BY Larissa Vasquez (@lariluv) This is my favorite time of year and not for the reason many love it. To be honest, trying to find the perfect gift for coworkers I hardly know in a Secret Santa, sisters who…
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BY Larissa Vasquez(@lariluv) It’s a universally known fact that women are crazy. That is, if you believe most of my male friends and Google. The moment I start to type “men think women are,“ Google finishes up with a…
BY Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy) Drove for the first time in a foreign country. Kissed a girl and soon after she asked me about helping her with a visa to come to the US. Tasted the difference between…
Apt 78 is once again taking it back and digging into the old-school Latin Music vault for some serious classic Merengue, Salsa, Bachata and Perico Ripiao. DJ Smalls will be doing the honors, drink specials and a live band…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) This is a poem I conceived while I was at a resort in the Dominican Republic feverishly fiending for some Dominican food. It is only so much “international food” one can eat, especially when you…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photos by Led_Black, theSPEACHgal, Kat_Rosario87 & PerlaMichelleX3 The DR Travelogue is a book/project that has been gestating in my mind for the last 5 years. It is my heart-felt ode to Quisqueya La Bella, a place that…
Video by Art By Dj Boy (@DjboyNYC) Click here to see pics from that evening. We invite you to like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter, or e-mail us at UptownCollective@gmail.com.…
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Well my amigos, looks like it’s officially a wrap! My two weeks out on the Quisqueyan motherland are up and I’ve touched back down in the Big Apple. I want to thank Palo Mamajuana for inspiring the trip, the…