The figurines have movable joints and serve as a blank canvas to be pierced, painted, posed or sculpted into whatever comes to mind for the artist, or comes in the form of an artist commission.
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Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Another cause for concern during the renovation period was the restyling of the various eating and drinking joints.
These many watering holes are reflective of the Lone Star state's varied geographic regions, from bald cypress swamps to mountainous desert lakes.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
Not to be outdone by swanky San Pedro, El Centro also has some more noteworthy watering holes—Vini the Bar and Zigzag, to name a few—while the spot for live music and cheap beer in Barrio Antiguo is undoubtedly Café Iguana.
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Lauren Cocking,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
The newest chapter is Velvet Night 76—my personal obsession—inspired by Parisian cabarets.
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Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
As revolutionary unrest intensified and the Pahlavi regime imposed martial law and closed cabarets and theaters in an attempt to appease conservatives, her sources of income vanished.
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Richard Nedjat-Haiem,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
Joining them are restaurants, bistros, cafes, ice cream shops and more in all corners of the city, from Ardenwood to Warm Springs.
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Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
Church Avenue is revived, nearly every storefront occupied, jazz clubs mixing with Haitian bistros, home-loan shops, day-care centers, and Jamaican fish shacks.
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