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Please Spread the Word: Gloria Fuentes Has Been Found!

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Please spread the word: After 5 days of searching Gloria Fuentes was found by her daughter on the evening of January 1st and is now reunited with her family.

Thanks to everyone for their part in bringing her home! It’s always good to see our community shine after a dark night, in this case four of them. Gloria’s daughter also called her mom’s rescue a New Year’s Miracle. Amen to it!

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Por favor, pasa la palabra: Después de 5 días de búsqueda, Gloria Fuentes fue encontrada por su hija en la tarde 1 de Enero y ahora se ha reunido con su familia.

¡Gracias a todos por su parte para traerla a casa! Siempre es bueno ver brillar a nuestro vecindario después de una noche oscura, en este caso a cuatro de ellas. La hija de Gloria también calificó el rescate de su madre como un milagro de Año Nuevo. ¡Amén!

J.T.

Please Spread the Word: We Are Now Searching for Gloria Fuentes

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A Silver Alert was officially issued for this person at 4:30 PM this Sunday; earlier today her daughter also posted the following about Gloria’s mental well-being:

According to a friend, Gloria’s family has spent the last 24 hours driving through Los Angeles in hopes of locating her last being seen in East Hollywood. If you or someone you know have any info, please call 911 or send a DM to @whoisyourneighborhood for correspondence. We hope to see Gloria return to her family very soon.

J.T.

Goodbye to Patra’s in Echo Park, my favorite burger stand in all of Los Angeles

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Patra’s, my favorite burger joint of all time in Echo Park, is closing its doors following this weekend. A staple in the neighborhood for over 50 years, there are countless families—mine included—who have relied on the team there for an affordable breakfast, lunch or dinner for generations, and who will now miss it indefinitely as a new landlord seeks a new profit margin from the land.

If you’re in the neighborhood, please check it out to grab one of their world-famous charbroiled burgers while you still can, or tell someone you know!! Their absolute last day is on Monday, the 23rd, the day–or night–just before Christmas Eve. Below you’ll also find a collection of comments by those who came to know and love Patra’s regarding its sudden and heartbreaking loss.

Patra’s Memorial on IG via @forgottenmadness_la.

There will also be more to note soon; for now, please just stay vigilant, stay tuned, and continue supporting local.

PATRA CHARBROILED BURGERS FOREVER!!

🍔🍔🍔

J.T.

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Check Out Virgil Village’s Newest Tamalera this Weekend 🫔🫔🫔

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These days, there’s nothing like a warm tamale for your morning meal, or lunch or dinner! But while these treats are always a blast, they’re even more delicious when they’re part and parcel of a brand new business. That’s exactly what’s happening on Virgil avenue thanks to 27 year old Desteney Montoya, a life-long Virgil Village denizen who placed her stand out at the intersection of Virgil avenue and Burns St. for the very first time this past weekend, where she sold all 200 of her debut tamales. Desteny will be back at it for just the second time this upcoming weekend from 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM, unless she sells out earlier; and I got a good feeling she will in fact sell out earlier. If you’re unable to make it out but would still like to support her new investment in honor of the holiday spirit, you can donate “tamale funds” via Desteny’s Venmo at @deestamales. Tell her J.T. sent you! 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽

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IT’S NOW TIME TO RSVP FOR THE VOTE BY MAIL PARTY 🤞🏽

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The location for this event is at Bellevue Park, where Silver Lake meets East Hollywood. Please also note that this event is NOT for political candidates but for CONSTITUENTS ONLY.

For the second time this year (since March), with so much work, bills and groceries to catch up on, elections can feel like the biggest slog, and even a scam! As such, our team proposes we take the assignment on together! Join us on October 22nd for guides on city, school-board and county elections, as well as on state measures and assembly races.

Bring your ballot along with some friends or family, and if you or your group don’t have ballots or aren’t registered to vote yet, please remember that the last day to register to for this year’s General Presidential Election is Monday, October 21st. You can register to vote here.

Parking is always limited in L.A., so either plan to get to the event early or to take Metro to and fro. Lastly, this event is brought to you by J.T. and Quien Es Tu Vecindario, a 501(c)(3), which you can donate to support here.

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La ubicación de este evento es Bellevue Park, donde Silver Lake se encuentra con East Hollywood. Tenga en cuenta también que este evento NO es para candidatos políticos, sino SOLO PARA CONSTITUYENTES.

Por segunda vez este año (desde marzo), con tanto trabajo, facturas y alimentos que poner al día, las elecciones pueden parecer el mayor esfuerzo, ¡e incluso una estafa! ¡Por eso nuestro equipo propone que tomemos la tarea juntos! Únase a nosotros el 22 de octubre para obtener guías sobre elecciones de ciudades, juntas escolares y condados, así como sobre medidas estatales y elecciones para asambleas.

Traiga su boleta junto con algunos amigos o familiares, y si usted o su grupo no tienen boletas o aún no están registrados para votar, recuerden que el último día para registrarse para las Elecciones Presidenciales Generales de este año es el lunes 21 de octubre.

El estacionamiento siempre es limitado en Los Ángeles, así que planee llegar temprano al evento o tomar el Metro de un lado a otro. Por último, este evento es presentado por Quien Es Tu Vecindario, un 501(c)(3), que puedes donar para apoyar aquí.

J.T.