Boyle Heights Beat

4 days ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Andrew Lopez

Parking at a bus stop while running to the ATM? It could cost you some serious cash. Starting today, drivers who park in bus lanes or bus stops along several Metro lines, including some that run through Boyle Heights, can expect citations. This marks the second phase of the Bus Lane Enforcement program, a collaboration between  Metro and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT).

1 week ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Alejandra Molina

A rush of emotion overcame Patricia Veliz Macal, of East L.A., when she heard the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church greet the faithful in Spanish and Italian during his first address. “Peace be with all of you!” were the new pope’s first words in Italian. Robert Prevost, 69, has been elected as the new pope and will be known as Leo XIV.

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.

1 week ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Andrew Lopez

Mail-in ballots for the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council election are due tomorrow. The biennial election season is more restrictive this year with ballots only being accepted through the mail or at specified drop boxes in the Eastside. There will be no physical polling places this election season due to a lack of funds. While the deadline to request a ballot passed on April 28, voters have until Tuesday to postmark ballots or drop them off in a ballot box.

1 week ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Andrew Lopez

Jonathan Coreas travels from the San Fernando Valley to Boyle Heights a few times a month to lead self-defense lessons for girls and teenagers. The 31-year-old, who has experience in jiu-jitsu, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and boxing, says he enjoys teaching youth self-defense as much as the students enjoy learning it. “It helps build anybody’s confidence, whether it’s a young boy or a young girl or an adult,” he said.