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There’s a certain kind of electricity that only happens when live music fills the walls of a place steeped in history — where every note echoes the stories of the past
April 26 when The Spring Dance Party – Tribute to the Tower concert featuring music from the ’50s
and was a sister facility to the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake
Dance bands that were popular in the ’30s and ’40s graced its stage
’60s and ’70s numerous well-known entertainers like The Beach Boys
Johnny Cash and Lawrence Welk played there as well
It was a great place to meet up with friends and have some fun out on the dance floor
The Tower was a popular high school hang out in the ‘50s
’60s and ’70s nestled in the upper level of a retail store in downtown Austin
Nationally known acts like the Hollywood Argyles
The Fenderman and the Castaways played music there
For 50 cents admission kids could come and listen to music
beverages and even do their homework if they wanted to
It was open three nights a week and Sunday afternoons
“I remember playing there a lot when I was in high school
It was a lot of fun.” says Dennis Charnecki
one of the organizers of the concert and singer/musician with the DC Drifters
The music these two venues provided over the years have garnered cherished memories for a lot of people
who loved going to The Tower as a high school student and in 2022 spearheaded the first Tribute to the Tower concert
Plans for this year’s tribute were in the works when Folken unexpectedly passed away in February
His family has given the other organizers their blessing to continue with the concert in Bruce’s memory
’60s and ’70s continues to be popular and played live all over the world thanks to people like Robby Vee who is on the list of performers for the evening
He is a second generation Rockabilly Hall of Fame Member and is the son of Bobby Vee
and shared credits and stages with the best
A special attraction in association with Robby Vee and his Rock-N-Roll Caravan will be a 45-minute symposium entitled “Tribute to Ritchie Valens – ‘The Day The Music Died’” by music historian MN Mike Chase
sister of Ritchie Valens and rounding out the Spring Dance Party and Tribute to the Tower will be The DC Drifters
Swanee (from the White Sidewalls) and Carlos Carranza
This is a family friendly event and everyone is welcome to attend
Admission is $20 in advance or $25 at the door
Tickets are available at Sweet Reads in Austin 507-396-8660 or by calling DC Music at 507-440-5037
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Two people are dead after an overnight shootout at a restaurant in Martinsville.
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office says deputies got a call Friday around 11:05 p.m. that several people had been shot at El Parral Mexican Restaurant located at 670 Commonwealth Boulevard in Martinsville.
Deputies responded to the scene and found one person suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the torso and legs. He was identified as Orlando Johnson, 31, of Martinsville. Johnson later died from his wounds.
Investigators say it all started when an argument broke out on a sidewalk at the restaurant. The argument then escalated and deputies say Johnson and another man, Laquon Moss, pulled out handguns and started shooting.
Deputies say Moss shot Johnson multiple times, and in the process, he also shot a 25-year-old woman in the leg and a 32-year-old man in the arm. Both of those victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The preliminary investigative findings show that a bullet from Johnson’s gun hit another Martinsville man, 25-year-old Malik Douglas, killing him.
Moss, 26, of Ridgeway has been charged with first-degree murder, two counts of malicious wounding, three counts of the use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He’s being held at the Henry County Jail without bond.
On Saturday afternoon, the El Parral Mexican Restaurant released the following statement concerning the incident:
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Henry County Sheriff’s Office at 276-638-8751 or Crimestoppers at 63-CRIME (632-7463). The Crimestoppers Program offers rewards up to $2500.00 for information related to crime.
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(WDBJ) - UPDATE: El Parral released the following statement regarding Friday night’s shooting:
EARLIER STORY: Two people are dead and two people are hurt after a shooting at the El Parral restaurant in Henry County
According to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office
the Martinsville-Henry County 911 Center received a call that several people had been shot at El Parral restaurant at 670 Commonwealth Blvd
Deputies found one person suffering from gunshot wounds to the torso and legs
Deputies say that man was identified as Orlando Raceem Johnson
They say Johnson died from his gunshot wounds
Deputies say an argument had broken out between several people on the sidewalk of El Parral; that led to Laquon Moss and Orlando Johnson producing handguns and shooting
Henry County deputies say Laquon Moss shot Johnson
he also shot a woman in a leg and another man in an arm
Both of those people sustained non-life-threatening injuries
Sheriff’s office investigators say the preliminary investigative indicates a bullet fired from Johnson’s gun hit Malik Douglas
26 of Ridgeway is being held in the Henry County Jail without bond
Moss has been charged with First-degree murder
Use of a firearm during the commission of a felony (3 counts)
and Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Anyone having information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Henry County Sheriff’s Office at 276-638-8751 or Crimestoppers at 63-CRIME (632-7463)
The Crimestoppers Program offers rewards up to $2500.00 for information related to crime
The nature of the crime and the substance of the information determine the amount of reward paid
(WSET) — Two people are dead and two others are injured after an argument escalated to a shooting outside a Mexican restaurant in Martinsville
the 911 center received a call that several people had been shot at El Parral restaurant
deputies found one person suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the torso and legs
The subject was identified as 31-year-old Orlando Raceem Johnson
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police discovered that an argument ensued between several subjects on the sidewalk of El Parral
The argument escalated between 26-year-old Laquon Moss
and Johnson producing handguns and shooting
he shot a 25-year-old woman in the leg and a 32-year-old man in the arm
Both of these two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries
Investigation indicatedthat a bullet fired from Johnson’s gun struck 25-year-old Malik Douglas
Moss has been charged with the following and is currently held in the Henry County Jail without bond
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Henry County Sheriff’s Office at 276-638-8751 or Crimestoppers at 63-CRIME (632-7463)
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and Rory Synoground stand across from what is now the International Word Fellowship Church
formerly the El Parral Ballroom and The 1910
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The International Word Fellowship Church is creating a new Christian event center in Austin
Pastors Raymond Tuck and Rory Synoground have successfully purchased the El Parral Ballroom at 210 Fourth St
NE and are looking to transform the former Mexican-themed property into a Christian entertainment and event center
“There’s a niche that needs to be here in this area
and that’s positive Christian entertainment that the whole family can enjoy,” Synoground said
The church began negotiating to buy El Parral last March after Synoground and Tuck were moved by the property’s history
the site was home to a large tabernacle constructed by Pastor Billy Sunday
who held large revivals there for up to 3,500 people
It’s that spirit of Christian revival which is driving the pastors to offer a Christian center
which will have a faith-based coffee house
and a radio station broadcasting live Christian events as they’re booked
“We just want to make a positive impact on the city,” Tuck said
The main ballroom area of what was the El Parral Ballroom is now the main worship center for the International Fellowship Word Church
While the coffee shop will likely start up at the end of the month where the 1910 Restaurant used to be
which they are already renting out for events
The church has launched a GoFundMe online campaign to raise $70,000 to renovate the space for its congregation
from putting down carpeting inside the center to renovating the 1910’s space into a non-alcoholic cafe setting featuring Christian entertainment
the pastors hope to renovate the property further
including putting in a park next to the center
Synoground and Tuck hope the community will embrace the smaller church’s goals to provide a Christian environment for the area
is to just be a blessing and be a positive influence on the Austin community,” Synoground said
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Valdo Lopes scored a goal and ran to camera to dedicate it
when they were barely an inch off the ground
At that time they lived in the Caritas charity house in Aravaca
where Sister Marina arrived to change their lives
lively nun with a heart of gold arrived at the school in El Parral
She had to gain the respect of the rascals who
would spend the vacation months doing their business
To this will be added the threat of closure of the institution
and from this will come an idea: to promote the school with a soccer team and thus save the school and the lives of its students
Spinning comedy and emotionality, Full of grace is Roberto Bueso's second feature film. (The band)which has a well-stocked cartel: Carmen Machi (Aida
Paula Usero (Rosa's wedding)Nuria Gonzalez (Mataharis) of mother superior
Anis Doroftei (Charlie Contryman) as Sister Cook and Pablo Chiapella (La que se avecina) as a janitor
The cast is completed by a group of colorful children
even more authenticity to a film that is tremendously enjoyable
this is a play in which it is as easy to cry as it is to laugh
which oozes tenderness and brings to the forefront the value of dedication
Despite ignoring the motivation of the protagonists and anything related to the contemplative life
The whole coming-of-age story of the protagonists becomes a dedication
like the one Valdo Lopes wore on his T-shirt: a love letter to all those nuns who have raised us
condensed in the phrase of one of the sisters: "We are not your mothers
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When I first moved to New York for graduate school
I started doing yoga: an unoriginal choice for a young white woman
Between newcomer packages and free Saturday classes
I could exercise for less than the cost of a gym membership
I borrowed studio mats and wore ratty t-shirts
I welcomed the silences surrounding each session
Teachers told us we were awesome; they told us to find light and power within; they asked us to tap into energies so we’d be balanced and peaceful—and also
Our classes finished with a namaste as reverent as amen
but without explanation of who or what we were addressing
I wasn’t afraid of yoga: these classes were more woo-woo than witchcraft
It felt odd to lay a creed—even one as innocent as love yourself—over a workout class I was paying for
Yoga isn’t so obvious a theft. But it’s a theft all the same. It’s problematic for lots of other reasons, too, Bucar reminds us: poorly paid teachers, anti-vax sentiments, gurus who sexually assault their students. Yoga can be “orientalist and racist and classist,” creepy and exploitative. Fair. But again these critiques, even when correct, obscure Bucar’s more provocative “yoga as religious appropriation” argument.
