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Bill Clinton Transforms LA

Tom Teicholz | Posted 04.10.2013 | Arts
Read More: Will I Am, Bill Clinton, Education, President Bill Clinton, Alicia Keyes, Intel, Boyle Heights, Community, Space Shuttle Endeavour, Dean Kamen, STEAM Eduction, STEM Education, Wellness, Arts News
Tom Teicholz

President Bill Clinton, Inventor Dean Kamen, White House Chief Technology officer Ken Park and Astronaut Leland Melvin were among the big name speakers at this year's by-invitation-only TRANS4M conference, held at the California Science Center in Los Angeles this past Thursday.

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Fun Passes and Legos: Catching up With Caine Monroy of Caine's Arcade

J.L. Sirisuk | Posted 12.04.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Games, Children, Los Angeles, Boyle Heights, Fun Pass, Cain's Arcade, Legos, Caine Monroy, Nirvan Mulluck Inspirational, Culture, Best of La, Los Angeles News
J.L. Sirisuk

Caine Monroy, at the age of 9, created an entire arcade using cardboard and creativity in his father's auto parts shop. When I arrived at Caine's Arcade, I asked for a Fun Pass.

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Investing in Our Youth for a Prosperous America

Adam Steel | Posted 10.31.2012 | Impact
Read More: Boyle Heights, Future Filmmakers, Teaching Filmmaking, I. Am Boyle Heights, Impact News
Adam Steel

If you want to create a prosperous America, you have to invest in the youth. It isn't very difficult to see what happens when we abandon our youth without providing them the access and opportunity to become educated and future leaders.

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Hollywood Depicts Latinos Solely In Stereotypes

Posted 04.11.2012 | Latino Voices
Read More: Hispanic Heritage, Boyle Heights, Video, Los Angeles, Latino Prosperity, Hollywood, Latino Stereotypes, Latino Voices News

This article is part of a series published in partnership with the Boyle Heights Beat. By Kevin Martinez Playwright and Boyle Heights native Jos...

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Baseball Star Gives Back To East L.A. Youth

Posted 04.05.2012 | Latino Voices
Read More: Latino Voices News, Baseball, Boyle Heights Beat, Ricky Romero, Hispanic Heritage, Boyle Heights, Baseball Stars, East Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Video, Latino Voices News

This article is part of a series published in partnership with the Boyle Heights Beat. By Lesly Juarez When reporters ask 27-year-old Toronto Bl...

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Schools Must Pull Kids in, Not Turn Them Away

Robert Ross | Posted 05.30.2012 | Home
Read More: Oakland, Education News, School Discipline, Public Schools, California, South Los Angeles, California Teachers Association, Fresno, Boyle Heights, School Suspensions, Schools, The California Endowment, Home News
Robert Ross

For each day that a young person is suspended from school, his or her educational attainment experiences a setback.

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The Fight to Keep L.A. Street Vendors Alive

Voto Latino | Posted 04.23.2012 | Latino Voices
Read More: Boyle Heights, East L.A. Community Corporation, LA City Council, Usc, L.A. Street Vendor, Latino Voices News
Voto Latino

Did you know the señora you bought a taco, fruta mixta, churro, or tamale from could be fined up to $1,000 and do jail time for selling food on an L.A. sidewalk or 500 feet from a school?

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In Latino Community, Education Is Led By Example

Posted 12.28.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: Boyle Heights, Education, Cultura, Boyle Heights Beat, Latino Education, Video, Latino Voices News

This article is part of a weekly series published in partnership with the Boyle Heights Beat. This is the last article of the series. By Yazm&iacut...

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WATCH: La Santa Cecilia, Breaking Boundaries With Their Music

Posted 12.21.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: Cultura, Video, Alternative Latino Music, Hispanic Music, Cumbia, Boyle Heights, Latino Musician, La Santa Cecilia, Salsa, Latino Music, Latino Voices News

This article is part of a weekly series published in partnership with the Boyle Heights Beat. It appears on Wednesdays. By Diana Arellano On a h...

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Reclaiming The Streets Of Boyle Heights

Posted 12.14.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: East LA, Hollenbeck Station, Boyle Heights Beat, Gang Violence, Boyle Heights, Mayor Villaraigosa, Proyecto Pastoral, Los Angeles, Video, Latino Voices News

This article is part of a weekly series published in partnership with the Boyle Heights Beat. It appears on Wednesdays. By Charley Patiño ...

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In Tough Times, East LA Community Joins Together

Posted 12.07.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: Video, East Los Angeles Community Corporation, Boyle Heights Beat, Bad Economy, Boyle Heights Chamber of Commerce, Boyle Heights, Foreclosure, East Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Latino Voices News

This article is part of a weekly series published in partnership with the Boyle Heights Beat. It appears on Wednesdays. By Rosa Solache Famil...

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Immigrant Latinas Face Domestic Abuse

Posted 11.30.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: Latino Domestic Violence, Boyle Heights, Video, Hispanic Women, Hispanic Women Abuse, Immigrant Domestic Abuse, Boyle Heights Beat, Domestic Violence, Latino Voices News

This article is part of a weekly series published in partnership with the Boyle Heights Beat. It appears on Wednesdays. By Melissa Martinez Boy...

