Action film star Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former governor of California, stayed true to his “I’ll be back” catchphrase and ...

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A Thanksgiving meal ready to be served. Photo by Boyle Heights Beat. Family gatherings at the dinner table. Lively games of lotería. Movie marathons. Karaoke sing-alongs. These are the ways Boyle ...

The Becerra family serves a Thanksgiving meal to residents at Dolores Mission Catholic Church in Boyle Heights. Photo courtesy of Edna Becerra. For more than a decade, Edna Becerra and her family have ...

Ysabel Jurado haciendo campaña en Boyle Heights. Foto cortesía de Jurado. A menos de un mes de asumir el cargo, la concejal electa Ysabel Jurado tiene la mira puesta en manejar las cosas de una manera ...

To celebrate Gay Pride month, Boyle Heights Beat is sharing stories of identity, pride, courage and survival as told by three young members of the LGBTQ+ community and their families. These recordings ...

Boyle Heights Beat serves an immigrant neighborhood in East Los Angeles of just under 100,000. Its print edition, produced by youth reporters, is distributed to 34,000 – at homes and apartments, cafes ...

California’s population drop and the COVID-19 pandemic have affected the budgets and enrollments of all California State University campuses, the public university system that enrolls the most ...

Sign showing Thanksgiving specials at Northgate Market. Photo by Jacqueline Ramirez. Food plays a central role for those who celebrate Thanksgiving, and while there’s not many grocery stores in Boyle ...

Los manifestantes marchan desde Pershing Square hasta el Ayuntamiento. Foto de Jacob Margolis para LAist. El Ayuntamiento de Los Ángeles adoptó el martes una ordenanza para declarar formalmente a Los ...

Gentrification has become an issue throughout much of the United States. In the last five years, its impact has become more noticeable in Boyle Heights. Gentrification is defined as the process of ...