Greetings from Mexico … Pa.: Central Pa. town with a strange name shares its border with a growing Hispanic community

"I for one am glad that this area is not filled with all white people with the same views."

• by Charlie Deitch

In Their Own Words

Two local Mexican immigrants speak out

On The Record with State Rep. RoseMarie Swanger

• by Lauren Daley

No Habla Español?: State proposals would make English the official language

"Isn't this country a melting pot?"

• by Lauren Daley

Emergencia Médica: Dealing with health care can be the real pain for immigrants

Latinos -- legal or illegal -- have the smallest proportion of people with health insurance

• by Chris Young

Las Palmas Supermercado

The Brookline grocer and butcher shop stocks products from Mexico, and Central and South America

• by Andy Mulkerin

Crossing Borders

Reinventing a Cuban classic at Seviche

• by Hal B. Klein

Alma Pan-Latin Kitchen

A place to indulge your savory as well as your sweet tooth with the vibrant spectrum of African-Latin American fusion

• by Angelique Bamberg and Jason Roth

Getting to Know Geña

Puerto Rican-born performer plays more than just salsa

• by Andy Mulkerin

CD Reviews

New releases from Hidden Twin, Black Crash and Casual Approach

• by Andy Mulkerin

Rhyme Cal goes to CMJ

Local MC Real Deal prevails at the New York City festival

• by Rory D. Webb

Critics' Picks: October 28 - November 3

Local shows by Kvelertak, We Were Lovers, Remix Artists' Collective, A Winged Victory for the Sullen and Medeski, Martin & Wood

• by Margaret Welsh, Andy Mulkerin and Kate Magoc

Puss in Boots

This cartoon cat from Shrek is a lover and a fighter

• by Al Hoff

The Way

A low-key but entertaining dramedy that delivers both chuckles and poignant moments

• by Al Hoff

Margin Call

Will viewers check in for a cynical boardroom morality play that mostly runs on talk? They should.

• by Al Hoff

Mexico Lindo returns with its popular Day of the Dead celebration.

Like Cinco de Mayo, The Day of the Dead is almost completely misunderstood in the U.S.

• by Robert Isenberg

A sample of works in the new Mattress Factory show, Factory Installed

One artist imagines new possibilities for a room, another makes the basement gallery more like itself.

• by Bill O'Driscoll

Alien Notions

Can we really afford to scare off immigrants?

• by Chris Potter

Nadine's on 27th

A poem by Bernadette Ulsamer

Time Stands Still

Time weaves its complex tapestry swiftly and satisfactorily, with nary a gap in color, theme or pace.

• by Michelle Pilecki

An acclaimed new Peter Pan ballet makes its Pittsburgh premiere.

"I went for a lot of realism as a better foundation for the imagination to take flight."

Good Times

I especially enjoyed a Sunset Boulevard parody entitled "Babcock Boulevard Suite."

• by Ted Hoover

A Chorus Line

Nicole Soriano's turn with "Dance: Ten; Looks: Three" is a three-act play all by itself.

• by Ted Hoover

Short List: October 27 - November 3