Kamren Curiel

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Mothers Day brunch

6 days ago | laist.com | Kamren Curiel

Read on... for the list of local eateries in Boyle Heights. A guide for you: From old-school favorites like El Tepeyac Cafe and Birrieria Don Boni to newer hotspots like Tenampal and Brooklyn Ave. Pizza Co., we've got you covered with a list of local spots to brunch this Día de las Madres. Eat local: Boyle Heights is full of delicious destinations to catch up with mama while indulging your taste buds in good food and drink. This story was originally published by Boyle Heights Beat on May 5, 2025.
9 Boyle Heights places to brunch with mama

1 week ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Kamren Curiel

Mother’s Day weekend is upon us! Whether you’ll celebrate on May 10 – as many Latin American countries do – or on Sunday, May 11, this weekend is clearly the perfect time to show mom or that maternal figure in your life some love. So what about brunch? And better yet, eating locally? Boyle Heights is full of delicious destinations to catch up with mama while indulging your taste buds in good food and drink.
The Musical’ bring Boyle Heights to Broadway

3 weeks ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Kamren Curiel

Josefina López was only 18 when she started working at her sister’s Boyle Heights sewing factory on Lorena and 8th streets in 1988 while awaiting amnesty as an undocumented immigrant. The budding writer bonded with seamstresses who spoke candidly about sex (or lack thereof) and crushed on local mechanics. “I was straight out of high school. I barely had a green card. I could only get a job at McDonald’s,” said López in an interview via Zoom. “I didn’t make a lot of money, but I learned a lot.
Eastside Café, a stronghold for cultural arts and resistance

1 month ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Kamren Curiel

A week after devastating fires left Los Angeles in shock and despair, El Sereno’s Eastside Café, like many grassroots organizations, transformed into a makeshift distribution center with water, diapers and other essential items at the ready. In between assisting volunteers dropping off donations and answering countless text threads, Angela Flores, co-founder of Eastside Café, described how, for the past 23 years, the space has fostered community resilience and self-sufficiency.
At Boyle Heights’ Otomisan, a new owner continues the legacy of homestyle Japanese cooking

1 month ago | laist.com | Kamren Curiel

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Tradition at Otomisan

1 month ago | laist.com | Kamren Curiel

Stepping inside the slender, pale yellow restaurant that is Otomisan, you’re instantly transported to a time when streetcars and Jewish delis lined a multicultural Boyle Heights. Four red booths and a Formica counter for five greet you as you enter this tiny time capsule, which has been a fixture on First Street for 69 years. “It’s a neighborhood institution,” said Carlos Lazatin, a regular customer who lives downtown and eats at the restaurant once a week. “Folks stop by just to say hi.
At Boyle Heights’ Otomisan, a new owner continues the legacy of homestyle Japanese cooking

1 month ago | theeastsiderla.com | Kamren Curiel

This article was originally published by Boyle Heights Beat, a nonprofit newsroom of the L.A. Local News Initiative serving Boyle Heights and East L.A.Boyle Heights — Stepping inside the slender, pale yellow restaurant that is Otomisan, you’re instantly transported back to a time when streetcars and Jewish delis lined a multicultural Boyle Heights. Four red booths and a Formica counter for five greet you as you enter this tiny time capsule, which has been a fixture on 1st Street for 69 years.
A new owner continues the legacy of Boyle Heights' Otomisan

1 month ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Kamren Curiel

Stepping inside the slender, pale yellow restaurant that is Otomisan, you’re instantly transported back to a time when streetcars and Jewish delis lined a multicultural Boyle Heights. Four red booths and a Formica counter for five greet you as you enter this tiny time capsule, which has been a fixture on 1st Street for 69 years. “It’s a neighborhood institution,” said Carlos Lazatin, a regular customer who lives downtown and eats at the restaurant once a week. “Folks stop by just to say hi.
Roosevelt High School’s ‘Seeds of Resistance’ play highlights social justice leaders

Feb 10, 2025 | boyleheightsbeat.com | Kamren Curiel

On a rainy Thursday evening, amid a week of Eastside student walkouts, hundreds gathered inside Roosevelt High School (RHS)’s new performing arts center for “Seeds of Resistance,” a play inspired by social justice icons with ties to Boyle Heights.
10 Latino-owned places to exercize, hike, run, do yoga and play soccer

Feb 10, 2025 | latimes.com | Kamren Curiel

10 Latino-owned places to get your body movingMovement is essential to a healthy body and mind. The recommends adults get at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity (brisk walking, dancing, gardening) or 75 minutes per week of vigorous aerobic activity (uphill hiking, running, swimming laps, jumping rope) or a combination of both throughout the week.