Author: Sandra Cruz

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Brackenridge Park hosting community event

Brackenridge Park’s Iron Bridge. Photo: Charlotte Mitchell, used with permission.

In August 2021, The Brackenridge Park Conservancy (BPC) unveiled the Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) that establishes the importance of Brackenridge Park not only to the City of San Antonio but also to the state and nationally. The CLR focuses on the significance of Brackenridge Park, both historically and culturally, as a gathering place for locals and visitors alike. The intention of the CLR is to pave the way for the Brackenridge Park Conservancy and the City of San Antonio to start healing the Park’s ecological systems, protect and celebrate the Park’s historical and archeological sites, tell the stories that are part of the diverse fabric of the City and elevate the Park’s status on local, state and national levels. (Brackenridge Park Conservancy, 2021)

The BPC released a schedule of community events to receive feedback from the public regarding the Cultural Landscape Report and what improvements the public would like to suggest for the park. The public still has one opportunity to join and provide feedback. The public can also fill out a survey available HERE.

On Saturday November 6 from 10a.m. to 2p.m., Brackenridge Park Conservancy will host a community event for a Cultural Landscape Report feedback.

Scheduled events for the day include:

• Food trucks onsite with a portion of proceeds from their sales going to support the BPC revitalization of the park. Food trucks on site include Charm City SnoBalls, Cheesy Jane’s, and Dona Kika’s Tacos & Gorditas. Giveaways, informational booths, and tours will also be available onsite.
• Local accordionist legend Santiago Jiménez Jr. will perform at 1p.m. near the Joske Pavilion. Trumpeter Jerrold Feigenbaum will perform at 11a.m. near the Tony “Skipper” Martinez Softball Field.

Brackenridge Park
3700 N St Mary’s St
San Antonio, TX 78212

Santiago Jiménez Jr. is a San Antonio based folk musician and recipient of the National Heritage Fellowship in 2000 for lifetime achievement in traditional Tex-Mex/folk music. In 2016, he received the National Medal of Arts award for his contribution to American music. This three-time Grammy nominee comes from a family of musical pioneers with his father being Santiago “Flaco” Jiménez Sr. and his older brother, Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez, who many consider the greatest and most famous Tejano accordionist ever. Santiago recorded his first album with his brother Flaco at age 17, and since then, he has recorded over 700 songs on numerous labels. In 2012, Santiago and Flaco reunited for a performance at the Tejano Conjunto Festival in San Antonio, the first time they were on the same stage since 1982. His latest album titled El Chief released in February of 2020.

The Conservancy’s mission is to be a steward of and an advocate for the Park and an instrument for preserving and enhancing the Park’s natural, historic and recreational resources for the enjoyment of current and future generations. The non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization operates under a long-term Management Agreement with the City of San Antonio that is administered by the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department. The only organization dedicated solely to protecting Brackenridge Park, the Conservancy raises funds for projects that benefit the Park, implements park-based programs and projects, supports the evolution and implementation of plans for the Park, and acts as a forum for users to address common issues and build consensus.

Sam Weber announces new album Get Free

Sam Weber’s new album Get Free will be out February 4, 2022. Courtesy photo, used with permission.

Sam Weber has already logged more miles as a gigging musician than most of his peers will in a lifetime, earning enviable accolades along the way. He first picked up the guitar at age 12 to form a rock ’n’ roll band with his father and brother in the living room of their family home. Sixteen years later, having collaborated with Grammy winners and with extensive international tours under his belt, the Canadian-born Los Angeleno goes forth with the same intention and mantra as when he began: “Music is an emotional conduit between people and allows us the opportunity to share moments of truth and unity. In an age where the ritual of music-making can be a solitary exercise, I want to live my life to remind everyone that playing music as a communal and spontaneous practice can be healing and powerful.” His new album Get Free will be out February 4, 2022 via Sonic Unyon Records. (Sam Weber, 2021)

Sam Weber’s storied exodus from his homeland of Canada to find new footing and opportunity in America resonates like a classic story of pain, loss, and rebirth. That narrative thread is woven throughout his new record, Get Free, offering a warm, intimate, and multidimensional portrait of the 28-year-old singer-songwriter. With this new collection of material, Weber reaches fresh emotional depths, commanding more expressive personal moments than ever before—at times within the margins of a single verse. Weber gave fans an early look into Get Free ahead of its February 4 release with “Money,” a breezy, piano-meets-fuzz bass rocker seemingly about what it means to grow up and be faced with the need to leave Neverland—or at least the non-fictional equivalent of it. Fans can hear “Money” now at this link and pre-order or pre-save Get Free ahead of its release right here. Weber also recently shared with his fans a lyric video for album track “Here’s To The Future.”

