Longtime Mexican restaurant The Mex in Ellsworth has closed

Longtime Mexican restaurant The Mex in Ellsworth has closed

By Emily Burnham | BDN Staff – BangorDailyNews.com – Photo: Gabor Degre | BDN. Photo: Downtown Ellsworth, Maine. Longtime downtown Ellsworth Mexican eatery The Mex announced on Wednesday that it has closed, effective immediately. According to a post on the...
Surviving The Sidewalk: Latino Street Vendors in Los Angeles

Surviving The Sidewalk: Latino Street Vendors in Los Angeles

By East Bay Express – EastBayExpress.com – Photo: Jim Stead CC. Latino street vendors are such a huge part of California’s culture, few people give them a second thought. Rocío Rosales, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UC Irvine, wanted to explore what...
Community explores Hispanic culture at festival in Evans

Community explores Hispanic culture at festival in Evans

By Erika Wells – AugustaChronicle.com – Photo: Erika Wells | The Columbia County News-Times. Photo: The Herencia Latina dance company performs at the 27th annual Hispanic Festival at Evans Towne Center. Rosa Colon, of Evans, Georgia, did not let rain wash...
Three Mexican-American Vintners Tell Their Stories

Three Mexican-American Vintners Tell Their Stories

By L. Stephen Velasquez – SmithsonianMag.com – Photo courtesy of Israel Valencia | ©Israel Valencia. Photo: Alejandro Castillo Llamas acquired his deep knowledge of the wine business from the ground up. Alex Llamas, Gustavo Brambila and Amelia Ceja arrived...