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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Cinco De Mayo is next week. Check out the deals at Moes, Barberitos, and others in Georgia
For many, Cinco De Mayo is a day for margaritas, salsa, and tacos. Here are deals that you can score in Georgia. Deals range from places all over Georgia at Moe's Southwest Grill, Barberitos, QDOBA, and more. Here is what we know. When is Cinco De Mayo 2025? Cinco de Mayo is on Monday, May 5, 2025. May 5 is celebrated every year by Mexican-Americans and people of Mexican heritage to recognize Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire in 1862. Georgia Cinco De Mayo deals and offers 2025 La Carreta is coming to The Ridge, hopefully by Cinco de Mayo. They will be in the location of the former Pepper's Landing. According to The Krazy Coupon Lady and the Fast Food Club, here are seven places in the state expected to have deals and discounts: Moe's Southwest Grill : With any entree purchase, you can enjoy a free side of queso on May 5. The Moe Monday offer will also be available, a $7.99 burrito or bowl, with chips and salsa. Barberitos: With any entree purchase, you can enjoy a free small queso. Chronic Tacos : With any in-app $20 or more purchase, rewards members can score $5 off. QDOBA: For Cinco De Mayo, QDOBA is focusing on catering specials, like the Hot Bar and Taco Kits. Surcheros : All rewards members will earn 5x points with any purchase made on May 5. Chipotle: Although not yet confirmed as of Monday, watch for a free delivery offer at Chipotle on Monday. Taco Bell: Taco Bell will most likely offer an in-app exclusive like five tacos for $5 on Cinco de Mayo. Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the the Deep South Connect Team Georgia. Email her at Vcountryman@ This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Georgia Cinco De Mayo deals and offers next week
Time Out
06-05-2025
- Time Out
Jonathan Mendez is helping put New York's Mexican community on the map
Jonathan Mendez, known on social media as Brooklyn Jon, made a name for himself online in the early 2020s when he began documenting New York City's little-known lowrider scene. This year, when the new administration doubled down on its campaign against Mexican-Americans— most recently by attempting to ban narcocorridos, a genre of Mexican music —Mendez felt a calling. In recent months, the tone of his social media channels have taken on a decidedly more confrontational tone: In addition to documenting New York's lowrider scene, some of his most viral videos have been of protests. This sense of defiance is coming at an important time for a community that can sometimes feel fragmented. When it comes to the ubiquitous Latin presence in New York City, you don't often hear about Mexicans: Unlike the West Coast and southern states like Texas, which boast their own blended cuisines (Tex-Mex) and globally recognized subcultures (Chicanos, Tejano music), there aren't many well-known cultural pillars of New York's more than 330,000 Mexicans. Part of it might be due to the lack of one singular neighborhood where the community can congregate, a fact that's complicated further by rapid gentrification. In the place of a Chinatown or Little Italy, there are pockets of Mexican communities all over, from East Harlem and Bushwick to Sunset Park and Corona, Queens, among others. Sometimes, the thriving and disjointed Mexican presence in the city is referred to affectionately as 'Puebla York,' a nod to the state from which many of those immigrants arrived from. Mendez grew up in the Puebla York neighborhood of Sunset Park, where he learned to be proud of his heritage. His earliest memories of Mexican culture, like so many kids who grew up stateside, were of the cumbais and bandas his mom played while she cleaned the house on Sundays. Every morning, Mendez would walk down the street to order coffee and Mexican pastries at their local panaderia called Las Conchitas Bakery. 'Even though I was born and raised out here, anyone who asks me where I'm from, I always say Mexico,' Mendez tells Time Out. 'I just grew up with the culture.' In 2019, Mendez's life changed when he was invited to a motorcycle club in the Bronx, where he saw a group of lowriders cruising down the street playing West Coast oldies for the first time. Growing up in New York, lowriders weren't a common sight. The culture was created in Southern California in the 1940s as a way to show cultural pride in the face of racial hostility and segregation. Mendez was instantly enamored with the cars and the expression of pride they represented, and it was then when he began to document the scene for TikTok and Instagram. For the unfamiliar, lowriders are customized cars, usually with a lowered chassis. The best are known for their elaborate and expressive paint jobs and hydraulic suspensions that make the cars bounce up and down as if they're dancing. Keeping a lowrider requires an immense level of patience and maintenance. In West Coast Chicano communities, people gather to admire each other's lowriders and then go "cruising" for hours. In New York, there's a blossoming community that gathers at Bryant Park on Fridays, from which they take off and cruise around Times Square, met by awe from tourists and locals. But lowrider gatherings aren't just about admiring cars. 'There are all types of people, not just Mexicans, who started to get involved in the scene,' Mendez tells Time Out. He tells me the story of a Russian guy with a lowrider bike who always carries a Mexican flag. 