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Sign up to get free stories from your neighborhood—twice a week. But many may not know La Cueva, W. La Cueva looks like any other bar from the outside by day. Galindo and Chavez said this area of the Little Village used to see a lot of gang members who would harass them. Ruben Lechuga, who managed the bar and now is the owner, said at the time the backlash was unwarranted and he worried it would force La Cueva to close.

But La Cueva has stood the test of time — including a prolonged, pandemic-induced shutdownperformers said. So people have more confidence and they come inside. The image changed quite a lot.

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