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…
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 Los…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Enrich LA is an environmental non-profit organization focused on incorporating edible gardens into public schools.
Their school gardens are inexpensive, promote community involvement, encourage respect for our delicate planet, act as outdoor classrooms, cheer up school campuses, help students build a good…
Saturn Elementary School Blazes Trail for New Community School Park Concept
Los Angeles – Rings of Saturn, Inc., a non-profit corporation formed by community members for the benefit of Saturn Elementary School, will be the beneficiary of a $458,998.00 award from the State’s Strategic Growth Councilas part of the Urban…
Phase I of the Expo Line will officially open on Saturday, April 28, 2012, as the newest addition to LA’s expanding rail network.
The line will initially run 7.6 miles from downtown 7th/Metro to La Cienega/Jefferson. This opening also includes the murals done at the Crenshaw stop, by TNN’s featured…
West Adams played a small but crucial part in art history on the morning of March 10 when the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s 340 ton rock (technically a megalith – pay attention at the back of the class!) – made a left off Adams onto Western, heading north…
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