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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Boyle Heights Residents Fight For Community And Art

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The many murals in Boyle Heights speak to the culture of its people. (jondoeforty1/Flickr Creative Commons)

Heidi Carreon
Staff Reporter

Boyle Heights artists are making sure that newcomers understand the pride and history of the neighborhood.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Mayor Garcetti’s Minimum Wage Hike Meets Skeptics In Boyle Heights

Comments (0) | Boyle Heights, Carlos Fernandez, city council, Councilmember José Huizar, CPI, Dollar Store, Eben-Ezer Dollar Plus, Eduardo Gomez, eli broad, Eric Garcetti, food prices, George Sanchez, Jr. Park, Leonel Mancia, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, los angeles county, Low-Income, mariachi plaza, Martin Luther King, minimum wage, payroll, Pharmacy, poverty, raise the wage, St. Louis Drug Company, UC Berkeley, wages, Yeya's Restaurant

Carlos Fernandez, right, owns Eben-Ezer Dollar Plus with his brother-in-law Leonel Mancia, left, and sister, not pictured. (Tayl

Taylor Haney
Staff Reporter

Raise the wage? An East-L.A. neighborhood doubts it.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

East L.A.'s Mariachi Plaza Hosts Hundreds Of Mexican Folk Musicians Looking For Work

Comments (0) | Boyle Heights, desperado, East LA, immigration, Los Angeles, mariachi plaza, Mexico, minimum wage, rancho market

Emmanuel Martinez

The resemblance to day laborers is striking. Sometimes the work shows up in bunches and other times it’s nowhere to be found.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

CicLAvia: Cycle Down This Weekend

Comments (0) | 123 Death, 2013, African American Firefighter Museum, Arts+Culture, Bicycle Coalition, Charles Phoenix, Chinatown, ciclavia, Coca-Cola, Connect 4, Don Francisco's Coffee, Dream Panther, Heart of LA, Jenga, Jesus Sons, LA Font, Lines + Lanes, macarthur park, mariachi plaza, metro, Power Rangers, REI, Tern Bikes, The Knitts, Zumbathon

Gabi Duncan
Staff Reporter

Connect with the community without your car.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

National Coming Out Of The Shadows Month: Putting A Face To The Word "Undocumented"

Comments (0) | Barack Obama, Boyle Heights, deportation, illegal immigration, immigrant youth network, immigration, mariachi plaza, Nation and World, national coming out of the shadows month, national day laborers organization, The Dream Act, undocumented immigration

Aaron Liu
Senior News Editor

Rights groups rallied in Boyle Heights.

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