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Oldest Mexican Restaurant in the Inland Empire is a National Success By Vickie Vértiz
Inland Empire. There were also photos of restaurant goers smiling and posing for the camera, clearly loving their food. Patti Oquendo, mother of co-owner Steven Oquendo, told the Sun that the photos included baseball teams sponsored by their business and went all the way back
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to when only black-and-white photographs could be printed. She said that their customers are what their business is all about. “I have people come in that my mom used to wait on,” said Oquendo to the Sun. Please see page 4
San Bernardino Symphony Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu announced today that the San Bernardino Symphony is one of only 163 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Challenge America grant. Each will receive $10,000. The Symphony’s award will support “Music for All Ages,” a
community engagement project designed to stimulate the imaginations of diverse audiences. “It is very rewarding to be nationally recognized for the efforts that we have been making toward reaching the diverse audiences in our communities,” said Symphony Board of Directors President Dr. Judith Valles.
County Supervisors Hagman and Rutherford Take Oath and Talk About Goals Supervisors Curt Hagman and Janice Rutherford spoke of teamwork as they began new four-year-terms on the Board of Supervisors following Oath of Office ceremonies at the County Government Center today. Supervisor Rutherford, who currently serves as Board of Supervisors Chair, will continue to represent the Second District, which includes the cities of Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, and Fontana, and the unincorporated communities of Lake Arrowhead, Crestline, and San Antonio Heights. Chair Rutherford has been on the board since 2010. She was re-elected in June. “We are working toward a common goal and a common vision and that’s what we’ve been able to create in San Bernardino County over the past several years,” Chair Rutherford said today. “When I ran the first time, one of my big goals was to help restore public confidence in our County government system, and I feel like we’ve made progress toward that … I have a great team of people here to do that with.” Supervisor Hagman represents the Fourth District, which includes the cities of Chino Hills, Chino, Ontario, Montclair, and Upland. He
The famous Mitla Cafe, the oldest Mexican restaurant in the Inland Empire, on Vernon.
When the San Bernardino County Sun News visited the Mitla Café recently, the reporter noticed several articles from The New York Times, NPR, and other national news outlets posted in their restaurant. Each article documented the culinary legacy of the oldest Mexican restaurant in the
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