"The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will expand its discounted prescription drug program to offer 90-day supplies for $10 and add several women’s medications at a discount

Diamondbacks pitcher Tony Peña is coming in as a spokesman for Qwest Communications

Carlos Santana and chef Roberto Santibañez have opened their María María restaurant in the Tempe Marketplace. This is the second location of Maria Maria

The Mesa Arts Center Foundation, in cooperation with the Mesa Arts Center, is continuing to offer a limited number of “free-rent” dates in the Mesa Arts Center’s theaters

Borders bookstores, the Association of American Publishers and the Latina organization Las Comadres have teamed up to create a Latino book club

Toyota has announced that three Mesa elementary schools are among the newest sites for its successful Toyota Family Literacy Program

A new chapter for Friendly House will begin near the original birthplace of the 87 year old organization

BCBS rolls out bi-cultural marketing campaign The campaign targets Hispanics through television, radio and print advertisements, as well as a series of “webisodes”

Arizona Hispanic Chamber and Wells Fargo create Walls of Arte

Apply to the Latino Television Writers Program and create your own reality show

A Latino, is a Latino, is a Latino. Right? Nah! You know it and so do the founders of Cilantro Animation Studios in Boca Raton, Florida.

Attention niños y niñas and fully growns who are niños at heart Children’s Museum of Phoenix’s grand opening on June 14-15

Skky Entertainment will feature the imaginative creations of six local Latino designers at its first Latin Glam 2008 Fashion Show on June 7

Alchemist Manifesto, the sophomore album of Adrian Quesada and Martin Perna, founding members of Grupo Fantasma and Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, is a mix of electronica, funk and Afro-Latin jazz

Rick Najera, known for his comedic film performances (Ladron Que Roba a Ladron, A Day Without a Mexican, National Lampoons Pledge This!), switches gears for a dramatic role as the sensitive,...

Veteran Chicano artist Martin Moreno is bringing back the tradition of the mural pachanga to Phoenix

JLo, you’re sooo many things and you’re good at some of them but even someone bigger-than-life as you can’t pull off a reality show

Lotusland features 34 short stories and excerpts spanning 60 years of writing by some of the best Latino authors

Robert Ramirez, CEO of Vantage West Credit Union, is a new member to the Credit Union Executives Society board of directors

Steve Nuñez is now the local sales manager at La Preciosa KTZR (97.1 FM) and Tejano KXEW (1600 AM) in Tucson

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy David Silva as the new director of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory based in Tucson

Kris Alvarenga, the new manager of E-Commerce for Paddock Pools

La Frontera Center has elected new officers for its board of directors, including Celestino Fernandez, Frank Y. Valenzuela and Maria Elena McElroy

Kim Fernandez a principal with the architectural firm Albanese-Brooks Associates, has been elected chair of the Arizona Humanities Council board of directors

Jose Benavides was one of 11 Maricopa County artists awarded grants by the Arizona Commission on the Arts

Michael Del Castillo is the new manager of the Southern Arizona real estate office of the Arizona State Land Department

Valle del Sol announces the appointment of four to the Board of Directors; Tina Marie Bradley, Julio Herrera, Sarah Strunk, and James Vigars

Angela Gonzales, Linda Lopez and Dr. Arthur Martinez honored at Sixth Annual Crystal Awards program

Rosa Moreno has been hired by the Tucson Chamber of Commerce

Remember when your mom told you two languages was better than one? she was right.

Just as food eventually touches all parts of our body (some settling in places we’d preferred that it not), so does what we eat touch different aspects of the Latino lifestyle

Low-income Hispanic women are more likely than their African-American and White counterparts to follow diets that are rich in fruits and vegetables, according to a study published in the Journal...

Hispanics and African-Americans are more likely to delay seeking care for Alzheimer’s Disease and therefore lead to greater progression of the illness

Humana opened its new state-of-the-art call center for its RightSource home delivery mail-order prescription drug service

Dr. Maria E. Piña is one of five new faculty members to join the University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics

Ever since Isaac Newton dodged that famous apple women have learned that gravity mixed with skin unlike a French Bordeaux – dosen't improve with age

A Senate bill proposes a National Museum of the American Latino

Raul Castro documentary shares former governor's life

New study shows comparison of Catholic and Protestant Latinos

New Latino documentary is in the works for PBS and Latino Public Broadcasting

Latino and African Americans are three times more likely to be searched during traffic stops

Now we have a show dedicated to issues affecting Latinos.

City of Phoenix PR person David Ramirez sent us an e-mail reminder that Phoenix is still Latino friendly.

Paranoia, conspiracy theories, immigrant workers as secret spies..does this drive Russel Pearce?

Open letter to Stephen Rizley "esplainin" why SiTV should be in English language Cox lineup

This month’s featured artists, photographer Maria Marta Giménez and Laura Peralta, a Dance Movement Therapy instructor, are combining DMT, photography, and psychology to help people tap into...

United States servicemembers from Joint Task Force-Bravo in Arizona recently deployed to El Salvador Capt. Jennifer Martinez, officer in charge of operations at JTF-Bravo’s Medical Element

Chief’s Sharp Award at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

Featuring recording star guest speakers and technology modules with robots and simulators, the Army’s Leaders Among Us program recruit Latino youth

Campaign to benefit military seeks donations through July 6

Ever since he was a teenager visiting Puerto Peñasco in Mexico, Martín Navarrete dreamed of one day becoming a firefighter. His aspiration came full circle last fall when he used his training to...

Amanda Roberson

Sgt. Guadalupe Cervantes, 26, of Mohave Valley, Arizona, died April 23 while serving at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

A Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak makeover makes the perfect getaway Tocasierra Spa and Fitness Centre, a full-service spa and fitness facility, opened its doors in April

Playing a sport has always been fun for Oscar Cota, owner of local Cowtown Paintball, but it’s even better when that sport is how you earn your living

Dan Saban is set to challenge Arpaio’s so-called invincibility

Ruben Hernandez

USPS with U of A's Media Democracy and Policy Institute recently unveiled a stamp commemorating the work of slain Hispanic journalist Ruben Salazar

Sunnyslope High School sophomore Troy Thomas recently was named winner of Congressman Ed Pastor’s Fourth Congressional District Art Competition

Aguila Youth Leadership Institute recently kicked off a partnership with the Hispanic College Fund and their upcoming Hispanic Youth Symposium

Cactus Middle School teacher Lisa Flores is one of four Arizona teachers honored last month with the John J. Ross Memorial Award for excellence in law-related education

One moment’s choice to drop-out can determine your life

Georgann Yara