Local Jeweler Kathe Cuervo Opens First Store, in Upper Buena Vista

Artisan Kathe Cuervo carries a large brown box in one arm and holds her 6-year-old son’s hand with the other. She excitedly unlocks the door to her store and carefully places the heavy box on an empty countertop. The Colombian jewelry maker is gearing up to open her first brick-and-mortar location — inside Upper Buena Vista — and it’s a moment she’s been anticipating for some time.

The RAW Project Gives Hartner Elementary a Colorful Transformation

Robert de los Rios, cofounder of the RAW Project, enlisted esteemed artist Shepard Fairey and others to assist with painting a colorful mural for Eneida M. Hartner Elementary in Wynwood. Fairey is just one of the notable artists recruited by de los Rios to participate in his nationwide project to beautify America’s public schools.