As the saying goes, most politics is local. So for those of you who live in the Bronx, or know people who do, there are two big races to watch this fall in the Boogie Down. As mentioned in an earlier post, last April I became the Bronx County Political Buzz Examiner for Examiner.com. I [...]
Latina Food Network star, Daisy Martinez, comes to Park Slope’s premier Latino restaurant, Bogota Bistro & Mojito Bar this Saturday to sell and sign copies of her new book, Daisy: Morning, Noon, and Night. Martinez, host of the Food Network’s Viva Daisy!, is a native Brooklynite raised by island-born Puerto Ricans. Conveniently divided into appropriate [...]
This week I was designated the Bronx County Political Buzz Examiner at Examiner.com. I have known about Examiner.com and citizen journalism for quite some time and finally decided to join. I was a professional journalist for a short time and a freelance writer for more than 10 years. I suppose some part of my blogging [...]
José Enrique Serrano, a New York politician who has represented Bronx residents and Boricuas for more than 35 years, is presently the most senior Member of Congress of Puerto Rican descent. As one of only two Puerto Rican-born members of the House of Representatives, Serrano has long been known to take the lead on Puerto [...]
Tonight I attended the New York City vigil and memorial service for Jorge Steven López Mercado. His horrific and senseless murder has been covered by My Feet Only Walk Forward and Blabbeando. Below are three pictures taken at the West Side Piers off Christopher Street on Sunday, Nov. 22nd. May there be justice for Jorge [...]
The Society of the Educational Arts, Inc. (SEA) is co-sponsoring the Borimix Festival ’09 with a visual arts exhibit opening Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7pm at the galleries of the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center. SEA is a bilingual arts-in-education organization and Latino theater company based in New York City dedicated to the [...]
History was made last week when a group of Latino leaders in social media met in New York City to formally build alliances and begin a national conversation. The conference brought together Latinos from New York, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, DC and LA, and was sponsored by Latinos in Social Media (LatISM.) During the opening ceremony, [...]
