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    Virgil Avenue, four ways

    Virgil Village is a largely Central American community near East Hollywood that’s being remade by gentrification .

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    By Evan Kleiman • Mar 8, 2019 • 1 min read

    Virgil Village is a largely Central American community near East Hollywood that’s being . LA Times columnist Frank Shyongrecently spoke to a handful of residents along Virgil Avenue to find out how the neighborhood’s changing—and how people can have vastly different experiences of the same city. His article is titled, “On Virgil Avenue, avocado toast and four different versions of the same city.”

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    The “ugly produce” debate, LA Foodways, and trailblazing women
    1. 0:00Reclaiming a woman’s “rightful place”
    2. 9:15Dama is more than meets the eye
    3. 15:00“LA Foodways” mines the past for solutions
    4. 27:25Is the “ugly produce” movement hype or solution?
    5. 37:44Virgil Avenue, four waysYou’re reading this
    6. 47:43Market Report: Magic Myrna Potatoes
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    The full episode

    5 of 6
    The “ugly produce” debate, LA Foodways, and trailblazing women
    1. 0:00Reclaiming a woman’s “rightful place”
    2. 9:15Dama is more than meets the eye
    3. 15:00“LA Foodways” mines the past for solutions
    4. 27:25Is the “ugly produce” movement hype or solution?
    5. 37:44Virgil Avenue, four waysYou’re reading this
    6. 47:43Market Report: Magic Myrna Potatoes
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