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Los Angeles Times •

4 Puerto Rican restaurants for a taste of the island's cuisine in L.A.

When San Juan native Rafael Rodriguez opened Señor Big Ed in Cypress in the mid-90s, there were few Puerto Rican restaurants in Southern California.“A lot of customers were driving long ways to come to eat at Señor Big Ed,” said restaurant manager Veronica Coronado. “They would get very emotional when they would eat the food, because it reminded them so much of their childhood.”While cities like New York and Miami have come to be veritable hubs for Puerto Rican cuisine, the food community here i...
Los Angeles Times •

11 of L.A.'s best cemitas poblanas, the iconic sandwich from Puebla, Mexico

When Juan Antonio moved to Los Angeles from his hometown of Puebla, the capital city of the Mexican state by the same name, he got straight to work doing what he knew best: baking cemita bread.Antonio started baking at a panadería in Lincoln Heights in about 1996, churning out dozens of fresh cemitas daily and selling them door to door. At the time, there were few places selling the bread, and the community recognized him as “el cemitero.”The cemita sandwich is a staple in Puebla, a gastronomic...
Los Angeles Times •

L.A.'s Persian restaurants offer sanctuary, support as Tehrangeles reacts to war

A cheerful buzz filled the interior of Meymuni Cafe on Saturday afternoon, as groups of Iranians trickled in from a protest at the Federal Building down the street, proudly displaying “Free Iran” and “Make Iran great again” merch. Laughter rippled through the 2,000-square-foot space as diners chatted over complimentary rice cookies and steaming cups of Persian chai infused with rose petals.As owner Shaheen Ferdo...
Los Angeles Times •

8 halal restaurants to break your fast during Ramadan

Ramadan is in full swing in Los Angeles, where a community of hundreds of thousands of Muslims is observing a month dedicated to fasting, prayer, reflection and service. With the unfolding war in the Middle East, the holiday holds even more significance for locals with ties to the region. The Islamic holiday began Feb. 17 and ends March 19, during which observers fast from dawn to sunset to foster discipline, self-control and gratitude. Observers break their daily fast with an iftar, a festive...
La Nación •

El lento y doloroso retorno a la normalidad en Israel

Caminando por las estrechas calles de la Ciudad Antigua de Jerusalén —que hace más de dos años estaban repletas de turistas visitando puntos emblemáticos de la ciudad tres veces santa—, la estudiante de periodismo estadounidense, Ángela Osorio, relata que, hoy el panorama es muy distinto: la zona luce mayormente vacía y silenciosa, con algunos negocios abiertos, pero muchos aún cerrados.La Vía Dolorosa, conocida como la ruta empedrada que Jesús recorrió cargando su cruz hasta su crucifixión en e...
Signal Tribune •

‘No layoffs!’ Teachers, school employees unite against LBUSD budget cuts

Over 100 teachers, school employees, students and union members gathered outside the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) headquarters Wednesday evening to protest proposed layoffs set for next spring.


Chants of “No layoffs!” and “Workers united will never be divided!” could be heard from inside the office, where LBUSD board members conducted their meeting. 


Several Teacher’s Association of Long Beach (TALB) members spoke at the event, as well as LBUSD board members and Mayor Rex Ric...
La Nación •

Dos años, una eternidad para familiares de secuestrados en Gaza

‘Mis hijos están en casa’ es la frase que gritó una madre y así culminó la lucha para liberar a su familia secuestrada por Hamás.Tras el regreso de sus hijos retenidos en la Franja de Gaza por el grupo terrorista Hamás, esta madre argentina puede descansar tranquila y mirar hacia un futuro brillante junto a su familia reunida y una nueva adición.El 13 de octubre fue un suspiro de alivio para la argentina-israelí Silvia Cunio. La madre de 65 años, quien luchaba por la liberación de sus dos hijos...
ENYE •

Dibujando más allá de las capas: La historia de una artista sobre la identidad, pertenencia y búsqueda de su lugar

En un sábado tranquilo en su estudio, Karina Vázquez trabaja en un dibujo que fácilmente será su favorito. Es un autorretrato, una porción de su cara cuando era bebé.
Ella mezcla los morros de la pintura, creando un estilo suave y tenue, coincidiendo con la inocencia del sujeto. El color es un verde claro, pastel, casi misterioso, reminiscente de un nombre que le dieron hace mucho tiempo.
Signal Tribune •

Long Beach haunted display makes final scare after 35 years

For over 30 years, this Alamitos Beach neighborhood has embraced one special, spooky tradition: a haunted display, put on by actress and performer DeeDee Rescher.
This Halloween, Rescher will be joined by her two sisters for a final haunted show, marking the end of a sacred family tradition of over 50 years. 
The front yard of the “Enchanted Cottage,” Rescher’s Long Beach home, transforms into an eerie, web-covered, ghoul-adorned demonstration every Halloween, spooking parents and children alike...
Long Beach Current •

¡Apetito arriba! Local food festival highlights 16 Latino-owned restaurants

The aroma of braised beef and fresh ceviche filled the air at Onni East Village on Sept. 18, where over 10 restaurants gathered to share their food, culture and family tradition.

Organized by Affluent Hispanic Philanthropies, Latino Restaurant Week’s kickoff event in Downtown Long Beach celebrated its second annual initiative to highlight and support Latino-owned restaurants throughout the city.
El Camino College The Union •

Belonging in bachata: How this dance major found community and purpose in Latin dance

On Wednesday nights, Alahna Alton comes alive. Strutting down the empty, dimly-lit Everington Street in East Los Angeles in a crop top, jeans that hug her slim figure and three-inch heels that click on the sidewalk, Alton is ready. She enters Steven’s Steakhouse – the “Steven’s” LED sign lighting the way – and heads straight to the host, handing him her credit card. It’s $10 – a small price to pay for the night she’s about to have. She walks past the table and turns left, in through the double doors of the bachata room. It’s 10 p.m., and Bachata Night is just getting started.
El Camino College The Union •

El Camino to slash $40 million from budget as it faces major deficit

El Camino College could start collecting parking fees from students in 2024 as part of its moneymaking strategy to address a possible bankruptcy.

Other changes in student fees are on the table; a $24 per unit increase in non-resident tuition fees was already approved by the Board of Trustees in March.

El Camino is facing a $20 million deficit for July 2023 to June 2025 and another $20 million from July 2025 to June 2026.

This is according to El Camino President Brenda Thames’ April 29 letter addressed to the campus community.
El Camino College The Union •

Power outage shuts down El Camino campus

Hundreds of classes were canceled and campus was shut down just before 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7 due to an outage knocking out power in parts of El Camino College’s campus, El Camino Village and Alondra Park.

The outage affected phone lines, computers, lights, automatic doors, elevators, some restroom facilities on campus and shut down traffic lights on Manhattan Beach Boulevard and Redondo Beach Boulevard.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to an elevator rescue call on campus
El Camino College The Union •

South Bay Community reacts to Israel-Hamas war

With daily updates on the Israel-Hamas war, El Camino College students, employees and community members are feeling the weight of the conflict.

While no vigil or protest events have taken place at El Camino, students including biochemistry major Lily Nemzer said several students in her class are troubled by the Israel-Hamas war.

“I know there was one student who is a mother and her husband is Israeli and her kids were really upset about what was going on,” Nemzer said.

Following an Oct. 7 att

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