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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

Katherine Spiers is formerly the food editor at LA Weekly and currently host of the food history podcast Smart Mouth. Her interests include pondering the state of journalism, eating mashed potatoes, and drinking mai tais. All three are covered extensively on Twitter and Instagram.

Katherine Spiers

Food

Highlights From the Rogue 99 ~ Coni’Seafood

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

Jason McGahan

Homelessness Is So Bad This Man Decided to Chain Himself to a Fence and Go On a Hunger Strike

Highlights From the Rogue 99 ~ Dal Rae

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! Lynda Carter Gets Her Star, First Fridays at Natural History, Alice Bag at The Echo

Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.

Erick Galindo

Books

How a ‘Lil Libros’ on Selena Quintanilla Shot to the Top of Amazon’s Best-Seller List

OxDx

Los Angeles

Metal Fans Scene Report: The Best Live Shows So Far This Year in L.A.

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

Jennifer Velez

Two Male Dancers Make L.A. Rams Cheer Squad, Marking First in NFL History

Ben Grenrock is a writer, journalist, and L.A. native.

Ben Grenrock

Music

Interview with G Perico: ‘Motivational, Gangster, Ratchet as a Motherf*cker, Hood Rat, Nasty, Conscious’

Brian is a freelance photojournalist who grew up in the Southeast Los Angeles County and spends time shooting current events and food.

Brian Feinzimer

News

Voices from the March For Our Lives in Los Angeles