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Head to Los Feliz to Try Colonche, Mexico’s Refreshing Fermented Cactus Fruit Beverage That Almost Went Extinct

It’s a lightly alcoholic pre-conquest beverage of Indigenous origin, made from fermenting "tuna" cactus fruit that grows on nopales. The flavor is extremely refreshing, semi-sweet, tropical-leaning, and tangy at first. But it finishes dry. 

October 25, 2023

BLM Calls for Justice For Keenan Anderson, as City Commission Set to Evaluate LAPD’s Role In Teacher’s Death In Venice

"What's clear is Keenan Anderson was never anything more than a passive resistor. What's clear is that a less than lethal weaponry like a Taser, when used in the wrong hands, is indeed lethal," a family attorney said.

October 24, 2023

Three South Bay Locals Arrested, Accused Of Armed Robbery At 10 L.A. Pharmacies

Federal prosecutors said one served as the driver while two Hawthorne men would rob the stores, usually before closing. They allegedly used handguns and would steal victims' cell phones, then go into the stores' offices, and take money from safes.

October 24, 2023

Malibu Residents Demand Safety On PCH’s “Dead Man’s Curve” In Emotional City Council Meeting

The heated council meeting came roughly one week after an Oct. 17th crash in the 21600 block of PCH that killed four Pepperdine students.

October 24, 2023

Menthols for $25? L.A. Retailers Ignoring Flavored Tobacco Ban Continue to Sell Without Consequences

As of early October, no retailers or individuals in the city of Los Angeles have been prosecuted for violating the state or local ban.

October 24, 2023

A Protest Demanding An End to Israel’s Bombing of Gaza Brings Tens of Thousands to March Through Downtown L.A.

An estimated 50,000 people of all age ranges and backgrounds supported the peaceful demonstration, which called for a ceasefire and the end of Israel's occupation of Palestine. The energy was palpable and many who have been active in Palestine's struggle say it was the biggest turnout they've seen in Los Angeles so far.

October 23, 2023

New Law Permits California Property Owners to Sell ADUs Like Condos

Advocates for the new law see this helping people who are looking to buy starter homes amid California's housing shortage and high prices, while lightening the burden of homeowners.

October 23, 2023

The Seven Sickest Halloween Haunts in Los Angeles

Why take a chance on watching another new horror movie when you could be the star of one? The kind of great haunts that balance DIY creativity with new shocks, surprises, and screams in immersive worlds that feel like a living nightmare torn straight from the scripts of Clive Barker.

October 20, 2023

Bellflower’s New Sonoran Taquería Has Everything, Rivaling L.A.’s Best

The shop's paper-thin flour tortillas are made just for them by a local tortillería, specifically with lard, because that’s how it’s supposed to be if you’re eating tacos in Sonora. They also use Prime-grade beef and have the crispiest tripitas in SELA. The brothers who own it are from Obregón, Sonora.

October 19, 2023

Protesters Gather Outside of Vice President Kamala Harris’ Brentwood Home, Calling For Middle East Cease Fire

Roughly 100 organizers with If Not Now, a movement of American Jews calling to “end U.S. support for Israel's apartheid,” gathered outside of Vice President Kamala Harris’ Brentwood home this morning.

October 19, 2023