Vaka Burgers leaving its Boyle Heights location

The best burger in Boyle Heights will no longer be found at Vaka Burgers. Vaka Burgers is leaving its Boyle Heights location at the end of the month. That means Chef Aaron Pérez’s will no longer be serving his... Read More...

Casa Fina set for Cinco de Mayo opening in Boyle Heights

Boyle Heights playwright and now restaurateur Josefina Lopez is opening her new eatery Casa Fina Restaurant and Cantina on Cinco de Mayo and is offering free tacos, aguas frescas, and cake to celebrate.Lopez an... Read More...

Decriminalizing street vending moves forward in Los Angeles

Street vendors in Los Angeles will no longer receive a misdemeanor charge for selling food or goods.

Boyle Heights’ La Serenata de Garibaldi closes after 32 years of business

Mexican restaurant La Serenata de Garibaldi is closing its doors after 32 years of business in Boyle Heights. LA Eater is reporting that repeated phone calls to the long-standing eatery on First Street went ... Read More...

Eastside biotech ‘summit’ prepares area youth for the future

By Martha Ramirez Los Angeles may be known for its glitz and glamour, but city boosters hope it will one day soon compete with the likes of San Francisco as a force in biotechnology, with an East L.A. biotec... Read More...

Small businesses are the economic foundation of our community

This article was created as part of a writing workshop organized by Boyle Heights Beat and ELACC. By Aldo Medina The hand-made tortilla, a simple yet beautiful food, reminds me of Cuatla, Morelos in Méxic... Read More...

ELACC reaches deal with tenants, guarantees right of return

Tenants of a group of buildings on the 2400 block of East 1st Street that are being demolished this month will have a guaranteed home in a 50-unit affordable housing project being built there, activists announc... Read More...

Gold Line Little Tokyo closure postponed

Persuaded by area business owners who feared a loss of customers during the busy holiday shopping season, the Metro board voted this week to postpone a construction project that will close the Gold Line’s Littl... Read More...

Perspective: A new, higher minimum wage that is not enough

Efforts are under way to make $15 hour the new minimum wage in all of California. In June, Los Angeles became the largest city in California to adopt the higher standard, followed in July by the county of Los A... Read More...

Committee mulls options for legalizing street vendors in LA

Los Angeles does not appear to be ready to approve a measure that would allow street vendors to sell their goods legally on city streets. On Tuesday, members of the city’s Economic Development Committee hear... Read More...

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