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Please Spread the Word: Gloria Fuentes Has Been Found!

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Please spread the word: After 5 days of searching Gloria Fuentes was found by her daughter on the evening of January 1st and is now reunited with her family.

Thanks to everyone for their part in bringing her home! It’s always good to see our community shine after a dark night, in this case four of them. Gloria’s daughter also called her mom’s rescue a New Year’s Miracle. Amen to it!

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Por favor, pasa la palabra: Después de 5 días de búsqueda, Gloria Fuentes fue encontrada por su hija en la tarde 1 de Enero y ahora se ha reunido con su familia.

¡Gracias a todos por su parte para traerla a casa! Siempre es bueno ver brillar a nuestro vecindario después de una noche oscura, en este caso a cuatro de ellas. La hija de Gloria también calificó el rescate de su madre como un milagro de Año Nuevo. ¡Amén!

J.T.

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Check Out Virgil Village’s Newest Tamalera this Weekend 🫔🫔🫔

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These days, there’s nothing like a warm tamale for your morning meal, or lunch or dinner! But while these treats are always a blast, they’re even more delicious when they’re part and parcel of a brand new business. That’s exactly what’s happening on Virgil avenue thanks to 27 year old Desteney Montoya, a life-long Virgil Village denizen who placed her stand out at the intersection of Virgil avenue and Burns St. for the very first time this past weekend, where she sold all 200 of her debut tamales. Desteny will be back at it for just the second time this upcoming weekend from 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM, unless she sells out earlier; and I got a good feeling she will in fact sell out earlier. If you’re unable to make it out but would still like to support her new investment in honor of the holiday spirit, you can donate “tamale funds” via Desteny’s Venmo at @deestamales. Tell her J.T. sent you! 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽

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BUY THE NEIGHBORHOOD BACK

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“Fweago,” “Don Cee” and “Forbs24K” of the V.V’s stop by to chat about the local Family Arcade, the gentrification of Virgil avenue, and even the state of hip hop for Latino rap stars today, among other things. Forbs and Fweago also share a microphone in this session due to J.T.’s mishap! To see the video recording of this discussion and more, visit patreon.com/jimbotimes and sign up for the new seven-day free trial.

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