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From Olvera Street to landing a role in Coco: Guatemalan immigrant nurtured her childrens artistic gifts KABC Share: LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Marta Lilian Gonzalez shares a deep bond with her children. "I want to be your best friend every moment," she said to her oldest as they sat on a bench and held hands. The mother of five embodies what many Spanish-speakers call "ganas." You may have heard the expression in "Stand and Deliver," the film about legendary Garfield High School teacher Jaime Escal...

Los Angeles Travel Guide March 01, 2021 Los Angeles, at around 500 square miles, is the largest city within Los Angeles County which includes more than 100 cities and communities. Known for its entertainment industry, miles of coastline, mountains, shopping, sports, ethnic diversity, and culture of creativity, L.A.s vibe ranges from upscale to hip to surf-casual and everything between, defying a label for the city as a whole.Several areas comprise...

The best time to visit Los Angeles Meghan ODea 18 February 2021 Sun-kissed Los Angeles is famous for its perpetual summer, but that doesnt mean there arent certain other seasons to take into account when you visit – awards season, for example can be a very different vibe than the endless street festivals of the summer months. If you wondering when to score the best deals, beat the crowds, or take part in bucket-list events, weve broken it all down season by season and month by month. Edito...

One day we will be on the other side of this terrible time, looking back. One day we will be telling people about COVID-19, people who didn’t live through the fear of getting it or watch those they loved die from it or scramble to get shots to be safe from it or experience how it felt when it shut us inside and separated us from one another for months or took away our livelihoods or forced us to work and live in conditions suddenly perilous due to its daily threat. One day we will be far eno...

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Los Angeles program helps small businesses compete by boosting online presence KABC Share: LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Small businesses throughout Los Angeles have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The city of Los Angeles is working to help them survive and compete with larger companies by boosting their online profile. The city last year launched LA Optimized, which aims to help small businesses adapt to rapidly changing consumer behavior and technological advances. Priority will be given to b...

Los Angeles is a paradise of flavor. Thanks to its car-centric culture, the city has reached into the hills and cleaved independent communities in its endless valleys. The region’s culinary overtones are decidedly Mexican, from street tacos to Alta California cuisine, made all the richer thanks to charred chiles and smoke and heat from the grill. This is the birthplace of salsa empires, with a dense culinary history that’s thicker than the tourist crowds on Olvera Street. But to only includ...

Canyon News SHERMAN OAKS—Ray Vega, founder of Casa Vega, passed away on Monday, January 11 at the age of 85. Casa Vega, located at 13301 Ventura Blvd., is known for its Mexican cuisine and has been in business for over 62 years.  The website states: “Casa Vega is located on famous Ventura Boulevard and is one of the longest continuously family-owned restaurants in all of greater Los Angeles. Casa Vega’s roots go back to famous Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles. Rafael ‘Ray’ Ve...

La Poubelle is a snug, family-owned French bistro in Franklin Village. Since opening in 1969, the restaurant has been through its ups and downs, from artist and musician mainstay to celebrity hot spot. In the early aughts, you couldnt walk in without seeing Vince Vaughn, who lived up the street, holding court at the bar. Later, you might find Ashton Kutcher starting a fantasy football draft or Ashley Benson and G-Eazy grabbing a bite to eat there. For many New Yorkers who moved to the neighborh...

The famous Mexican restaurant’s founder was 86