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The opening ceremony of Spoleto Festival USA in 2013.

Trump reportedly wants to get rid of the NEA, which has revitalized communities

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The former head of the National Endowment for the Arts tells us why the agency matters.

Translating Trump — literally

January 16, 2017Culture

Why a hospital is taking farm workers out of the field and training them as medical interpreters

November 4, 2016Health

A La Carreta restaurant, a popular Cuban cuisine franchise in the Miami area.

Some people are ashamed of Spanish in Miami. Wait, what?

October 25, 2016Culture

The failed socialist utopian dream that helped Dallas become a major city

March 23, 2016Culture

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