Tag: Ramón de León

2013 Citizens of the Year: Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center founders

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It all started with an idea. Rogelio Nuñez had the notion of establishing the Valley’s first cultural arts center, but he needed help. Nuñez called upon his friend David A. Garza, who then called upon Ramón de León. Together, the three men took Nuñez’ idea and turned it …

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CONSIDER THIS: Good tidings from the center of the universe

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com On my desk is a New Orleans key chain that has “Birthplace of Jazz” prominently displayed on it along with a rendering of Bourbon Street. I kept the key chain in plain sight while penning this column; I guess you can say it served as a source of inspiration. …

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