Gregorio Esteban Sánchez Fernández, also known as Chiquito de la Calzada, devoted the majority of his life to helping others forget their problems. Born on a humble street in Málaga, he began touring circuses, flamenco tablaos, and eventually television studios at the age of eight, developing one of Spain’s most unique comedic voices. He didn’t truly become well-known until he was well into his sixties. His catchphrases were all over the place by that point. His face was unavoidable. And he had quietly and steadily amassed a sizable fortune. Chiquito left everything to his niece Loli Arjona when he passed…
Author: Sierra Foster
Sierra Foster
Born in Kansas City, Sierra Foster writes about politics and serves as Senior Editor at kbsd6.com. She was raised paying attention to this city, not just living in it. Sierra has a strong, deep connection to Kansas City, from the neighborhoods east of Troost to the discussions that take place in the city hall halls. Sierra, who is presently enrolled at the University of Kansas to pursue a degree in Political Science, applies the rigor of academic study to her journalism. She writes about politics in Missouri and Kansas as someone who genuinely cares about what happens to the people in these communities—the policies that impact them, the leaders who represent them, and the civic forces influencing their futures—rather than as an outsider watching from a distance. Her editorial coverage encompasses state-level policy, local government, and the national political currents that permeate bi-state regional life. Whether it's a city council vote or a Senate race, she has a special gift for turning complex policy language into writing that feels urgent, relatable, and worthwhile. Sierra seldom sits still off the page. She claims that playing soccer on a regular basis has sharpened her instincts for political reporting because of the sport's teamwork, strategy, and requirement to read a changing game in real time. She's probably somewhere in Kansas City with her friends when she's not writing or on the pitch, discovering new reasons to adore a city she already knows so well.
In late July in central Florida, walking down a suburban street usually leads to the same view: miles of St. Augustine grass struggling against the relentless heat, with the steady whirring of automatic sprinklers breaking up the scene. But every once in a while, something breaks the pattern for good. It looks like someone buried their whole front yard down the block under wet, flattened shipping boxes that are weighed down by thick layers of dark organic compost and pine bark mulch. For people who don’t know what’s going on, it looks like an unsightly mistake or an unfinished construction…
On a hot Sunday nite, Marseille made it appear cozy. With six unbeaten preseason games under their belt, a self-assured squad, and Edin Terzić in charge from the touchline, Athletic Club arrived at the Stade Vélodrome. Before their final warm-up against Atalanta in Bergamo, they left with a 3-1 loss and a few things to consider. The heat was really unbearable. Players who are not accustomed to Marseille’s port-city summers tend to lose energy, as evidenced by the second half’s slow, almost cautious pace. Even tho both teams made adjustments, the game had already changed. All of the pivotal moments…
It was meant to be an ordinary Saturday at El Ancón. Swimsuits lounging in the shallows close to Victors Beach, cold drinks at the chiringuito, and the sun overhead. This is the type of afternoon that Marbella excels at. The atmosphere completely changed when something massive moved thru the water. On August 8, a massive tuna that witnesses estimate weighed about 300 kilograms surged toward the shore, slicing thru the shallow water with frightening speed. Suddenly, one swimmer who was in the wrong place was being pursued by it. He didn’t wait to figure out what was going on. The…
In the summer, the Louisiana coast is usually cooled by humid breezes from the water, boat engines humming early in the morning, and seafood boils full of fresh fish. This season, tho, there is a quiet tension in the Gulf because state health officials are reporting a sudden rise in serious marine infections. Vibrio vulnificus is a naturally occurring bacterium that grows well in warm, salty water across the region. It has sickened nine people and killed five so far this year. By comparing those numbers to past data, we can see why doctors in the area are so worried.…
There is always something going on on the busy corner of Palma Norte and República de Cuba in downtown Mexico City. It’s normal for stores to yell out prices, delivery carts to squeak across old pavement, and thousands of cash transactions to happen every hour without a thought. The familiar rhythm stopped when a shop owner in the area saw that a customer’s cash was not being handled properly. Because the bills didn’t have key tactile security marks, the store owner had to go outside and flag down patrolling Secretariat of Citizen Security officers. When police caught up with the…
The picture looks almost like it came from a movie: a 387-foot superyacht, said to be worth $300 million, floating calmly in the water off Southeast Alaska, while a small 21-foot skiff was stuck somewhere between Petersburg and Juneau, running out of fuel and waiting for someone to answer a radio call. The ship that finally showed up wasn’t the biggest one nearby. The Wilderness Legacy, a UnCruise Adventures ship, was a small one. Michael Love, a software developer from New York City, was a passenger who wrote about it on Bluesky. The story quickly spread. Love says that the…
It didn’t look like much when the Bug Fire first showed up on radar north of Reno on Sunday morning. A spot. A plume. Like this, western Nevada gets it every summer, and it usually has it before noon. By early afternoon, it looked completely different. By evening, the Fred Mountain Fire, which had started on its own about nine miles to the east, had grown from 150 acres to about 1,393 acres in just four hours. It’s not a fire. That’s the shape of the landscape changing. On Sunday, there were three fires going at the same time north…
Above our heads, something subtly amazing occurs every August. There is no need for screens, ticket lines, or announcements. The majority of people sleep thru the show that the sky puts on. The Perseids, also referred to as the “Tears of Saint Lawrence” or estrellas perseidas in Spanish-speaking tradition, are one of those occasions that seem different depending on where you are. They are easy to miss from a rooftop in a city that is illuminated; you might see a faint streak here, another there, and then nothing at all. But find a dark field, drive an hour outside of…
Before the peak of a total solar eclipse, there is a certain kind of silence that falls over a crowd. Not the quiet that you’d find in a library. Something else. That feeling of not believing what you’re seeing, like everyone watching has forgotten how to speak all at once. People from all over the world are drawn to that moment, that silence. On August 12, 2026, millions of people will wait in open spaces across Spain, Iceland, and Greenland with their heads tilted up and cardboard-frame eclipse glasses on. And if the weather is good, they will see something…