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A group representing the Southwest School of Art & Craft marches around Alamo Plaza during last year’s Luminaria. More than 1,000 artists will participate in this year’s edition on Saturday. Read more
“I would like to motivate young Latinas to believe that through hard work, dedication and, most importantly, having a confident attitude, anything they put their mind to is possible,” Viviana wrote on her contest entry form. Read more.
The 20th Annual International Woman's Day March kicks off in front of the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio on March 6, 2010. The location was selected by organizers who say that the hotel mistreats its workers. Hotel management denies it.
San Antonio Archbishop Jose Gomez is playing a key role in the U.S. Catholic response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Gomez is chair of a committee for the bishops conference on the Church in Latin America. As such, he is overseeing more than $30 million donated by dozens of U.S. dioceses for Haiti victims.
Tommy Lee Jones: San Antonio is home to this tough-talking San Saba native who took home a 1994 golden statuette for his scene-stealing role in "The Fugitive." It was his second of three Oscar nods ("JFK" and "In the Valley of Elah").
A man stands in front of a damaged house after an earthquake in Pelluhue, some 322 kms, about 200 miles, southwest of Santiago, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. A 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile early Saturday.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents gather for a briefing before starting their last day of Operation Cross Check, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. More than 70 criminals were arrested locally.
This image from TVN shows Chile's President Michelle Bachelet declaring a "state of catastrophe" following the earthquake early Saturday, Feb. 27.
Hortencia Alonzo, 77, and Felix de la Cruz, 62, enjoy themselves at the Senior Corazones Dance sponsored by Councilman David Medina at La Villita Assembly Hall on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
Benjamin Bratt, left, and Jeremy Ray Valdez, stars of the movie "La Mission," arrive at the Guadalupe Theater for screening of their film during CineFestival Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.
Benicio Del Toro plays the title role in the horror thriller ‘The Wolfman,’ which is based on the classic story of a curse that turns men into werewolves during a full moon.
Joe Estrada, Jr., 19, arrives at the Victoria County Courthouse on Monday, Feb. 8, for the first day of testimony in his capital murder trial. He's accused of killing the popular San Antonio restaurateur, Viola Barrios, 76, as he burglarized her Northwest Side house April 24, 2008. The two were neighbors.
Finalists for Conexión's Hottest Latina 2009 contest smile for the camera. Click herefor more slide shows.
E.J. Bonilla (an Emmy nominee for "The Guiding Light"), shown at left, and newcomer Gleendilys Inoa, star in "Don't Let Me Drown," a coming-of-age drama set in New York in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. The film opens the 32nd edition of CineFestival en San Antonio at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4.
The meet and greet at España Bar de Tapas was great! Take a look at the photos of the event.
Trail Boss Linda Gomez leads the Mesquite Traildrivers through the rain and cold on FM 775 Wednesday February 3, 2010. The trail drive will arrive in San Antonio tomorrow at the Splashtown parking lot on I-35.
Nominated for the album “Radiación Musical,” Sunny Sauceda shares the nomination with his band Todo Eso.
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