By ABIGAIL SMITH/Staff Writer The hum of a CD player filling the room is a joyful melody echoing off the brightly colored walls of a classroom. The room is alive with the vibrant energy of [Read More…]
By MACY MAXWELL/Talon Staff Editor’s Note: Macy Maxwell, a social media content creator for The Patriot Talon, recently spent time in Art Alley with her friend Hunter Nash, mother, Karen Maxwell, and her sister, Kylee. [Read More…]
By ORION BAKER/Staff Writer The art scene in Tyler is growing. With murals, exhibitions and art installations, Tyler is becoming a cultural hub of creativity. Yet, while art is benefiting the city, artists who do [Read More…]
By YESSENIA VALENCIANA/Contributor What does Chromakopia even mean? This word doesn’t actually exist. This word combines the word “chroma,” which means color, and “kopia.” While kopia isn’t a real word, it can be related to [Read More…]
By DAVID CHAPEK/Staff Writer Nearly 600 active online ads for prostitution were posted from Tyler in just one week according to local Homeland Security Investigations data. This shocking number is just one indicator of the [Read More…]
By ORION BAKER/Staff Writer Green trucks were spotted Friday, Oct. 18, having “CHROMAKOPIA” plastered on them in the general Tyler area. As the rollout for Tyler, the Creator’s new album “CHROMAKOPIA” has officially begun. CHROMAKOPIA [Read More…]
BY SANTIAGO NUNES/Multimedia Editor The Tyler Film Festival is returning. The three-day event is set to take place Sept. 12-Sept. 14. The festival will be held at Liberty Hall in downtown Tyler. The events for [Read More…]
By JIM CLAYTON/Staff Writer I was reading a story online earlier today. It was one of those “clickbait” pieces of entertainment fluff, designed not so much to inform as to shock. The story took place [Read More…]
BY YOSEF IBITAYO/Staff Writer and JOHN ENABOIFO/Staff Contributor Every once in a while, we get a movie that shakes everything up and imprints itself into the public consciousness. In our age of divided entertainment, in comes [Read More…]
By MEGAN WILLIAMS/Staff Writer and Photographer The University of Texas at Tyler held its 2024 homecoming health and nutrition expo on Tuesday, March 19 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the University Center second [Read More…]