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A recent workshop by North East Trees demonstrated how to extract dye from seeds. Photo by Jessica Galan

Free trees, if you please

Jessica Galan, UT Community News Reporter November 5, 2024

The concrete jungles of the Eastside and Northeast Los Angeles call for more trees and wildlife. That’s why North East Trees (NET), a nonprofit organization based in the Cypress Park neighborhood,...

An illustration of Cafe Tropical by UT Community News.

Cafe Tropical set to reopen after outpouring of support

Tupac Zapata, Community News Reporter March 12, 2024

After a soft launch two weeks ago, Cafe Tropical in Silver Lake plans to re-open next week – after a soft re-opening this Thursday. That’s according to Danny Khorunzhiy, one of its owners. “We’re...

Aerial shot of a commercial strip of shops in Highland Park.

Cruising down memory lane

November 28, 2023

A Christmas lighting in Herman. Happy meals and happy times in Lincoln Heights. A school festival in Boyle Heights. These are some of the happy memories residents of the Eastside and South L.A. recalled...

Trees in a park during the daytime, a lamp post on the side.

Was the barrier dividing El Sereno and South Pas fueled by a need for safety — or racial stereotypes?

Andre Rueda, Community News Reporter September 30, 2023

On a crisp summer afternoon, a walk to the end of El Sereno’s Van Horne Blvd. will lead into a small park-like fixture at the top of the hill. Ornamental trees surrounded by lush green grass greet...

Christina Castellon with Brianna Garcia and Angel Garcia

Sales rep carries his upbringing in Boyle Heights and parents’ values with him

Denis Akbari, Community News Editor in chief April 28, 2023

Even when it seemed like there was no way out, Los Angeles native Angel Garcia saw the “light at the end of the tunnel” and believed he was destined to break out of Boyle Heights. Garcia’s desire...

A picture of a camera hooked onto a street light.

East LA residents report concerns about street light cameras

Anthony Aguilar, Community News Social Media Editor April 1, 2023

Is something awry with the red light cameras in East Los Angeles? That’s a question in the mind of a number of residents who say they have been burned recently by what they say are mistaken tickets...

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