From local fields to World Cup, L.A. helped build soccer in America.

It’s not the first time my hometown (and home county) has suffered at the hands of immigration forces. As someone with a disdain for overused phrases and cliches, I will not say that history repeats itself, or that it rhymes, or that it’s a flat

Conocido como “El Káiser de Michoacán”, “El Duque de Catalunya” o simplemente “Rafa”, Márquez ha tenido una carrera de más de dos décadas. Ganó campeonatos nacionales e internacionales en cuatro países y capitaneó a la selección mexicana en cinco…

Rafael Márquez Álvarez is arguably the most accomplished player in the history of Mexican soccer. Lovingly referred to as “El Káiser de Michoacán,” “El Duque de Catalunya” or simply “Rafa,” Márquez has had a storied career that lasted for more than…

Sports Beyoncé spent the long Labor Day weekend in Los Angeles, but it was Lionel Messi who stole all the headlines across the region. Here are some scenes and photos of the sold-out game that really did feel like a once-in-a-lifetime experience.…

The unexamined problem with brevity in this case is who suffers, and how, when important information is oversimplified. The adage that “less is more” is routinely overused and takes on a new life every couple of years. The latest version of this…

On many Sundays when he was a child, Rob Lopez' parents would dress him up in the traditional clothes of a cora, a native person of the Mexican state of Nayarit. With Lopez wearing a two-piece, long-sleeved suit of cotton adorned at the neck, waist…

A new crop of artists from the Southland have taken on the mantle of Chicano soul and oldies. Groups such as Thee Sacred Souls, Thee Sinseers, Los Yesterdays, The Altons, and Vicky Tafoya and the Big Beat, to name a few, have recorded music that…

At the 2020 Latin GRAMMYs this week, Latin music fans will find out who will take home the coveted Record Of The Year award, which recognizes the artists, producers, recording engineers and mixers and mastering engineers behind some of the biggest…

Downtown Los Angeles isn’t what it was a century ago, but the ghosts of its past still haunt the streets. Remnants of the city’s history remain in the weathered facades of many of its buildings. The Orpheum Theatre on Broadway Boulevard, for example,…

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was one of the last places on Earth that Adriana Astorga-Gainey expected to find herself visiting at any point of her life. Yet, in 2001, she and five dancers from the Pacifico Dance Company, the non-profit…

News Soccer and manga/anime fans rejoiced when their favorite fictional superstar, Tsubasa Oozora, aka Oliver Atom, made his return to consoles in Tamsoft/Bandai Namco Entertainment title Captain Tsubasa: Rise Of New Champions last month. The game…

After 25 years of live music, The Satellite (also formerly known as Spaceland) in Silver Lake will remove its performance stage along with the infamous shimmering, sparkling, blue-and-silver curtain that served as a backdrop to thousands of nightly…

It comes as no surprise that fans of Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima’s latest digital opus, have noticed some real-life parallels between the game and the current global response to the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic. The title puts gamers in control of…

Annette Zaragoza-Bilow didn’t have a role in crafting Measure R, but her support for the measure is deeply personal. If it passes, the measure will not only give the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission stronger oversight power, but will also…

The week before any kind of rivalry match is typically full of tension, nerves, and anxiety. This was especially the case with the build-up for El Tráfico de Los Ángeles: the L.A. Galaxy versus LAFC. The trash-talk and banter between fans,…

Though officially just a few months old, the Banc of California stadium in Exposition Park holds more than a half-century of history. The stadium sits atop what was once the Los Angeles Sports Arena, whose history is immortalized on dozens of plaques…

News Metal Gear Survive holds an interesting place in Konami Corporation’s roster of video games. I couldn’t help but think just a few minutes into the game’s beta that the title is either an opportunistic cash-in developed after someone decided that…

The Los Angeles Theatre on Broadway first opened its doors in 1931 with the world premiere of Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights. No one who attended that opening night could ever in their wildest dreams have imagined that the 2,000-capacity venue would,…

Earlier last week, “Despacito,” the massive hit song of the summer, crossed the 4 billion (yes, with a “b”) mark on total views on YouTube. That milestone comes at a good time for Erika Ender, who co-wrote the song with its performer, Puerto Rican…