Art & Culture Archives - Page 36 of 38

Touring the Estrada Courts Murals

Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles (MCLA), a mural preservation organization founded in 1987, holds tours highlighting murals around the city. Our Youth Reporter Angel Lizarraga went along for a tour of the Estra... Read More...

Turkey and Tamales: Thanksgiving with a Twist

Thanksgiving provides us with a chance to celebrate new arrivals and warm welcomes. In a neighborhood as rich in immigrant culture as Boyle Heights, members of our news team share details of how their families ... Read More...

CaminArte displays community’s rich artistic culture

Musicians, frolicking children and food and produce vendors fill Mariachi Plaza every Friday for the Boyle Heights Farmers Market. But once a month, artists take over for an event that celebrates art and cultur... Read More...

For Marisela Norte, life becomes words

A man leans over, stretching his neck to catch a glimpse of the slowly approaching bus. He digs desperately in his pocket for the loose change that will complete his fare. Writer Marisela Norte observes, fasci... Read More...

Restaurant Evokes a Japanese-Flavored Past

Customers at Otomisan Japanese Restaurant ordering lunch. / Credit: Daniel Vidal Fifty years ago, Boyle Heights had a large Japanese community, with restaurants, martial arts studios, and shops that met the c... Read More...

My Boyle Heights

Japanese and Yidish whispers embedded deep in the historic streets. And to think the now [email protected] dominated borough once was a multicultural affluent community, is inconceivable to most in this barrio. A... Read More...

Boyle Heights Streets a Canvas:
But Historic Murals Are Neglected

The streets of Boyle Heights are like an art gallery, with walls that act as canvases. Images of brown pride and indigenous symbols tell stories from the past, and the now faded colors of decades-old murals sti... Read More...

Xprésate- Photography

Community members share images that capture their Boyle Heights memories. ... Read More...

Homegirl Cafe: Serving Up Second Chances

With cursive initials tattooed at the corners of her eyes and a smile on her face, 22-year-old Dulce González talks of her struggle in life. Last year, she faced jail time for drug and weapons possession... Read More...

Mariachi Plaza dresses up for Mexican Independence Day

Josephine Mora, 5, and Jessie Ponce De Leon, 4, took part in the Mexican Independence Day festivities hosted by the Boyle Heights Farmers Market at Mariachi Plaza Friday. /Photo Jessica Perez... Read More...