Following the success of 2019’s Everything Comes True—which was recorded live-off-the-floor in the iconic B room at Hollywood’s Ocean Way Studios—Weber ended up taking a necessarily-different route with Get Free. “I wrote most of this music before the lockdown happened,” he says. “We wanted to go into another beautiful L.A. studio with another super band to record these new songs, but when all the plugs got pulled, we were sort of left holding nothing but the material. My partner Mallory Hauser was keen to rally and share production duties with me to make the most of what we had, which was liberating somehow: to have this logistical ceiling on how we could record or approach these songs in our living room. We were forced to be as creative as possible with what we had. I think it was the best thing that could have happened to us.” Mallory Hauser is a solo artist in her own right, performing and releasing music under the name Mal. The two met in Los Angeles in 2018.

Weber and Hauser tapped Grammy-nominated engineer Robbie Lackritz (Feist, Bahamas) to mix the album, having collaborated with him on the Juno-nominated Bahamas album Sad Hunk. “I really love [Get Free], don’t get me wrong…but it sort of sounds janky…in a good way! Because our only option was to make it in our house, it gave us permission to let it be what was going to be and not get wrapped up in the details, and in turn, I think that allowed the veil between the performances and the hearts of each song to be very thin. Robbie sort of saved the record fidelity-wise; we gave him some questionable rough mixes with the room mics cranked up so loud. What we got back sounded way rad.”

Certain songs contain a particular sense of grandness across Weber’s recorded catalog. Moments that feel lofty, yet devoid of pretentiousness. With more of these moments present and tangible on Get Free than any other of his releases, the listener can effectively observe Sam’s emancipation. With this record, he assumes a creative identity unique to himself.

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Book review: ‘The Decarbonization Imperative’ by Michael Lenox and Rebecca Duff

Michael Lenox, co-author of ‘The Decarbonization Imperative.’ Photo:google

Michael Lenox is the Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. He is the coauthor of “Can Business Save the Earth? Innovating Our Way to Sustainability” and “The Strategist’s Toolkit.” Rebecca Duff is Senior Research Associate with the Batten Institute at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. She also serves as the managing director for Darden’s Business Innovation and Climate Change Initiative. They are co-authors of the new book “The Decarbonization Imperative: Transforming the Global Economy by 2050,” where they offer readers ways to effectively “decarbonize” the global economy by 2050 if we are going to avoid the worst effects of climate change.

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“The Decarbonization Imperative” begins with the Preface where the authors state that the objective of the book is to examine what needs to be done to lessen the worst impacts of climate change by radically reducing our carbon footprint. One way to accomplish this is by requiring innovations across a wide number of industrial sectors that will result in cleaner industries that do not emit greenhouse gases. The main challenge lies in radically reducing net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. They analyze emerging clean technologies in five major sectors: energy, transportation, industrials, buildings, and agriculture and end by providing technology policy to get the world to this goal. The process of achieving this goal is referred to as “decarbonization.” This book is divided into chapters that individually examine each sector and what can be done to pave the way to cleaner industries. These chapters are The Path to 2050, The Energy Sector, The Transportation Sector, The Industrials Sector, The Buildings Sector, The Agriculture Sector, and The Path Forward. The Notes section at the end has notes on each individual chapter.