Despite these complexities and reservations, I agree with the thrust of Bucar’s argument. Really, I’ve felt her argument. Being sold something ancient and reverent for the sake of your “wellness,” just as you’d be marketed a skin cream, is weird. The yoga videos I watch on YouTube abound with self-care slogans covered with foreign words and empty affirmations. The transcendence on offer is superficial, more about making money than cultivating souls.
So what’s the yogi to do? Bucar doesn’t propose “de-religioning yoga,” “scrubbing” our classes of Eastern words, gestures, and beliefs. Instead, she opts to educate, trying to “acknowledge her indebtedness to forms of devotional yoga” in the classes she teaches. She calls postures by both their English and Sanskrit names. She begins classes with quotes from the Bhagavad Gita. She doesn’t say namaste (a “fetishization”).
Solidarity hijab is never okay. But yoga? Bucar uneasily continues to teach, moving through postures with all her caveats and contextualizations. Why? Well, yoga helps with her back pain. And there’s something else, too. Sometimes, in spite of her secularism, her practice “dips into devotion.”
No religious communities want their objects and practices desecrated. But exploration, borrowing, and sharing, whether explicitly for evangelism or as a simple act of welcome? That’s often fine, even encouraged.
But in hindsight, Bucar isn’t proud of these trips, which she now considers religious appropriation. She worries that many of her students were “considering religious ritual merely something to instrumentalize for personal growth.” She’s concerned about the “existential risks” such a trip creates, the “crises of faith” it might precipitate even for Catholics. “I created and led a program that encouraged students not just to observe religion, but in a very real way, to do religion,” she frets.
Her students, no matter their preexisting beliefs, presume no such thing. Maybe, as in my yoga class, they’re just coming for a good time, for drinking and flirtation and a trip to Europe. But I don’t think so. To me, they seem eager and aware of implications, ready to engage with something or someone beyond themselves. They’re coming not to steal, but to seek.
Katherine Lucky is an editor at Christianity Today.
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After clambering drunkenly onto the stage of a nightclub, he stood face to face with the singer Chalino Sanchez. Both men had traveled similar paths. Like Chalino, Gallegos was a teenager when he left his home state of Sinaloa, where his family worked the fields in poverty. Gallegos was looking for “the American dream, to earn money,” he would say decades later. It didn’t turn out that way.
Chalino found fame and fortune in the dance halls of southeastern Los Angeles County, singing corridos — ballads that chronicled the lives of men who made a living sending drugs, money and people across the U.S.-Mexican border. Gallegos was broke, addicted to heroin, and losing his marriage when he invited himself onstage at the Plaza Los Arcos in Coachella.
Gallegos pointed a gun at Chalino’s chest and pulled the trigger four times. Chalino drew his own gun and fired back. Pandemonium erupted. A young man, dancing with his wife, was fatally wounded in the crossfire.
Chalino eluded death that night, but it was only a reprieve. Four months later, his body was found dumped in a canal in Sinaloa. His murder, which has never been solved, cast the earlier shooting in a new light: Was that chaotic night in Coachella the handiwork of a drunken patron, or was Gallegos a hired gun for some trafficker Chalino had angered?
Gallegos was sentenced to 20 years to life, but it wasn’t until 2012, when he was first up for parole, that he spoke about the night he tried to kill Chalino. At that hearing and subsequent ones in 2017 and 2022, reported here for the first time, Gallegos recounted his life leading up to the shootout at Plaza Los Arcos and told two contradicting stories of why he shot the singer.
After 31 years behind bars, Gallegos, 64, was released from prison on May 9, according to a spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He faced deportation to Mexico, but his current whereabouts are unknown and neither he nor his family could be reached for comment.
Chalino’s legend has only grown with the passage of time. The night at Plaza Los Arcos made him known as a man who did not just sing of gunfights but won them. His murder remains an enduring mystery. The theories of who wanted him dead, and for what reasons, are too numerous to count.
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If Chalino’s fans believed Gallegos could offer some clue as to who ultimately had the singer killed, there are none in the transcripts of his parole hearings, which raise as many questions as they answer. Like so much of Chalino’s life, the story Gallegos told of that night has changed over time.
“So we’re left wondering,” a prosecutor remarked, “what is the truth?”
Gallegos was born to a poor family of eight children, he told the parole board. He said his family owned a plot of land in Navolato, about 20 miles west of Culiacán, the Sinaloan capital.
Beginning in the third grade, Gallegos would spend the first half of the day in school and the rest working with his parents in the fields, he said. He dropped out in the sixth grade to work full-time. Gallegos described his family as “dysfunctional,” recalling a childhood “with a lot hurt, with a lot of pain.”
“When you can’t do anything,” he said, “you feel angry and resentful and you feel — feel powerless.”
At 14, Gallegos said, he followed his older brothers to the Coachella Valley. He picked crops and later worked as a mechanic in Indio, fixing junked cars and selling them, he said. He was deported several times but never waited more than a few days before returning illegally to the United States, a parole commissioner said.
By 17, Gallegos was drinking two six-packs of beer a day, starting a spiral of addiction that he blamed for the fraying of his marriage, the shootout with Chalino, and the loss of his freedom. He drank, he said, to forget he didn’t have enough money to pay his bills.
“Everyone out on the streets has problems,” he told the board in 2012. “And we start drinking to avoid the daily problems. But the next day, the problems are still there. Nothing gets resolved.”
After four years of slugging beer and tequila, “your body asks for something stronger,” he said. He started snorting heroin. Before long, he was injecting it.
A father of two, Gallegos spent everything he earned on booze and heroin, he said. His marriage to a woman he’d met as a teenager was falling apart. She would divorce him after he went to prison, he said.
On the day he shot Chalino, Gallegos said, he started the morning with a beer, then went to a cockfighting match. By the time he got to Plaza Los Arcos that night, he had drunk 30 beers and shot heroin, he said. He was carrying a pistol he’d bought from a “paisa” who had gone back to Mexico, he told the board.
It was his first time seeing Chalino perform. “I had only heard and listened to his music,” he said, “because he sings corridos.”
