by Terry Grieve | Aug 20, 2019 | Culture | 0 Comments
By Gero.USC.edu – Photo Not Credited. The USC Family Caregiver Support Center plays a role in the program by providing follow-up calls to individuals who call 211 interested in the program. A follow-up call is then made by the USC Family Caregiver Support Center...
by Terry Grieve | Aug 20, 2019 | Culture, History | 0 Comments
By Jay Shefsky | WTTW News – News.WTTW.com – Image: Chicago Department Of Planning And Development. The Pilsen neighborhood, in Chicago, Illinois, has been at the center of battles over gentrification. Now the longtime Mexican American community is facing...
by Terry Grieve | Aug 20, 2019 | Culture, History, Murals | 0 Comments
By Jesse La Tour – FullertonObserver.com – Photo Not Credited. Photo: Katherine Bowers works on restoration of the mural. Fullerton, California – Restoration began this week of the iconic “Ninos Del Mundo” mural painted in 1994 by famed Chicano...
by Terry Grieve | Aug 19, 2019 | Cuisine, Culture, Festivals, Music, Wine | 0 Comments
By Caravan News – CaravanNews.com – Image Not Credited. The Reunion / La Reunión 5th Annual Concert & Culture Festival, was formerly known as #CCPR5 (short for the epicly named Chicano Community Program Radio Reunion and Car & Motorcycle Show. The...
by Terry Grieve | Aug 19, 2019 | Culture, History, Pachuco, Plays | 0 Comments
By Joel Beers – OCWeekly.com – Photo courtesy Shakespeare OC. Photo: Miguel Perez plays El Pachuco. Someday, maybe Luis Valdez’s 1978 play Zoot Suit will be treated with the humble reverence and respect afforded any museum piece, as something that was...
by Terry Grieve | Aug 19, 2019 | Culture, Festivals, Music | 0 Comments
By JamBands.com – Image Not Credited. California’s Santa Cruz Mountain Sol Festival has expanded its 2019 lineup by adding Dispatch and Melvin Seals and JGB, who will be joined by guitarist John Kadlecik. The festival will also feature music from Bob Weir and...
by Terry Grieve | Aug 16, 2019 | Culture, LowRiders | 0 Comments
By AZCentral.com – Photo: SUPERFLY. Low riding cars are just as much about the culture as they are about the vehicles, and married couple Tony and Carmen Matthews dropped everything in 2014 to travel the world, photographing the modified cars and people who...
by Terry Grieve | Aug 16, 2019 | Cuisine, Culture, History | 0 Comments
By Farley Elliott – LA.Eater.com – Photo: Google Maps. Photo: Barragan’s in Glendale, California Soon enough, there will be only one Barragan’s left in greater Los Angeles, California. The longstanding big plate Mexican restaurant micro-chain has enjoyed...
by Terry Grieve | Aug 16, 2019 | Culture, History | 0 Comments
By Arin McKenna – TAOSNews.com – Photo: Don Unser. Española, New Mexico, residents, community leaders, and committed citizens are determined to change the narrative for their beloved town. The city of Española sprang up and prospered when the Denver &...
