Food emporium of LA
Entrance to the Grand Central Market in Downtown Los Angeles on Oct 26. 2023. Photo by Dannie Carreon.
The Grand Central Market, first named “Wonder Market,” is a historical landmark in Downtown Los Angeles.
It opened in 1917 on the ground floor of the Homer Laughlin Building. It currently has...
History oozes
(L-R) Vanessa Weinert plays with an interactive tar simulation as her mom Emma watches inside the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles on Nov 5, 2023.
In the heart of Los Angeles lays an iconic piece of the city known for its ability to blend science and culture into one.
From Teens to Marines
Story By: Raymond Chavez Rodriguez Jr.
In the intense hot heat of the summer day, in the football stadium at Los Angeles Valley College, parents are waiting patiently in the bleachers. The sun continues to beat down on them. They are uncomfortable; they seem to be suspended in a shared state of calm anticipation.
The silence is broken as cheers erupt...
The Call of Music
On a sweltering night inside a dim cantina, glasses clink and patrons burst into drunken laughter, while on the center stage blinding fluorescent lights illuminate the faces of mariachi players. The musicians are clad in suits that match the lit sky, sweating from the hour-long performance of singing, strumming and seducing the audience with love songs.
The final notes...
Hollywood Screams Peace
Story By: Jessica Conway
No Justice, No peace! No justice, no peace! The chants echoed through the streets on Mar. 19 2011.
It was a protest on the streets of Hollywood and Vine, not just for anything but for a change in the world.
The streets were filled with thousands of people, young and old of all races, who were unhappy with...
Checking in: hostel hospitality
Visitors mingle in the courtyard of the Banana Bungalow in West Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 17, 2024. Photo by Owen Mez-Vandermeer.
It’s a sunny afternoon on Hollywood Boulevard, not far from the eastern end of the Walk of Fame, and Trey Triplett is conversing with a new friend from Greece on the patio...
From Lost Boy to Homeboy
As a riverboat passes by on a quiet river in Tennessee, an ex-gang member from Pacoima, Calif. sits on a dock nearby. Just watching. Breathing. Living.
This serene setting is a world and life away from where a 12-year-old Neil Gutierrez was issued a seven-year sentence for beating up his mother’s boyfriend. He walked into her house to pick up clothes...
Racing To The Finish Line
Rich Hua (right) practices at Willow Springs International Raceway in Rosamond, Calif., on Sep. 26, 2021.
Rich Hua never thought of motorcycle racing before his early 40s.
A private arm security who provided 24/7 support for a private family and transport jewelries between their stores and a military contract...
Ink on flesh
Nadine Souza tattoos a client at Costello Tattoos in Sherman Oaks on April 11, 2023. Photo by Daniela Raymundo.
It was just like every other day of work at Costello Tattoos & Piercing Studio. He knew he had an appointment. The guy’s mother called earlier that week to schedule it for him.