Hey my people – I been on the food blog tip lately, and today I present a good spot for all you marisco lovers. Mariscos 4 Vientos is a food establishment located on the Eastside. This spot is interesting mainly because there are about five, 4 Vientos locations within blocks of each other. Why? I am not sure, but I am guessing it is because the crowds of people that go get their marisco fix daily.
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The City of Los Angeles is having their Annual Gun Buyback next weekend. If you turn in handguns, shotguns, or rifles you can get $100 in either a Ralph’s or Visa gift cards. Or if you turn in any assault weapon you will receive $200 in gift cards. Now I say “broken” myself because with this crazy world we live in and the way it is becoming, you might want to keep working weapons in a safe place for protection…Now, that’s just my opinion. Viva La Revolution, lol!
Will there still be guns on the streets? Most likely yes, but if you want to get rid of something that doesn’t work, then why not? Whether it’s a gimmick or not, we don’t know, judge for yourself. No questions asked.
Saturday May 8, 2010
10:00 A.M.- 3:00 P.M.
East Los Angeles Hollenback Area Legacy LA 1350 N. San Pablo St Los Angeles, Ca 90015 West Los Angeles Hollywood area Farm Fresh Grocery Store 5520 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, Ca 90028 South Los Angeles Harbor Area Park and Ride Parking Lot 1300 West Pacific Coast Highway Wilmington, Ca 90744 77th Area Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church 7900 South Western Ave Los Angeles, Ca 90047 Valley Mission Area Facey Medical Center Parking Lot 11165 Sepulveda Blvd Mission Hills, Ca 91345More info call the popo or not: 1-877 LAPD 247
The Guelaguetza (from the zapotec word “guendalizaaâ€) between the villages in Oaxaca means “mutual help†or “Shared Offeringâ€
I first went to this spot last year, my homie knew that I really liked mole, so he recommended Guelaguetza because he said the mole there was really good. I am used to more pipian style mole because it is spicier, so I wasn’t sure how I would like a sweeter Oaxacan style mole. To my surprise the mole, and everything else was delicious.
More juice after the jump!
The sexy doll-like characters Sand One paints have been popping up all over the Eastside with attitude and fresh charisma. This girl knows what she wants and is doing it by painting her Sand Chicks wherever she can. I caught up with Sand One at Primera Taza in Boyle Heights to see what this native Eastsider was all about.
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Photo via Flickr
I’ve been on many tours in the Los Angeles area most of them have been usually run by the Los Angeles Conservancy. I usually expect people my age to think it is lame or cheesy to go on a tour, but I figure I get to learn new facts and history regarding my own city. The majority of the things I’ve learned on these tours most people who grew up in Los Angeles don’t even know or bother to know. I take it as an educational experience in our own backyard.
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Thank you to those that were able to make it to ” Dislexicon” this past Thursday @ MOCA. Our little video turned out okay despite the fact it was homemade stilo and we only had a two week period.
Raul Vasquez and Karla Diaz appear in our movie as random characters. They came out and performed spoken word on stage immediately after the movie.
The movie is old history of Wilmington California as well as street history with an art twist check it out.
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I find it funny whenever I see a converted Wienerschnitzel location because no matter what they do to it it will always look like a Wienerschnitzel.
This old Wienerschnitzel location in Long Beach has been a couple different businesses. I guess the last one was a Mexican resturant which did not last long either I wonder why?
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There is nothing like bowl of homemade menudo, but even though Juanita’s Menudo is in a can, it still is one of the best and oldest canned menudo companies around.
The menudo factory has been located in Wilmington Ca for over 60 years. Founder George De La Torre Jr who recently passed away this year managed to keep the company a family business. You got to love the company logo as well ” Life without Mexican Food is No Life At All”.
The company also makes other products I did not know they had here is a list of Juanita’s other products.
They did have a bit of controversy in 1987 when someone claimed they found something unwanted in the menudo which at the end was false read story here
Stock up on the menudo now because we always hear about that big earthquake we are expecting you can’t be left hungry!
Peace
Doña Junta
P.S
Sorry to my vegetarian friends =)
A few months ago I participated in a graffiti art show called Fin De Semana. I did a photo and written display on a place called Third World. I just wanted to share the installation in a blog version. I framed most of these photos, but I added ones not included in the show.
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Here are a few photos from places in Echo Park and the surrounding area.
This cholo style mural is located on 6th and Bonnie Brae.
Please join us as LoveGalo & Jun-Keez proudly present:
FIN DE SEMANA
Art exhibit & photographic journal of an FDS Collaborative Piece Production
Featured artists
Envy, Krys, Kween, Opia,
Perl, Secret, Suny, Swoe, Yikes
Photography
Eriberto Oriol
Music/Live Performance
DJ 215 aka Charles X
The Leeches (7PM)
When
Saturday – June 20th, 2009
5PM – 9PM
Where
Jun-Keez
3908 Tweedy Boulevard
South Gate, CA 90280
Info
(323) 569-4020
Special Art show coming up this weekend.
A tribute to the now gone Belmont Tunnel graffiti yard. This show features art by some of the first generation of Los Angeles graffiti writers.Â
The Belmont tunnel was the Toluca substation for the Pacific Electric Railway that ran in and around downtown LA starting in the 1920’s. It was left abandoned around the 1950’s when freeways and more cars started popping up. ( I guess they did not think we would need such train now huh!) Anyhow it was left alone and abandoned for over 30 year’s until the mid 1980’s when the graffiti/bombing era was coming up. It got noticed by writers as a potential place to do art. The rest is train and graffiti history it still holds a special place to many of these talented artists, and others who hung out and grew up around the area. The land was bought out and torn a few years back to make way to some boring apartment buildings lol.
Opening reception Saturday June 6, 2009
6 p.m. to 9 p.m
110 Winston St
Los Angeles, Ca 90013
Closing Reception
Saturday June 27, 2009
6 p.m to 9 p.m.
Video of a typical afternoon at the Belmont Tunnel graffiti yard, the gente used to enjoy it too playing Aztec ball games, singing making carne asada, and drinking some brews.
Also Check out old school graffiti writer “Make” on his personal Belmont memories.