Gallegos may not have known it, but Chalino had taken a similar path to the United States. Raised on a small Sinaloan rancho, Chalino — born Rosalino Sanchez — crossed the border in 1977, four years after Gallegos. He too found work in the fields of the Coachella Valley.
Chalino began selling small amounts of marijuana and cocaine and helping his brother, Armando, smuggle people across the border, Sam Quinones wrote for the LA Weekly in 1998. After Armando was shot to death in a Tijuana hotel, Chalino wrote his first corrido in his brother’s memory.
By the time he took the stage at Plaza Los Arcos, Chalino had found an audience: drug traffickers who paid him — sometimes in cash, sometimes with a watch or a pistol — to trace the arcs of their short lives in song. His music also appealed to legions of Southern California teenagers who were not from the narco world but found themselves enthralled by his stories of gunfights, betrayals and vendettas.
A cowboy hat perched on his head, a handgun more often than not tucked in his waistband, Chalino sold out clubs such as El Parral in Southgate and El Farrallon in Lynwood. That night in Coachella, 400 people had crowded into Plaza Los Arcos. Somewhere in the crowd was Gallegos, who would offer to the parole board two very different accounts of his actions that night.
At his first hearing in 2012, Gallegos said he merely wanted to hand Chalino his gun so he could fire it onstage as he sang, “just like they do in Mexico.”
“But what happened was that the singer got scared,” he said, “and I didn’t know that he had a gun also.” Gallegos claimed he and Chalino began shooting at the same time.
Rene Carranza, 20, had been dancing with his 18-year-old wife when a bullet pierced an artery in his thigh. Carranza, father to a 2-month-old baby, bled to death. Six others, including Carranza’s wife, were shot but survived.
“I feel bad for what I did,” Gallegos told the board in 2012, “but you can’t fix anything by feeling like that.”
Five years later and again in 2022, Gallegos told a different story. Before taking the stage, Gallegos said, Chalino passed by his table. He asked the singer to perform a particular song and “send some greetings to some people whom I knew from another town.” Chalino agreed, Gallegos told the board.
But as the night wore on and the song Gallegos had wanted to hear wasn’t played, “I started feeling irate,” he said. “Because, you know, the thing is that I was feeling ignored.”
After climbing onstage, Gallegos said, he fired four shots at Chalino from about three feet away. The singer drew his own gun and fired once at Gallegos. It jammed, and Chalino threw the gun at Gallegos’ face, a parole commissioner said.
Gallegos was dragged offstage and wrestled to the ground. Someone in the crowd took the gun from him and shot him in the mouth.
Anna Laura Costa Porsborg came to Los Angeles last Christmas Eve for a weeklong vacation. Authorities do not believe she ever left. Her remains, they suspect, are somewhere in the Angeles National Forest.
Parole commissioners and prosecutors from the Riverside County district attorney’s office said they did not entirely believe either story.
“Eight people were shot because this inmate says the singer didn’t play a song he wanted,” Deputy Dist. Atty. Terri Wyatt said in 2022. “That’s ridiculous, senseless, violent, and I don’t think we’re getting at the exact motive here.”
Noting that Chalino was murdered four months later, Commissioner William Muniz asked Gallegos if he went to Plaza Los Arcos intending to kill him.
“No, I didn’t even know who he was,” Gallegos said, contradicting his earlier statement that he knew of Chalino but had never seen him perform. “I was just going to listen to him, to sing, but I — I didn’t know him.”
Unlike at his hearing a decade earlier, Gallegos admitted in 2022 that he tried to murder Chalino and said he was responsible for the death of Carranza, whether he fired the shot that killed him or not. “Even though it took me so long,” he said, “I now understand that I have a moral responsibility to be responsible of my crime.”
In weighing whether to grant Gallegos parole, the board considered not only his crimes but his record in prison. Gallegos had been written up for smoking tobacco, possessing sewing needles and nails, and damaging state-issued clothing, according to his parole transcripts.
But the board noted he hadn’t been disciplined since 2017 and looked favorably on his work record, which included jobs as a printer, porter, landscaper and dining room attendant. Gallegos said he’d been sober since his arrest in 1992, and the board saw no evidence to disprove that.
“You clearly have demonstrated change,” Muniz told him.
Mary Xjimenez, a spokeswoman for the state corrections department, declined to say whether Gallegos was turned over to immigration authorities for deportation after he was released in May. Gallegos told the board he wanted to return to Sinaloa, where his father still lived on their family’s plot of land.
If deported, he swore never to come back.
“A human being that has spent 20, 30 years in prison in the United States,” he said, “the only thing that person wants is to go back to his or her country and spend the last years of their life with their family. Because there’s nothing here for me but prison, I — I just want to go.”
Matthew Ormseth is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Before joining The Times in 2018, he covered city news and state politics at the Hartford Courant.
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Weather MapsRadarLower Valley man dies after neighborhood dispute leads to shooting; suspect in custody by Erika Esquivel
Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — One man has died after an argument involving neighbors in the Lower Valley led to a shooting Friday morning
The incident happened on the 7600 block of Parral Drive around 8:25 a.m
Officials said the incident happened as a dispute between neighbors
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a 54-year-old person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
But were not injured and not involved in the shooting
Police said they have been called before to the area but have no knowledge of the history between the neighbors
usually you hear about young kids on the far east going out to the desert where all those shootings are going on
it’s very peaceful," said Ralphie Hernandez a neighbor
The suspect is being charged with murder and aggravated assault
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A 62-year-old man was fatally shot Friday morning at a Lower Valley home as another man fired a gun during an argument with neighbors
13 in the 7600 block of Parral Drive in the Hacienda Heights neighborhood
A 68-year-old man fired a gun at three people during an argument with neighbors
The 62-year-old man was shot and died from his wounds
while a 54-year-old man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
The 68-year-old man was taken into custody
The names of the people involved in the man's death have not been released
No further information has been released as police continue their investigation
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and Israel Gonzalez are transforming the El Parral into The 1910
The brothers-in-law and managers opened last week and have big ideas for the bar and restaurant in Austin
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Rustic pictures of the Mexican Revolution decorate the walls
and more than a dozen varieties of tequila sit behind the bar inside the old
“We’re trying to incorporate as much of that look and feel as we can into the ambiance here,” said Israel Gonzalez
manager of the newest Mexican bar and restaurant in town
The atmosphere has changed inside what used to be the El Parral on Fourth Street Northeast
as new booths line the walls in both the restaurant and bar — highlighted by fresh coats of paint and new woodgrain
Perhaps the biggest change, though, is the business plan. But Gonzalez and his brother-in-law partner, Gonzalo Cibils, aren’t afraid to go out on a limb.
The partners have created a restaurant unique to Austin, not just another Mexican restaurant with tacos and pre-mix margaritas, Cibils says. The partners had to close their eyes and take a trip back in time — back to Mexico.
“We wanted to deviate a little from the cliche Mexican restaurant,” Gonzalez said, who mentioned the name of the new business stems from the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution.
To incorporate that, Gonzalez and Cibils covered the walls with black-and-white images of soldiers riding horses, sitting among adobe buildings, and wearing sombreros and bandoliers. Furthermore, the business partners were inspired from traditional elements of Guadalajara, especially the food.
“It’s Mexican inspired, but seafood is our main focus right now,” Gonzalez said.
To achieve that, the business partners sought a gourmet Mexican chef who could go beyond the realm of tacos, burritos and fajitas. That wasn’t an easy task, but with time and luck, they found Reynaldo Olivares. Better yet, they found him in Austin. Gonzalez said Olivares was working in construction because he no longer wanted to cook if he couldn’t use his talents. The 1910, however, offered that opportunity.
Gonzalez is excited, as his new chef has operated restaurants in Mexico and brings vast experience and cuisine options to the table, literally.
“He’s got over 300 dishes,” Gonzalez said.
