by Robert Bradley | Nov 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
The family lives in a one-room space used for other purposes during the day. I see their grass mats tied against a wall when I walk by and the door is open more than usual, and am always impressed by how much their home looks like a museum. A precisely arranged...
by Michael Soares | Nov 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Sometimes you just have to cut your losses and move on. That’s the situation we faced with The Red Dragon restaurant this week. It’s been open for a little under 3 months, but just hasn’t seemed to catch on. The style of food was not the typical Chinese food that...
by Jonathan | Nov 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, who came to the U.S. from Ecuador as a child, defeated Republican incumbent Carlos Curbelo in a hard fought race for a South Florida Congressional seat. The race, in Florida’s District 26, was one of the battleground districts targeted early by...
by Jonathan | Nov 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Cuenca marked the 198th anniversary of its independence from Spain Saturday with the annual military parade on Av. Huayna Capac and the official observance to be attended by President Lenin Moreno. “This is a time to look back on our history and to recognize our rich...
by Markku Sario | Nov 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
In keeping with the electoral hysteria in the U.S., allow me to offer this timely battle cry. “Extremism in the pursuit of excellent coffee is no vice.” This could well be the mission statement of one of Cuenca’s newest, and best, purveyors of perfectly roasted,...