Community News
Community News
Nonprofit dog rescue launches coffee brand
Honesty, Integrity and Trust is the acronym for the HIT Living Foundation, a nonprofit dog rescue that launched its own coffee brand, Pawfee Coffee....
Community News
Juniors’ eviction unifies small businesses
Junior's Discount Party Supply, a store owned by Sylvia Flores that has been located at 5001 York Blvd. for 20 years, is now facing...
Community News
Maggie Mackay recognized for reopening Vidiots
The Woman of the Year award was founded in 1987 by Assemblywomen Bev Hansen and Sally Tanner who wanted to recognize remarkable women throughout California...
Community News
‘Every little battle’: Eagle Rock rallies around No Kings
Demonstrators across the nation took to the streets for the third round of No Kings Protests March 28. With over 3,300 registered No Kings events taking place, an estimated...
Campus News
Occidental changes coyote policy following public criticism
Occidental released a campus-wide email Oct. 12 announcing their plan to hire “an experienced trapping firm” to trap and euthanize some of the campus’...
Campus News
Local suppliers lose a major customer: Occidental
With decreased dining operations to accommodate the few hundred students residing on or near Occidental's campus, the college's food suppliers have relied on diversification,...
Campus News
Jimmy Gomez: CA-34th candidate Q&A
Since winning a special election in June 2017, Jimmy Gomez, 45, has represented California’s 34th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to...
Campus News
David Kim: CA-34th candidate Q&A
David Kim, 36, is an immigration attorney and former president of the MacArthur Park Neighborhood Council. Kim is challenging incumbent Jimmy Gomez to represent...
Campus News
Despite COVID-19 Halloween restrictions, NELA families and businesses plan safe ways to celebrate
The LA Department of Public Health released guidance for Halloween celebrations Oct. 18, stating carnivals, festivals, haunted houses and trick-or-treating will not be permitted....
Community News
NELA Neighborhood Reporting Partnership: The Occidental, Boulevard Sentinel announce local reporting collaboration
The Occidental is excited to announce the NELA Neighborhood Reporting Partnership (NELA NRP), a professional collaboration between our Community News section and the Boulevard...
Campus News
‘Empowering a community:’ Filipino American History Month events center art and celebrate culture
Filipino American History Month is celebrated throughout October, and this year, members of the Filipino American arts community in NELA and Historic Filipinotown have...
Campus News
Stories of hope, community and social justice from LA’s bookstores
Throughout the pandemic, LA's bookstores have closed, transitioned to curbside pickup and finally, partially reopened. Despite financial stress and other pandemic-related challenges, the bookstores...
