Luis Abundis built his business from a cart to a truck to a store. Two stores, in fact. “My business actually grew vertically,” he said while sitting next to his ice cream shop, Nieves Cinco de Mayo in the Fruitvale Public Market. Abundis got his start selling homemade ice cream out of a paleta cart. He then bought a real truck, and eventually his shop/store. Today he owns a second shop in San Francisco’s Mission district - both locations have a full menu of tropical ice cream, sorbets, and other refreshing treats inspired by his native Mexico.

Latina mom encourages people to get outside of home and comfort zone ---

“Latinos love being outdoors - it is part of our culture,” says Melissa Avery, a Latina mother and blogger who lives in Fremont. Avery challenges Latino families to start a regular exercise habit. “Go for a walk every day, walk around the block,” she says. “Visit the local parks - I encourage people to get out of their comfort zone.”

Madre latina anima a la gente a salir de casa y de su zona de confianza ---

“A los latinos les encanta estar al aire libre – es parte de nuestra cultura”, menciona Melissa Avery, una madre latina y bloguera quien vive en Fremont. Avery reta a las familias latinas a iniciar el hábito del ejercicio. “Ve por una caminata todos los días en tu vecindario”, menciona. “Visita los parques locales – animo a la gente a que salga fuera de su zona de confianza”.

Living in the East Bay, we have many great places for outdoor recreation and relaxation. For people who know their outdoor places, Lake Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley is a standout destination. It has the usual picnic facilities, and hiking and biking trails, but the large freshwater lake provides a visual centerpiece as well as great boating and fishing.

Al vivir en el Este de la Bahía, contamos con un sinnúmero de increíbles lugares para la relajación y la recreación fuera de casa. Para las personas que conocen sus lugares al aire libre, el Parque Regional Lake Chabot en Castro Valley es un destino que destaca. Tiene las usuales mesas para picnic, los caminos para caminatas y ciclismo, pero el gran lago de agua dulce ofrece una increíble vista central así como también es un recurso para paseos en bote y la pesca.

Of all the parts of the cabeza, Don Arturo Olivares loves the eyes the best. “No cilantro, no onion, just a little bit of salt,” he said. Olivares is the owner of La Gran Chiquita, a popular taqueria near the Fruitvale BART station that specializes in Mexico City-style casual dishes, and often that means doing something different. 

“When we started out, we did a lot of research on what other taquerias were doing,” says Olivares. “And we decided that we weren’t going to Americanize our food, that our specialties would be the food that we can’t get here in the U.S.,” he said.