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 - 05/02/2008
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Local Hero - 04/25/2008
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Local Hero - 04/18/2008
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Local Hero - 04/11/2008
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Local Hero - 04/04/2008
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Local Hero - 03/28/2008
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Local Hero - 03/21/2008
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Local Hero - 03/14/2008
Ana Guerrero has traveled a long way to her current post as chief of staff for Eric Garcetti, the representative for the 1 ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 03/07/2008
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Local Hero - 02/29/2008
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The Los Angeles Garment & Citizen is the community newspaper for Downtown Los Angeles and surrounding neighborhoods, including the Arts District, Chinatown, Echo Park, Little Tokyo, Pico-Union, Silver Lake and Westlake.The Garment & Citizen reaches more than 20,000 readers weekly, an audience that spans the demographic makeup of the city and serves as the leading edge of statewide and national trends.
