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While May 5 is typically associated with Cinco De Mayo, Americans across the country also celebrate the culinary pride of southeast Pennsylvania on May 5. National Hoagie Day spotlights the famous Philadelphia sandwich and provides a nice alternative to all the tacos and tortilla chips that are usually consumed on Cinco De Mayo. In preparation for National Hoagie Day, we asked our readers for their favorite restaurant in Lancaster County to grab a hoagie. The restaurants listed below all receiv...

Find out whats happening in Austin with free, real-time updates from Patch. Lets go! A late-1980s marketing campaign from the Corona beer company turned Cinco de Mayo into the day in which Americans consume the most beer, topping even St. Patricks Day and Super Bowl Sunday. Indeed, Americas obsession with alcohol has taken over other holidays, too, but May 5 is certainly among the dates most hijacked by the countrys love of drinking. Here are five other things you may not have known about Cinc...

UpdatedTue, May 4, 2021 at 2:12 pm MT Reply Many Coloradans will celebrate Cinco de Mayo Wednesday. (Shutterstock) COLORADO — Cinco de Mayo, observed on May 5 every year, has turned into a major American celebration of Mexican heritage, but its growing popularity in recent decades has centered on something completely unrelated to the holidays original designation. Alcohol. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on beer and other alcoholic beverages for the Cinco de Mayo holiday every yea...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Chalupas and sopas, made of chorizo with potato, tofu, and chicken with avocado. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune; Shannon Kinsella/food styling/TNS) Masa treats in time for Cinco de Mayo celebrations By JeanMarie Brownson, The Daily Meal When traveling in Mexico or dining out closer to home, I seek out antojitos – those little whims of street snacks and appetizers. My favorites include flavor-packed, handheld chalupas and sopes made from corn masa dough that has been ...

May Day observed with call to protect rights of workers Lahore May 2, 2021 LAHORE : While May 1 is observed a holiday all over the world to honour the workers who won the right to eight-hour work day for workers across the world in May 1886, for labourers in Pakistan May 1 is still not a holiday. Most of them were at work on this day and many had a 12-hour work day which is very common. For those in whose name this holiday is observed, do not get a holiday. Workers from across the country spo...

While May 1, 2021, is National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day, the State of New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department wants us to remember that preparedness is year-round with their theme: Don’t Call Mayday! Be Prepared! With wildfires burning in Carson National Forest and near Ruidoso as this is posted, it seems especially apt to take actions on steps to protect our homes. The information below is from a press release sent by the state. National Wildfire Community Pr...

Follow the whims of appetite and make street snacks Jeanmarie Brownson The Daily Meal When traveling in Mexico or dining out closer to home, I seek out antojitos — those little whims of street snacks and appetizers. My favorites include flavor-packed, handheld chalupas and sopes made from corn masa dough that has been transformed into crispy, crusty golden containers. They are perfect for Cinco de Mayo, but equally delicious any day of the year. After a year of pandemic yeast dough and quick ...

April Versus May: The Rivalry Continues Is there a rivalry between the months of April and May?  Absolutely.  I think it is a heated one although there is the line of thinking, how can it be a rivalry if it is one-sided?   I am for May all the way.  April Showers Bring May Flowers.  Darn right they do! April is all about the yucky rainy weather compared to May and its majestic breathtaking flowers. My strong feelings against Month Number Four stems from the fact that my Birthday resides i...

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Alumnus Dan Wu is a popular chef and the founder of Atomic Ramen. The community activists family moved to Lexington when he was in sixth grade. Photo by Jenny Wells-Hosley. LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 13, 2021) — The University of Kentucky Office of China Initiatives (OCI) is hosting UK art studio alumnus Dan Wu, founder of Atomic Ramen and community activist, to discuss the effects of systemic racism and white supremacy on Asians and Asian Americans at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 14. Wu’s talk, �...