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Guadalupe Helps Keep Day of the Dead Thrivingnew

The day of the dead — which has one foot in ancient Aztec culture and another in the exploitation of Misfits T-shirts — is all about being alive. At its most secular dia de los muertos, with its sugar skulls, sweet day of the dead bread, and those colorful paper offerings to the underworld, may easily be written off by the uninitiated as about as spiritual as that Tim Burton claymation movie Corpse Bride.
San Antonio Current  |  Roberto Ontiveros  |  11-03-2011  |  Art

Group Set to Capitalize on Apparitions at Yorktown Hospitalnew

YORKTOWN, Texas — The idea of a haunted hospital conjures up waves of dread — and not just for those still-too-recent memories of Andrew McCarthy’s performance in that Kingdom Hospital mini-series.
San Antonio Current  |  Roberto Ontiveros  |  09-29-2011  |  History

Art for Autonomynew

David Zamora Casas wants to be understood as he inflames.
San Antonio Current  |  Roberto Ontiveros  |  10-20-2010  |  Art

Hair of the Dognew

El Perrito, a small but growing brand, is becoming known for high-agave-content in its tequila.
San Antonio Current  |  Roberto Ontiveros  |  10-06-2010  |  Food+Drink

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