LA Guides

Welcome back to Fred’s Guide to LA – showing you our team’s monthly roundup of latest discoveries around the city. This month we celebrated Pride Month and have spotlighted four LGBTQ+ businesses around LA. Read more below —and always make time to support your local businesses. The Queer Mercado After creating the Goddess Mercado, a Latina-focused market, Diana Diaz, a school counselor who worked with many Queer youth, wanted to create a safe space in East LA. Alongside Gaudencio Marquez and Ryan Montez, an artist and non-profit leader and event planner, the Queer Mercado was founded as a way to...

Welcome to Fred’s Guide to LA. As one of the original curators of cool in LA, our team has put our heads together to share a monthly roundup of our latest discoveries around the city.  To kick off our new series dedicated to sharing hometown faves, we're beginning by honoring AAPI Heritage Month and have spotlighted five Asian-founded businesses around LA. Read more below — and always make time to support your local businesses. The Little Tokyo Flea Market The Little Tokyo Flea Market was founded in 2021 by fashion entrepreneur Tatsu, the Little Tokyo Flea Market houses local vendors at...