by Terry Grieve | Jun 26, 2019 | Culture, History, Murals | 0 Comments
By Mauricio La Plante – SanJoseSpotlight.com – Photo: Mauricio La Plante. Photo: A committee pled with San Jose’s Historic Landmarks Commission to protect the city’s murals. Decades old art can be painted over in a matter of hours. This is what...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 26, 2019 | Culture, Festivals, LowRiders | 0 Comments
By KRQE Media – KRQE.com – Video Capture: KRQE Media. As travelers passing through the Sunport take in the new lowrider exhibit, one of the artists says it’s a huge honor to represent our state. Chris Florez built two of the Harleys on display at the...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 26, 2019 | Culture, LowRiders | 0 Comments
By Jaso Scavone – UNLV.edu – Photo: Josh Hawkins | UNLV Creative Services. Photo: Francisco Franco leans on his Oldsmobile Cutlas Supreme, called “Foolish Pleasure,” which he drove to UNLV nearly 20 years ago as a student. Francisco Franco...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 25, 2019 | Culture, History | 0 Comments
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...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 25, 2019 | Culture, History, Music | 0 Comments
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...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 25, 2019 | Culture, History, Murals | 0 Comments
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,...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 24, 2019 | Cuisine, Culture | 0 Comments
By Megan Wyatt – TheAdvocate.com – Photo: Courtesy Of Urbano’s. Photo: Urbano’s taco bar will be opening a food truck soon in Fiesta Village shopping center in Lafayette, Lousiana. A more affordable version of Urbano’s Taco Bar is coming...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 24, 2019 | Culture, Festivals, History, Videos | 0 Comments
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...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 24, 2019 | Culture, History, LowRiders, Museums | 0 Comments
By KRQE Media – www.KRQE.com – Video Capture Not Credited. Visitors will get a taste of New Mexico’s rich culture right when they step off the plane. The airport’s new art exhibit includes custom lowrider cars, motorcycles, and bikes located in the...
