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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...

Congressman Juan Vargas Pushes Bill to Include Chicano Park in National Park System

By Monica Garske – NBCSanDiego.com – Photo: National Park Service. Photo: San Diego’s Chicano Park is known for its vast collection of colorful murals dedicated to Chicano culture. Congressman Juan Vargas is continuing to push a bill that may one day...

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...

Anaheim Independencia Community Center’s Mystery Mural Restored

By Gabriel San Román – OCWeekly.com – Photo: Courtesy CAP OC. Photo: Vasquez Tuthill celebrates a completed restoration in Anaheim, California. Rosemary Vasquez Tuthill carefully applied black outlining to colorful archway art at Anaheim Independencia...

Ocean Beach Is Second Only to Barrio Logan for Being the ‘Mural Capital’ of San Diego

By Frank Gormlie – OBRag.org – Image Not Credited. Image: New mural at People’s Food. It’s not surprising that Ocean Beach, California, has many murals adorning the walls of businesses around the community. But what is surprising is that Ocean Beach now –...

Miami residents learned about Hialeah’s Hispanic heritage during recent tour

BY Lautaro Grinspan – MiamiHerald.com – Image: Lautaro Grinspan Image: Participants of the Hispanic Heritage Month Neighborhood Tour take photos at the Leah Arts District in Hialeah. Miami, Florida – The purpose of the Neighborhood Tour — a product...