By: Brian Garrido In 2002, Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza opened Barrio Café in a rough-and-tumble Latino neighborhood near a dollar store and some colorful murals celebrating Mexican culture. It wasn’t yet a full year after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
By David Marino Jr. | Cronkite News (Phoenix, AZ) – A Muslim woman in Phoenix says Ramadan promotes peace, contrary to the man who killed 49 people and injured 53 others at an Orlando gay nightclub. A Christian minister who was among
By Krandall Brantley Cronkite News (Phoenix, AZ) – Recent bee attacks turned a normal summer day into a deadly encounter. Last month, a 22-year-old Louisiana man died after being stung more than 1,000 times while hiking in Usery Mountain Park in
Featured Photo by Steve Nesius/Reuters The U.S. is still mourning the lives lost over the weekend in the country’s deadliest mass shooting in Orlando. It all happened early Sunday morning at The Pulse, a popular gay club in Orlando. The club
By: Isabel Menzel and Eddie Keller Cronkite News YARNELL – A wildfire has burned more than 1,200 acres near Yarnell, forcing the evacuation of about 300 residents and raising memories of the Yarnell Hill tragedy three years ago when 19
Babies to teens who qualify for the Vaccines for Children program can receive free vaccinations from the Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Department throughout the year. Department nurses typically hold the clinic on the third Wednesdayof the month, from 4 to 6 p.m.,
Summer fun is in full swing in the Valley this June! From the coveted Copa America Centenario to some of the biggest names in Latin music like Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, Gerardo Ortiz and Enanitos Verdes with hombres G, the Valley
Rosangelica Cardenas, designer and owner of Blush Boutique in Phoenix will have one of her designes worn at the red carpet of this year’s Tony Awards in City.New York The dress will be sported by Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, ASU Gammage’s Executive Director,
By Lorin McLain (Photo Credit: Facebook/Johnny Lozoya) Petra Falcón is the executive director of immigrant rights organization Promise Arizona, and a leading figure in a statewide initiative to mobilize Latino voters. She’s also a staunch critic of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
There’s no name more iconic in the Latin music industry than Selena. We all know her, we all love her, and her legacy lives on to this day. If you ever wish you could have seen her live, this may
