Independent Media · Los Angeles
Life’s better, Con Ganas.
Stories, zines and goods celebrating the dreamers, the makers and the doers in our community.
Who we are
ganas /ˈɡä·näs/ · noun
Desire. Intention. The drive to do something with your whole heart. The reason you get up early, stay late, and show up for your people.
We tell the stories of people living with ganas — the dreamers, the makers and the doers building something they believe in.
What we make
Pull up a chair.
Three ways into the same world. Read it, listen to it, wear it.
Newsletter + Radio
Hey Primo
Stories written like radio scripts, then read out loud. Pour a coffee and stay a while.
Quarterly zine
Java
A zine about the coffee shops that feel like home. New neighborhood every issue.
Small-batch goods
Supply Co.
We don’t supply tools. We don’t supply materials. We supply Ganas.
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Java · Issue #01
The neighborhood shops that feel like home.
Every issue, we walk into a different neighborhood and pull up a chair.
Around the way.
Shot on film. Scroll sideways →
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