Many of you have seen Renee Gunter at events in our community. Tall, beautiful, commanding, (she had a previous life as a European runway model for Balenciaga and Givenchy) Renee has always looked like a woman on a mission. Aware of our potential drought issues as far back as the…
Saving this date will save lives! - is the slogan being spoken by the organizers of a Disaster Awareness Course that will take place on Saturday September 27, 2014 from 730 A.M. to 12 P.M. at Iglesia Cristiana Antioquia 3501 West Adams Boulevard. This three hour course is…
At the Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, History Comes to Life on Saturday, September 27, as the annual Living History Tour commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, with stories told by those who witnessed it.The War Between the States remains a touchstone event for Americans. The conflict began on…
LAUSD special run off election for District 1- Aug 12. 2014According to Jim Newton, Editor at the Los Angeles Times - the August 12th, District 1, LAUSD School Board elections between Alex Johnson and George McKenna will have great consequence for many of the regions poorest communities who are "desperately…
TNN wants to give one of our dedicated and talented reporters, Carla Pineda, a big shout out for her fantastic new job as associate web editor for LinkTV World News http://news.linktv.org/, the news website for a channel operated under independent public television station KCETLink. In her new role,…
In our last issue we reported on an effort by two residents to hold the city and the oil drilling company,Adams Freeport McMoRan Oil and Gas, accountable to the residents. We file this update:On Wednesday, June 4th, the South Los Angeles Planning Commission was scheduled to hear two appeals and…
In a nail-biting last minute save, Council President Herb Wesson rescued the jobs and programs of the current regime at the Tom Bradley Family Resource Center. As reported in the last edition of TNN, due to cuts in federally funded programs and in an effort to save money, the Los…
TNN gives a shout out to Inri Aguilar who, through sheer grit and determination, has not only kept this neighborhood coffee house alive but turned it into a source for local art, music, political discussions and FaceLooks! 4 1/2 Stars on Yelp! 2024 W. Washington Blvd 90018, east of Western 323-641-0466Photo by Amber Clarke
In 2009, the first Little Free Library was stuck into Todd Bol’s front yard in Hudson, Wisconsin. It was a small wooden box in the shape of a schoolhouse and a tribute to Bol’s mother, who was a schoolteacher and an avid reader. Inside the box sat a variety of…
We are a little late in reporting this but just in case you didn't know, last August 2013, City Hall unanimously passed a motion introduced by Council President Herb Wesson, allowing Los Angeles residents to grow vegetables on the city owned grassy area between the sidewalk and the curb. Inspired…
Established in August of 2008 by writer, artist Dianne V. Lawrence, The Neighborhood News covers the events, people, history, politics and historic architecture of communities throughout the Mid-City and West Adams area in Los Angeles Council District 10.
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