“X, O, C, H, I, Q, U, E, T, Z, A, L … Xochiquetzal,” said Nicola, the uncertain contestant. “I truly can’t believe it, but you’re right!” announced librarian Lupita Chavez. The room full of appalled bar patrons started to clap, cheer and clink their beer glasses together as they came to terms with the young…
American food meets reality television in Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, hosted by Guy Fieri, which features restaurants around the country because of their unique and and intriguing dishes. Food Network and Cooking Channel Public Relations Manager Julie Chudow said the producers of the show conduct ongoing research on cities they plan to visit….
They are the hidden ones living under a different roof each week. By no fault of their own, they are outcasts without a home. They are teens missing football games and school dances to work extra shifts to pay for another meal. They are poor and battling the world alone. “Homeless youth, is one of…
By Phoebe Stevens El Independiente Dwight Metzger was pretty surprised when his business tripled in size after he relocated it to South Tucson six years ago. The building he constructed on the once empty property at 238 E. 26th St. now houses two six-color rotating presses, two automatic presses, a vacuum table and several high-volume…
Rainbow-colored telavera animals crowd the outside of Casa Maya de Mexico in the self-described “artist colony” of Tubac where metalwork shaped into suns and moons, paper mache skeletons from Día de los muertos, and wooden religious figures join them. María Troy, who has worked at Casa Maya de Mexico for the last two years, helps bring…
