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Professional punk and Editor-In-Chief for James Beard Award-winning L.A. TACO. Associate Producer for JBA-winning Las Crónicas Del Taco. Former restaurant scout for Jonathan Gold. Co-author of &#8220;Oaxaca: Home Cooking From the Heart of Mexico (2019, Abrams) and &#8220;Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling&#8221; (2023, Abrams).

Javier Cabral

People

From Sonora and Sinaloa to the Mountains, Meet the Paisas of Lake Arrowhead

Ulysses is a freelance writer and photographer currently finishing his B.A. in journalism at Cal State Long Beach. His interests include music, politics, and fashion. For news tips or feedback, you can contact him at Jorgev323@gmail.com.

Ulysses Villa

Culture

Born Out of Mexican American Nostalgia, Streetwear Line ‘Paisa Boys’ Brought OXXO to L.A. for a Day

I document Los Angeles. I walk the streets religiously trying to expose every alley, avenue, and crack the sidewalks have to offer.

Kemal Cilengir

Welcome to ‘Backyard Squabbles,’ South L.A.’s Underground Fight Club That Grew Out of Pandemic Frustration

Laura is a desmadrosa, a product of East Los, an educator, and a hood establishment connoisseur.

Laura Tejeda

Boyle Heights’ Juan Gabriel-Themed Gay Latinx Bar, Noa Noa Place, Is Now Open

Meet East L.A.’s Homegrown Paranormal Investigator Ready to Hunt the Chamucos In Your Haunted House

Lucy Guanuna is an L.A.-based freelance journalist covering Latinx culture, social justice, and lifestyle. She&#8217;s still waiting for peanut butter, jelly and cheese to become a thing.

Lucy Guanuna

‘La Chancla’ y El Novio? This Bilingual Therapist Is Destigmatizing Mental Health in L.A.’s Latinx Communities

I am a first-generation Oaxa-Californian raised in Venice Beach. Bike powered and car-free, I am an activist that will take you up on a ride.

Areli Morales

Celebrar El Día de Muertos Significa Celebrar La Resistencia Indígena

I enjoy exploring every corner of Los Angeles, looking for art wherever I can find it.

Blazedale

From the Valley to El Mundo: El Keamo’s New Electro-Cumbia Single, ‘El Rompecabezas’

Los Angeles

Where is This Foo Going? Behind the Foo Phenomenon of @FoosGoneWild

Erwin Recinos is a seasoned visual artist with an eye for capturing life as a working commuter aboard public transportation in and around Los Angeles. For 20 years now, Recinos has been documenting the urban landscape, street culture, and Hispanic communities of Los Angeles utilizing his daily routine and the city of Los Angeles as an inspiration. Recinos also works with popular food and event websites such as LATACO.com and Eater LA to capture the cuisine and culture that is so important to the city of Los Angeles and across Southern California.

Erwin Recinos

A New Mural For Boyle Heights Commemorates the Past and Comments on Gentrification of Today