WINONA, Minn. – For 20 years Arsenio Meija has roamed the continent with a ladder and brush to brighten roadsides with his murals. Meija’s latest artistry – Mango’s Mexican Grill in Winona.

Mango make-over. Never has Mango’s Mexican restaurant on the West End has looked so, well, Mexican. “Siete columnatas impresiónes” frame rural scenes from south of the border. it’s the work of Nicaraguan muralist Arsenio Meija, who began the eight-day project last week. Image: Steve Lunde

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Mango’s is in its 11h year at 408 Highway 14 – the most successful tenant in a litany of eateries that gave up at the site going back 40 years: Tres Padres, Tequila, Famous Dave’s BBQ Smokehouse, and Bridgeman’s ice cream parlor.

Mexcian?  If not for the sign, hard to tell in the old paint scheme.