Over the years, climate change has become a deeper subject of conversation as we see each summer get hotter than the last. Michael Lenox and Rebecca Duff do not waste time trying to convince readers about the validity of climate change and only briefly address it in the section ‘The Looming Crisis’ in Chapter 1: “Since the beginning of the industrial age, human activity-in particular, the burning of fossil fuels-has increased the concentration of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” According to them, climate change is “a malignant force that will reshape our economy and society for generations to come.” With this said, the rest of the book is concentrated on finding ways to achieve the all-elusive and radical decarbonization necessary to make a difference. Highlights include Chapter 7 The Path Forward where it states that we need all hands on board to get this done and Figure 7.3 Summary of Sector-Based Technology Policy which summarizes how each industry can make a difference. The subject matter can get complicated and the language is more advanced than usual, but Lenox and Duff manage to make it accessible to the average reader. With extensive research and knowledge of the environment and the various sectors, they provide possible solutions to what is rapidly become a major issue. “The Decarbonization Imperative” is a must-read for readers who are genuinely concerned about climate change as well as heads of industry who understand that changes must be implemented but are unsure where to start.

*The author received a copy of this book for an honest review. The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to her.

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Upcoming new book releases: November

‘The Sentence’ by Louise Erdirch. Photo: amazon

A new month means new books on the horizon. These are some notable new releases for the month of November in my favorite categories: Fiction, Young Adult, History & Biography, Mystery & Thriller, Science fiction, Fantasy, and Historical Fiction. My pick for this month is “The Sentence” by Louise Erdrich because I enjoy reading anything to do with books and bookstores. (amazon, Goodreads, 2021)

Fiction:
“The Sentence” by Louise Erdrich
Release date: November 9, 2021
Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, “The Sentence,” asks what we owe to the living, the dead, to the reader and to the book. A small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store’s most annoying customer. Flora dies on All Souls’ Day, but she will not leave the store. Tookie, who has landed a job selling books after years of incarceration that she survived by reading with murderous attention, must solve the mystery of this haunting while at the same time trying to understand all that occurs in Minneapolis during a year of grief, astonishment, isolation, and furious reckoning.

Young Adult:
“Gilded” by Marissa Meyer
Release date: November 2, 2021
Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller’s daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue. Or so everyone believes. When one of Serilda’s outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters, she finds herself swept away into a grim world where ghouls and phantoms prowl the earth and hollow-eyed ravens track her every move. The king orders Serilda to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold, or be killed for telling falsehoods. In her desperation, Serilda unwittingly summons a mysterious boy to her aid. He agrees to help her, for a price. Love is not meant to be part of the bargain.

History & Biography:
“The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story” by Nikole Hannah-Jones (Editor)
Release date: November 16, 2021
A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, “The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story” offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years. This is sometimes referred to as the country’s original sin, but it is more than that: It is the source of so much that still defines the United States. This new book substantially expands on the original 1619 Project, weaving together eighteen essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day America with thirty-six poems and works of fiction that illuminate key moments of oppression, struggle, and resistance.

Mystery & Thriller:
“Never” by Ken Follett
Release date: November 9, 2021
In the Sahara Desert, two elite intelligence agents are on the trail of a powerful group of drug-smuggling terrorists, risking their lives–and, when they fall desperately in love, their careers–at every turn. Nearby, a beautiful young widow fights against human traffickers while traveling illegally to Europe with the help of a mysterious man who may not be who he says he is.

Science Fiction:
“Leviathan Falls” by James S.A. Corey
Release date: November 30, 2021
The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirteen hundred solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. But the ancient enemy that killed the gate builders is awake, and the war against our universe has begun again. In the dead system of Adro, Elvi Okoye leads a desperate scientific mission to understand what the gate builders were and what destroyed them, even if it means compromising herself and the half-alien children who bear the weight of her investigation. Through the wide-flung systems of humanity, Colonel Aliana Tanaka hunts for Duarte’s missing daughter and the shattered emperor himself. And on the Rocinante, James Holden and his crew struggle to build a future for humanity out of the shards and ruins of all that has come before.

Fantasy:
“Star Mother” by Charlie N. Holmberg
Release date: November 1, 2021
When a star dies, a new one must be born. The Sun God chooses the village of Endwever to provide a mortal womb. The birthing of a star is always fatal for the mother, and Ceris Wenden, who considers herself an outsider, sacrifices herself to secure her family’s honor and take control of her legacy. But after her star child is born, Ceris does what no other star mother has: she survives. When Ceris returns to Endwever, however, it is not nine months later—it is seven hundred years later. Inexplicably displaced in time, Ceris is determined to seek out her descendants.

