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Mariah Castañeda is a feisty multimedia journalist and social media editor.

Mariah Castañeda

Events

Weekend Guide: Who Cares if It’s Cold?! It’s 2019, GTFO LA!

I enjoy making photographs of the Latino food culture in Los Angeles. 
Storytelling is everything. 
Tacos. Always.

Gabriel Carbajal

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The Best Hangover Food in L.A.

Jessica Flores is a multimedia journalist covering arts and culture in Los Angeles.

Jessica Flores

News

How the Rams and Chargers Stadium Under Construction in Inglewood Is Already Impacting Local Restaurants

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

Tacos

Video: How El Machete Makes Its Handcrafted Salsas and Hot Sauces ~ L.A. Taco Tastes

Weekend Guide: Christmas Parades, UTLA Art Show, Food Pop-Ups Galore & More ~ GTFO LA!

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

The Unclaimed Are Not Forgotten: Ashes of 1,457 People Who Died in L.A. Laid to Rest in Mass Grave

L.A. Times Building Could Be an Unintended Casualty of Councilman Huizar’s Legal Troubles

Melissa Dueñas has been both a participant and observer in arts communities from San Diego to San Francisco, as a musician, DJ, documentarian, and now journalist. She is the creator of the online radio show Lowrider Sundays and transmedia endeavor, East Side Story Project, both of which seek to contextualize the affinity for oldies music in Chicanx culture.

Melissa Dueñas

It’s Free 99: Your Local, Affordable Holiday Market Gift Guide ~ GTFO LA!

Councilman Jose Huizar Shows Up For Work but Refuses to Answer Questions About FBI Raids of Office, Home

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

East L.A. BBQ’s Legendary Smoked Lengua Gets Paired With Mexican Craft Brews in Boyle Heights ~ Taco Tastes