Con Safos: Running against barriers
Community groups take advantage of open spaces in Boyle Heights and East LA as a way of increasing physical activity
Artists draw hope from Boyle Heights history
For artists Fabian Debora, Lori Shocket and Mike Saijo, the history of social movements in Boyle Heights is both political and personal.
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For many, Day of the Dead serves as “a way of healing”
Claudia Camacho-Torres and her family visit her deceased father, Alfredo Camacho, at Evergreen Cemetery to celebrate the life he led. Photos by Ar... Read More...
Boyle Heights residents mobilize to clean up streets
Fed up with the trash problem, community residents do their part to beautify their neighborhood. Photo by Dulce Morales
Abandoned couches, mattres... Read More...
Families, politicians push for improvements at Evergreen Cemetery
A woman carrying a bucket walks back and forth between a rusty water faucet and her mother-in-law’s grave. She throws water on the plot, which is th... Read More...
Over 100 residents turn out to voice concern about Metro property development
ELACC members gather outside the senior center. Photo by Arturo Torres.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and East Los Angeles C... Read More...