Fiesta Broadway knows its audience
At Sunday's Fiesta Broadway, the annual downtown festival of music and culture, the testaments to Latino economic clout were as plentiful as they were creative. At the Home Depot booth, kids could hammer together wooden toys. State Farm Insurance offered a batting cage. Ocean Spray built a cranberry bog complete with a farmer in hip waders.
Fiesta Broadway celebrates its 20th anniversary this weekend
When the event that has become known as the AT&T Fiesta Broadway first started in 1990, organizers saw it as a way for merchants to push for downtown's revitalization, families to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in a safe environment and television station KMEX to increase ratings for May sweeps.
Census takes center stage at Fiesta Broadway
At Sunday’s Fiesta Broadway, an annual downtown festival of music and culture, the testaments to Latino economic clout were as plentiful as they were creative. At the Home Depot booth, kids could hammer together wooden toys. State Farm Insurance offered a batting cage. Ocean Spray built a cranberry bog complete with a farmer in hip-waders.
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