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San Antonio Musicians Recall the Mentorship and Humility of Saxophonist Vernon “Spot” Barnett

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...

Classic Chevy Lowrider Pickup Gets Electric Makeover For SEMA

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...

Mural’s restoration preserves the work and memory of the late Michael Schnorr

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...

1968 Dodge D200 ‘Lowliner’ adds low-down diesel torque to a lowrider

By Joel Stocksdale – AutoBlog.com – Photo Not Credited. When Mopar does a custom classic car, it’s always spectacular, whether it’s a Dodge muscle car like the 1,000-horsepower Super Charger or the monster Jeep Five-Quarter off-road pickup....

A Mount Washington mural is restored but not without challenges and hard feelings

By Nathan Solis – TheEastsiderLA.com – Photo Not Credited. Mount Washington, California — Artist Pola Lopez leans against the painted wall and fills out the details with her paint brush. She’s the second artist to put her signature on the Southwest...

A new museum tells the Pacific Northwest history of Latinx identity

By Agueda Pacheco Flores – CrossCut.com – Photo: Dorothy Edwards | Crosscut. Photo: Christina Gallegos of Seattle, Washington, looks through an exhibit with her grandson Cash Overton, 8, during the Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture grand opening...