Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Boyle Heights

Bike rides from east to west? Check. Bike Valet? Check. Awesome bike crews, and Streetsblog staff showing up? Check. Music from Angela Flores and Alejandra Leyva, AND El Haru-Kuroi at  Eastside Luv Wine Bar y Queso? Sounds like puro party. If that is not enough, how about getting an Eastside Streetsblog shirt designed by Social […]

At the announcement of the Design Aesthetic Advisory Committee for the 6th Street Bridge on July 9, one of the biggest issues was the opposing ideas for a design that respects the past, against one that represents the future. “This is an opportunity of a lifetime for all of us to create a symbol for […]

The Eastside Tour just keeps getting better. At the first event this Wednesday for the Los Angeles Streetsblog Eastside Tour, we will be raffling off a Flying Pigeon single speed bicycle donated (back) to us by Santa Monica Spoke (thanks, guys!). Look for either me, Kris Fortin, or Damien Newton, and we’ll get some tickets […]

View Eastside Tour ride to Eastside Luv in a larger map With the first event for Los Angeles Streetsblog’s Eastside Tour only a week away, arriving to the event should be as fun as catching the show. Two bicycle rides heading out from two different locations, one from MacArthur Park and the other from Montebello, […]

This past Friday, the Boyle Heights Farmers market hosted the Tanabata Festival, or Star Festival, at Mariachi Plaza. The event was organized through a partnership with the Boyle Heights Historical society and the Little Tokyo Historical Society. The event brought together people to learn about Japanese culture through activities like japanese writing, music, and hanging […]