Editorial
Puro SA: Puro Handsome Tommie
“I still very much run my shop like a record label. Subpop, Sacred Bones, SST, and all these classic punk record labels created a scene around their brands.” He noted that one of his favorite experiences during his time in the music industry was seeing at a big Scandinavian music festival how diligent they were about putting local merchants on showcase for visitors. “There’s tons of places to go put hair on the floor. I’m really proud of creating that image, brand, and culture that makes people want to be here, to be a part of it.”
Puro SA, One Year Later: Checking In with 2023 Picks
Aaron Peña and San Antonio Street Art Initiative share updates on what they’ve got cooking. Aaron’s organizing small businesses against construction nightmares and SASAI is setting up art parks, districts, and galleries.
For Goodness’ Sake: Erica Shimamura Cultivates Community
Erica Shimamura has a gift – and that gift is bringing people together. Where our society disproportionately emphasizes hyperindividualism and a survival-of-the-fittest mentality, she is able to get communities to show up and support one another. As they say, it takes a village and Erica is a champion of cultivating it through her 501(c) nonprofit organization, 4 Goodness Project, Inc

