Q&A: Garfield High students compete in national Academic Decathlon
(Right to Left) Wendy Olvera, Joey Nabor, Brian Rios, and Alfonso Caballero will participate the national Academic Decathlon. Photo by Jonathan Oliva... Read More...
Hundreds gather to remember Selena, ‘Queen of Tex-Mex’
Photos by Jonathan Olivares
It’s been 20 years since singer Selena Quintanilla was murdered, but her image and spirit were alive at La Pl... Read More...
Film Review: César Chávez embodies sacrifice of labor activist
Image Wikimedia Commons
I was seven years old and in the 4th grade when I first learned of César Chávez. I hadn’t known of any Mexican Americans w... Read More...
Brown and Out Theater Festival highlights pains and triumphs of brown LGBTQ community
Photo courtesy of Casa0101 TheaterIt was the night before Armando and Tomas’ wedding, and despite being accepted by their families, the doubts ... Read More...
From Boyle Heights to College: Former BHB youth reporters share experiences from their first semester away from home
Jonathan Olivares is a freshman at Sacramento State University.
I'm not an “A” student, I'll tell you that right now. I left Roosevel... Read More...
Peace Angel will watch over Boyle Heights
A model of Lin Evola’s “peace angel” sculpture, which will be placed at 4th and Gless streets in September. / Photo by Jonathan O... Read More...
As school year wraps up, Boyle Heights students are rewarded with concert at Nokia Club
It takes one word to describe the last few months of high school: overwhelming. Students juggle final projects, state exams, college applications,... Read More...
Can the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council Live Up to Its Mission? [Updated]
Updated on March 27, 2012.
A year after being taken over by the city, the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council appears to be on its way to regaini... Read More...
Photo slide show: Boyle Heights students run the L.A. Marathon
Teachers, students and parents from Roosevelt High School joined about 23,000 runners in the 27th annual Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday.
The grou... Read More...