Historical Fiction:
“The London House” by Katherine Reay
Release date: November 2, 2021
Uncovering a dark family secret sends one woman through the history of Britain’s World War II spy network and glamorous 1930s Paris to save her family’s reputation. Caroline Payne thinks it is just another day of work until she receives a call from Mat Hammond, an old college friend and historian. But pleasantries are cut short. Mat has uncovered a scandalous secret kept buried for decades: In World War II, Caroline’s British great-aunt betrayed family and country to marry her German lover. Determined to find answers and save her family’s reputation, Caroline flies to her family’s ancestral home in London. But Caroline must choose whether to embrace a love of her own and proceed with caution if her family’s decades-old wounds are to heal without tearing them even further apart.

Teddy Bear Brunch at Signature Restaurant to benefit Children’s Bereavement Center

One hundred percent of the proceeds of the Teddy Bear Brunch will go to the Children’s Bereavement Center. Photo: La Cantera Resort & Spa, used with permission.

In observance of Children’s Grief Awareness Month, La Cantera Resort & Spa is hosting the ultimate Teddy Bear Brunch experience at Signature Restaurant at La Cantera Resort & Spa on Saturday November 13 from 10a.m. to 2p.m., reservations required. Benefitting Children’s Bereavement Center, this brunch aims to educate, advocate and raise awareness about the needs of grieving children, teens, and their families by focusing on the good works of Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas. (La Cantera Resort & Spa, 2021)

For most children and adults, the Teddy Bear is a symbol of love and security, a source of comfort when they sleep and a form of protection when they are awake and feeling vulnerable. Build-A-Bear Foundation has donated 100 Teddy Bears to the Children’s Bereavement Center via the Teddy Bear Brunch. La Cantera is hoping to match that gift by asking guests to bring a brand-new Teddy Bear for donation to the Center.

Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas is so much more than a place where grieving children go to heal; it is a place of transformation. The Center serves thousands of children, caregivers, and community members through ongoing counseling, education, and support groups provided at no cost to the children and families served. Because Teddy Bears are an important part of the mission at Children’s Bereavement Center, every child starts their journey at the Center with a bear, to remind them that they are not alone in their journey through grief.

The Resort’s goal is to collect 100 Teddy Bears matching the Build-A-Bear Foundation donation for a total of 200 bears for the Center’s Holiday gift exchange with the children they serve.

One hundred percent of proceeds from the Teddy Bear Brunch will benefit Children’s Bereavement Center. Tickets are $75 for adults, $45 for children, please call Signature 210-247-0176, Tuesday through Sunday after 1p.m. to make reservations.

George Lopez adds two new shows at the Majestic Theatre

Late shows have been added for Friday, December 3 and Saturday December 4, 2021. Photo: google

Due to overwhelming demand, Grammy-nominated comedian, actor, and TV host George Lopez announces 10p.m. performances for his already scheduled show dates, Friday – Saturday, December 3 and 4, at the Majestic Theatre. Tickets for these new performances are on sale now. A limited number of tickets remain for his early shows. Please visit the Majestic Theatre online to purchase tickets or for more information. (Majestic Theatre, 2021)

George Lopez’ multi-faceted career encompasses television, film, standup comedy, and late-night television. Lopez teamed with Bill Burr and Al Madrigal’s All Things Comedy on his new podcast OMG Hi! with George Lopez with new episodes released on Mondays via George Lopez online, ATC’s YouTube channel, and audio available everywhere you get podcasts. Last year Lopez was on the road for his nationwide stand-up comedy tour. He also completed his tour for The Comedy Get Down, along with Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, and Cedric the Entertainer. The comedians also debuted their BET scripted comedy series based on the tour.

Lopez also has a Netflix original comedy special We’ll Do It For Half which premiered globally in June 2020. Lopez has been featured in four HBO specials, The Wall in August 2017, It’s Not Me, It’s You in 2012, GRAMMY nominated Best Comedy Album Tall, Dark and Chicano in 2009, and America’s Mexican in 2007. Lopez also performed as part of HBO and TBS’ Comic Relief 2006. His acclaimed comedy concert Why You Crying? debuted on Showtime in 2004. He released his third standup CD, El Mas Chingon, in 2006, which also earned Lopez a GRAMMY nomination in the category of Best Comedy Album. In 2004, he was nominated for a GRAMMY in the same category for his CD Team Leader.

