By RICH GRANT … Today, Denver brews more beer than any other city, and Denver’s annual Great American Beer Festival is the largest celebration of beer on the planet…
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Archive for ‘History’
Remembering the Battle of Churubusco
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF … On Aug. 20, 1847, the Mexican Army fought the Battle of Churubusco against the United States in a make-or-break confrontation…
New England in a Nutshell: The Islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard
By RICH GRANT … No place epitomizes the New England of popular imagination better than the islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard…
Here Comes Chile en Nogada Season!
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … The tricolor seasonal delicacy is closely linked to Mexico’s Independence Day celebration and the state of Puebla…
Not That Kind of Feminist
By JENNIFER SCHNEIDER … What comes to mind when any woman utters the magic words “I’m a feminist” is an image of that same woman with a shaved head and unshaved armpits…
Island- and History-Hopping in Croatia
By RICH GRANT … Croatia is an amazingly beautiful, sophisticated and affordable destination, with more than a 1,000 miles of spectacular, rocky shoreline…
Photo Exhibit Highlights Mexico’s African Descendants
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF … The new exhibit offers insights into one of Mexico’s most-marginalized ethnic communities…
Fort Mose, the First Free All-Black Community in North America
By RICH GRANT … More before the U.S. Civil War, the first underground railroad to freedom for escaped slaves ran from Georgia and the Carolinas to Florida…
Passage to Japan, A Poetic Marriage of Cultures
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … José Juan Tablada, the Father of Modern Mexican poetry, had a lifelong fascination with Japanese art and culture…
Egyptian Envoy to Mexico Marks Nation’s Revolution
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … Egypt’s national day commemorates the July 23, 1952, revolution, when Egyptian military officers ousted King Farouk I, declaring the country a republic…
South African Embassy Pays Homage to Nelson Mandela
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … The South African Ambassador-designate to Mexico hosted a reception to mark the 101st anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela…
