Tag: nela
‘A dose of truth’ to fight vaccine fear in NELA
Leer en español Ceci Dominguez had been on the Los Angeles County website for most of the morning trying to sign up for a COVID-19...
Meet the Team: NELA Neighborhood Reporting Partnership
In October, The Occidental and Boulevard Sentinel announced the NELA Neighborhood Reporting Partnership (NELA NRP) — a professional collaboration between the two newsrooms to...
Despite COVID-19 Halloween restrictions, NELA families and businesses plan safe ways...
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....
NELA Neighborhood Reporting Partnership: The Occidental, Boulevard Sentinel announce local reporting...
The Occidental is excited to announce the NELA Neighborhood Reporting Partnership (NELA NRP), a professional collaboration between our Community News section and the Boulevard...
As NELA response rate lags, census organizers share challenges faced
Update: A federal judge announced Sept. 25 the Trump administration cannot end census operations early. Residents now have until Oct. 31 to respond to the...
Letter from my not-home
I don’t have a childhood bedroom. Growing up, I moved too much to settle in one for longer than two or three years at...
Farmers markets bring live music, custom crafts to Northeast LA nightlife
Southern California is home to 229 farmers markets, three of which are within a five-mile radius of Occidental College: Echo Park Farmers Market, Highland Park Farmers Market and South...
To find the history of Figueroa Street, look up
Despite opening its glass doors and marble counters to Highland Park in 2012, Civil Coffee claims to know what Figueroa Street tastes like. They’ve channeled it...
Filipino American artist exhibition celebrates Araw Ng Mga Patay
The evening of Oct. 12, chatter, laughter and music spilled into the dark streets of North Avenue 50. Avenue 50 Studio, a nonprofit arts organization based in...
Your go-to guide for all things boba
Bubble tea, or boba, is a Taiwanese creation composed of tapioca pearls and tea that first came about in the 1980s and became a popular treat...