Archive for: June, 2011

Poets Hit Houston Public Library

Love poetry? Love the library? Check out Public Poetry at the Kendall Branch Library this Saturday July 2nd. Public Poetry is free to all visitors and occurs on the first Saturday of each month. The event includes local and out-of-town poets ready to recite their latest works. The poets will be available for book signings [...]

Mexico overcomes early U.S. lead for Gold Cup

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  The Mexican national team overcame an early two goal deficit to the U.S. to win 4-2 in Saturday’s Gold Cup Final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. This clinched their second consecutive Gold Cup and a berth in the 2013 Confederations cup. Even with an early 2-0 deficit Mexico dominated the U.S. the [...]

Medicamentos para obtener una “A”

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  Por muchos años se ha manifestado en toda la nación una preocupación general por el consumo de estupefacientes y medicamentos controlados, principalmente entre los jóvenes. Ellos son quienes recurren a este tipo de drogas en busca de un escape a las presiones sociales, entre otros motivos, e incluso hasta para obtener esa tan deseada [...]

U.S. advances to Gold Cup Final

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For the fourth straight Gold Cup tournament the United States will be heading to the Gold Cup final. The U.S. defeated Panama 1-0 Wednesday night at Reliant Stadium in front of 70,627 and will now face Mexico on Saturday night in the Rose Bowl, with the winner receiving a berth to the Confederations Cup in [...]

Mexico vs. US Set for Gold Cup Final

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Reliant Stadium was filled to near capacity on Wednesday for a double header of semifinal matches for the 2011 Gold Cup. In an event that can only happen in America, two home teams were featured. The early game had Team USA defeat Panama 1-0 with a goal from Texas-native Clint Dempsey. The second home team, [...]

Deleites de la comida latinoamericana: Colombian Cuisine

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  El recibimiento en tu idioma con una gran sonrisa por parte del personal, que hace a uno sentirse en confianza, y el esmero porque los clientes sean bien atendidos forman parte de la atención amigable y servicial característica del restaurante colombiano Colombian Cuisine. Colombian Cuisine fue establecido en 1992 y ha cambiado de propietarios [...]

La risa del East End: perfil de un chicano cansado

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  Jerry ‘el Chicano’ Carrillo es un comediante bilingüe nacido y criado en Houston con más de nueve años de experiencia en el mundo del entretenimiento. Aunque ha tenido varios desaires, sus raíces trabajadoras lo han sacado por delante como artista y ha luchado para llegar a un nivel más exitoso. Irónicamente se ha autonombrado “lazy [...]

Racist Youtube video inspires Ching Chong Ling Long Restaurant

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Alexandra Wallace, a UCLA student who posted a video on YouTube that accused Asian students of ruining her life with their “ching chong ling long” language, has now inspired an Asian food delivery service. Ching-Chong-Ling-Long Gourmet Takeout is Westwood’s “newest, sexiest, drop-dead delicious Asian-food delivery” according to their website. The company released a statement about [...]

Team USA to stop in Houston before Pan American Games

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Houston will play an important role in the upcoming Pan American Games this October in Guadalajara, Mexico. Before the 17,000 athletes and 32 delegations head out to Mexico they will arrive in Houston to get their uniforms and gear. “This is an exciting time for athletes and coaches to get cool gear,” said Jean Lopez, [...]

Houston man uses Toyota minivan to smuggle immigrants

Border Patrol agents arrested a Houston resident for having human cargo of half a dozen illegal immigrants. According to the report of the case, Border Patrol agents detected a Toyota minivan in the area of rural road FM 2895 and Highway 59, about 13 miles west of the town of Freer. Federal agents watched as [...]

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