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Vistas Film Festival kicks off at Angelika Film Center in Dallas

If the “eyes are the window to the soul,” then films are definitely the glasses to better see the souls of other cultures. The word-play on the popular proverb rings true especially during ethnic film festivals. Luckily, Dallas is home to a couple of ...

From MARISA TREVIñO OF LATINA LISTA, Pegasus News,  17 Sep 2009

Adelfa Callejo's Obama remarks could scuttle Dallas school naming

The name that garnered 52 percent of the vote was Cesar Chavez. While most Dallas Latinos didn't see anything wrong with that choice, there were more than a few members on the Dallas City Council, and non-Latino city residents, who were less than ...

From MARISA TREVIñO OF LATINA LISTA, Pegasus News,  25 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Cesar Chavez

Dallas comic Peter Barrera to help Improv toy drive

There’s no truer time when that statement can be applied than at Christmas. It’s this time of the year when everyone is asked to dig a little deeper into their pockets and put a smile on someone else’s face. Yet, a unique event at the Addison Improv ...

From MARISA TREVIñO OF LATINA LISTA, Pegasus News,  5 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Asylum Street Spankers (musician)

Video: Bishop Arts Election Night coverage

Though Barack Obama has finalized his choice of Chief of Staff (Rahm Emanuel) and is already focused on putting his administration together, the buzz from Tuesday's election is still fresh on people's minds. Therefore, we're posting some freshly edited ...

From MARISA TREVIñO OF LATINA LISTA, Pegasus News,  7 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Rahm Emanuel,  George W. Bush,  U.S. Democratic Party

Latina Lista on the scene at the Bishop Arts Election Watch Party

If you weren't at the Bishop Arts District last night, you missed a helluva party. With its easy mix of trendy restaurants, modern art galleries and offbeat shops, the two-block area was transformed (a word we'll be hearing a lot of in the days to come) ...

From MARISA TREVIñO OF LATINA LISTA, Pegasus News,  5 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama

Latino-owned bookstore Dicho's opens in Bishop Arts District

If there is one area of Dallas that can be described as up-and-coming it’s the Bishop Arts District located in Oak Cliff. With all the high-quality restaurants, artsy shops, unique boutiques and modern galleries, it seems this section of Dallas has it ...

From MARISA TREVIñO OF LATINA LISTA, Pegasus News,  28 Oct 2008

Blog offering blogging scholarship to college students

If you are a struggling college student who gets your nourishment from the passion you pour into your own blog site, then there's a chance that you could actually buy some real food. It seems that the folks at College Scholarships.org thought it was ...

From MARISA TREVIñO OF LATINA LISTA, Pegasus News,  24 Oct 2008

Texas man attempting to lessen Latino obesity

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in July that the percentage of obese U.S. adults grew from under 24 percent to 25.6 percent between 2005 and 2007. Yet, if they had singled out one particular part of the country, they would have ...

From MARISA TREVIñO OF LATINA LISTA, Pegasus News,  14 Oct 2008

Pictures on University of Texas site capture history of Spanish-speaking population in Texas

Back in 1949, two sociologists from the University of Texas, George Sanchez and Lyle Saunders, wanted to study a little documented phenomenon — the expansion of the Spanish-speaking population in Texas. The two professors wanted to investigate the ...

From MARISA TREVIñO OF LATINA LISTA, Pegasus News,  9 Oct 2008

New web series features increased presence of Latinos

Actress Ruth Livier brings to life (writing, producing and acting) a new web-based series called Ylse. Her name is spelled Ylse and she says to think of it as a combination of "illegal" and "sexy," and no, she's not an undocumented immigrant. She's a ...

From MARISA TREVIñO OF LATINA LISTA, Pegasus News,  11 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Larry Sanders (politician),  HBO

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