UT Community News partnered with the journalism program’s social media storytelling class, taught by Prof. Julie Patel Liss, to cover landmarks crucial to understanding Latinidad. El Mercadito By...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...