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May 10, 2018
“THE MONARCH”
by Vesna
Originally from Skopje, Macedonia, Vesna now lives in St. Louis and says she is inspired by the “differences in cultures, places, people, and music.” She says “light, colors, shapes, brushstrokes, composition, visual balance, contrast, and beauty” are all part of her personal language—her means of expressing her deepest feelings. Influenced by the iconography, frescoes, and mosaics of centuries-old Macedonian monasteries and churches it was only fitting then that the St. Louis community of Carondelet turned to Vesna to create this mural on the side of its first convent established in 1836: The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet. The 2014 mural on S. Broadway at Steins St was the the 6th mural completed in Carondelet’s Murals on Broadway project. @vesna_delevska/
U.S. Olympic swimming legend Natalie Coughlin Hall returned to her Bay Area alma mater Thursday for a pool dedication at a new school aquatics center named for her.
Carondelet Castle, near the village of Crupet, north of the city of Dinant, Province of Namur, in the Wallonia region, Belgium.
www.castlesandmanorhouses.com
Carondelet Castle is in private hands, and not open to the public.
Carondelet Castle, near the village of Crupet, north of the city of Dinant, Province of Namur, in the Wallonia region, Belgium.
www.castlesandmanorhouses.com
Carondelet Castle is in private hands, and not open to the public.
September 17, 2017
“EYES ON THE FUTURE”
by Peat Wollaeger
“The the EYEZ are the window to your SOUL,” says Peat Wollaeger, aka EYEZ, encouraging viewers of his work to wake up, and open theirs. When Wollaeger tired of climbing the ladder of Chicago advertising he and his family moved back home to St. Louis and he turned his attention to making a difference with his stencils and spray enamels. In 2012, for the third mural to be installed in the Carondelet neighborhood’s Murals on Broadway project, he painted the eyes of his then 9-year-old son expressing the idea of opening eyes to the future. He also says he intentionally chose this 100’ x 30’ corrugated steel building at 6300 Broadway so he could experiment with lenticular-style animation “like those toys you would get out of old Cracker Jack boxes that would animate when you moved them back and forth, but much larger.” Drive by in person and see if the eyes blink for you. @eyez
LA NOCHE EN QUE EL PAPÁ DE RODRIGO BORJA Y LOS HERMANOS PLAZA LASSO INTENTARON DERROCAR A ARROYO DEL RÍO
Por Luis Alberto Bravo
La razón por la que el expresidente Rodrigo Borja Cevallos estudió un año en Lima fue debido a las consecuencias de un acto que cometió su entonces joven y revoltoso padre, Luis Felipe Borja del Alcázar, a quien sus amigos apodaban "Felipillo".
El intento de golpe ha sido olvidado por la historia debido a su fracaso; y hasta cierto punto le conviene al Estado que no se conozcan de los intentos de tomarse el Palacio Presidencial por civiles. Sin embargo, es justo reconocer que fue el primer intento que planeó derrocar a Arroyo del Río, hecho que sucedería exactamente dos años después, el 28 de mayo de 1944.
PERO, DOS AÑOS ATRÁS
El 28 de mayo de 1942, Felipillo Borja y su amigo Leónidas Plaza Lasso (hijo del expresidente Leónidas Plaza Gutiérrez) junto con su hermano Galo (y futuro presidente) pactaron asaltar el Palacio de Carondelet y exigirle la renuncia al presidente Arroyo del Río.
Esperaban la llegada de la camioneta que traería el armamento para la toma del palacio. Pero en el camino, la policía detuvo el automotor y obligó al chofer a estacionarse para inspeccionarlo. Simplemente era un operativo, hasta ese momento no habían captado ninguna señal. El chofer, creyéndose descubierto, huyó y abandonó el camión con las armas. Mientras tanto, los cómplices esperaban el fuerte armamento. Al sospechar que algo había salido mal, no abandonaron la misión. Con las únicas pistolas que llevaban consigo continuaron hacia la toma de Carondelet produciéndose un intercambio de balas con los carabineros en el patio del Palacio. Los hermanos Plaza Lasso fueron detenidos y Felipe Borja logró escapar hacia el sur. El resto se cuenta solo.
Anexo: Se sabe que esta anécdota se la contaron alguna vez a Fidel Castro; el cubano lleno de admiración no daba crédito conocer que los precursores del golpismo latinoamericano habían sido ecuatorianos y no sus barbudos cubanos como él creía.
* En la foto: De izquierda a derecha, Jaime Pallares, Luis Felipe Borja 'Felipillo' y Galo Plaza Lasso.
There’s definitely something fishy going on with the neighbors. This shit is getting more than annoying. This is Rachel ray on caffeine pills and ephedrine, Wendy Williams gossip, and unwanted advances by Donald trump levels of obnoxious and irritating. This shit is wrong. 24 hours a day for 8 years. It’s like they are trying to convince themselves they are right and this is ok to do. It’s not…