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Jennifer Velez is a multi-media journalist covering news and culture in L.A.

Jennifer Velez

Los Angeles

East L.A. Gang Members Admit to Fire-Bombing Black Homes in the Ramona Gardens Projects

Philip Iglauer covered all things Koreana for 15 years — foreign diplomats, kimchi, Samsung and, of course, North Korea — out of Seoul. After returning to his native Northeast Los Angeles in late 2016, he freelances on his hometown’s goings-on.

Philip Iglauer

Featured

These Old-School Shops in Highland Park Just Heard Their Rent Will Rise By 250 Percent

Lina Lecaro is an L.A.-born-and-bred journalist specializing in music, nightlife, and culture for the past two decades.

Lina Lecaro

Events

GTFOLA! Our Weekly Event Guide to Get You Out of the House ~ Vol. 4

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

Food

This Old School Panaderia in Highland Park Is Making L.A.’s First Vegan Pan Dulce

Tacos

This Is What It’s Like to Serve Tacos at Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s Party

GTFOLA! Our Weekly Event Guide to Get You Out of the House ~ Vol. 2

Astrid is a Salvadoran-American poet and writer based in Los Angeles.

Astrid

Poetry

Profile of a Modern-Day Poet in L.A.: Mike the Poet

News

Why Locals in Historic Filipinotown Are Bracing For Gentrification

Against his better judgment, Nathan Solis continues to write for a living and sleeps along the Gold Line with his wife and daughter.

Nathan Solis

My Bionico-Obsessed Life

In Defense of the $5 Taco: It’s Time to Embrace Our New Reality

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