“Is it talking dirty if you’re just listening? What you see in the picture is me. Passenger Front seat. Cinder … More
Tag: Bell Gardens
KCET Story: Third-annual Southeast L.A. River Arts Festival held entirely online
Where else are you going to see a Latinx Bob Ross in huaraches this weekend? And naturally, Beto RosSela (see … More
Yesika Salgado and I chop it up: video from 2019 LitLit Conference: Latinx/L.A. Poetics
That time when Yesika Salgado and I read two poems and talked: about how we became writers, who we’re in … More
Entropy–adding to an epic poem with epic girl drama
“Susi stopped being my best friend once she got bangs and a hickey. Because I’ve heard her say it, I … More
How Bell Gardens is Banking on Bicycle Club Casino’s Luxury Hotel
The sign illuminates eight lanes of the neighboring 710 Freeway. In contrast to the new monument to luxury, the gritty … More
Worth Gold: Feminism and Leadership at the Miss Bell Gardens Pageant
Bell Gardens City Council members with the 2015 Miss Bell Gardens Court. Photo: City of Bell Gardens “All the court … More
Latina Leadership in Bell Gardens, a new KCET essay
“In the parking lot of the Food-4-Less supermarket on the corner of Atlantic and Slauson, two high school students stood … More
How Eleven Brothers Made El Pescador a Thriving Set of Family Restaurants
After five presidents and three recessions, El Pescador seafood restaurants are more popular than ever. Read my new essay on immigrant … More
New Essay on KCET’s Departures
“…now I know what the garden gives.” – Jorge Segura, educator and photographer, Downey, CA Read a love letter I … More
KCET Communities: “Pioneers of Artistic Revolution: Making Art and Space in Southeast L.A.
As part of an ongoing project about the importance of the 710 corridor in Los Angeles, Vickie Vertiz contributed an … More