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Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 23:50
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Written by Dianne Lawrence
In 2008, Jan Perry and Bernard Parks introduced, and City Council adopted, an ordinance temporarily prohibiting the growth of any new stand-alone fast-food restaurants for…
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Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 23:28
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Written by Dianne Lawrence
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Realizing they had an historic jewel on their hands, Harvard Heights Neighborhood Association (HHNA) members Steve Wallis and Mark DeMan organized a restoration project for…
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Published on Friday, 21 December 2012 06:43
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Written by Dianne Lawrence
Front porches appear on every New Urbanist’s top ten list for ways architectural design can help build community.
Remember Andy, Opie, Aunt Bee and Barney sittin’ a spell after supper on the front porch? It was right neighborly! In the first half of the 20th century the tradition of porch…
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Published on Saturday, 15 December 2012 00:52
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Written by Sandra Pruitt
On November 15, 2012, United Neighborhoods Neighborhood Council board member Sandra Pruitt hosted a community event at Jefferson Branch Library to discuss improving Leslie Shaw Park at Jeffersonand 3rd Avenue. The only park in the Jefferson Park area has not seen any improvements in a long time and is not very…
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Published on Saturday, 15 December 2012 00:22
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Written by Dianne Lawrence
The city is in the process of developing and implementing a community plan for a large part of The Neighborhood News territory.
What is a General Plan?
The Los Angeles Department of City Planning has created a General Plan, the fundamental development policy document for the City of…
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Published on Friday, 12 October 2012 20:47
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Written by Norman Gilmore
Albertson’s and Ralph’s Out, Fresh and Easy and Maybe Trader Joe’s In.
Jefferson Park, Baldwin Hills, and Leimert Park are about to experience tremendous turnover in grocery stores. Albertsons and Ralphs have both announced that they are leaving Crenshaw. Albertsons announced this month that they are closing 18 stores in…
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Published on Saturday, 06 October 2012 00:18
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Written by Dianne Lawrence
Hey! What Happened to the Trees?
The good news? On October 13, after a 12 mile ride from LAX along La Tijera, Manchester, Crenshaw, and Martin Luther King Jr. boulevards, the Space Shuttle Endeavour arrives at its new home in the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California…
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Published on Friday, 24 August 2012 07:15
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Written by Captain Juan Albaron
On July 9, 2012, Captain Joe Espinoza retired after 35 years of service to the Citizens of Los Angeles. Capt. Espinoza completed three tours at Fire Station 26 at 2009 S Western Ave. These tours were in 1992, 1994 and most recently he served since 1999.
At his…
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Published on Thursday, 14 June 2012 06:13
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Written by Dianne Lawrence
Do you have a spot in your community that needs some TLC? Your local Neighborhood Council has funds to help you clean up your neighborhood.
Peter Schulberg, President of the Olympic Park Neighborhood Council (OPNC), approached the Koreatown Youth & Community Center (KYCC) about a tree planting project along Olympic Blvd. …
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