INDIANAPOLIS — Connecting Hispanic business owners and guiding them to success. That’s the goal of a growing program currently taking place at the Indy Chamber. This Hispanic Heritage Month, we wanted to see how this helps make entrepreneurship more accessible. Antonio Chapital is a local photographer. He needed to find a way to capture the attention of his community, which is why he joined the Hispanic Business Council. “It’s just a good feeling to see another Spanish business,” said Chapital, the owner of Chapital Photography. It is part of the Indy Chamber’s Entrepreneur Services Division and offers free business coaching,…
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When the San Diego Repertory Theater closed its doors last summer, many of its annual events were left without a home. But the Rep’s Latinx New Play Festival was saved by the La Jolla Playhouse, which will present the sixth edition of the festival October 27-29. The Latinx New Play Festival celebrates new theater works by Latinx playwrights from across the country. Its goal is to expand the presence of Latinx stories and artists on the American scene and to highlight the broad spectrum of the Latinx experience today. The founding director of the festival, Maria Patrice Amon is now…
Before the lights hanging on a 20-foot Christmas tree off South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive began to glow, Jahmal Cole had a message for the crowd at the My Block, My Hood holiday celebration , MyCity.There are still decorations on the roads in neighborhoods like Uptown, Edgewater and Greek Town, Cole said. But such festive events don’t often take place on the South Side, he added.That means the soon-to-be-lit tree represented more than just holiday cheer, he argued.“This represents our defense of our community,” he said. “This tree represents us standing so that all voices are respected. This…
A man holds a tablet showing a digitally superimposed virtual reconstruction of the ancient Parthenon temple, on the Acropolis Hill in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Greece has become a late but enthusiastic convert to new technologies as a means of displaying its famous archaeological monuments and deepening visitors’ knowledge of ancient history. The latest virtual tour on offer is delivered by a mobile app that uses augmented reality to produce digital overlays showing visitors to the Acropolis what the site and its sculptures looked like 2,500 years ago. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) By DEREK GATOPOULOS And THEODORA TONGAS (Associated…
Steven M. Stroum, founder and president of Venmark International, is a long-time advocate for small businesses and wants to increase awareness of “National Entrepreneurship Month.” It highlights that 99.9% of American businesses are small businesses and that small businesses are the nation’s largest job creators, responsible for more than 64% of net new private sector jobs and 49.2% of jobs in the private sector. UNITED STATES.FRAMINGHAM, Mass., October 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Unfortunately, very few people know about “National Entrepreneurship Month” and Stroum believes that’s a shame because 99.9% of American businesses are small businesses and small businesses are the…
By Zoya MateenBBC News, DelhiOctober 5, 2023Legend, Rapper Shubh’s Indian tour was canceled recentlyLast month, popular Punjabi rapper Shubhneet Singh’s upcoming India tour was canceled after tensions erupted between India and Canada.The reason was a controversy that erupted over an old social media post in which he shared an incorrect map of India. The Canada-based singer (known to his fans as Shubh) has been accused of supporting the demand for Khalistan, or a separate Sikh homeland – a sensitive subject in India, which saw a violent insurrection on the movement of the 1980s.Canada has the largest population of Sikhs outside…
Disarticulated | Penn’s party culture has become a worrying part of its status, from fraternity to festivals. By Mritika Senthil 01/11/23 1:34 p.m. A row of fraternity houses, located on Spruce Street. Credit: Oscar Vasquez When I was accepted to Penn, my friends and family were convinced I was going to be famous. After all, I was going to enroll in the school where the current American president held the title of Benjamin Franklin Presidential Professor of Practiceand the name engraved on my mascara tube now called freshman dorm. Among the sea of nearly 10,000 undergraduates, I would surely talk…
By Veneto Sherson Modern life can be isolating, especially in big cities. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King When I join Auckland brothers Marc and Ben Lavers at a small table outside Made, Hamilton’s new high-end fashion and food precinct, it’s safe to say they look surprised. A minute before, they had cheerfully returned my passing “hi,” but when I turn around and sit down, they look more hesitant. “I thought you had to be a friend of Mom and Dad,” says Ben, 33. “Our parents have a lot of friends and they tell us: ‘You don’t know us, but when…
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