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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

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

Lina Lecaro

Events

Welcome to GTFO LA! Our New Weekly Event Guide to Get You Out of the House

Tacoscope

The L.A. TACO Horoscope for March, 2018

OxDx

Music

ICYMI: Thy Antichrist, Dark Funeral, and Septicflesh Killed It at The Regent, Here’s Proof

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

Blazedale

Food

Eggslut’s Alvin Cailan ~ My Favorite Taco

Christine Davila is a longtime film programmer, sometimes blogger, and currently a creative executive at Stage 13.

Christine Davila

Film

When Will Latinos Get Our ‘Black Panther’?

Jason McGahan is a two time LA Press Club award recipient and a former staff writer for LA Weekly.

Jason McGahan

News

Boyle Heights Mariachis Take a Win Against an 80% Rent Hike

Melissa Mora Hidalgo was born in Montebello and grew up in the L.A./O.C. borderlands of East Whittier and La Habra. She holds a Ph. D. in Literature from UC San Diego and is the author of Mozlandia: Morrissey Fans in the Borderlands (Headpress UK, 2016).

Melissa Mora Hidalgo

Ode to the Other Whittier Boulevard, East of East L.A.

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

Jennifer Velez

How Roosevelt High’s Pride Video Is Changing the Way Schools Market Themselves

Sean Maung

Photo Essay: The Vaqueros of Tempo