Composure comes easily to Sylvia Preciado-Platero. Contemplative, she picks at a rumpled tissue. It’s the stories she’s really only told to her friends, maybe her children. Years of a documented life in the journals she keeps, the things in life aside from what goes on in her...  more...

The Calexico Community is known for its many shining stars, but none shining brighter than that of Tatiana Piccone and the life she now lives in Hollywood’s fast lane.  more...

Planning for the California Mid-Winter Fair & Fiesta could easily take 12 months, but Theresa Garcia does it — and in much less time. Garcia is the general manager of the Imperial Valley Expo fairgrounds. And even though it is a part-time position, her winter job benefits everyone in the...  more...

Early morning sunlight streams in through the windows of the El Centro Animal Clinic, providing a warm backdrop to the happy chirps and the occasional barks of the animals staying there. The happy cacophony of the place is music to an animal lover’s ears. It also serves as ‘home base&...  more...

Recently, students featured a three-course meal wholly inspired by Valentine's Day that included Strawberry Stuffed French Toast, and their Culinary Arts teacher was kind enough to share the recipe for this delectable dish.  more...