LA Angels Owner Arte Moreno Revolutionized Baseball
LA Angels Owner Arte Moreno Revolutionized Baseball
By Paul Adams If Arizona native and Angels owner Arte Moreno had it his way, he would be in Scottsdale, Arizona right now sporting his wispy mustache and team-gear windbreaker, […]
Who Should Win The Oscars, And Who Will Win Them
The Academy Awards will be presented today in order to pay homage to the best and brightest of 2011. I will not be hosting an Oscar party, because most of […]
Workers Fired Over Legal Status While Trying To Unionize
On December 2, 2011, Pomona College in Claremont, California fired 17 workers for failing to produce sufficient proof of their ability to work legally in the United States. Before the […]
Héctor Tobar’s “Barbarian Nurseries” Is An LA Love Letter
On a recent Sunday, an intimate gaggle of fans, friends, and family gathered at the Stadium Club in Dodger Stadium to hear Héctor Tobar read excerpts from his new novel, […]
Chef Juan Mondragón’s 12 Moles Of 2012
Chef Juan Mondragón is an artist in the kitchen, and this week he treated myself and Pocho.com Jefe in Chief Lalo Alcaraz to the 12 moles his restaurant is serving […]
East LA Gentrification: Not Even Subcomandante Marcos Is Safe
I am a prideful beast and sometimes I allow it to get the better of me. Sometimes I start one-sided rivalries after I feel I have received a raw deal. […]
Bien Hecho: LA Students Use Chicano Moratorium As Inspiration
On August 29, 1970 in East Los Angeles, a group of Chicanos got together in order to discuss how to best oppose the Vietnam War; included in the mix were […]
Happy Friday From Rage Against The Machine!
If you didn’t grow up listening to Rage Against The Machine, or at least know who they are, it’s kind of hard for me to figure out how to introduce […]
Coloradans Campaign To Bring Back Latino Radio Show Host
Mario Solis-Marich was a radio show host in Colorado at KKZN AM760 for three years, until he said he was unceremoniously told midday on December 1 that his show was […]
Happy Friday From Chicana Punk Rockers The Bags!
The Bags was a punk rock group that formed in LA in the 1970s, with Alice Armandariz as the front woman and singer. Her stage name, Alice Bags, has stayed with […]
