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Miguel Mike Acosta Jr. of famed Acosta Music Co. of San Antonio, where he repaired and built guitars, died at 81
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Mike Acosta, pictured at Acosta Music Co. in 2011, shows off a double-neck bajo sexto and guitar built by his father, Miguel. Mike Acosta, who ran the renowned family business until his retirement a few years ago, died Jan. 5 at age 81.Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less
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Mike Acosta works on a guitar at the Bandera Road shop.Michael AcostaShow MoreShow Less
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Miguel Acosta, Miguel Acosta Jr.’s father, works on a guitar in the shop at the original Acosta Music Co. store downtown.Michael AcostaShow MoreShow Less
Not if it s spent without their mom.
They told their aunt, Kawonna Abner, who is raising them, to use money for presents toward hiring a detective to help find their mother.
This will mark the third Christmas that Calloway s children have spent without her. They ve grown and progressed in school. A lot of time has gone by.
Calloway hasn t been seen or heard from since June 2018, although police wouldn t allow Abner to file a missing person s report until August 2019, Abner said. In the past few weeks, the investigation into Calloway s disappearance has ramped up, but the years-long delay and lack of interest in finding her sister is unforgivable, she says.
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Ayala: Museo s virtual show in San Antonio expands definition of activism and its history in San Antonio
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Radio announcer and civil rights activist Mar?’a Rebecca Latigo de Hernndez (1896-1986) is among those featured in the Museo del Westside?•s inaugural online exhibit on Latinas left out of history. The exhibit was planned to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
You probably don’t know the story of San Antonio civil rights leader María Rebecca Látigo de Hernández, a contemporary of the better-known labor leader Emma Tenayuca.