For example, one seafood cocktail includes octopus, fresh oysters, shrimp and sauce.
“You just pair it with a lager beer, and it’s a dream,” Cibils said.
Gonzalez and Cibils are relatively young business owners, 33 and 29 respectively. They realize not everybody will appreciate their new business model.
“It’s risky,” Cibils said. “Some people are disappointed, but we know for sure there are some people, they want to see something different.”
The brothers-in-law know this from their own experiences. Gonzalez was co-owner of a bar and restaurant in Miami before returning to Austin. He previously managed El Parral until owner Custodio Serrano wanted out of that business. Gonzalez was ready to shift the focus and manage his own idea. Because he also wanted the bar to be unique, he sought the expertise of Cibils.
“I started in San Francisco,” Cibils said. “I actually went to bartending school in San Francisco: San Francisco School of Bartending.”
Since then, Ciblis has managed bars, including a French bar in San Francisco and a Latin bar in Los Angeles. Now he brings his ideas and heritage to Austin.
Cibils wanted to focus on Mexican drinks with fresh ingredients. To start, he got rid of the pre-mix bottles and store-bought infusions.
He brought in craft-style beers and an array of tequilas. He is focusing on not only drinks derived from fresh fruits, but drinks people have never tried. In just a week, it has gone well.
The managers haven’t forgotten about the ballroom aspect, either. Cibils was excited to find out Johnny Cash played at the ballroom when it was the Terp in 1957. He and Gonzalez want to cater to all demographics in Austin, they said, and bring back the joy of the ballroom. This past Sunday, people were already playing soccer in there.
Thus far people have been visiting the business after Bruins games on weekends and slowly finding out about the buzz. Cibils and Gonzalez have a lot of work to finish, but the business is already open Wednesdays through Sundays. Much more is yet to come, all with a focus on the experience.
“It has been an opportunity to show and invite people to something that is not that common,” Gonzalez said.
The 1910 is decorated throughout with pictures of the Mexican Revolution, which began in 1910.
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Man arrested after taking gun from murder scene at Martinsville restaurantby Brenna McIntosh
(WSET) — A man was arrested for taking a gun involved in a deadly shooting at a Martinsville restaurant last week
The shooting took placeat El Parral restaurant on January 14 at around 11 p.m
The shooting ended with two people dead and two others injured
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Authorities say an argument escalated to a shooting between 26-year-old Laquon Moss and 31-year-old Orlando Raceem Johnson
Authorities say Moss shot Johnson multiple times
Moss was charged with first-degree murder among other charges
the Henry County Sheriff's Office announced that investigatorsdiscovered that a man had taken a gun used in the shooting from the scene
An individual was captured on video taking Johnson’s gun after Johnson had been shot
The subject was identified as 44-year-old Delano Tomaz Ross
and at first he basically was not trying to confirm what we knew
but when we confronted him with an excellent video we literally within minutes had the weapon that was used in the crime and it was brought to us," said Sheriff Perry
Ross has been charged with possession of a firearm by a violent convicted felon and the willful concealment of physical evidence; both charges are felonies
Ross is currently held in the Henry County Jail without bond
The new ballroom at the El Parral is one of four rooms that can accommodate large groups for graduations
a few dedicated people have been transforming an old building into what is now the El Parral ballroom
bought the building in March 2010 with longtime plans to offer something fun for the community
the building was vacant but needed many repairs
Holes and watermarks peppered the ceilings
are in the process of perfecting the multipurpose facility that is now the El Parral ballroom
but they want to offer more than a typical ballroom
Serrano wants a wide variety of activities —more than just dancing
his friends and carpenters have begun the huge task of customizing every large room
and behind it lies a fully furnished bar with another stage
will eventually serve as an indoor soccer room
Serrano considered several other locations for ballrooms in the past; it’s something he’s wanted to open for a long time
Then he considered the restaurant supply store in Austin
he was excited because his home is in Austin
The two met while working at Quality Pork Producers in 1998
sprinklers and equipment are just a few of the changes
But Serrano said he still has a long way to go
and he never imagined he would spend this much and take it this far
“You don’t have any idea what this place looked like,” Garate said
then it was very basic — a large open space without much else
Although the project has gone farther than anyone thought
Garate said it’s too late for Serrano to turn back now
“He’s not a quitter; he’s a fighter,” Garate said
Serrano and his wife hope that everyone around Austin will use the facility and bring the community closer together
but Serrano and Garate have been working on planning their own events to get people in the doors
groups have booked rooms for dances and graduations
Serrano and Garate plan on holding weddings
Some upcoming events include a Valentine’s Day dance and Austin Medical Center convention
El Parral has already been hosting a band every weekend
it will have its kitchen and offices in place as well
and visitors can expect it to be back to it’s old Terp form or better
“It’s been empty for too many years,” Garate said
then you are more than likely familiar with The Tower
one of the hottest teen clubs in the state of Minnesota
With music provided by Rush Hour and Denny Charnecki and the DC Drifters
organizers hope that this night of remembrance and fun will bring back the feel and the vibe The Tower created during its years of business
“It’s a tribute to the original founders of The Tower,” said Bruce Folken
the result of efforts by three men in Austin looking to give teens a place to go
partnered with Dale Modine and Gar Nash to bring The Tower to reality
“Clarence decided he wanted to create Austin’s version of American Bandstand in Austin,” Folken said
which was on the second floor of the building that was on the East Side.”
The Tower was open after school and on the weekends
when some of the biggest bands of the state would play
Admission was just 25 cents during the weekdays and 75 cents on the weekend
A photo of the bar area at The Tower that provided snacks and beverages for the teens.Photo provided
“We called it the stairway to heaven,” Folken said
referring to the long flight of stairs teens took
“You get to the top and all of your friends were there
This story of how The Tower came to be was the backbone of how the tribute came into being
I nominated Clarence Nybo for the Austin High School Music alumni award,” Folken said
it just so happens the Austin ArtWorks Festival was 65 years from the day The Tower opened.”
“I contacted his daughter and we started talking
She told me the story and I got hooked,” Folken continued
“We needed to honor and remember the memory of the guys who started The Tower
Who gave us a central meeting point we wouldn’t have had.”
The Tower was somewhat of a rarity in the area and the state
there weren’t that many places just for teens
“They were average guys who wanted a place for kids to hang out,” Folken said
“There were very few places like that in Minnesota and America that had a safe place for kids to go.”
The Tower collected performances from well-known Minnesota acts like The Mustangs
was part of the opening act — The Saints — that played at the Tower on opening night in 1957
The Tower was also a source of inspiration
“What it created was a lot of musicians,” Folken said
“A lot of these people started garage bands and they would stand there and watch these guys
It just became a ripple effect to generate musicians
orchestra program and all of the churches had great choirs.”
Modine and Nash created include not just music
Folken is hoping the event will be a starting point for The Tower’s lasting legacy
The first step of that is to hopefully create an annual event that could eventually morph into a two-day event
Folken is hoping that at some point a statue of Nybo
might be erected as well as a lasting source of help for current students
“Hopefully we can raise enough money to start to have scholarships for kids in conjunction with the MacPhail Center [for Music],” Folken said
Cost to take part in the Tower Tribute is $20 in advance and $25 the night of the event
visit The Tower Tribute page on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/groups/1994131210788751
There is also Tower apparel available at both Sweet Reads and Sterling Main Street
“I just want to thank Tim Duren for the job
Lisa Deyo (Sweet Reads) and Jenny Legried of Sterling,” Folken said
“The merchants in Austin have been great to work with.”
A Mexican newspaper suspended its print edition and will no longer publish crime and political stories after it was firebombed Tuesday night in Parral
In an editorial, El Monitor de Parral said it was suspending its print edition in "hopes of finding better conditions for journalistic work."
The newspaper has been in business for 58 years in Parral
a city of about 109,000 residents located nearly 140 miles south of Chihuahua City.
