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Posted inArt & Culture

At Casita del Barrio, urban gardening helps build community

Avatar photoby Adrian Casillas SáenzMarch 16, 2023March 16, 2023

Tucked away between the tough concrete of roads and sidewalks in East LA lies a sprouting patch of greenery. Walking in the garden, your eye catches the vibrant orange rows […]

Posted inBoyle Heights In Focus

Candidate Gloria Molina

Avatar photoby Antonio Mejías-RentasMarch 16, 2023March 16, 2023

Editors Note: This week, former Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina said she was battling an “aggressive” form cancer. This interview was originally published on Feb. 6, 2015, when she […]

Posted inEducation/LAUSD

Three-day strike will shut down LAUSD schools

Avatar photoby Boyle Heights BeatMarch 15, 2023March 15, 2023

The two largest groups representing employees of the Los Angeles Unified School District said Wednesday they would hold a three-day strike starting Tuesday, and schools will remain closed during the […]

Posted inBoyle Heights In Focus

Bambi Alacran: Coming of age as a trans woman in Boyle Heights

Avatar photoby Carmen GonzálezMarch 10, 2023March 18, 2023

A beautifully complicated, cultural coming of age. That’s how Bambi Alacran recalls her upbringing on the Eastside, a story of finding confidence and strength in spite of past traumas. As […]

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Benjamin Franklin Library continues to serve the community – even during ongoing renovation 

Avatar photoby Stephanie PerezMarch 8, 2023March 8, 2023

Emma Rojas and her 11-year-old son have relied on Boyle Heights’ Benjamin Franklin Library to check out books, use the computers, and access the Wifi.  Even as the library building […]

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A new repurposing for a historic Boyle Heights building

Avatar photoby Alex MedinaMarch 3, 2023March 3, 2023

A more than a century-old building with strong ties to separate controversial moments in the history of Boyle Heights’ Mexican-American and Japanese-American communities is about to begin a new chapter […]

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Tonie Juarez: ‘Crazy’ about Boyle Heights

Avatar photoby Alex MedinaMarch 2, 2023March 18, 2023

Behind weekend sounds of music, dance and heart-to-heart chit chat, there’s someone working behind the scene making the local community market uniquely Boyle Heights. Her name is Antonia Rodriguez Juarez. […]

Posted inBoyle Heights In Focus

Art and mindfulness combat the lure of gangs for Ramona Gardens youth

Avatar photoby Diego HernandezMarch 1, 2023March 1, 2023

Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) programs are widespread throughout Los Angeles, but the one housed at the community-based, non-profit organization Legacy LA stands out in Boyle Heights. GRYD offers […]

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‘Wakanda Forever’ screening rewakes ire over Kevin de León

Avatar photoby Boyle Heights BeatFebruary 28, 2023March 1, 2023

A new controversy involving councilmember Kevin de León related to his racist comments on a leaked recording surged this week, when the councilman scheduled – and quickly canceled- a free […]

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Jimmy Gomez visits Bravo Medical Magnet to discuss school funding, college affordability

Avatar photoby Ethan FernandezFebruary 17, 2023February 17, 2023

Congressman Jimmy Gomez visited Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School on Tuesday to talk with students about what stakeholders have described as a lack of funding for school improvements. Students […]

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