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Author Archives: Antonio Mejías-Rentas

Antonio Mejías-Rentas is a Senior Editor at Boyle Heights Beat, where he mentors teenage journalists, manages the organization’s website and covers local issues. A veteran bilingual journalist, he's a native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, and lives in Boyle Heights. He tweets @lataino.

Posted inArt & Culture, Boyle Heights In Focus, Featured, Music, Rock

Chicano identity, art and activism at the heart of new Rubén Guevara documentary

Avatar photoby Antonio Mejías-RentasOctober 13, 2021November 22, 2022
Posted inArt & Culture, Boyle Heights In Focus, Featured

A bit of Boyle Heights film history makes it to new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

Avatar photoby Antonio Mejías-RentasSeptember 30, 2021November 22, 2022
Posted inBoyle Heights In Focus, Business & Development, Immigration, Safety

De León calls for city to speed up rent relief payments

Avatar photoby Antonio Mejías-RentasAugust 6, 2021November 22, 2022
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Hazard Park among Latino Heritage sites proposed for federal protection

Avatar photoby Antonio Mejías-RentasJuly 8, 2021
Posted inBoyle Heights In Focus, Featured

Guadalupe commemoration cancelled at El Mercadito

Avatar photoby Antonio Mejías-RentasDecember 12, 2020November 22, 2022
Posted inBoyle Heights In Focus, Safety

Young man shot and killed on Spence Street by the 60 Freeway

Avatar photoby Antonio Mejías-RentasOctober 9, 2020November 22, 2022
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One person shot and killed near Marengo and Fickett

Avatar photoby Antonio Mejías-RentasSeptember 17, 2020November 22, 2022
Posted inBoyle Heights In Focus, Business & Development, Featured

Boyle Heights development on PLUC committee agenda

Avatar photoby Antonio Mejías-RentasSeptember 10, 2020November 22, 2022
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March and caravan will mark 50th anniversary of Chicano Moratorium

Avatar photoby Antonio Mejías-RentasAugust 29, 2020November 22, 2022
Posted inBoyle Heights In Focus, Business & Development

ELACC to remain as Mariachi Plaza housing developer

Avatar photoby Antonio Mejías-RentasAugust 21, 2020November 22, 2022

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