'That's the thing with these lowrider events, it's not always to show the cars. They're an excuse to bring families together, have barbecues, and make people feel welcome in our community,' says Mendez. 'To me, lowrider culture represents unity.' If you want to check out the scene, Mendez suggests experiencing the Mexican Independence Day Parade that happens every September, where you'll see some of the most emblematic lowriders in full display. Recently, lowrider culture has taken on new meaning simply because the act of being 'visible' as Mexicans has taken on new meaning, too. A report by the Times documented the vibe shift in some predominantly Mexican neighborhoods, where people are feeling too scared to leave their houses and the streets have gone quiet. There's paranoia in the air, and an urge to become invisible. 'You can look a certain way, and based on that people will think you don't belong here,' says Mendez. 'Right now, I see people in our community panicking even to go to work.' As hard as times might feel, history has proven that communities only get stronger and more defiant in the face of adversity—After all, that's how the lowrider scene formed eight decades ago. If there's one place that exemplifies that growing unity right now, it's probably La Placita de Knickerbocker, a makeshift food hall where vendors, who face constant pushback from police, gather to sell their products. 'These vendors are used to always being in the streets and for them to get a real venue so they're not freezing in the cold is amazing,' says Mendez. Recently, he started going around and interviewing the business owners at La Placita. One of the vendors who organizes the event, Fidel Cortes, has a stand called Las Nieves Cortes, where he sells a type of Mexican icee. You'll also find tamales, atole, tacos and more. Before now, you didn't always see that sense of unity among Mexican New Yorkers, some of whom might have felt a sense of competition in a country that has continuously signalled that there's already 'too many' Mexicans. 'Sometimes, Mexicans have a lot of hate towards each other, because some might be selling the same product,' says Mendez. 'But I always tell people that you might sell the same product but it might not have the same taste.' Slowly, a realization is beginning to form that the sense of scarcity many immigrants are taught to internalize is an illusion—that 'too many' is a unit of measurement created by those bent on obscuring your humanity. For anyone who thought it was possible to purge our city or country of Mexicans, they should know that the community is organizing; talking to each other more than ever before and becoming a powerful cultural force bubbling just under the surface. It's only a matter before the valve makes way. 'I always get the question: 'Are there Mexicans in New York?' or 'How big is the community over there?'' says Mendez. 'And I tell them: Mexicans are everywhere.'
Hindustan Times
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Why do Americans celebrate Cinco de Mayo? Here is a sneak peak into the history
Every year on May 5, colorful parades, lively music, and the scent of tacos and margaritas fill the air across the United States. Cinco de Mayo, often mistaken for Mexico's Independence Day, has become a widely celebrated event in the US, blending historical remembrance with modern festivity, as reported by Florida Today. But beyond the food and revelry, the day has deep historical roots and cultural significance — both in Mexico and among Mexican-American communities in the US. Also read: Vibrant Cinco de Mayo outfit ideas for women Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Battle of Puebla, which took place on May 5, 1862. On that day, a small and poorly equipped Mexican army, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza, achieved a surprising victory over French forces — considered one of the strongest military powers at the time. The battle occurred in the town of Puebla, during the Second French Intervention in Mexico, and served as a powerful symbol of Mexican resilience and resistance, as reported by Cincinnati. Though the victory did not end the war, it became a source of national pride, especially because the odds were heavily against the Mexican troops. Interestingly, the holiday is not widely observed across Mexico today, except in Puebla where the battle is reenacted and celebrated with local pride, as reported by Florida Today. In the United States, Cinco de Mayo took on a new life, particularly among Mexican-American communities. It became a way to honor Mexican heritage, culture, and contributions to American society. Over the years, the holiday grew in popularity beyond Latino communities and has been embraced more broadly as a celebration of Mexican-American identity. The rise of Cinco de Mayo in the US was especially prominent during the Chicano Movement in the 1960s and 70s, as Mexican-Americans used the holiday to promote cultural pride and political visibility. Today, the holiday is both a celebration of heritage and a moment of unity — bringing people together across backgrounds to appreciate Mexican culture. In the US, Cinco de Mayo is marked with street festivals, concerts, folkloric dance performances, parades, and traditional Mexican food. Restaurants and bars offer themed menus and promotions, while schools and community centers use the day as an opportunity to educate students about Mexican history and culture, as reported by Today. While commercialisation has led some to associate the day primarily with discounted margaritas and party culture, many Mexican-Americans continue to use the occasion to highlight their heritage and share authentic cultural traditions with others.