El Monitor de Parral will continue its digital edition but will no longer publish crime stories and articles with a political slant
absolutely no news of a police nature — no matter how important it might be," the editorial stated
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unknown assailants using Molotov cocktails attacked the offices of El Monitor de Parral
the Chihuahua attorney general's office said in a statement
There were no reported injuries and the firebombing is under investigation by state authorities
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A possible motive for the attack has not been disclosed
Chihuahua state has been under a rash of drug cartel-related violence for years
Javier Corral in a tweet said that he stood in "solidarity with the reporters
editors and personnel" of the El Monitor de Parral
we will not tolerate any attack on the freedom on expression," Corral said
Mexico is considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists
Mexico's National Human Rights Commission reports that nine journalists have been killed this year and that 150 journalists have been murdered since 2000
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the body of the director of an online publication in the violent
Pacific-coast state of Guerrero was found in the trunk of a car in the neighboring state of Morelos
Rogelio Barragán worked for the news outlet Guerrero al Instante
Daniel Borunda may be reached at 546-6102; dborunda@elpasotimes.com; @BorundaDaniel on Twitter
WSLS has reported that a shooting occurred at the El Parral Mexican Restaurant located at 670 Commonwealth Blvd W
Investigators said that an argument broke out between two men in front of the restaurant
pulled out weapons and began to fire shots at each other
Moss shot the other man multiple times in the legs and torso
They suffered non-life-threatening injuries
A stray bullet from the other shooter struck and killed a man
Moss has been charged with first-degree murder
three counts of the use of a firearm during the commission of a felony
in addition to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Attorney contributor Kevin Biniazan is a gun crimes injury lawyer who represents victims of criminal violence and their families in civil lawsuits
Kevin recently discussed some of the legal rights available to restaurant shooting victims
including their right to sue if shot at a restaurant
"Restaurant owners have a legal responsibility to maintain an adequate level of security on their property to prevent violent crime
When a restaurant owner fails to provide adequate security and someone is injured on their property
the victim could have sufficient grounds to sue the property owner."
or if the shooting occurred at a restaurant that had a history of violence but did nothing to amp up their security
the restaurant owner could be held accountable for the crime
Shooting victims and the families of those shot and killed at restaurants should consult with an experienced gun crimes injury lawyer to explore their legal options for justice."
WSLS
The following businesses received critical health violations from the Licking County Health Department between Jan
cocaine and pickups were seized Wednesday during the arrest of one of the reputed leaders of the Sinaloa drug cartel in Chihuahua
Chihuahua state police arrested Leonel "El Cuate" Salgueiro during an "intense operation" at dawn in the city of Parral
Javier Corral said in a video message
The governor described Salgueiro as one of the region's principal drug distributors who also was responsible for violence in the region
Parral is in the southern part of the state
located about 135 miles south of Chihuahua City
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including two gold-plated guns decorated with jewels
images of fighting roosters and the faces of a lion and an Aztec warrior
the initials "LS" and "El Cuate" (the twin)
four pounds of cocaine and two pickups outfitted with police-style lights
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Corral said that Salgueiro is the nephew of Ruperto Salgueiro
alias “El 37,” the reputed founder of the Gente Nueva
the Sinaloa cartel's division in Chihuahua
a war between the Gente Nueva and the Juárez drug cartel fueled violence in Juárez and across Chihuahua state
Salgueiro's other uncles are the reputed Gente Nueva drug-traffickers Noel "El Flaco" Salgueiro and Heriberto Salgueiro
Leonel Salgueiro was arrested on weapons and drug-trafficking charges.
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Mexican cartel leader 'La Barbie,' born on Texas border, to serve 50 years in prison
Authorities said that "El Cuate's" arrest was part of a large-scale investigation into the homicide of Parral business leader Uriel Ulberto Loya Deister
Loya Deister was president of the Parral branch of Coparmex
El Sol de Parral newspaper reported Loya Deister
was shot in the head Sunday by the passenger on a motorcycle in the parking lot of a seafood restaurant in Parral
Corral also mentioned that an investigation continues into Tuesday's shooting death of Carlos Francisco Cano Chávez
the director of the Latin American Bilingual School in Chihuahua City
Daniel Borunda may be reached at 546-6102; dborunda@elpasotimes.com; @BorundaDaniel on Twitter
including possibly a boy of about 10 years of age
were killed by gunmen who attacked a funeral vigil for a homicide victim late Friday night at a home in Juárez
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The mass killing was part of continuing cycles of violence believed to be linked to fighting among drug gangs that has left more than 100 dead in Juárez in the first month of 2024
There had been more than a dozen killings over the weekend
There were more than 1,100 murders in Juárez in 2023
fentanylA narco-banner with a message from the New Juárez Drug Cartel was hung from a highway overpass south of Juárez displayed above the body of a suspected member of the Sinaloa drug cartel
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The dead man was believed to be Jose Domingo Carrera Bermudez, known as "El 010," an alleged member of the Sinaloa cartel from the southern part of the state of Chihuahua, who had been abducted in Parral last August, El Sol de Parral newspaper reported
Next to the body were large blue plastic storage containers (like the kind available at hardware stores) supposedly filled with more than 300 kilos (660 pounds) of various drugs in an attempt to send a message
according to gruesome blurred photos from the scene accompanying some news accounts
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The banner stated the exact weights of "fentanyl
M-30 pills and crystal" that were supposedly inside the containers with a mocking note to state police saying in Spanish "this is the total
don't go stealing it or don't know (forget) how to count
We are not dying of hunger to traffic in this drug."
The banner was signed with the acronym "NCDJ," meaning the New Juárez Drug Cartel
The Economy Ministry (SE) has placed an immediate ban on the sale of 19 brands of cheese and two brands of yogurt because they don’t meet official standards
in conjunction with the consumer protection agency Profeco
said Tuesday that various products called “cheese” and “natural yogurt” don’t comply with official Mexican standards and their sale has been carried out “to the detriment of consumers and with information that could cause them to be deceived.”
The ministry said the main breaches of the 19 cheese brands were that they claimed to be made with 100% milk when they were not; that vegetable oils were added in lieu of milk in their production; that they weighed less than the amount stated on their packaging; and that the main side of their labeling didn’t list the percentage of caseinates (milk proteins) used in their production
The cheese brands whose sale has been banned are Fud
Aurrera and Philadelphia (original and light)
With regard to “natural yogurt,” the breaches were the addition of sugar and non-compliance with the minimum required quantity of milk
The banned brands are Danone Bene Gastro and Danone Natural
The SE said the companies that make the banned cheeses and yogurts will be fined in addition to having the sale of their products banned
Profeco chief Ricardo Sheffield told the newspaper Milenio that the agency he heads has initiated legal proceedings against Danone for deceitful advertising of its Bene Gastro yogurt
He said the name of the product implies that it is good for the gastrointestinal system whereas due to its significant corn syrup content it is in fact not good
“It could even be damaging to health,” he said
adding that the legal battle against Danone will likely end up in court
More legal battles could be looming as two manufacturers have challenged the results of the lab tests
The manufacturer of Philadelphia cream cheese asserted that the decision to ban its products is “unfounded.”
