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Posted inBoyle Heights In Focus, Featured

Boyle Heights Community Youth Orchestra rings in holiday season

by Celeste CandidaDecember 20, 2012December 8, 2022

It was standing room only on Saturday night when the Boyle Heights Community Youth Orchestra performed for the very first time at the Breed Street Shul. The evening began with […]

Posted inArt & Culture

Best tamales on the Eastside: Nominations round

by Jessica PerezDecember 20, 2012December 8, 2022

The holidays are upon us, and for many that means a whipping out the perfect family recipe for tamales. But if you prefer to spend more time enjoying the chicken, […]

Posted inFeatured

Last-chance holiday events roundup

by Jessica PerezDecember 19, 2012December 8, 2022

Boyle Heights has seen plenty of holiday cheer so far. But if you have missed a toy giveaway or holiday concert, you still have a few opportunities to celebrate and […]

Posted inBoyle Heights In Focus, Featured

Formerly homeless youth find a place to call home

by Veronica AlanizDecember 18, 2012December 8, 2022

A couch surfer and house hopper from age 12, David Torres knows what it’s like to live without security or stability. Because of his constant moves, he attended almost a […]

santa in present tent
Posted inFeatured

Miracle on First Street spreads Christmas cheer

by Kris KelleyDecember 17, 2012December 8, 2022

Hundreds of families braved cold temperatures and rain to line up and camp out Friday night for Saturday’s 31st annual Miracle on First Street, the inner city’s largest toy giveaway. […]

Posted inArt & Culture, Music

Better than radio: Neighborhood Music School takes students to see L.A. Chamber Orchestra

Avatar photoby Yazmin NunezDecember 17, 2012December 8, 2022

Forty students, along with some parents, waited anxiously last Saturday at the Neighborhood Music School in Boyle Heights. Some were inside, listening to one of the students play the piano, […]

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Posted inFeatured

‘In the Heights’ hits Boyle Heights

by Antonio MejiasDecember 14, 2012December 8, 2022

Successful Broadway musical has a new production at CASA 0101 There are unmistakable parallels between the plot of “In the Heights” and the lives   of Boyle Heights residents. The Broadway […]

the exception
Posted inArt & Culture

Photographing the many faces — and meanings — of La Virgen de Guadalupe

by Kris KelleyDecember 13, 2012December 8, 2022

The Mexican national holiday honoring La Virgen de Guadalupe is celebrated on Dec. 12. This religious figure is known to many as the patroness of the Americas and the symbolic […]

zumba class
Posted inArt & Culture, Music

Zumba: Revolutionizing exercise with Latin music and dance

by Emily ValdezDecember 10, 2012December 8, 2022

At a jam-packed recreation room at  the Boyle Heights Technology Center,  fun Latin music fills the air, making  you want to move. All around, people are smiling and  dancing with friends and family. It  looks […]

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Posted inBusiness & Development

Over 100 residents turn out to voice concern about Metro property development

by Gus UgaldeDecember 9, 2012December 8, 2022

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and East Los Angeles Community Corporation hosted separate events Thursday night to share new developments and future plans for the future of Boyle Heights. Both events, […]

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