Hispanic Singles: Oklahoma City widow helps terror survivors find healing
OKLAHOMA CITY Diane Leonard was on I-44 between here and Tulsa when she heard the news about the terrorist attacks Sept. 11. It was a deja vu experience she didn't need. She was on the same road on April 19, 1995, when she learned of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building downtown, where her husband, Don, worked as a Secret Service agent. "Talk about post-traumatic stress syndrome," says Leonard, who lost her...
Hispanic Singles: He's 77, and he's navigating San Francisco quite nicely on his own
SAN FRANCISCO Ricardo Leons is quite used to living alone. A widower at a young age -- his wife died of liver disease almost 40 years ago -- he never remarried. "I like living alone," he says. "I'm in a groove after all these years." At 77, Leons lives in subsidized housing on the edge of the Tenderloin district here, that gritty part of San Francisco the city fathers don't tout in tourism...
Hispanic Singles: How marketers see us
More marketers are using clusters - computer-generated research that categorizes you by ZIP code to predict what you eat, drink and watch on TV. A look at clusters from The Clustering of America by Michael J. Weiss. (Cover story, 1B) Blue Blood Estates 1.1% of U.S. households Median household income: $70,307 Age group: 35-44 Wealthy, white, college-educated families; posh big-city townhouses Characteristics: Buy: U.S Treasury notes; Drive: Mercedes-Benzes; Read: The New...
Hispanic Singles: SINGLE-MINDED,
AN EVENT GIVES LATINO PROFESSIONALS A NEW PLACE TO MIX AND FIND MATCHES
Abigail Parrilla is looking for a good Latino man.She just doesn't know where to find one. "I go to the bookstore and grocery store, but it doesn't happen, and you shouldn't go to the bookstore and grocery store to meet a quality guy," said Parrilla, a Boston-born Puerto Rican-American who lives in Dorchester's Lower Mills.The 29-year-old business development manager often finds herself at Vincent's...