Mondelēz México said in a statement that it has evidence that quality studies carried out by Profeco’s national laboratory in September found that Philadelphia cheese met all required standards
The company said the Economy Ministry’s order to the National Association of Supermarkets and Department Stores to withdraw its cream cheese products caused it “surprise” and “bewilderment” because it is “totally unfounded and harms the reputation of our brand.”
rejected the findings with respect to its sliced
insisting that the product is made with 100% milk
Source: Milenio (sp), El Financiero (sp)
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for the first time since things locked-down in early 2020 because of the Global Pandemic
the Pataskala Chamber held its monthly Chamber lunch meeting in-person
The June gathering took place at Tri-Village Christian Church on Broad Street
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the first featured speaker hailed from the medical world
Robert Montagnese/President & CEO of Licking Memorial Health Systems spoke briefly and introduced Mark DeFrancisco
whose presentation focused largely on new strategies for detecting and treating aortic aneurysms
the so-called "silent killer," and a particular threat to older male smokers
LMHS also provided the June 16 lunch for the monthly meeting
Chamber President and Pataskala Library Director Jeff Rothweiler also announced the Chamber is kicking off a "Pataskala Area Food
taverns or retail shops in which they make a purchase of $5 or more will receive a special stamp to place in their booklet
Collecting eight stamps qualifies participants for a prize to be claimed at the Pataskala Chamber office at 430 S
Those who collect 16 of 20 stamps will be placed in a drawing to win one of the gift cards provided by sponsors or participating vendors
The passport event prizes remain valid through end of December when the event will conclude
Trail destinations include: Calico Cupboard
Learn more at https://www.pataskalachamber.com/pataskala-area-food-beverage-retail-trail/
Print Southern California isn’t just the biggest U.S
market for música Mexicana; it also has contributed greatly to the genre by serving as the birthplace or home base for many of its stars
Here’s a quick rundown of artists — and one record executive — with connections to the region
Música Mexicana has been pushed into the mainstream over the last five years by Gen Z and millennial Latino audiences
Here’s a guide on the genre’s essential instruments
where to find the best música Mexicana-themed parties
where to shop for the perfect vaquero outfit and more
flea markets before eventually signing on as the main act for Cintas Acuario
The singer would perform sold-out shows in Southeast L.A
in popular venues such as El Parral in Southgate and El Farrallon in Lynwood
Four months later, the “Nieves de Enero” singer was kidnapped and murdered following a performance in the Sinaloan city of Culiacán, where he was reportedly handed a death threat. Though only 31 years old at the time of his mysterious death, Sánchez is widely recognized as the king of narcocorridos
inspiring a new generation of entertainers such as Natanael Cano and Peso Pluma
Jenni Rivera performs at Lilith Fair at the Verizon Amphitheater in 2010. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times) Jenni RiveraLong Beach’s homegrown Jenni Rivera forged her own path in the male-dominated industry
releasing more than 20 albums throughout her lifetime and selling out performances as the first música Mexicana act at the former Staples Center
the self-proclaimed “Diva de la Banda” faced challenges as a single teenage mom and survivor of domestic violence — all themes that would inspire the lyrics of some of her most popular songs
“Jenni was raw and open with her life,” said Yvonne Drazan
vice president of publisher Peermusic’s Latin division on the West Coast
“A female artist can be really successful when they have a female fan base that has a common ground with them
Jimmy Humilde with his dog Bruno
(Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Jimmy HumildeBehind the trailblazing Rancho Humilde label is the hustling Jimmy Humilde
a Venice-raised party promoter turned music mogul with a knack for finding the next big act
Humilde has tapped into a younger audience at the crossroads of their multicultural influence by platforming corridos tumbados
Mexican folk songs with hints of American rap and trap beats
“It’s like a new era of hip-hop,” said Humilde in a 2021 Times interview
“This genre came in and reshaped the Mexican sound.”
Rancho Humilde — based in Downey — has signed some of the genre’s biggest stars
Fuerza Regida would pen its first YouTube hit in 2018
“Radicamos en South Central,” a corrido tumbado about building a drug empire straight out of the L.A
The band has released four albums and one EP in the last two years
all of which have reached the Billboard 200 top albums chart
“I feel like people in the U.S. identify themselves with Fuerza Regida,” said frontman Jesús Ortiz Paz in an interview with The Times
they know our culture is a different culture being born over here [rather] than over there.”
The band is currently on tour promoting its latest album, “Pero No Te Enamores,” a corridos tumbados fusion with Jersey club music. Fuerza Regida is set to close out the tour with two performances at Inglewood’s new Intuit Dome in mid-November
the Inglewood-born pop queen has evolved her sound to include música Mexicana in her repertoire
“Spanish music gave me the drive to find my own voice as a young woman in this industry,” said Becky G in a 2022 interview with The Times
She teased her transition during her 2023 Coachella debut
where she paid tribute to her Mexican roots by bringing out acts like Marca MP
Jesús Ortiz Paz of Fuerza Regida and Peso Pluma
she released her first música mexicana album
“Esquinas,” a tribute to her grandparents from Jalisco
The 27-year-old is set to release her second música Mexicana album and fifth LP to date
and has extended her first headlining tour with Casa Gomez: Otro Capítulo Tour through Nov
The sad sirreño singer broke into the music scene after posting to TikTok soft-sung covers from his Palm Springs bedroom
DannyLux eventually would collaborate with Eslabón Armado on their 2021 breakthrough hit
the guitar-strumming crooner has linked with other acts including Alta Elegancia and Becky G to sing about matters of the heart
he made his Coachella debut on the Sonora stage — just a half-hour from where he grew up
a digital billboard located outside of the Indio festival grounds displayed a message from his dad
a sanitation worker: “My last time at Coachella I was picking up the trash
now I’m back to see my son perform this Friday
Singer Ivan Cornejo at his home in Riverside on July 1
Jimenez / For De Los) Ivan CornejoDriven by his love of romantic ballads
the self-taught guitarist and singer-songwriter from Riverside rose to prominence on TikTok with the release of “Está Dañada” in 2021
The ballad about love’s affliction peaked at No
“I feel like us Mexicans have always been romantic. I think the most romantic songs are in Spanish,” said Cornejo in a Times interview
The 20-year-old is on tour for his new album “Mirada,” which incorporates his indie rock and folk influences
Cornejo is set to perform at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Oct
Cumbia pop star Estevie relaxes at Waterloo Park on March 15
ahead of her performance at the South by Southwest music festival
(Cat Cardenas / For De Los ) EstevieRather than choosing a clear-cut genre
the sultry singer from Beaumont has fused her alluring vocals with hypnotic cumbia rhythms
In an interview with De Los
the 21-year-old credited her unique artistry to growing up in Southern California
saying it “has everything to do with who I am today as a person and as an artist.” She honors those roots in her 2023 single “Santee,” paying homage to the DTLA Fashion District’s Santee Alley
Since releasing music in 2019, the “Canela” singer has collaborated with Eslabón Armado, DannyLux, Cuco and Christian Nodal. She is the first Latino artist to win the Grulke Prize for Developing U.S. Act at the 2024 South by Southwest festival.
