Image of Boyle Heights in Hollywood generally limited to violence

Josefina López remembers the first question she was asked by students at a prestigious film school in Australia, right after mentioning her hometown. “Aren’t you afraid of getting shot?,&r... Read More...

Viral “Caine’s Arcade” video raises over 100K for boy’s college fund

Last summer, 9-year-old Caine Monroy built an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad's used auto parts store on Mission Road in Boyle Heights. Today he is an internet sensation and has over $100,000 for coll... Read More...

Skateboarding: Sport and culture on four wheels

Ozzie Cisneros and Donovan Lopez skate regularly at Hollenbeck Skate Park in Boyle Heights. Photos by Andrew Roman and Kevin Martinez For many Boyle Heights youth, skateboarding starts out as a fun pastime.... 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 group participated along with students and teachers from various... Read More...

The Ovarian-Psycos Bicycle Brigade Make a Space for Women on the Eastside

Originally published in L.A. Streets Blog Two months ago, when 22-year-old Bree’Anna Guzman was murdered in Lincoln Heights, the all-women bike group Ovarian-Pscyos Bicycle Brigade scrapped their p... Read More...

Estrada Courts mural restored in an effort to preserve public art

Artists, city leaders, community members and fans joined muralist Ernesto de la Loza in a rededication ceremony for his 1975 mural "Organic Stimulus" at Estrada Courts housing projects in Boyle Heights on S... Read More...

“The King of the Desert” at Casa 0101: A journey of cultural identity

The United States has always been seen as a pillar of hope and a better life for immigrants from countries all over the world. For Latino families emigrating from Mexico, this experience comes with politica... Read More...

Video game culture sees a rise in girl gamers

Four teenage girls run through a bloody battlefield armed with machine guns, dodging bullets and throwing grenades. They sit glued to their TV screen as they try to reach the next checkpoint in a video game set... Read More...

Christmas Comes Early for Thousands of Boyle Heights Kids

The cold weather Friday didn’t stop families from setting up early outside several toy giveaways scheduled for Saturday morning in Boyle Heights. Eager to avoid the lines that usually stretch for blocks, ... Read More...

Neighborhood Music School Strikes a New Note: ‘Outreach Is Key’

Vanessa Martínez, a student at the Neighborhood Music School, plays the violin./ Credit: Daniel Vidal There is a Victorian house on Boyle Avenue where music is always playing. The sound of a piano fills the... Read More...

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