He also starred in Lopez on TV Land. Produced by Lopez, the series explored how he struggled between his two worlds and crises that are often of his own making. The half hour single camera serialized comedy aired for two seasons. Lopez Tonight, a late-night television talk show on TBS, also ran for two seasons. It represented Lopez’ return to series television after co-creating, writing, producing, and starring in Warner Bros. Television’s groundbreaking hit sitcom George Lopez, which ran for six seasons on ABC. George Lopez remains a hit with viewers in syndication on both broadcast stations and cable’s Nick at Nite, ranking as one of the top-rated shows on the network and among the top five comedies and top 20 weekly programs in syndication.

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New book release: ‘Gated Prey’ by Lee Goldberg

‘Gated Prey’ is the gripping new thriller by best-selling author Lee Goldberg. Photo: amazon

Lee Goldberg is a two-time Edgar Award and two-time Shamus Award nominee and the #1 The New York Times bestselling author of more than forty novels. He has also written and/or produced many TV shows, including Diagnosis Murder, SeaQuest, and Monk, and he is the co-creator of the Mystery 101 series of Hallmark movies. As an international television consultant, he has advised networks and studios in Canada, France, Germany, Spain, China, Sweden, and the Netherlands on the creation, writing, and production of episodic television series. In his new book “Gated Prey,” a simple sting operation takes a violent and unexpected turn for Detective Eve Ronin. It is book 3 of 4 in the Eve Ronin series. (amazon, 2021)

“Gated Prey” – Los Angeles County Sheriff’s detective Eve Ronin and her soon-to-retire partner, Duncan Pavone, are running a 24-7 sting in a guard-gated enclave of palatial homes in Calabasas. Their luxury McMansion is a honey trap, set to lure in the violent home invaders terrorizing the community. The trap works, leaving three intruders dead, a body count that nearly includes Eve and Duncan.

Eve’s bosses are eager to declare the case closed, but there are too many unanswered questions for her to let go. Was the trap for her, bloody payback for Eve’s very public takedown of a clique of corrupt deputies? Or is there an even deadlier secret lurking behind those opulent gates? Eve’s refusal to back down and her relentless quest for the truth make her both the hunter and the prey.

Celebrate National Nachos Day at Taco Cabana

Celebrate National Nachos Day on November 6 at Taco Cabana with $4 nachos. Photo: Taco Cabana, used with permission.

On Saturday, November 6, 2021, Taco Cabana invites guests to celebrate National Nachos Day with special offers available all day long at all Texas locations. Guests can enjoy their choice of Taco Cabana’s classic bean and cheese, shredded chicken, chicken fajita, or ground beef nachos for only $4 with no limit; this offer excludes steak nachos and TC’s Kickin’ Grande Nachos. (Taco Cabana, 2021)

The $4 nachos are available through curbside pick-up, drive-thru, in-restaurant, and via mobile order online or the MyTC! App. Not available through third party delivery service providers.

Taco Cabana, a subsidiary of YTC Enterprises, LLC, was founded in 1978. The brand specializes in Tex-Mex-inspired food including enchiladas, fajitas, quesadillas, flautas, burritos, tacos, flour tortillas and a selection of made-from-scratch salsas and sauces. Restaurants feature open-display cooking, a selection of beer and tequila margaritas, patio dining, drive-thru windows, curbside pick-up and delivery. As of October 1, 2021, Taco Cabana operates 142 company-owned restaurants in Texas.

Travel the globe with San Antonio Museum of Art’s November lectures

San Antonio Museum of Art is offering several lectures in November. Photo: San Antonio Museum of Art, used with permission.

This November, travel the globe with the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) through their collection of online lectures. From November 2 through November 30, guests can peek inside a cat mummy, hear about the challenges of restoring a 400 year-old Chinese scroll, decide the truth about a fake Roman mosaic, or discover the female shift in African Art. (San Antonio Museum of Art, 2021)

The lecture schedule is below.

Tuesday, November 2, 2021| 6p.m. – 7p.m.
$5 for members | $10 for non-members
Online Lecture: “African Art in American Collections: From Male to Female Authorship” with Moyo Okediji, PhD
Dr. Moyo Okediji, Professor of Art and Art History at the University of Texas, will examine the growing role of women artists in African art and the responsibility of museums in effecting this transition.

