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Meet One of the Organizers Behind The Dodgers’ Salvadoran Heritage Night and Their Nonprofit Bringing Futbol Supplies to Central America

AFJA, Academia de Fútbol Juvenil Amatense, is an L.A.-based nonprofit that donates sporting goods to Central American youth and places an emphasis on athletic excellence. They've co-hosted Salvadoran heritage nights with The Dodgers, Angels, and Galaxy.

August 20, 2024

What To Eat This Weekend In L.A.: A Palestinian Woman-Owned Knafeh Cart in DTLA, Crimean Dumplings, and Guatemalan Revolcado

Plus a cultural festival in Watts with bubble waffles, chile relleno tortas, fried chicken, and ribs. And a spot to try a banh mi egg roll!

August 16, 2024

This Pioneering Mexican Restaurant Was One of the First in L.A. to Reject ‘Combination Plates’ In 1985. Now, They Are Struggling to Stay Open 

Jose and Aurora Rodriguez founded La Serenata on 1st Street in 1985. Their menu full of "complex sauces that blew everyone's minds," as Jonathan Gold once wrote, drew people from all over the city to Boyle Heights. But like many other restaurants at the moment, Jose's only son, Marco, is struggling to keep their last-standing West L.A. location open amid rising costs and declining sales.

August 15, 2024

The Chilean Empanadas At This Van Nuys Street Stand Are So Good, They Sell Out By Sunset

Freshly baked empanadas, steak sandwiches named for a former Chilean president, and vintage sodas and snacks are sold at seven-month-old Donde Cristian from a busy intersection off Sepulveda Boulevard.

August 13, 2024

Huge L.A. County Government Reform Will Be on Your Fall Ballot. How Will You Vote?

L.A. County voters will decide whether to expand the Board of Supervisors, and add a new elected countywide executive officer.

August 12, 2024

L.A.’s Next Top-Tier Taquería Brings Border-Defying Asada and Perfect Al Pastor to Cypress Park

Even with hundreds of great taquerías in Los Angeles, you know this taco is a winner as soon as you take your first bite. The owner pulled temporary visas for his staff to bring them from his legendary taqueria chain in Tijuana to make sure the tacos and the experience are as delicious as it is in Mexico.

August 12, 2024

Highland Park’s Charlie’s Tacos Returns to York Boulevard After City Removes ‘Unauthorized’ Red Paint

It is still unknown who painted the curb to attempt to kick out Charlie’s Tacos from vending on the same block the truck has been on for years, but the taquero has returned to its location to sell its famous birria, tacos al pastor, and other Mexican street food. 

August 9, 2024

What To Eat This Weekend In L.A.: Sativa Spritzers, Spicy Tuna SPAM Musubi, Halal Fried Chicken, and James Beard-Winning Sonoran

Plus, a James Beard Award-nominated pizzaiolo making woodfired focaccia sandwiches in Long Beach only on Sundays, and L.A.'s most famous Peruvian ceviche master opens his first-ever independently owned restaurant in Echo Park.

August 9, 2024