Rick Melendrez, Author at La Prensa Texas

Mass and a Food Tray-Sliding Rite of Passage

Posted by Rick Melendrez | Dec 23, 2022 | Comida |

The first Luby’s Cafeteria was in the heart of downtown San Antonio. It was back in 1967,...

Posted by Rick Melendrez | Dec 16, 2022 | News |

Mounted in a rustic, hand-carved Mexican wooden frame, it hung on the wall of my dad’s east...

Posted by Rick Melendrez | Dec 9, 2022 | News |

In the mid 60’s Mom worked as a sales clerk at Rubin’s Outlet, in the “Mexican...

Posted by Rick Melendrez | Dec 2, 2022 | Comida |

But first this! My first job was in my Dad’s barbershop. Dad had a large wood & iron...

Posted by Rick Melendrez | Nov 25, 2022 | Community |

There’s a saying that every Texan has two hometowns: their own, and San Antonio. I was blessed to...