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Fiestas Patrias returns to its traditional home in DTSA

People packed the streets of Downtown Santa Ana in their cowboy boots and traditional Mexican dresses on both Sept. 14 and 15 to celebrate the 44th annual Fiestas Patrias Festival and Parade.

October 2, 2024

Lifestyle

Moving OC Pride out of DTSA is a terrible mistake

Orange County’s adored LGBTQ Pride Festival and Parade is packing up and leaving homey Downtown Santa Ana for the buttoned-up OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa. As a Santanero and someone who’s been

September 23, 2024

51st annual Orange International Street Fair is another success

Over 42 booths decorated streets, each one dedicated to 14 different ethnicities, including cuisines from Greece, Brazil, Mexico, Germany and more. The Orange International Street Fair celebrated its 51st anniversary at the

September 9, 2024

Lifestyle·Top Stories

Tropicaza bringing the underground house scene to Santa Ana

By day, Oscar Osorio is a process server who works in attorney services, but by night, he is a DJ and cofounder of Tropicaza, a house music day party that occurs once

November 24, 2023

Lifestyle·Music·Top Stories

LAS VOCES DE SANTA ANA: How the loss of Northgate left a void in Downtown Santa Ana’s Latino community

After two months of appeal, the City of Santa Ana on Dec. 1, 2020 approved the construction of 99 residential units on the site of Downtown’s only Northgate Market.The developers are Northgate

October 20, 2023

Multimedia·News·Voices

Fiestas Patrias, a time for gathering and celebration

Hundreds of people flooded Downtown Santa Ana Saturday Sept.15, waving Mexican flags and yelling,“Viva México!” The prideful moment was a part of El Grito de Independencia, “The Cry of Independence” to celebrate

October 2, 2023

Lifestyle

Get candy, coffee and breakfast at these 3 hidden downtown gems

There are dozens of places to get something to eat in downtown Santa Ana, from quick stops to full service restaurants to specialty snacks. However, some food places aren’t on the main

June 6, 2023

Food·Lifestyle

‘The only constant is change’: A Q&A with 14 year business owner Hector in Downtown Santa Ana

At the corner of E. 3rd St and N. Bush St in an alley surrounded by street art is GCS (Giants Casting Shadows) clothing store and art gallery run by Hector who’s

May 16, 2023

Lifestyle

Business owners protesting at city council meeting.

Los negocios de la Calle Cuatro dicen que la comunidad Latina está siendo expulsada

Los propietarios de negocios en la Calle Cuatro expresaron las dificultades que enfrentan por la construcción del OC Streetcar y la continuación de la gentrificación. “No solo hemos perdido nuestros negocios pero

April 10, 2023

En español·News

Downtown small businesses say the Latino community is being pushed out

Downtown Santa Ana’s small business owners took to City Hall on Tuesday to voice the struggles they’re facing in light of the OC Streetcar construction and continuing gentrification. “Not only have we

March 30, 2023

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