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Boyle Heights: Death Of An Iconic Building

Posted 11.23.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: Hispanic Heritage, Boyle Heights, Video, Sears Mail Order Building, Hollenbeck Park, Mariachi Plaza, Landmarks, Los Angeles, Landmark-Building-Los-Angeles, Latino Voices News

This article is part of a weekly series published in partnership with the Boyle Heights Beat. It appears every Wednesday. By Alejandro Rojas Th...

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Landmark Renovation Threatens Sense Of Community In Boyle Heights

Posted 11.16.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: Comite De La Esperanza, Video, Wyvernwood Garden Apartments, Eighth Street Apartments, Landmark Building Los Angeles, Boyle Heights Beat, Heritage, Boyle Heights, 8th Street Projects, The Fifteen Group, Latino Voices News

This article is part of a weekly series published in partnership with the Boyle Heights Beat. It appears every Wednesday. By Cinthia Gonzales Cas...

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Economy: A Sad Song For Mariachis

Posted 01.08.2012 | Latino Voices
Read More: Hispanic Heritage, Boyle Heights, Olvera Street, Video, Mariachi, Mariachi Plaza, Boyle Heights Beat, Heritage, Latino Voices News

This article is part of a weekly series published every Wednesday in partnership with the Boyle Heights Beat. By Karissa Reynoso Even on a dark,...

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High School Student Reports On Cycle Of Domestic Violence In Her Community

Posted 12.26.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: Boyle Heights, Video, Latino Newspaper, Teen Journalists, Boyle Heights Beat, Los Angeles, Domestic Violence, Hispanic Students, Latino Voices News

This article is part of a weekly series published in partnership with the Boyle Heights Beat. It appears every Wednesday. By Maria Vera A mother...

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Aurelia Fierros

Latino Teens Write Stories Telling Full Tale Of Their 'Hood

HuffingtonPost.com | Aurelia Fierros | Posted 12.14.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: Latinos, Annenberg School, Homeboy Industries, Newspapers, Boyle Heights Beat, Spanish, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, Gangs, The California Endowment, Teenagers, La Opinion, Latino Voices News

In the Latino neighborhood of Boyle Heights in Los Angeles, a group of high school students write and produce a newspaper looking at their own communi...

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Summer Night Lights Shootings Plague Anti-Gang Initiative

AP | By THOMAS WATKINS | Posted 09.20.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Summer Night Lights Shootings, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles Anti-Gang Initiative, Summer Night Lights, Los Angeles Gangs, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES -- Two teens were shot and wounded in an apparent gang shooting Thursday outside a Los Angeles park participating in the city's much-vaunt...

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Why There Are No Seat Belts in School Buses, And Other Safety Questions

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Red Lkight Cameras, Bmw, Alabama, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Boyle Heights, California Highway Patrol, Washington Post, KTTV/FOX11 News, Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles Police Department, KABC/TV7, Nhtsa, Los Angeles News
Steve Parker

Many of you have kids riding school buses, and a crash Monday in Los Angeles involving a fatality raised many of the important issues facing communities with the big yellow buses.

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Screenprinting Survey Spans the Streets to the Sublime

Mat Gleason | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Dalai Lama, Punk, Art, Crass, Dead Kennedys, Street Art, Los Angeles, Boyle Heights, Contemporary Art, Retna, Robbie Conal, Arts News
Mat Gleason

Karen Fiorito's Buddha Cat Press enjoyed a small survey show at the Urban Sanctuary gallery in Boyle Heights. BCP has published and produced screen print editions for an impressive panoply of artists.

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CARS Catalyzes Cultural Community

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Olvera Street, Craft and Folk Museum, Little Tokyo, Ciclavia, Boyle Heights, Santa Monica, Aztec Pantheon, The Getty, Skirball Center, Community Resources LA, Chinatown, Los Angeles News
Michael Sigman

Community Arts Resources' mission emphasizes the development of public space in Los Angeles, a concept that may seem oxymoronic to some Angelenos.

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LA's Big Green Secret

Zev Yaroslavsky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Griffith Park, Boyle Heights, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, Open Space, King Gillette Ranch, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles News
Zev Yaroslavsky

Something remarkable is unfolding in the mountains above our urban sprawl. Acre by acre, we have amassed more protected open space than any major metropolis in the nation.

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Take the (A) Train -- Your Name Here on Metro

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: East LA, Univision, Antonio Villaraigosa, Warner Bros., Congress, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Fox, Bob Dylan, Kcrw, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Subway, Northrop Grumman, Metro, Metro Goldline, Boyle Heights, Aeg, Mass Transit, Los Angeles News
Joel Epstein

Why aren't we asking the business and philanthropic community to help do their part by offering to pick up the tab on Metro station construction?

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Greening Hollywood: Westside Story And Eastside Luv

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Alfre Woodard, Youth Technology Center, Sharon Lawrence, Fascon Technologies, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Mark Gold, Participant Productions, Skoll Foundation, Taboo, Barker Hangar, Rosario Dawson, La Ley, Father Greg Boyle, Culture Clash, Cirque Du Soleil, Eastside Luv, Sen. Fran Pavley, Boyle Heights, Adrian Grenier, Global Green USA, Heal the Bay, Antonio Villaraigosa, Sotomayor, Green News
Paige Donner

Sort of a citywide festival of "You're great." "No, YOU'RE great."

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