Fashion Network
24-04-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Casablanca to open first Los Angeles store after Paris
The Casablanca brand, founded in 2018 by Charaf Tajer, will open its first boutique in Los Angeles in July, two months after the planned opening of its Paris boutique on rue Saint-Honoré in May. Located at 469 North Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, the giant 5,000-square-fo0t space formerly occupied by Jimmy Choo, hair salon chain Vidal Sassoon and yogurt specialist Pinkburry, will welcome the Casablanca brand in a sumptuous architectural setting, with Ionic-style columns, arched display cases and a magisterial wrought-iron staircase. A second store for the designer, a regular at Paris Fashion Week, who will nevertheless have to make his mark in Beverly Hills, in an area off Rodeo Drive. Located at the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and North Canon Drive, the boutique is on a less-trafficked stretch of Beverly Hills, occupied by offices and banks, including the Chamber of Commerce, the Beverly Hills Welcome Center and the Bank of America, and by a number of famous cultural venues, including the Wallis Annenberg Center and the Brainwash Museum. Just five minutes from the major Beverly Hills hotels and numerous restaurants, including the popular Wally's and Funke, the store could nonetheless benefit from the new retail momentum on Canon Drive and the refreshment taking place there. Deserted by the luxury brands all clustered on Rodeo Drive, the neighborhood has seen the opening of the cashmere brand Guest in Residence, founded by Gigi Hadid, on the nearby N Beverly Drive. More recently, the fashionable golf brand G/Fore opened its first boutique near Alo Yoga at 401 N Canon Drive, to offer 'its young, modern golfwear collections." The opening of a store in Los Angeles also resonates perfectly with Tajer's love for the West Coast. A long-time Los Angeles enthusiast, Tajer's Spring/Summer 2025 show entitled 'Can't Get Enough' was set against a backdrop of lowriders - a movement launched by Chicanos, Mexican-Americans in the early '40s, taken up by hip-hop and customizing cars into works of art, metallic paint, chrome and lights - and flamboyantly recounted his inspirations for LA, skate and surf culture. Long known in the Parisian nightlife scene - he was notably artistic director of the Pompon parties - the Moroccan-born Frenchman was also co-founder of the Pigalle label alongside designer Stéphane Ashpool. Twenty years of experience, parties, travel and networking led him to launch his own brand in 2018. A gradual but serious success, which led the brand to show at Paris Fashion Week a year later. Its second show, which transformed the gardens of the Musée de Montmartre into the 'Café de Casablanca', attracted a huge turnout of celebrities and guests from New York and California. In recent years, the brand has also forged numerous collaborations. In 2022, Tajer added his tropical graphic signature to a collection of Bulgari bags. In 2023, he teamed up with Caviar Kaspia for a capsule ready-to-wear collection and a limited-edition caviar tin. The brand has also collaborated with S.T. Dupont and Nordstrom, organized memorable parties during Art Basel Miami, and opened its Casablanca Tennis Club in Abu Dhabi last February. The Los Angeles boutique, like the one in Paris, will house the brand's entire wardrobe, from outerwear to tailoring in the West Coast or Miami style, to swimwear, Beach Club, eyewear and sport sneakers. Seven years after its launch, the brand has generated over 50 million euros, according to an interview with Tajer in Forbes Afrique magazine. Last year, the London-based brand announced the appointment of Txampi Diz as chief marketing officer, who had previously held the same position at Balmain. A year earlier, it appointed Frederick Lukoff, former CEO of the Stella McCartney and Scotch & Soda brands, as its new CEO, replacing Nadia Khan. Launched with men's collection, the brand followed with a women's collection in 2020, before a full reorganization in 2023. Its original company, Casablanca Clothing Ltd, founded by Tajer, had been acquired by a new company, Casablanca Paris Ltd. The new anonymous owner was already the brand's main investor.
