by Terry Grieve | Aug 15, 2019 | Cuisine, Culture, LowRiders, Sports | 0 Comments
By Victoria Velarde – KRQE.com – Video Capture: KRQE News 13. Albuquerque, New Mexico (KRQE) – The final Mariachis De Nuevo Mexico game of the season is going to be filled with style. This Sunday night will not only be the fifth specialty game for the...
by Terry Grieve | Aug 15, 2019 | Culture | 0 Comments
By Jessi Devenyns – AustinMonitor.com – Photo Not Credited. Austin, Texas – For decades, Big Rock, or Chicano Rock, as it is now called – has stood on the southeast corner of Waterloo Park. Created by artist David Santos and members of LUCHA (League of...
by Terry Grieve | Aug 15, 2019 | Culture, History, Murals | 0 Comments
By Mark Saunders – 10News.com – Video Capture: KGTV | ABC 10 News San Diego. San Diego, California (KGTV) — There’s no better way to observe San Diego’s history, and perhaps future, than through public murals throughout the county. While many...
by Terry Grieve | Aug 14, 2019 | Culture, Festivals | 0 Comments
By LocalSYR.com – Video Capture: News Channel 9 | ABC Syracuse, New York (WSYR-TV) — Celebrating Latin American culture! Several vendors and musicians were in Clinton Square on Saturday for Festival Latino Americano. Visitors joined in on a youth show, cultural...
by Terry Grieve | Aug 14, 2019 | Culture, History, Murals | 0 Comments
By Manuel Betancourt – Remezcla.com – Photo: Courtesy of LALIFF. In April 1932, David Alfaro Siqueiros arrived in Los Angeles, California. The muralist and activist had been serving a jail sentence in his native Mexico for his openly communist leanings,...
by Terry Grieve | Aug 14, 2019 | Cuisine, Culture | 0 Comments
By TulsaWorld.com – Photo Not Credited. Photo: Chips and Salsa | Calaveras Mexican Grill: 2326 E. Admiral Blvd, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Despite its enormous popularity, Tex-Mex has struggled to get respect as a regional cuisine in its own right, rather than as a...
by Terry Grieve | Aug 13, 2019 | Cuisine, Culture, Festivals, Music | 0 Comments
By Kelsey Hammon – DailyCamera.com – Photo Not Credited. After being delayed in June due to security and weather concerns, the fourth annual Colorado Latino Festival will roll out this weekend in Boulder. The free festival featured music, food, dance and...
by Terry Grieve | Aug 13, 2019 | Culture, History, Murals | 0 Comments
By Laura Morales and Bonnie Arbittier – TheRivardReport.com – Photo: Bonnie Arbittier | Rivard Report. Photo: Jesse Treviño (left) and assistant Julio Menendez-Martinez work on restoring La Virgin de Guadalupe Veladora at the Guadalupe Theater in San...
by Terry Grieve | Aug 13, 2019 | Culture, LowRiders | 0 Comments
By Mark Vaughn – AutoWeek.com – Photo: Mark Vaughn. Photo: Over 100 cars park on iconic Pasadena span The show is called Morning Octane, and it’s put on at various Pasadena, California, locations by SoCal luxury car mega-dealer Rusnak. The car show...