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East WillyB Webseries Needs Your Help

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Phil Velez

Hola everyone. Last year I posted a blog entry about East WillyB, a Latino webseries about a group of longtime residents in Bushwick, Brooklyn going through the ups and downs of the gentrification of their neighborhood.  The amazing talent behind … Continue reading →

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Empanada For A Dream – NYC. Sat, April 21 through Sun, April 29, 2012

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Phil Velez

EMPANADA FOR A DREAM, a new play created and performed by Juan Francisco Villa and directed by Alex Levy, will be showing at The Barrow Group Theatre at 312 West 36th Street (between 8th and 9th Ave) in New York … Continue reading →

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Undecided Latinos to Republicans: Just Say No

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Phil Velez

I’m a life-long Democrat and strongly supported President Barack Obama’s bid for U.S. President in 2008 and I will do the same this November. Many media outlets and blogs have written that the Latino vote in 2012 could decide the … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Latino Blogs for 2011

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Phil Velez

In 2009 I posted an entry about My Favorite Latino Blogs and followed up on the topic with My Favorite Latino Blogs for 2010. In browsing the blogosphere this time around to find my favorite for 2011, I came across … Continue reading →

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How Saying Yes to a Frozen Margarita Led to a $100,000

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Phil Velez

Recently I interviewed Farid Ali Lancheros, the co-owner of Bogota Latin Bistro in Brooklyn, (a thriving Colombian Pan-Latino restaurant in Park Slope) about his challenge early on to secure a small business loan. The inspirational article was published yesterday via … Continue reading →

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