Last week, The Texas Tribune held their twelfth annual Texas Tribune Festival in downtown Austin, a three-day celebration of politics, panels, and pandemonium as speakers from differing partisan sides shared their opinions along with their platforms. While the festival is obviously a state event, the panels provided covered a wide variety of issues beyond just…
This past Sunday, May 19, R&B artist Grace Sorensen graced her hometown of Austin, TX for a concert dedicated to her late father, Roger Sorensen, and it was beautiful. The show was held at The Parish and featured phenomenal openers Euphonia and Smooth Nature. Two powerhouse acts, whose showmanship and delicate instrumentation left me slack-jawed….
AUSTIN, Texas — Every four years, when the Olympic Games were aired, it was a family event. My eyes were glued to the television watching athletes from around the world compete in gymnastics, swimming or basketball. Once again, I was anxiously awaiting the Summer Games and the captivating performances by athletes —but COVID-19 has shattered…
Photography By: Carmen Peña, @onelovephotogsatx For Dia de los Muertos, EternoSteeLo Culture will host its 6th annual Barrio Muertos event in San Antonio, Texas at the Alamo Beer Company. Founded by entrepreneur and rap artist Ese Davy Espinoza, EternoSteeLo is a well-known and popular Chicano clothing brand based in San Antonio that hosts events throughout…
On Saturday, September 21st, Grupo Firme graced the stage at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA, a fitting way to end the summer for lovers of Mexicano music. The Tijuana, Baja California-based band has risen to prominence in recent years with songs such as “Pídeme” and “Juro Por Dios” along with winning Best Banda Album…
With a dream of working for NASA someday, a 12-year prodigy from Mexico City has taken the world of STEM by storm with her genuine IQ higher than Einstein and Steven Hawking. Adhara Perez Sanchez is a young Mexican girl who already has achieved 2 degrees in both systems and industrial engineering and is currently…
Momentos antes de su ascenso a las estrellas, Katya Echazarreta se situó al borde de la historia, desafiando las voces que alguna vez dudaron de ella. “Si hubiera escuchado a una sola de ellas, no estaría aquí, a punto de ir al espacio,” dijo, palabras que demuestran su perseverancia. El 4 de junio de 2022,…
On Thursday, May 30, I went to see Disney’s Newsies with my boyfriend, as I was invited to attend Out@TUTS Night at The Hobby Center in Houston. We both looked forward to seeing this Tony Award-winning musical in a brand-new production by Theatre Under The Stars. Even though I am a huge theater fan (I…
This article was written as part of Latinitas Magazine Workshop, find out more information here. Do you ever wonder who was the first Latina woman to go to space–and if you have not, do you know it was Ellen Ochoa who was the first Latina woman to go to space? Ellen was a little girl…
