Don't have an account yet? Get the most out of your experience with a personalized all-access pass to everything local on events, music, restaurants, news and more. She began imagining a similar space in Phoenix, one that embraced the culture and voices of people of color and could foster community connection and growth. Read the rest of this essay But here are some that made an impact on me, and that I feel are worth reading.
But a rosa by any other name is still a rosa , and, whatever you want to call them, they're one and the same: specialty stores that sell a bewildering variety of medicinal herbs and religious supplies used for both natural remedies and curanderismo , a lively blend of folk cures, white magic and pidgin Catholicism. This shopping spot even has several very cool statues of San Simon of Guatemala, another one of those folk deities deemed naughty by the Catholic Church, but who still has a devoted following throughout Latin America.
In the interest of our gaming-themed "Best of," we wanted, dear reader, to find you the best cockfight in town. But The Man cried fowl. You can't find a legal cockfight in AZ anymore, although we hear there's still some action on the west side of Phoenix.
Anyhow, we don't want to recommend anything that would hurt a chicken, short of a trip to KFC. Even if you're bummed about not catching a cockfight, there's something very satisfying about winning the pot in Loteria. Victory tastes like chicken. Silvana Salcido Esparza, owner and executive chef of Barrio Cafe, is proud of the series of tattoos that decorate her right leg.
For her, tattooing isn't just the trendy thing to do, but a way of expressing and paying homage to her culture. Each tattoo has a special meaning for Esparza. Eventually, Esparza says, the series of tattoos will become a full leg sleeve, brought together by images of corn. We don't think that's corny at all.