Fashion Network
24-04-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Casablanca to open first Los Angeles store after Paris
The Casablanca brand, founded in 2018 by Charaf Tajer, will open its first boutique in Los Angeles in July, two months after the planned opening of its Paris boutique on rue Saint-Honoré in May. Located at 469 North Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, the giant 5,000-square-fo0t space formerly occupied by Jimmy Choo, hair salon chain Vidal Sassoon and yogurt specialist Pinkburry, will welcome the Casablanca brand in a sumptuous architectural setting, with Ionic-style columns, arched display cases and a magisterial wrought-iron staircase. A second store for the designer, a regular at Paris Fashion Week, who will nevertheless have to make his mark in Beverly Hills, in an area off Rodeo Drive. Located at the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and North Canon Drive, the boutique is on a less-trafficked stretch of Beverly Hills, occupied by offices and banks, including the Chamber of Commerce, the Beverly Hills Welcome Center and the Bank of America, and by a number of famous cultural venues, including the Wallis Annenberg Center and the Brainwash Museum. Just five minutes from the major Beverly Hills hotels and numerous restaurants, including the popular Wally's and Funke, the store could nonetheless benefit from the new retail momentum on Canon Drive and the refreshment taking place there. Deserted by the luxury brands all clustered on Rodeo Drive, the neighborhood has seen the opening of the cashmere brand Guest in Residence, founded by Gigi Hadid, on the nearby N Beverly Drive. More recently, the fashionable golf brand G/Fore opened its first boutique near Alo Yoga at 401 N Canon Drive, to offer 'its young, modern golfwear collections." The opening of a store in Los Angeles also resonates perfectly with Tajer's love for the West Coast. A long-time Los Angeles enthusiast, Tajer's Spring/Summer 2025 show entitled 'Can't Get Enough' was set against a backdrop of lowriders - a movement launched by Chicanos, Mexican-Americans in the early '40s, taken up by hip-hop and customizing cars into works of art, metallic paint, chrome and lights - and flamboyantly recounted his inspirations for LA, skate and surf culture. Long known in the Parisian nightlife scene - he was notably artistic director of the Pompon parties - the Moroccan-born Frenchman was also co-founder of the Pigalle label alongside designer Stéphane Ashpool. Twenty years of experience, parties, travel and networking led him to launch his own brand in 2018. A gradual but serious success, which led the brand to show at Paris Fashion Week a year later. Its second show, which transformed the gardens of the Musée de Montmartre into the 'Café de Casablanca', attracted a huge turnout of celebrities and guests from New York and California. In recent years, the brand has also forged numerous collaborations. In 2022, Tajer added his tropical graphic signature to a collection of Bulgari bags. In 2023, he teamed up with Caviar Kaspia for a capsule ready-to-wear collection and a limited-edition caviar tin. The brand has also collaborated with S.T. Dupont and Nordstrom, organized memorable parties during Art Basel Miami, and opened its Casablanca Tennis Club in Abu Dhabi last February. The Los Angeles boutique, like the one in Paris, will house the brand's entire wardrobe, from outerwear to tailoring in the West Coast or Miami style, to swimwear, Beach Club, eyewear and sport sneakers. Seven years after its launch, the brand has generated over 50 million euros, according to an interview with Tajer in Forbes Afrique magazine. Last year, the London-based brand announced the appointment of Txampi Diz as chief marketing officer, who had previously held the same position at Balmain. A year earlier, it appointed Frederick Lukoff, former CEO of the Stella McCartney and Scotch & Soda brands, as its new CEO, replacing Nadia Khan. Launched with men's collection, the brand followed with a women's collection in 2020, before a full reorganization in 2023. Its original company, Casablanca Clothing Ltd, founded by Tajer, had been acquired by a new company, Casablanca Paris Ltd. The new anonymous owner was already the brand's main investor.
