Rickie Shaw is a regular on the 800 block of S. Broadway, where he often has lunch at the counter of a diner called—appropriately enough—Small Place With Excellent Food. The native of Venezuela and retired clerical worker for the city is well-known in more than one neighborhood, too. He and his wife, Theresa, are longtime residents of the Boyle Heights district east of Downtown, where they are members of Resurrection Roman Catholic Church at 8th and Lorena streets. Shaw recently spent a good bit of time selling raffle tickets to raise funds for Resurrection’s 85th Anniversary Festival, which will happen on the parish grounds from June 5-7. He kept selling books of the tickets, and they kept giving him more to peddle. It’s all for a good cause, and Rickie sure did a fine job. So the Garment & Citizen congratulates him, and offers best wishes to all of the parishioners at Resurrection on their 85th anniversary.
Local Hero - 02/22/2008
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Local Hero - 02/15/2008
Noel E. Pallais’ connection to the Los Angeles Dodgers began before he was born, back in 1966. That’s when his mother, Viv ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 02/08/2008
Mr. A.B. Jackson has seen a lot of the action in the Fashion District over the past 40 years. He started working for the U ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 02/08/2008
Mayra Ramos is making the most of the opportunities she has earned over the past six years while working her way up from c ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 01/25/2008
Yolanda Rodriguez likes it fine Downtown—and she liked the area back in the 1980s, too. That’s when the native of Guadalaj ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 01/18/2008
Pablo Campos had a busy time last week, but he’s not complaining. Campos is a native of San Miguel, El Salvador, who has l ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 01/11/2008
Conni Pallini of the city’s Planning Department and Don Spivack of the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA/ ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 01/04/2008
The job of police officers is to protect and serve the public, but they also have a long tradition of looking out for each ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 12/21/2007
George Flores doesn’t have a long white beard, and he doesn’t wear a red suit. But he does have something in common with S ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 12/14/2007
Julio Mendoza is a resident of the Echo Park district northwest of Downtown, a graduate of the Downtown Business Magnet Hi ... [ Full Story ]
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