Michelle Angela Ortiz has been working for over a month on a mural at the intersection where she grew up, and the 30-foot-tall painting will be one of the largest in the Italian Market when it's unveiled on Saturday.

"Labor and Love Intertwined," located at 906 League St., depicts real people as a tribute to the immigrants who have made up the neighborhood for so many generations.

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The mural centers on Gabriel, who has worked at a produce stand for over 30 years. Ortiz describes him as a quiet, humble man and a hard-worker who takes pride in what he does. In the painting, he appears to be lifting an image of his hometown of Puebla, Mexico, in a vegetable crate that's slung over his shou

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