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Author Archives: Alicia Avila

A swap meet aficionado, the Mission’s outdoor markets and Latino community remind Alicia of her family’s weekly swap meet outings at home, in southeast Los Angeles, where she is always on the lookout for hidden treasures.

alicia.avila@missionlocal.org
Posted inSNAPS, Today's Mission

Beauty in Bloom

by Alicia Avila October 14, 2011October 14, 2011
Posted inEducation, Front Page

John O’Connell’s New Principal, New Methods

by Alicia Avila October 13, 2011September 29, 2020
Posted inSNAPS, Today's Mission

Ready for Easter

by Alicia Avila October 13, 2011September 29, 2020
Posted inEducation, Today's Mission

O’Connell Students Get Excited About College

by Alicia Avila October 13, 2011September 29, 2020
Posted inSNAPS, Today's Mission

Capturing the Mission

by Alicia Avila October 12, 2011September 29, 2020
Posted inEducation, Front Page, Video

Mission Students Support National Coming Out Day

by Alicia Avila October 11, 2011September 29, 2020
Posted inEducation, Front Page

Dreams No Longer Deferred, Students Say

by Alicia Avila October 8, 2011September 29, 2020
Posted inEducation, Front Page, Video

Biking to School When You’re Eight

by Alicia Avila October 5, 2011September 29, 2020
Posted inEducation, Front Page

City College OKs Paid Internships for Undocumented and Low-Income Students

by Alicia Avila October 4, 2011February 10, 2022
Posted inFront Page, Photography

Mission Workers Answer: What Did You Want to be When You Were Younger?

by Alicia Avila September 5, 2011September 7, 2011
Posted inSNAPS, Today's Mission, Topics

Sharing with the Birds

by Alicia Avila September 4, 2011September 4, 2011
Posted inToday's Mission, Trouble

Undercover Cops Make Narcotics Bust at Mission and 16th Streets

by Alicia Avila September 1, 2011September 29, 2020

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