At nightclubs, 'legs contests' bare a bit more. Just don't ask a lot of questions The band manager leaned in, dueling with the guitars and accordions and booming strains of Mexican norteño music. Wait until you see the “legs contest,” he said.

Next-level bean and cheese burritos and tacos at Sonoratown in downtown L.A. Name/concept: Sonoratown, named for the area in northern Mexico where co-owner Teodoro Diaz-Rodriguez grew up. He and girlfriend Jen Feltham run the restaurant (their first, which opened at the end of May). The couple used to work as servers at Bäco Read more ... Mercat, one of Josef Centeno’s four downtown Los A...

Gang member mistakenly kills one of his own who was wearing wrong colors, police say Police said Sanchez was killed in “cold blood.”

Jonathan Gold's Taco Tuesday: Carne asada tacos at Loqui Northern-style tacos with grilled meat and flour tortillas are the coming uptown thing in the Los Angeles taco universe. Expect to hear a lot more from us in the next several weeks on Sonoratown, Sonoritas and especially Salazar, whose chef Esdras Oc Read more ... hoa may have jump-started the norteño trend at his...

Latin Grammy Moment: Maná and Los Tigres del Norte hold up sign -- 'Don't vote for racists' Mexican rockers Maná took the stage and sang the immigrant anthem "Somos Más Americanos", and were joined by norteño legends Los Tigres del Norte.

Great Reads: Black norteño singers and ice cream wars Hey there. I'm Kari Howard, and I edit the Great Reads (a.k.a. Column Ones) for the Los Angeles Times. Two of my biggest loves are narrative journalism and music, and I'm lucky that my days are filled with both.

Annual Fair Delights on Mexico City Outskirts Photos by Eduardo Verdugo

Annual Fair Delights on Mexico City Outskirts Photos by Eduardo Verdugo