ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic began last year, Carolina Tolladay Vidal’s pinata business in Alaska went to pieces — and not in a good way for a pinata maker. “Many of the ...

Veronica Diaz, owner and piñata maker of Daphne Piñatas, poses with a star piñata at her shop in Oak Cliff on Dec. 6.. Star piñatas are commonly purchased for Christmas events or gatherings during the ...

In this photo provided by Alaska Public Media, Carolina Tolladay Vidal displays custom COVID-19 piñatas in her home in Anchorage, Alaska, on April 14, 2021. After her business ground to almost a halt ...

The artist Roberto Benavidez is elevating the traditional piñata with his ornate creations. Credit... Supported by By Will Higginbotham Photographs and Video by Sasha Arutyunova The piñata, because it ...

Carolina Tolladay Vidal, who makes custom COVID-19 piñatas, says their faces are more fun to smash than most piñatas. April 14th, 2021. (Hannah Lies/Alaska Public Media) When the coronavirus pandemic ...

Piñatas are often the centerpiece at parties, birthdays, and quinciñeras. Put a partygoer in a blindfold, spin them around, and let them swing a bat at the piñata hanging above. Can they crack it open ...

A recently opened piñata store on the city’s east side offers customized characters for treat filling. Karina Terrazas and her mother, Mirna Alcaraz, opened Confetti Piñatas earlier this month in a ...