Rent Increase Forces Closure of Chicano Art Gallery

Rent Increase Forces Closure of Chicano Art Gallery

By Ramon Galindo – NBCSanDiego.com – Video Capture: NBC7.com. Video Capture: A popular art gallery in the heart of Barrio Logan is having it’s final are show Saturday. NBC 7’s Ramon Galindo has more. A popular art gallery in the heart of Barrio...
Travis County commissioners endorse preserving Palm School

Travis County commissioners endorse preserving Palm School

By Jack Craver – AustinMonitor.com – Photo Not Credited. Supporters of preserving the Palm School won a partial victory Tuesday when the Travis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously in favor of restrictions that will prevent the historic building...
Detailing Tucson’s 1950s rebels

Detailing Tucson’s 1950s rebels

By Meredith O’Neil, Tucson Local Media – TucsonLocalMedia.com – Image: Courtesy. They were Chicano kids—Mexican Americans—growing up in Tucson, Arizona, in the 1950s. They were The Chasers. You either were, or were not, a Chaser. The story of the Chasers...
The Mexican Ceramic Factory Reshaping Dallas, One Tile At a Time

The Mexican Ceramic Factory Reshaping Dallas, One Tile At a Time

By Eve Hill | Agnus – DMAMagazine.com – Photo: Elizabeth Lavin. Photo: Jorge Pardo designed the new factory’s exterior. The influence of José Noé Suro, the Guadalajara-based tile manufacturer and international art world impresario, is everywhere in Dallas,...
Actor returns to Ohio to reprise role as Cesar Chavez

Actor returns to Ohio to reprise role as Cesar Chavez

By Bob Coupland | Reporter – TribToday.com – Photo Not Credited. Photo: Special to the Tribune Chronicle Fred Blanco will portray Latino-American civil rights activist Cesar Chavez on June 28 in downtown Warren. Warren, Ohio — The last time California...