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Michael Darling is an L.A. native who can usually be found in a corner booth at Tom Bergin&#8217;s or at @Futurehasbeen.

Michael Darling

Party Pics

Last Call at Tom Bergin’s? The Scene on St. Patrick’s Day from 6 a.m. to Closing

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

Jennifer Velez

News

Los Angeles Ordered to Stop Enforcing Gang Injunctions

Sights and Sounds From L.A. Students Who Joined National Walkout Protesting Gun Violence

Mike Sonksen aka Mike the PoeT is a 3rd-generation Los Angeles native. Poet, professor, journalist, historian and tour-guide, his latest book &#8220;Letters to My City&#8221; was just published by Writ Large Press. He teaches at Woodbury University.

Mike Sonksen

Community

How This POC, Women-Led Group Is Taking a DIY Approach to Feeding South L.A.’s Homeless

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

Tacos

This Is What It’s Like to Serve Tacos at Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s Party

Featured

Celebrate International Women’s Day With This All-Femme-Fronted Punk Show This Saturday

Joe Forney is a documentary photographer and a native of Los Angeles.

Joe Forney

A Sad Flower in the Sand ~ a Photo Essay About Los Angeles

Karla T. Vasquez is a food justice advocate and food historian. She is currently writing a Salvadoran cookbook.

Karla Vasquez

Food

This L.A. Swap Meet Makes Mexican-Salvadoran Pupusas as Big as Your Head

Los Angeles

New Anti-Party Ordinance in L.A. Will Escalate “Party House” Fines up to $8,000

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

Blazedale

Eggslut’s Alvin Cailan ~ My Favorite Taco