Redemption of Angels is a collaborative mural by local art group DTOAR (pronounced Detour, an acronym for the Drunken Taxicabs of Absolute Reality). The group includes artists Christina Angelina (aka Starfighter) and Gianni Arone (aka THEFL). Also collaborating on this mural with respected United Kingdom artist, Fin DAC. This is among his first pieces to ever hit Los Angeles.
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On Wednesday, the Noma head chef and co-owner announced his departure after protests broke out in Silver Lake.
ICE activity still continues at a slower pace, but it has not disappeared. This past weekend was a rare, quiet one. What we’re seeing is that ICE is laying low, sticking to courthouses, jails, and check-ins, especially from their special ISAP unit.
"I expect this kind of lawlessness from ICE, I don’t expect the hospitals to be complicit in that lawlessness and detain people," says Thomas Harvey, one of Leonardo Martinez's lawyers, after the hospital refused to remove his handcuffs.
Mate has been enjoyed in the region for centuries, originally by the Indigenous Guaraní people and eventually spread by Jesuit missionaries. In time, the drink became a symbol of unity and togetherness since it is a common pastime in Argentina.
Despite those who found street closures a nuisance, the overall consensus was that this city shows up for its people. In a time when community is most needed, supporters showed up with a level of commitment L.A. could use more of these days.
Fifty-nine-year-old Pejman Karshenas Najafabadi is currently the 11th person to have died while in ICE custody this year that we know of, and the 17th ICE-related death since the killing of Keith Porter on December 31, 2025.