Andrea Flores is a reporter with De Los covering the many contours of Latinidad for the Los Angeles Times
She has both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Stanford University and is originally from Waukegan
government is offering $5 million rewards for the capture of the brother of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and three alleged leaders of a branch of the Sinaloa drug cartel in Chihuahua
Federal agents are seeking Guzman's brother Aureliano Guzman Loera
Jose and Heriberto Salgueiro Nevarez of Chihuahua
Aureliano Guzman Loera is accused of running an extensive drug-trafficking network in Mexico, Arizona and Texas, the Arizona Republic reported
The Salgueiros are brothers of Noel "El Flaco" Salgueiro
who is accused of at one time being the Sinaloa cartel's top figure in the Chihuahua region
"El Flaco" Salgueiro allegedly was a lieutenant to "El Chapo" Guzman and one of the founders of the Gente Nueva
the branch of the Sinaloa cartel in Chihuahua state
a war between the Gente Nueva and the Juárez drug cartel turned Juárez into one of the most violent cities in the world
El Paso courts: Sinaloa drug cartel members found guilty, including 1 for role in 'Wedding Murders' case
alias "El 37," and Heriberto Salgueiro Nevarez allegedly took command of the family-run drug organization following "El Flaco" Salgueiro's capture by Mexican army special forces 10 years ago in Culiacán
authorities list the brothers as being from Guadalupe y Calvo in the southern tip of Chihuahua
The small mining town is in the "Golden Triangle," a rugged
remote region at the corner of the states of Chihuahua
Sinaloa and Durango known for growing opium and marijuana
Targets of bounty revealed in Tucson indictmentsThe U.S
State Department is offering rewards of up to $5 million each for information leading to the arrest of the four men accused of being high-ranking cartel members
The rewards were announced Friday after the U.S
Attorney's Office in Tucson unsealed two indictments on international drug trafficking charges
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The men are accused of smuggling fentanyl
cocaine and marijuana over several years
The reward is offered under the State Department’s Narcotics Rewards Program
The program has paid more than $135 million in rewards since its start in 1986
Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations
Anyone with information on the reputed drug traffickers may call the ICE tip line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE (1-866-347-2423)
The SNO: Salgueiro-Nevarez OrganizationThe Salgueiro brothers are allegedly the leaders of what federal prosecutors are calling the Salgueiro-Nevarez Organization
Mexican authorities have identified the group as the Gente Nueva
The family-run faction of the Sinaloa cartel allegedly is run by "El Flaco" Salgueiro with his brothers and nephews
Mexican military authorities have alleged "El Flaco" and "El Che" began their criminal careers in the mid-1990s
taking control marijuana production in the Sierra de Chihuahua
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The Salgueiros are accused of operating opium poppy and marijuana fields in the southern part of the state of Chihuahua
The Salgueiro organization was suspected of smuggling up to 15 tons of marijuana and 2 tons of cocaine into the United States every month
the Mexican military said at the time of "El Flaco" Salgueiro's arrest in 2011
After the capture of "El Flaco," Jose "El Che" Salgueiro allegedly took command of the family drug business
More: Wife of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' pleads guilty to US charges
Mexican authorities alleged the organization also was involved in abductions and killings
retail drug sales and the extortion of businesses
including miners in the Hidalgo del Parral region of the state
the Mexican army arrested "El Che" Salgueiro in Hidalgo del Parral and arrested Heriberto Salgueiro in 2015
It is unclear if either is still in custody in Mexico
"El Flaco" Salgueiro was extradited to the U.S
from Mexico and was held at the El Paso County Jail for a little over a month before he was moved to another location
Daniel Borunda may be reached at 915-546-6102; dborunda@elpasotimes.com; @BorundaDaniel on Twitter
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HALIFAX, NS, Jan. 10, 2024 /CNW/ - GoGold Resources Inc. (TSX: GGD) (OTCQX: GLGDF) ("GoGold"
"the Company") is pleased to provide an outlook of milestones and deliverables for 2024
"2023 was another year of significant advancements of the Los Ricos district
we have taken the district from having no resources to having 186 million silver equivalent (AgEq) ounces of measured & indicated resources and 87 million AgEq ounces of inferred resources
We also completed two preliminary economic assessments ("PEA")
in each of Los Ricos South and Los Ricos North which showed a combined total NPV of US$871M for the district
in 2023 we applied for a permit to construct a mine at Los Ricos South
We're very proud of our technical team's ability to achieve these significant accomplishments in less than five years at Los Ricos
and now we look to the future," Brad Langille
With the above and supported by our strong balance sheet including our year end cash balance of $95 million USD (see financial results PR dated December 19
2024 is sure to be a transformational year for GoGold as it advances towards a substantial low-cost silver producer."
the SART Zinc circuit was constructed on time and on budget over the previous two quarters
and the commissioning process should be completed by the end of January.
"The completion of the zinc circuit in the SART is important as it expected to generate approximately $500,000 per month for cash flow
We believe it will improve the metallurgical recoveries of gold and silver on the material which we are processing currently
so we expect to see production increase once commissioning is completed," said Brad Langille
"Silver equivalent production" include gold ounces and copper tons produced and converted to a silver equivalent based on a ratio of the average market metal price for each period
The gold:silver ratio for each of the periods presented was: Sep 2022 – 90
The copper:silver ratios were: Jun 2022 – 415
the Company completed an updated Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE") and updated PEA at Los Ricos South
For 2024, GoGold will work with our technical team and consultants to complete all engineering and technical work required to make a construction decision on the project in the upcoming year
the Company is in the process of completing a definitive feasibility study and front-end engineering design which is expected to be released in the first six months of 2024
and advancing the mine permitting application process
has been selected as the lead author of the study
supported by Ausenco for the process and mill design
The Los Ricos South Mineral Resource Estimate and PEA were previously announced in a news release dated September 12
with an effective date of the Report of September 12
See that news release or the 43-101 compliant technical report filed on SEDAR on October 27
with a base case silver price of US$23.75/oz and gold price of US$1,850/oz are as follows (all figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated):
Highlights of the updated Mineral Resource:
Table 2 – LRS PEA Key Economic Assumptions and Results
Grades shown are LOM average process plant feed grades including both OP and UG sources
External dilution of approximately 10% for OP material and 28% for UG material was incorporated in the mining schedule
Los Ricos South Mineral Resource EstimateThe basis for the PEA is the Mineral Resource Estimate completed by P&E for the Los Ricos South Project located in Jalisco State
which has an effective date of September 12
A summary of the Mineral Resource Estimate is provided in Table 3
Table 3: Los Ricos South Mineral Resource Estimate – Pit Constrained and Out-of-Pit(1-9)
Mineral Resources which are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability
The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental
The Inferred Mineral Resource in this estimate has a lower level of confidence than that applied to an Indicated Mineral Resource and must not be converted to a Mineral Reserve
It is reasonably expected that the majority of the Inferred Mineral Resource could be upgraded to an Indicated Mineral Resource with continued exploration
The Mineral Resources in this news release were estimated in accordance with the Canadian Institute of Mining
CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves
Definitions and Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by the CIM Council
Historically mined areas were depleted from the Mineral Resource model
The pit constrained AgEq cut-off grade of 38 g/t Ag was derived from US$1,800/oz Au price
The constraining pit optimization parameters were $2.10/t mineralized material and waste mining cost
Cerro Colorado Resource constrained to open pit mining methods only; out-of-pit Mineral Resources are restricted to the Eagle and Abra mineralized veins
which exhibit historical continuity and reasonable potential for extraction by cut and fill and longhole mining methods
The out-of-pit AgEq cut-off grade of 130 g/t Ag was derived from US$1,800/oz Au price
The out-of-pit Mineral Resource grade blocks were quantified above the 130 g/t AgEq cut-off
below the constraining pit shell and within the constraining mineralized wireframes
Out–of-Pit Mineral Resources are restricted to the Los Ricos and Rascadero Veins
AgEq and AuEq were calculated at an Ag/Au ratio of 78.2:1 for pit constrained and out-of-pit Resources
the Company completed an updated PEA at Los Ricos North
the Company will assess all technical and debt financing proposals that may allow the continued advancement of the project towards a construction decision
even during a potential construction phase of Los Ricos South should a construction decision be made on that project
The highlights of the PEA were previously announced in a news release dated May 17
and the effective date of the Report is May 17
See that news release or the 43-101 compliant technical report filed on SEDAR on June 30
with a base case silver price of US$23/oz and gold price of US$1,800/oz are as follows (all figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated):
Table 4 – Los Ricos North PEA Key Economic Assumptions and Results
Table 5 – Los Ricos North PEA Summary of Physical Attributes
Grades shown are LOM average plant feed grades
Los Ricos North – Mineral Resource EstimateThe basis for the PEA is the Mineral Resource Estimate completed by P&E in the National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on the Initial Mineral Resource Estimate for the Los Ricos North Project located in Jalisco State
A summary of the Mineral Resource Estimate is provided in Table 6
Table 6: Los Ricos North Mineral Resource Estimate (1-11)
El Orito is a silver-base metal sulphide zone
all other deposits are silver-gold oxide zones
Definitions and Guidelines (2014) prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by the CIM Council and CIM Best Practices (2019)
Approximately 98.9% of the Indicated and 91.3% of the Inferred contained AgEq ounces are pit constrained
See tables 4 and 6 for details of the split between pit constrained and out-of-pit deposits
The pit constrained AgEq cut-off grade of 29 g/t Ag was derived from US$1,550/oz Au price
The constraining pit optimization parameters were US$2.00/t mineralized mining cost
US$1.50/t waste mining cost and 50-degree pit slopes
The out-of-pit AuEq cut-off grade of 119 g/t Ag was derived from US$1,550/oz Au price
The out-of-pit Mineral Resource grade blocks were quantified above the 119 g/t AgEq cut-off
below the constraining pit shell within the constraining mineralized wireframes and exhibited sufficient continuity to be considered for cut and fill and longhole mining
No Mineral Resources are classified as Measured
AgEq and AuEq calculated at an Ag/Au ratio of 73.8:1
including both Los Ricos North and Los Ricos South
has a combined 186 million measured & indicated silver equivalent ounces and 84 million inferred silver equivalent ounces in Mineral Resource Estimates
See Figure 1 and Table 7 below for details
Table 7: Los Ricos Mineral Resources – LRS & LRN(1-4)
AgEq and AuEq calculated at an Ag/Au ratio of 87.5
is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and is responsible for the technical information of this release related to Parral
is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and is responsible for the technical information of this release related to Los Ricos North and Los Ricos South.
