Puebla, Mexico News

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Now, I can usually pretty well roll with the punches. But there really are a few things that get hung up in my craw.

Guadalupe Pedraza roams the streets of East Los Angeles looking for buyers for his original artwork, which are made of the plaster that he works into images of his namesake, Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Mexican journalists have formed an advocacy group in response to attacks on reporters.

Each December, when millions of Americans are baking cookies to get ready for Christmas, millions of Mexican-Americans are making tamales to get ready for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Cegep de l'Outaouais officials continue to refuse to answer questions as to why taxpayers picked up the tab for a trip to Arizona and Mexico by the college's CEO Marielle Poirier last spring.

Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. daily. Etc: Major credit cards accepted; no obstacles to access; lot parking; no alcohol served.

Officially debuting in the North America market at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show, the Fiesta is the first of Ford Motor Company's new global family of small cars designed to meet the expectations of drivers internationally.

In restaurants, I often order the standards; they afford a quick read on the kitchen's skill.

Puebla, Mexico - A Mexican thief dubbed "El Tigre" was arrested while using the toilet during a robbery in the central city of Puebla, police said.

A group of workers in Honduras managed to prevent the closure of an assembly plant manufacturing sportswear for the U.S.-based sports apparel maker Russell Athletic, thereby saving 1,200 jobs.

Guitar hero: Fernandez serenades gringos who eat Mexican in the Italian Market. Their faces washed in a hot-pink glow, the diners at Distrito savor bites of veal cheek tacos and duck breast mole before raising their glasses and flushing down the rich, greasy meats with candy-colored fresh-fruit margaritas.

It's Sunday afternoon and I am in a good mood. I qualified for the Challenger event I am playing in Puebla, Mexico.

The Employee Recognition Committee at Underwood-Memorial Hospital in Woodbury voted, Juan Lorenzo as Employee of the Month for October.

I know you've heard it before. Talk to even the most congenial Californian expat about New York's Mexican food situation and you'll get a great big "BUT" tacked on to the end of their meals' praise: "Yeah, these carne asada tacos are pretty good... BUT not as good as Cali." Getting LA-equivalent tacos here is no small feat.

This "most European of Mexico's cities" offers culture, history, charm and gourmet dining, all for a fraction of a trip to Europe.

Lunch 11a.m.-2:30 p.m., dinner 5-9 p.m. Tues. - " Thur, Lunch 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Dinner 5-10 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and 1-8 p.m. Sunday http://198.171.52.19/ One could debate on whether food should be simple in design, ingredients and concepts or complex in flavor profiles, arrangements and the like.

The news seems to be sad, especially in recent decades. Don't get me wrong, I want to know what is happening and what I need to be aware of but, a break from murder, disaster and war is welcome.

The Wynne Home Arts Center will host a reception unveiling its new solo show in the Brown-Wynne Gallery by Mexican artist Adelina Moya this Saturday from 4-7 p.m. The show features nearly 30 pieces by Moya in several painting mediums, including watercolor, oil, acrylic and pointillism.

Liberation theology had been under attack long before it was condemned by John Paul II at the Puebla, Mexico Conference of Latin American Bishops in 1979.