The expo and career fair is Saturday at Plaza Mayor at the Crossroads.
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Fiesta Fridays return to Historic Capitol Hill
This is the fifth year of the street festival that began as Taco Truck Tuesdays.
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Community organizations stand up for HIV education and prevention
A 2014 Kaiser Family Foundation report shows 1.1 million people in the United States are living with HIV.
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Letters to the Editor: May 18, 2016
Changes to lottery payout system could provide schools with needed funds.
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Local teachers learn Spanish to speak with students and parents
As Oklahoma City schools welcome more Spanish-speaking students, teachers and school officials learn a new language.
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Commentary: Translating Hispanic growth into opportunity
The Greater Oklahoma City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce provides opportunity and services for local businesses.
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OKG7 Eat: Best of SW 29th Street
La Esquina 2400 SW 29th St. 632-5382 With the weather barely above freezing these past weeks, the body craves something warm and nourishing. Instead of boring standards like chicken soup, maybe now is the time to indulge in a heaping, hearty bowl of guiso, a Latino variation of classic stew. La Esquina specializes in guisos, […]
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The road ahead
Yet it’s worth the effort to revitalize a section of Oklahoma City that has been ignored much too long by city leaders, said Jaime di Paulo, business development coordinator for the Greater Oklahoma City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The renaissance will likely occur because of a Business Improvement District (BID) that di Paulo and others […]
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New life
At an April 24 ceremony, the mall was officially renamed Plaza Mayor at the Crossroads. Developer Jose Legaspi said it is a reference to the main square in Mexico City. Twenty new tenants already have signed contracts, and developers are in talks with others. The new businesses include clothing, jewelry and shoe stores, two restaurants […]
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Viva la comunidad
Credit: Mark Hancock But when it was signed into law five years ago, HB 1804 sparked “sheer panic in the community,” said Pat Fennell, former president and CEO of the Latino Community Development Agency (LCDA). Many immigrants fled the state immediately. Those who stayed lived in fear. In the time since, the measure has lost […]