The securities described herein have not been
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933
and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to
persons (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S
Securities Act) except in compliance with the registration requirements of the U.S
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This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy of any of GoGold's securities in the United States
This news release may contain "forward-looking information" as defined in applicable Canadian securities legislation
All statements other than statements of historical fact
statements regarding the Parral tailings project
constitute forward looking information that involve various risks and uncertainties
Forward-looking information is based on a number of factors and assumptions which have been used to develop such information but which may prove to be incorrect
assumptions in connection with the continuance of GoGold and its subsidiaries as a going concern
the accuracy of mineral resource estimates
and the performance of the Parral project There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from GoGold's expectations include exploration and development risks associated with the GoGold's projects
the failure to establish estimated mineral resources or mineral reserves
For additional information with respect to risk factors applicable to GoGold
reference should be made to GoGold's continuous disclosure materials filed from time to time with securities regulators
The forward-looking information contained in this release is made as of the date of this release
please contact: Steve Low, Corporate Development, GoGold Resources Inc., T: 416 855 0435, Email : [email protected] Or visit : www.gogoldresources.com
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Pastor Rory Synoground makes a latte at The Way Cafe Thursday afternoon
The cafe is looking to become a place where people can come and enjoy a cup of coffee
— Photos by Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
The Way Cafe is putting a unique twist on nightlife in Austin
The Christian-focused coffee shop opened three and a half weeks ago and offers young couples
families and local residents a new place to hang out and enjoy food
but we’re expecting it to pick up,” Pastor Raymond Tuck said
“We’re on track to see some great things happen.”
The Way coffeehouse offers a variety of different coffees and flavors along with baked goods and plenty of entertainment
Tuck and Pastor Rory Synoground decided they wanted to give people an alternate way to spend their days and evenings
“We want to offer something different that’s not going to bars or the movies,” Synoground said
The cafe is part of the Freedom Event Center
which includes the International Fellowship Church
The Way Cafe is located in the former home of The 1910
is the former El Parral and was once the Terp Ballroom
Synoground and Tuck purchased the property in April to create a Christian and entertainment center
“The biggest thing is it’s not just what happens [at The Way Cafe],” Tuck said
Pastor Raymond Tuck prepares coffee for a customer Thursday afternoon
the cafe has hosted a couple karaoke nights and several performers
organizers plan to bring more special guests to perform
“We have a stage so we can have live music,” Synoground said
Synoground and Tuck hope to continue providing a safe atmosphere for many people to enjoy
“We want to provide a place where families can come to have a safe place and not have to worry about the world,” Tuck said
Officer Jamie Allen assisted Officer Christopher Hall in saving the life of a chocking woman
A life was saved last week thanks to a Reidsville police officer
Gang detective Christopher Hall was eating at El Parral when restaurant employees motioned for him to come to the rescue of a choking woman
he wasn’t sure what was wrong until the woman’s husband said she couldn’t breathe
Hall asked the woman if she could breathe and she shook her head and couldn’t talk or cough
“Her airway was completely cut off,” Hall said
Hall told the woman to stand up and he began the Heimlich maneuver
Hall was eating with officer Jamie Allen at the time and told him to get EMS and the fire department en route for assistance
Hall said the Heimlich maneuver wasn’t effective at first
but eventually he was able to remove the food and the woman could breathe again
The fire department came shortly after and evaluated her to make sure she was okay
She signed a waiver saying she didn’t need to go to the hospital
Later Hall was hailed as a hero once word of his good deed reached police department headquarters
“It really wasn’t that big of a deal,” Hall said
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The Lanzarote IRONMAN is the biggest sporting event in Lanzarote
and a great race which brings hundreds of athletes to the island
with the IRONMAN also comes road closures and altered bus lines
Here’s your guide to what’s changing this weekend
certain roads on the island will be closed for the cycle race
certain bus lines will also have to alter their schedules and stops accordingly
Below you will find the map of the island with the closed roads in question
Click this link http://www.emergenciaslanzarote.com/ironman-vias-afectadas-y-horarios-de-cierre-2022/ to be redirected to a page with specific in-detail maps for each municipality
so that you can map your route if you are planning on driving this weekend
For the buses it’s a little more complicated
here is what is changing on which lines and in which municipality:
Puerto del Carmen (L-02-03-24-25-161): From Friday at 1pm the Apartamentos Caleton Blanco and Centro Atlantico stops will be cancelled
Puerto del Carmen (L-02-03-24-25-161): Throughout the entire day the following stops will be cancelled: San Antonio
Teseguite and El Mojon (L-07-09-26): Between the hours of 9:30am – 5:30pm the Teseguite and El Mojon stops will all be cancelled
The closest stop to those will be the new provisional stop C/ Jose Fajardo Morales
Maguez and Ye (L-07-26): Between the hours of 10am – 4pm you will not be able to use any of the stops in Maguez
The closest stop to those will be the new provisional stop Cementerio de Haria
Haria (L-07-26): Between the hours of 10:00am – 3:30pm all of the stops in Haria are cancelled
San Bartolome (L-32): Between the hours of 8:30am – 6:30pm the cancelled stops are: Africamar
Teguise (L-07-09-26-31): Between the hours of 9:30am and 5:30pm they cancel the stops: Ayuntamiento de Teguise
Tias (L-07-09-26-31): Between the hours of 7:15am and 7pm the cancelled stops are: Gabriel Diaz
Tias (L-60): Between the hours of 7:15am and 7pm the cancelled stop will be Puente de Los Lirios
Mancha Blanca (L-16): Between the hours of 8:30am and 1:30pm all stops in Mancha Blanca and Teleclub de Mancha Blanca will be cancelled
For regular updates, pictures and videos of Lanzarote be sure to like and follow our Facebook page “Gazette Life Lanzarote”
Jet2 is expanding its winter 25/26 programme with more flights to 13 popular destinations (including Lanzarote & Fuerteventura) from Manchester Airport & London Stansted
Fire fighters were called to put out a minibus engine fire yesterday morning
Lanzarote Pool & Spa Shop in Playa Blanca are currently looking for an Office Administrator & Customer Service Representative
A head-on collision between two vehicles on the LZ-1 near Mala yesterday evening saw three people injured
Six local derbies will take place next season as three Lanzarote teams take part in Group 12 of the Third RFEF league
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