The Downey Legend

How small restaurants are dealing with stay-at-home orders

Not surprising, LA County is under a new stay-at-home order again beginning December 8, 2020. Janice Vijuck, 39, owner of Boba indeed, reflects on the effect such mandates have on her business. “For business perspectives, we haven’t been affected much by any Covid-19 mandates,” Vijuck says. “90% of our sales normally are take out orders so closing or opening dine-in has minimal effect.”

December 16, 2020

Shopping Small For The Holidays

When shoppingsmall and supporting local businesses, customers often feel more satisfied with how they’ve shopped. They get to have personal conversations when buying. Shopper Metztli Garcia describes her experience while shopping at Casita Del Pueblo in Uptown Whittier. “I really enjoyed talking to the owner and understanding the store and everything about it,” Garcia said. “I love my cute little keychains I got and I think it’s important to shop local businesses this year especially because it’s so hard on them to keep their business running.”

December 16, 2020

Local Election Results

December 12, 2020

On Nov. 3, despite a crowded field of 9 candidates in the Downey City Council Election, 3 candidates came out victorious. District 1 re-elected Blanca Pacheco, defeating Alexandria Contreras with 69.66%...

Fatima’s Grill and The Pandemic

With unexpected and unprecedented restaurant/business guidelines, Elreda explains how the pandemic has forced him to grow as a business owner. “It taught all of us that we have to stick together to get through hard times,” Elreda said. “I’m proud that we were able to keep everyone employed and not lay off anyone during these challenging times.”

December 7, 2020

Neighborhood Libraries

December 6, 2020

Lights Up, Christmas Is Starting!

As Halloween comes to an end, many families are excited as that’s their cue to get the Christmas lights and start decorating early. Christmas lights help make the Christmas spirit shine as Monét Baez-Garcia explains how her and her family set up. “I feel like when the lights are all set up, everything is happier and feels like Christmas,” Monét said.

December 4, 2020

7 Leaves Cafe Breaking Male Masculinity Stigma

December 4, 2020

On a casual visit to 7 Leaves Cafe, junior Alyssa Hernandez was taken by surprise by what awaited her upon entering the boba cafe for the very first time. There to welcome her arrival was the crew of 7...

Halloween Drive-Thru Activities, Yay or Nay?

Throughout these Halloween drive-thru activities, there is a wide variety of attractions and interactive themes. Zizi Palcheco, 9, explains how there are different stations and areas of the drive thru making it an overall interesting experience. “My favorite part of the experience is that there are many attractions,” Palcheco said, “If you look to the left, there’s lights, if you look to the right, there’s lights, there’s something everywhere. There’s also themes.”

December 2, 2020

Lakers Win the Championship

December 1, 2020

On the weekend of Oct. 11, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA finals, securing the 2020 championship victory. The NBA--like the rest of the world--was forced to temporarily...

Holidays During A Worldwide Pandemic

Many families this year will not be able to reunite with their distant relatives and Emily Orozco, 10, describes her struggles of seeing family members during the winter holidays. “This pandemic has created more obstacles to see more of our [distant] family members,” Orozco stated. “It’s not good to spend time with too many people, so we [my family] will be wishing some of our family members a happy holiday over the phone.”

November 19, 2020

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