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Los Angeles Times
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
‘A place to celebrate ourselves': A music festival in Riverside moves ahead despite ICE fears
Despite the continuous presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in cities around California, organizers in Riverside have decided to forge ahead with the third edition of the Mucho Gusto Music Festival, an event held in the downtown area that's billed as 'a celebration of music without borders.' The announcement comes as other events catering to Latinx audiences across Southern California have been forced to implement extra security measures because of potential ICE raids, or have been postponed altogether. Levitt LA, which organizes an annual summer concert series at the Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park, announced earlier this month that it was prepared to change venues if needed. Festival Chapín de Los Angeles, a popular two-day celebration of Guatemalan culture held in the Westlake neighborhood, has been postponed from late August to mid October. Authorities have arrested more than 2,700 individuals since the raids began in June, according to Homeland Security. Many of the immigration enforcement operations have been carried out in predominantly Latinx neighborhoods and cities. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 54% of Riverside's population identifies as Hispanic or Latinx. 'It's important right now that we put our money within our local economy to support each other,' said Eduardo Valencia, Mucho Gusto's artistic director and one of the founders of the festival. 'We [needed] a place to celebrate ourselves … to be in a space that really celebrates the fact that we are [a diaspora of] people, that we are people from other countries who immigrated [to the U.S.],' he added. This year's all-ages festival will be headlined by two bands that blend cumbia rhythms with psychedelic melodies, Tropa Magica and Combo Chimbita, as well as jazz band Brainstory. Cosme Cordova, owner of art gallery Division 9 and co-organizer of the festival, said that he believes the ICE raids are bringing people together. 'People are gathering and becoming stronger and more educated about the laws and the rules,' he said. Mucho Gusto organizers are hiring private security and will have two officers on site to ensure a safe space for the community. '2025 is the year of arts and culture in Riverside,' Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson told The Times. 'Riverside loves its festivals; they represent the heart of our community, bring people together, and celebrate the cultures that make our city unique. Our focus is, and will always be, on ensuring that all public events in Riverside, including Mucho Gusto, are safe, welcoming, and inclusive for everyone.' In a Facebook post from June 12, the chief of police, Larry Gonzalez, said the department will not enforce immigration laws and is dedicated to 'protect the members of [the Riverside] community.' 'The trust we've built with our residents and businesses matters deeply to us, and we remain firmly committed to your safety and well-being,' he added.
WIRED
08-04-2025
- WIRED
Ooni's New Spiral Mixer Will Make Your KitchenAid Jealous
The Halo Pro is much quieter, and the motor does not overheat; I don't get the sense that the motor is straining to knead the dough. There's also—sorry, I don't know how else to describe this—no violent thwapping of dough as it's being kneaded. Unlike a KitchenAid, you can leave it unattended. This is so easy that I ruined not one but two batches of shokupan with over -kneading before I realized what was happening. Photograph: Adrienne So Being able to more precisely calibrate the speed of the mixing with a dial instead of the KitchenAid's five settings helped. You can knead it much slower and treat it more gently with a dial and a spiral mixer than with a KitchenAid. I also love the Halo Pro's flexible paddle, which is much better than the KitchenAid flat paddle. It fits perfectly against the bowl's sides, which means you can put even the smallest amounts of softened butter and sugar in the bowl, and the paddle will cream them perfectly. No stopping every few seconds to lift the arm and scrape the sides with a separate spatula, although you will probably feel the need to do that anyway. I've only had this mixer since February, so I can't vouch for the paddle's long-term durability, but it seems to be holding up well. Finally, there is even a light inside, so you don't have to have the mixer perfectly positioned in your kitchen to check if your chocolate chips have been well distributed in the dough. Mucho Gusto Photograph: Adrienne So As you may have guessed, getting a commercial stand mixer is mostly about volume. If you're a bread baker who wants to improve your one or two weekly loaves for your family, there are cheaper and easier things you can do that would have a much better effect before you invest in one of these. (For those tips, I refer you to Ken Forkish's book Flour Water Salt Yeast , which my colleague Kat Merck edited and recipe-tested.) The Halo Pro's main competitor is the Ankarsrum stand mixer. It is beautiful and has the same retro aesthetic as the KitchenAid, if that's your thing. The Halo Pro has better specs in some regards. For example, I got the Halo Pro up to 345 revolutions per minute versus the Ankarsrum's measly 130 rpm. The Halo Pro has the interior light and the flexible paddle, which I liked quite a bit. The major downside has to do with why people buy KitchenAids: You know they'll last a lifetime, and maybe several. No matter how great any spiral mixer is, it's hard to stand up against that kind of well-known guarantee. But if you're like me, and you like entertaining in a carby, chaotic way—pizza! Pretzels! Cinnamon rolls!—getting a bigger spiral mixer is worth it. No more worrying about making multiple batches, or overheating, or having to babysit your dough. It's also convenient for whipping up little batches of this or that in the mornings, too.
