La Gloria : Mexican street food comes to San Antonio

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Street food vendors are a tradition the world over. Sometimes operating with little more than a pot over a pile of rocks, these seat-of-the-pants salesmen not only provide cheap meals on the run, but they also serve as a cultural touchstone, a kind of resistance movement against the encroachment of McD and other culinary colonialists. […]

Up the Ladder to Success: Lt. Valerie Frausto

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Not many firefighters can say they found their way to their career through a trip to the mall, but that’s how it happened for San Antonio Fire Department Lt. Valerie Frausto, 37, now a company officer at the Gembler Road fire station. As a child, Frausto had looked up to her uncle, a firefighter who […]

Worldwide Ways of Weight Management

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It’s early in 2011! That means it’s time for dropping the pounds we put on during the holidays. But instead of diet and exercise plans, here’s a look at the lifestyles and customs of people in other countries where the majority of people are slimmer and more fit than most Americans. Reader’s Digest conducted a […]