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Lisa Kwon is a writer born, raised, and currently living in Koreatown. She will talk your ear off about Korean coffee culture and the dreadful effects of Los Angeles’ palm tree fetishism.

Lisa Kwon

News

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Memo Torres

Food

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Featured

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Tiffany Lauren is a Los Angeles native, NYU alum, and lover of tacos and mezcal. Her work has also been featured in Latina Magazine.

Tiffany Lauren

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Bacon Conchas Have Arrived in Los Angeles, a First of Its Kind

Aahoo is a literary journalist and MFA candidate at Antioch University, Los Angeles. She knows pi up to 30 digits and begins playing Christmas music in September.

Aahoo Pourang

Downey City Council Votes to Legalize Street Vending via a Permit System

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

Theater

Mi Vida Loca: How Luis Rodriguez Is Adapting His Barrio Classic ‘Always Running’ for Theater in Boyle Heights

Chris is a halfie radio journalist from La Puente, CA. His work has aired on KPCC, KCRW, Marketplace, and Latino USA.

Chris Greenspon

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Erick Huerta likes to eat his Hot-Cheetos with chopsticks.

Erick Huerta

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