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Photo Album ~ Vhils in Los Angeles, Carving on Walls
Portuguese artist VHILS (AKA Alexander Farto) was in Los Angeles last month, the second time in the past decade that the international street artist has graced our city with some of his work. Unique in...
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Introducing the L.A. Taco Burger at The Oinkster: The Burger-Taco Hybrid Of...
They can make a movie about you, they can write a book about you, they can write a song about you, but there is no better way to be immortalized in this world than to have a burger named after you....
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New L.A. Soccer Team Already Dealing With Fans Chanting ‘P*to’ at Inaugural...
Anti-gay or good clean fun? The new Major League Soccer team the Los Angeles Football Club, or LAFC, had their inaugural game on Sunday, but already the team is confronting controversy over its fans...
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The L.A. Taco Horoscope for May, 2018
Get your Swayze on this month, Angels. Nobody puts Baby in a corner, and the more the haters hate the more you dance through May. You will have a lot to dance about, too. Taurus reaps the rewards of a...
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Introducing Root of Life ~ A Healthy Hangout in Huntington Park
In ancient Greece, it was believed that if two people ate from the same beet, they were to fall in love. Now whether or not this is true, one thing customers at Root of Life Juicery in the city of...
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Adidas Skateboarding Recreates Iconic Venice Pavilion at BEYOND THE STREETS
Adidas Skateboarding will make history this Sunday as it partners with BEYOND THE STREETS (BTS) to resurrect one of the most iconic and historically relevant destinations in skateboarding history—the...
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An Ode to Oaxacan L.A. ~ Friday Nights at Poncho’s Tlayudas
1.The night is cold but the air is hot on South Main Street. Engines growl. Headlights feel like invitations. LAPD cruisers are flipping U-eys down every side street, prowling. I’m in pursuit of what...
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Recap: The Smokers Club Fest 2018 ~ Young Thug, Wiz Khalifa, Flatbush Zombies
The Smokers Club Fest took place this past weekend in Long Beach at the Queen Mary Harbor. With two days of live music from some of the most exciting figures and up-and-coming acts in hip-hop culture,...
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Lesbian, Latina, Large: The Unapologetic Artwork of Laura Aguilar ~ An Image...
The artist and photographer Laura Aguilar spent most of her career chronicling her struggles to confront and accept her sexuality and her obesity, creating unforgettable images in the process. She also...
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Your Taco Madness 2018 Recap ~ Photos
In a stunning show of presence for the vegan aficionados of Los Angeles, Taquería La Venganza overcame the strong competition from runner-up Macheen and was crowned winner of the online vote for Taco...
View ArticleFYF Canceled: Poor Ticket Sales Doom Festival After Sexual Misconduct Claims...
For the first time in 14 years since its creation, FYF has been canceled. Poor ticket sales doomed the festival, organizers said. “After much consideration, we have made the difficult decision to...
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How Triple G Became An ‘Honorary Mexican’ In His Quest to Win Over L.A....
The moon was high and luminous, the energy of the record-breaking crowd was too, and Triple G — Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin — was taking a victory lap, saluting hordes of fans with his four world...
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Everything You Missed at Taco Madness 2018 ~ Extended Image Gallery, Vol. 2
Because we couldn’t help ourselves, here are more photos from one of the most memorable events we’ve had in a long while, Taco Madness 2018. See Volume 1 here. All photographs below by L.A. Taco...
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Casa de Clarke: A Model For Unsupervised Homeless Housing Opens in Highland Park
They just don’t want to leave Highland Park, their neighborhood. Duane Suarez grew up with his mother on Avenue 66, but he hasn’t had a place to call home for years. He and his mom have struggled with...
View ArticleThree LAPD Veterans Named Finalists for Chief ~ Robert Arcos, Michel Moore,...
Three veterans of the Los Angeles Police Department are vying for the top job at the nation’s second largest police agency, according to a late Tuesday report. The top candidates for chief of the LAPD...
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‘ColdChela’ Celebrates L.A.’s Latino Homebrewers With Its Annual AYCD Beer...
The temperatures in the southland have been steadily rising, and so are the numbers of members in the all-Latino homebrew club based here, the SoCal Cerveceros. And this Saturday evening in East L.A.,...
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From the Streets of Atwater to the Next Possible Chief of the LAPD ~ Meet...
The next chief of police of the City of Angels could be Robert Arcos, who grew up in the 1970s in Atwater, blocks from the L.A. River, the oldest of five children by a single mother. He’s a...
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GTFO LA! Stuff To Do This Weekend: Barrio Baroque
Welcome back to GTFO LA!, your guide to the best stuff to do in Los Angeles every week, designed to get you out of the f*cking house. It’s Mother Day’s Weekend and we have fun events to check out with...
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Opinion: Revisiting USC’s Old ‘University Village’ as Gentrification Spreads...
“IIced doppio espresso!” yells a barista at the USC Village’s upscale new Starbucks. There’s a bearded white guy sporting a newsboy cap passing out shots of nitro cold brew from tap and a yellow neon...
View ArticleShooting at High School in Palmdale Rattles Nerves; Teen Suspect Arrested, 1...
A Friday morning shooting at Highland High School in Palmdale left one 14-year-old student injured and another 14-year-old arrested. Authorities responded to reports of shots fired shortly after 7 am....
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