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Meet L.A.’s O.G. Birria King Competing At Our Live Event This Saturday
TACO MADNESS, Presented by Bud Light, is L.A.'s first and biggest taco festival. All of L.A.'s heaviest hitting taquerías will be in one place for one day only! The 21 + event is happening from 6 to 1:59 PM on Saturday, May 6, at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown Los Angeles. Ticket sales proceeds will support L.A. TACO's award-winning street-level journalism.
The ‘Yes Yes’ Sub From This Tiny Italian Sandwich Shack is a 50-Year-Old Gem In Van Nuys
For the last 50 years, Dru Alexander has served her hefty submarine sandwiches from a dainty Italian shack called DeFranko’s Submarines, tucked a block away from the Van Nuys Airport. The front of this old shack sits just a bit wider than your average 10x10 pop-up tent, held up...
Headlines: Highland Park Taco Truck Pushed Out By City ‘No Stopping Anytime’ Signs
Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look closely. —Highland Park: Charlie's Tacos was reportedly "pushed out" of their usual parking spot in front of Super A after...
The Five Best Tacos in Pico Rivera
L.A. TACO is embarking on its biggest mission yet: to create a reliable taco guide for every neighborhood in Los Angeles! Along the way, we will also be releasing brief histories of each neighborhood to understand L.A. a little more and why each and every neighborhood makes our fine city unique. Check out the rest of our history and food guides on our neighborhood page.
Spot Check! Sinaloan Asada al Carbon in SELA, Durango’s Discadas on Melrose, and Cider-Braised Pork Tacos In Venice
Spot Check! Welcome to L.A. TACO’s column where we bring you the latest and most exciting things to eat and drink around all of Los Angeles. Tacos Culiacán is now open in Paramount under Tomateros-inspired signage for Sinaloan-style asada al carbon in tacos “machos” entailing that same charcoal-grilled asada on flour tortillas with Anaheim chile and cheese. The business also sells quesadillas, mulitas, and vampiros with asada or its own birria de res. The owner says they may add lengua to the menu in “the near future.”
Getting Violent for Scholarships: How Pomona’s Hardcore Punk Scene Created a DIY Scholarship Program
Mosh For Youth is a DIY organization producing hardcore shows to help students in East L.A. and Pomona pay for college via slam dancing. The idea was born out of boredom in September 2021. “I wanted to combine the two things that I have been passionate about for a very...
Headlines: Protestors Rush At Author at L.A. Times Festival Of Books Over Excavation of Mayan Ruins in Guatemala
Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look closely. —University Park: A clash erupted at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Sunday evening as activists rushed...
L.A.’s 13 Best Bars With Games and Activities
L.A. TACO is teaming up with Bud Light Chelada to bring you the TACO MADNESS Festival at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes on May 6. We can’t wait to see you there! In the meantime, we’re celebrating everything we love about L.A. bars and nightlife culture, beginning with this epic look into our favorite local spots to meet, toast, and celebrate each other in the city we call home.
Headlines: Former LAPD Officer Arrested For Allegedly Raping a Child
Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look closely. —North Hollywood: Diego Jose Miranda Lopez, a former Los Angeles police officer assigned to the North Hollywood area, was...
‘Neverita’ and ‘Crema Naranja:’ How This L.A. Latina Makes Space for Raza in Cannabis
L.A. TACO is proud to partner with Humo to present the following feature. Humo is a Raza-owned cannabis company in California out to break generational prejudice against weed and educate people about its sustainable practices and ethical lifestyle. Yield. It’s the name of the game in the cannabis industry. Whether...
The History of Glendora: Home to Gumby, the Surf Anthem ‘Wipeout,’ and a Hiking Trail Named ‘Punk Out’
L.A. TACO is embarking on its biggest mission yet: to create a taco and food guide for every single neighborhood in Los Angeles! Along the way, we will also be releasing brief histories of each neighborhood to understand L.A. a little more and why each and every neighborhood that makes our fine city the best in the world. Check out our neighborhood page to see the ones we’ve done so far.
Headlines: A Cannabis Company Just Made a 420-Pound Chocolate Infused with 100 Pounds of Weed
Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look closely. —It’s 4/20! Oklahoma-based Zen Cannabis made the ‘Big Zen’ to celebrate every cannabis enthusiast’s favorite holiday. It broke the...
Working Full Time and Being Functionally Broke in L.A? You’re Not Alone
The money is gone before Norma Reyes makes it, and that is a fact of her life in California. Reyes does the math every month, a high-wire act of balancing her finances and leaning on others to get from one paycheck to the next. For Reyes, who works in airline...
Headlines: ‘Koreatown’ the TV Series In Development From Amazon And Universal
Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look closely. —If you’ve used Facebook (aka Meta) in the last 16 years, you may be able to obtain part of...
Neighborhood Food Guide: The 10 Best Places To Eat in Glendora
L.A. TACO is embarking on its biggest mission yet: to create a taco and food guide for every single neighborhood in Los Angeles! Along the way, we will also be releasing brief histories of each neighborhood to understand L.A. a little more and how each and every neighborhood makes our fine city unique in its own way. Check out our neighborhood page to see all our guides so far.
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