Josefina López brings Boyle Heights to Broadway in ‘Real Women Have Curves: The Musical’
The playwright speaks to De Los about her East L.A.-inspired production, which opens in New York on April 27 Before “Real Women Have Curves” was…
Fernando Valenzuela murals: These walls celebrate the Dodgers great
Robert Vargas came up with the idea for his three-panel, six-story mural honoring Fernando Valenzuela in Boyle Heights in early 2024. “The first two panels…
Ysabel Jurado vanquished Kevin de León. Will winning change her?
Ysabel Jurado had every reason to gloat when I caught up with her earlier this week at the Highland Park home she shares with her…
The sad, desperate, Hispandering end of Kevin de León’s
He preened, he hugged, he shook hands and hobnobbed with legends and politicians. Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León was in full campaign mode…
Where to eat and drink along CicLAvia’s ‘Heart of L.A.’ route
Cars define Los Angeles as much as the Hollywood sign or the Pacific coastline, but that changes during CicLAvia, when sections of the city close…
Aaron Frazer shares the L.A. haunts that inspired ‘Into the Blue’
“I flew into LAX with a dream and my cardigan,” Aaron Frazer says with a laugh. The singer and multi-instrumentalist has called Los Angeles home…
Few fireworks in the race for De León’s City Council seat
Nearly 15 months ago, the Los Angeles City Council chamber was a turbulent place to conduct business, a byproduct of a scandal centering heavily on…