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Public Briefing on Sixth Street Viaduct Highlights Need to Remember Bridges are about Connecting People
"Wow, it's dark," I noted as I rode across the 6th Street bridge the other night. "Why are all the lights off?"
December 13, 2013
The SCAQMD Hearing Board Will Receive Public Testimony on the Exide Battery Recycling Plant on December 14th. That Means You.
While I sympathize with any of the good people of Irwindale that may have experienced heartburn, nosebleeds, or inflamed asthma because of a stinky Sriracha factory, I do have to wonder a bit about our priorities.
December 6, 2013
People Get Ready: Winter Is Upon Us And Bus Stops Will Not Shelter You
I'll admit I don't take the bus very much.
December 6, 2013
The Dept. of Parks and Rec Wants Your Input on What Parks Should Be
I've been watching the makeover that the Julian C. Dixon/48th St. Park on Hoover and 48th has been undergoing for the past couple of months with some interest.
November 22, 2013
Learn About “Hotel Mariachi” at a Book Signing at the Mariachi Festival This Weekend
If you've been to Mariachi Plaza, then you've seen the beautiful Boyle Hotel, or Hotel Mariachi, as it is known to many, that sits on the corner of 1st and Boyle.
November 19, 2013
Improvements Along First Street in Boyle Heights Begin to Take Shape
Don't you want to take a picture of me and put it on the Internet? a man wearing two casts on his arms and a "Fall Risk" wrist band asked in Spanish.
November 12, 2013
Culture Heals at Proyecto Jardín in Boyle Heights
As I sat down to watch the performance by Kalpulli Tlaltekuhtli for the "movement is medicine" segment of the La Cultura Cura Día de los Muertos celebration at Proyecto Jardín, I was (once again) reminded of my encounter with displaced Afro-Colombian farmers in Bogotá, Colombia, a decade earlier.
November 7, 2013
Food Vendors Rally for New Law That Would Provide Path to Legal Vending
There's always been a certain irony that Los Angeles is the only one of America's ten largest cities to have a blanket ban on street vending. Los Angeles is famous for its street vending culture, especially for the high quality food options available on many street corners, but every time a vendor takes to the streets, he or she is breaking city law. This has led to thousands of struggling low-income entrepreneurs being penalized with hefty fines, confiscated equipment, and even incarceration.
November 7, 2013
Stories of Place and Space Told through Dance and Theater in Boyle Heights and Watts
Starting this weekend, you have the unique opportunity to explore two important neighborhood spaces through theatrical performances.
November 1, 2013
Filed Under: Sort of Good News for Boyle Heights
Haven't had a chance to get that pesky blood test done yet to see if you've got lead coursing through your veins courtesy of the Exide battery recycling plant in time to meet the Oct. 31st deadline?
October 24, 2013