“The Jackson Three” Planean grupo musical con los hijos de Michael Jackson Ver pág. 29
Want to Save the Earth? It’s All in the Reusable Bag Each year, consumers use between 500 billion and 1 trillion single-use plastic bags worldwide. While some do reuse plastic bags, most end up in landfills, if not in the world’s oceans, causing over 100,000 sea turtle and other marine animal deaths each year. Each reusable grocery bag can eliminate 1,000 plastic bags over the course of its lifetime. Even better, consumers can purchase reusable grocery bags that benefit good causes. For example, two organizations that benefit poverty-stricken families, Americans Helping Americans (www.helpingamericans.org) and Running Strong for American Indian Youth (www.indianyouth. org), recently started printing their logos on grocery bags containing 100 percent post-consumer recycled plastic. So, why do so many people fail to carry reusable bags? Despite the planning that goes into creating shopping lists, it is mostly a store-time decision when deciding what they will use to carry their groceries.
QUINCEAÑERA
Paradise Beaches In our community
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Peruanos
SOMETIMES THE DREAMS COME TRUE
Throughout the United States quinceañeras dream of looking perfect on their special day. No matter where quinceañeras celebrate their sweet fifteen, all have the goal to make it as memorable as possible. However, not having a ‘quince’ can pinch a Latina’s heart. It was this wistfulness that prompted Gulf Coast Latin Chamber of Commerce to host this year the “Quinceañeras: celebrating 15 years” in commemoration of it 15th anniversary. Please see page 6
Whether you prefer fun in the sun on a crowded beach or the solitude of drifting off to sleep on a quiet one, Sarasota and Manatee County beaches have something for everyone. With year-round sunshine in this corner of paradise, a warm tropical climate, and water temperatures averaging 80 degrees you will find it hard to resist each one of our gems… Secluded coves, never-ending curves of sparkling white sand, mountainous sand dunes, shell and shark teeth Eden…there is a piece of heaven for everyone.
Una comunidad vibrante Restaurante Javier’s, el primer restaurante peruano de Sarasota y Manatee.
SARASOTA.- Para nadie es un secreto que la comida peruana ha alcanzado los más altos niveles en la gastronomía mundial, pero lo que pocos saben es que el primer negocio latino en Sarasota fue precisamente un restaurante peruano, Hispanic Fanta de Lucho Alegría. “El restaurante quedaba donde hoy queda el parque Five Points frente a la biblioteca Selby, de eso hace unos 28 años”, nos cuenta Carlos Ballesteros quien hace parte de ese grupo de pioneros que llegaron a la región en los años 80. Ver pág. 4