Wednesday, November 3, 2021| 12:30p.m. – 1p.m.
Online Lecture: Conservator Chats: Restoring a 400-year-old Chinese Handscroll Painting: A Story Told by the Conservator Eddie Jose
Fee: Donation Appreciated
Processes usually behind the scenes and inaccessible to the public, conservator Eddie Jose shares the yearlong process and challenges encountered while restoring a 400-year-old Chinese handscroll.

Wednesday, November 17, 2021| 12:30p.m. – 1p.m.
Online Conservator Chats: “A Peek Inside: The SAMA Cat Mummy” with Dr. Sarah Schellinger and Ms. Mimi Leveque
Fee: Donation Appreciated
Take a closer look at the treatment of the ancient Egyptian cat mummy currently housed in the Museum’s Egyptian collection with Dr. Sarah Schellinger, who specializes in the art and archaeology of ancient Egypt, Nubia, and Mimi Leveque.

Tuesday, November 30, 2021| 6p.m. – 7p.m.
Online Lecture: “The Perplexing Voyage of the Marine Mosaic: Ostia Antica Travels to San Antonio” with John Clarke
$5 for members | $10 for non-members
Forgery, an art dealer, and evidence of a fake mosaic, Prof. John R. Clarke, a specialist on Roman mosaics, presents his current findings on the Marine Mosaic in this story without a conclusion.

The San Antonio Museum of Art enriches lives through exceptional experiences with art. Its mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret significant works of art, representing a broad range of history and world cultures to strengthen our shared understanding of humanity.

Project Pollo celebrates World Vegan Month with sandwich giveaway

Project Pollo will be passing out FREE Chikn’ sandwiches during the Pollo Patrol National Roadshow. Photo: Project Pollo, used with permission.

November is World Vegan Month, and in honor of the occasion, Project Pollo is flying the coop to giveaway a total of 10,000 sandwiches during a coast-to-coast roadshow. From November 1 through 23, the Project Pollo wrapped van will travel the U.S., making converts out of carnivores one city at a time. Dubbed the “Pollo Patrol,” this mobile kitchen will be passing out FREE Chikn’ sandwiches made with house breaded crispy Chikn’ strips topped with house-made aioli and dill pickles. The concept is the
answer to the often asked, “when will you open in my city,” question, and it’s all part of the company’s commitment to making vegan fare accessible, delicious, and affordable to everyone. (Project Pollo, 2021)

Going mobile is not new to Project Pollo. Some may recall that the popular chain got its start as a food truck near San Antonio, Texas before spreading its wings to brick and mortar locations across the state. For the past year, this plant-based fast-food chicken concept has had the fast-food industry squawking about its unprecedented growth of 12 locations in just over 12 months with plans to spread its wings to 100 stores nationally by 2024. The rebellious recipe for success lies in challenging industry norms with a combination of plant-based affordability, convenience, sustainability, and deliciousness that attracts the adamant vegan and the curious carnivores. Named one of the top 15 vegan fast-food chains in the US by VegNews, the first-of-its-kind concept is the brainchild of entrepreneur, Lucas Bradbury, who recently made the list of 28 Young Restaurant Leaders to Watch by QSR Magazine. More than just a restaurant, Project Pollo is a company that gives a cluck. With a motto of people over profits, the stores have given away more than 9,000 vegan sandwiches, burgers, and hot dogs and saved as many as 239,782 chickens to date.

You do not have to hunt and peck to find out where these trucks will roost. Just follow their journey on
social media @projectpollo for specific locations and updates.

Scheduled cities include:

• New Orleans, LA ((November 1 – 2)
• Athens, GA (November 4)
• Atlanta, GA (November 5 – 6)
• Charlotte, NC (November 8 – 9)
• Nashville, TN (November 10 – 12)
• Phoenix, AZ (November 15 – 16)
• Los Angeles, CA (November 17 – 18)
• Las Vegas, NV (November 19 – 20)
• Denver, CO (November 22 – 23)

Texas resident: to kick things off, this offer will be available at all Project Pollo locations across the Lone Star State during store hours on November 1, also known as World Vegan Day.

Photo: Project Pollo, used with permission.