February 14, 2013 by · 1 Comment

Gone: Famed Co-Owner of El Tepeyac Succumbs to Cancer

Manuel Rojas with his daughter, Elena, outside El Tepeyac restaurant in Boyle Heights in May 2010. (Erik Sarni Exclusive to EGP) “Is it true? Did Manny Rojas die?” ... Read more »

Filed Under: Bell Gardens, Bell Gardens Sun, Boyle Heights, City Terrace, City Terrace Comet, City of Commerce, City of Los Angeles, Commerce Comet, County of Los Angeles, Cypress Park, ELA Brooklyn Belvedere Comet, Eagle Rock, East Los Angeles (LA City), East Los Angeles (Unincorp.), Eastside Sun, El Monte, El Sereno, Featured News, Glassell Park, Hermon, Highland Park, Lincoln Heights, Maywood, Mexican American Sun, Montebello, Montebello Comet, Monterey Park, Monterey Park Comet, Mt. Washington, Northeast Los Angeles, Northeast Sun, Obituary, Pico Rivera, Southeast Los Angeles, Vernon, Vernon Sun, Wyvernwood Chronicle; Tagged: February 14 2013 Issue

The. Very. Best. Valentine. Ever.

This year I came up with the best Valentine’s Day gift ever for my wife and daughter. It’s inexpensive and, unlike a bouquet of flowers, should last beyond their... Read more »

Filed Under: Bell Gardens Sun, City Terrace Comet, Commerce Comet, ELA Brooklyn Belvedere Comet, Eastside Sun, Editorial & Opinion, Mexican American Sun, Montebello Comet, Monterey Park Comet, Northeast Sun, Obituary, Vernon Sun, Wyvernwood Chronicle; Tagged: February 7 2013 Issue

Orozco: He Kept a Close Watch Over His Town

“Bill” Orozco passed away overnight on Jan. 24. at the age of 63. (Photo courtesy of the Orozco Family) For at least three decades, William “Bill” Orozco... Read more »

Filed Under: Bell Gardens Sun, City Terrace Comet, Commerce Comet, ELA Brooklyn Belvedere Comet, Eastside Sun, General News, Mexican American Sun, Montebello Comet, Monterey Park Comet, Northeast Sun, Obituary, Vernon Sun, Wyvernwood Chronicle; Tagged: January 31 2013 Issue

Lucille Bessera Roybal Left Her Own Legacy

She was perhaps best known as the wife of the late Congressman Edward Roybal, and the mother of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, but Lucille Beserra Roybal should... Read more »

Filed Under: Bell Gardens Sun, City Terrace Comet, City of Los Angeles, Commerce Comet, County of Los Angeles, ELA Brooklyn Belvedere Comet, Eastside Sun, General News, Mexican American Sun, Montebello Comet, Monterey Park Comet, Northeast Sun, Obituary, Vernon Sun, Wyvernwood Chronicle; Tagged: January 3 2013 Issue

Former Northeast Councilman Dies

Former Los Angeles city councilman, lawyer and lobbyist Art Snyder, whose political career was derailed by an influence-peddling scheme, died Wednesday. He was 79. Snyder... Read more »

Filed Under: Eagle Rock, El Sereno, General News, Glassell Park, Highland Park, Northeast Los Angeles, Obituary; Tagged: November 8 2012 Issue

‘Con Safos’ Co-founder’s Legacy Lives On

“My dad was a compassionate, generous, humble, philosophical, intelligent man,” said Susan Sifuentes Trigueros, remarking on the passing of her father, longtime... Read more »

Filed Under: County of Los Angeles, General News, Obituary; Tagged: October 18 2012 Issue