State Lauds Holtville Son’s ‘Latino Spirit’
Artist and Former Farmworker Simón Silva’s Connection to Roots on Display in El Centro Chapel.
Oral History Explores Valley’s Black Experience
Nonprofit, Local Colleges Team Up to Interview Pioneering African American Families
MOTHER’S DAY: Calexico Woman Finds Joy in Tough Year
Ester Savellano’s Dream of Having Her Own Family Has Helped This Funny Mom Persevere
State Lauds Holtville Son’s ‘Latino Spirit’
Artist and Former Farmworker Simón Silva’s Connection to Roots on Display in El Centro Chapel.
Oral History Explores Valley’s Black Experience
Nonprofit, Local Colleges Team Up to Interview Pioneering African American Families
MOTHER’S DAY: Calexico Woman Finds Joy in Tough Year
Ester Savellano’s Dream of Having Her Own Family Has Helped This Funny Mom Persevere
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CALEXICO — There’s not a lot funny about the challenges the last year — or the last 32 — have brought Ester Savellano. Yet this quirky, tattooed cut-up with a penchant for hilarious Spanish-language lip-synced TikTok videos (she uses the hashtag “comedy”/“comedia”) wouldn’t have it any other way. “What... Read More
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SAN DIEGO — Former Calexico City Council member David Romero and his political appointee Bruno Suarez-Soto were each sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment by a federal judge on Wednesday, May 5, for accepting a bribe in January 2020. The sentence reflected the lower custodial term of a revised sentencing guideline that U.S. District Court Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo adopted during the sentencing hearing in San Diego. Both defendants had potentially faced anywhere between 30 to 37 months of confinement […]... Read More
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As if Simón Silva’s entire breadth of human experience was laid bare on the canvas, the pieces he painted for an El Centro Catholic chapel tell his story from the fields to famous artist. First, in a 2015 commissioned piece titled “Cristo Rey de los Campos,” or “Christ King... Read More
EL CENTRO — Over the years there’s been numerous efforts to revitalize downtown El Centro and the City Council is ready to give Main Street and the surrounding blocks another chance at a facelift. The council voted 4-0 on Tuesday evening, May 4 to adopt the latest iteration of a facade improvement program, aimed at giving business owners financial assistance to help with improving their buildings and storefronts in the city’s center. Council member Edgard Garcia was absent from the […]... Read More
With each passing year, the histories of the Imperial Valley’s pioneering Black families are increasingly running the risk of being lost to posterity, as old... Read More
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With each passing year, the histories of the Imperial Valley’s pioneering Black families are increasingly running the risk of being lost to posterity, as old age claims the lives of some individuals while others relocate outside the county. To counter that trend, a local nonprofit has teamed up with the... Read More
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