 1980s to present day, their work demonstrates a myriad of techniques from watercolor and aquatint to...
by Terry Grieve | Nov 27, 2019 | Culture, History, Videos | 0 Comments
By Raul A. Reyes – NBCNews.com – Photo: Zach Hyman | Sesame Workshop. Photo: Sesame Street past and present cast members celebrate the show’s 50th season. Sonia Manzano was a young actress from the South Bronx in 1971 when she was cast on a...
by Terry Grieve | Nov 27, 2019 | Cuisine, Culture, History | 0 Comments
By Atlas Obscura – AtlasObscura.com – Photo: Mitla Cafe | Paul Narvaez | Flickr. Yes, Glen Bell stole Cafe Mitla’s taco recipe in building his Taco Bell fast-food empire, and no, they did not receive credit for it. To end the story there, however, is an...
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...