The Miami of My Dreams

The Miami of My Dreams

NewsTaco December 15, 2016

*It’s a contrast between the reality of science and people selling their homes near the ocean, and the politics of climate change denial. Trump’s pick to head the EPA, Scott Pruitt, […]

Not Just Cubans: Many Latinos Now Call Miami Home

Mary Mata March 7, 2014

By Carmen Sesín, NBCNews MIAMI — After studying medicine in Caracas, Venezuela, Luis Arias packed his bags and headed to Miami for his residency, and later to Boston to complete […]

Nostalgia for Cuba’s Past, A Difference of Generations

Mary Mata September 4, 2013

By Jorge E. Ponce, NewsTaco A Cuban-American friend of mine recently e-mailed me a PowerPoint presentation containing slides of pre-1959 Cuba.  To put you in the right frame of mind, […]

Florida Republicans Target Foreign Language Voting

Mary Mata April 18, 2013

By Marc Caputo, Miami Herald Desiline Victor, the 102-year-old North Miami voter who became a symbol of Florida’s elections woes, could again find it tough to cast a ballot now […]

Thousands Protest HS Valedictorian Facing Deportation In Miami

Mary Mata March 6, 2012

North Miami Senior High gained national attention Friday when more than 2600 students and teachers walked out of class in the biggest immigration protest in South Florida since 2004. Colombian sisters […]

Is The NBA’s Noche Latina “Latino Enough?”

Mary Mata March 2, 2012

The NBA will be celebrating Noche Latina with seven nationally televised games. The events will take place in Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, Chicago and New York. NBA Vice President of Hispanic Marketing Saskia Sorrosa stated, “The Noche Latina program is the perfect example of the […]

Hermain Cain: “How Do You Say Delicious In Cuban?”

Mary Mata November 17, 2011

Your Latino presidential update today is kind of sad. Yesterday we reported that GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich thinks Spanish is “the language of the ghetto,” and today we report […]

Latinas Are Trashy On “Real Housewives Of Miami”

Mary Mata February 22, 2011

The reviews are in for “The Real Housewives of Miami” and, well, they’re not good. The Miami Herald’s Glenn Garvin gave a less-than-glowing review of the show, which apparently had […]