Honduras

Omar Gonzalez: The Galaxy Defender

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here.Jan. 7, 2012: Los Angeles Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez was in an airport bathroom in Belek, Turkey, injecting himself with a blood thinner. He'd arrived in Belek two days before ... More >>

Henry Rollins: George Bush's War Is Still With Us

[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Saturday KCRW broadcast.] See also: The Steubenville Rape Case Is a Failure The ten year anniversary of the invasion and ... More >>

Centri Coffee: A New Roast-To-Order Coffee Purveyor

Even with a dizzying number of farmers markets on our home turf, Dillon Miskiewicz epitomizes why produce and pantry road trips are so gratifying. His Centri Coffee stand is tucked near the end of a winding maze of produce and sundries at the Sunday Ojai Farmers Market. There, you will find bags of ... More >>

Tonight at Guelaguetza: Free Oaxacan Bites for KCRW's Sonic Trace

KCRW's newest cultural project Sonic Trace, which documents the experiences of L.A. residents who have immigrated from places like Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, will be hosting an opening party tonight at Koreatown's Guelaguetza restaurant from 7-11 p.m.

Dana Rohrabacher, Freelance Diplomat, To Investigate Obama State Department

Dana Rohrabacher​With Republicans sweeping to power in the House of Representatives, local counter-revolutionary hero Dana Rohrabacher has been put in charge of investigating President Obama's foreign policy. Should be fun.Thanks to Wikileaks, we also learned this week about Rohrabacher's freelanc ... More >>

Cure for the Common Breakfast Burrito: Lempira Restaurant's Baleada

​ In theory the breakfast burrito is a beautiful thing -- eggs, beans, cheese, perhaps a little avocado or chorizo. What's not to like? But too often what should be well-composed torpedoes of taste become messy bombs of blandness -- jumbles of too many ingredients, each fighting for dominance ... More >>

ONE BILLION FOOTBALL FANS CAN'T BE WRONG

Jorge Garcia, L.A. Homicide No. 75: Teenager Killed in Gang-Related Shooting in South Los Angeles

Google Maps​A teenager who was fatally shot in an apparent gang-related attack in South Los Angeles March 30 has been identified as 17-year-old Jorge Garcia. Garcia died from gunshot wounds to the chest and leg. The early afternoon shooting occurred near 47th and Honduras streets.

Number Of Illegal Immigrants Decreased By One Million Since 2007

​The number of illegal immigrants in the United States was down about 800,000 last year compared to 2008, reportedly as a result of the recession and fewer job opportunities. The decrease from 11.6 million undocumented workers in 2008 to 10.8 million in 2009 was reported by the U.S. Department ... More >>

What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: Cured Onions and Sapote

There isn't really a wrong time to eat an onion. You can eat them at the sprout stage as thin light green whisps with their black seeds still attached. And everyone knows the value of a young spring onion here--either green or red--with their bright and savory punch. Mid-summer we get those giant ... More >>

On War Resisters, Gay Marriage and the Grim Sleeper

Plus, L.A. Weekly’s award nominees

Top 10 Latin Music Albums of 2008

By Julienne Gage Americans who still think of Latin music as mariachi bands and gyrating Ricky Martins and Shakiras might want to lend a closer ear to the genre. This country's Hispanic population isn't just growing, it's growing more diverse. More and more unique musical styles are being gobbled ... More >>

The Weekly's World News: The Paper Looks to Central America and Comes of Age

The Weekly looks toward Central America and comes of ageBy Marc Cooper

The Man in the Mirrored Sunglasses: From El Salvador to D.C.'s Oliver North Hearings, the Weekly Far From Home

Dances with detached strangers

AIDS Conference Take 1: Rejecting Bill Clinton

The AIDS Conference opened with a bang on Monday: An activist take-over of a symposium hosted by a pharmaceutical company (which decided to stop distributing HIV drugs to kids) and a speech by Bill Clinton where I suppose he said some quotable things. On Sunday night the gala opening happened at ... More >>

The Body Electric

A California girl’s search for sexy glances, open minds and an antelope heart

Henry Rollins

Patriot act

Where To Eat Now

Ask Mr. Gold: Conch Fritters

People Are Pissed

Channeling the anger of Mexico’s oppressed

Let's Not Get Everyone Killed

David Mamet’s American soldiers

Magic Moments with Merlin

I had to say hi to the gentleman in the magical skirt and tie waiting to see the Bradley Bayou show at Smashbox on Wednesday night. His name is Merlin and he's not a wizard, he's a fashion designer from Honduras. He flew in specially, as he plans on showing at LA Fashion Week next season. So far, s ... More >>

Jonathan Gold’s 99 Essential L.A. Restaurants

From A.O.C. to Zankou

Jonathan Gold’s 99 Essential L.A. Restaurants - Part 2

From The Hungry Cat to Providence

Tale of Two Ambassadors

One exposed the death squads, the other covered them up

Despiertese, Despiertese!

Starting the day with Piolín

Ask Mr. Gold

Losing Our Shirts

An unhappy New Year looms for American apparel makers

Water Torture

Flooding and the future of the world

New to the List

Love, From Los Angeles

An Island of Words

Luisita López Torregrosa on breaking the silence of infinite longing

An Island of Words

Luisita López Torregrosa on breaking the silence of infinite longing

Where Are They Now?

An ever-evolving list of L.A. Weekly alumni

The Killing Years

Death in El Salvador, bloody hands in Washington

Sam and His Pals

L.A. is a Wal-Mart town. Get used to it.

Unfriendly Skies

INS raids interfere with domestic passengers

Life on the Edge

Argentina’s disappearing middle class

A Small Universe of People

Losing Dorothy

If you’re black and poor in L.A., silence still equals death.

My Life as an Underdog

The Green-Republican front against DiF

Can Biology End World Hunger?

After Seattle

Free-trade protests coming soon to a city near you

Targeting the Assassins

School of the Americas faces its toughest test

Believe it or not

An agnostic on Hollywood Boulevard

Loco Moco and Other Delights

1998's best dishes

She Conchs to Stupor

Honduran seafood chowder on West Adams