A Personal Perspective: Trump demands a response on voting day
United States of America flag | Photo by Sam Howzit from Flickr
For the first time in my life, I’m actually nervous about the state of o... Read More...
Film Review: McFarland, USA is a story worth telling
McFARLAND, USA. Disney 2015I approached the film McFarland, USA with some skepticism, fearing it could be 129 minutes of stereotype wrapped up in a &... Read More...
Theater Review: “Clean Start”; scores a few laughs, hits some turbulence
I wanted to enjoy two things about the comedy "Clean Start," directed by first-time Kathy Fischer: its potentially-intelligent humor and possibly a un... Read More...
Film Review: American Sniper masterfully explores the harsh reality of war
Image from americansnipermovie.comThe controversial film American Sniper, directed by Clint Eastwood, is based on the real life of Chris "Legend" Kyl... Read More...
A New Year on the cusp of adulthood
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For the first time in my life, Christmas and New Year’s crept up on me without so muc... Read More...
From Boyle Heights to College: Former BHB youth reporters share experiences from their first semester away from home
Andrew Roman
I remember the day I graduated high school like it was yesterday””in fact it only happened about six months ago.
I walked ac... Read More...
Celebrating Las Posadas: Wyvernwood Keeps Traditions Alive
Being a resident of Estrada Courts in Boyle Heights for about two years now, I have never seen Las Posadas or even heard of them. When I heard from on... Read More...
A new arts movement seeks to preserve storied murals and paint new ones
A mural at Theodore Roosevelt High School painted by members of UPPA and students last spring. / Photo by Andrew Román
Last October, a group ... Read More...
CicLAvia offers health opportunity for community: Q&A with Building Healthy Communities youth
If bikers have a problem with the streets being dominated by cars in Los Angeles, they at least have CicLAvia, an organized event that made its fo... Read More...
Relic of the past now part of Boyle Heights’ future
The run-down synagogue in the heart of Boyle Heights sat neglected for years, an eyesore surrounded by barbed wire, the words “Torah Talmud Cong... Read More...