The BLVD Collective Pitches in to Keep Palm Grove Alive

The BLVD Collective Pitches in to Keep Palm Grove AliveIn our sprawling city, it’s not uncommon to find the most incredible flavors in a hole-in-the-strip-mall joint that’s squeezed between an Auto Zone, a 99 Cents Store, and a 24 hour donut shop.  That is certainly the case with Palm Grove Ethiopian Restaurant.  It’s a tiny, unassuming eatery that…

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President Obama Lands in Mid-City

President Obama Lands in Mid-CityDuring President Obama's recent Los Angeles campaign fundraising stop, Los Angeles High School football field served as the landing pad for Presidential helicopters used to help the POTUS avoid the  notorious L.A. rush hour traffic.        Excited local residents,  aware that something was up from the helicopter rehearsal…

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The Homeless Shuffle in CD 10

The Homeless Shuffle in CD 10Homeless since 1984, James Moss knows all about the “freeway life.” Despite the closure of the pedestrian walkway that he called home, he is not worried. This area has been his home for decades and he isn’t planning to go anywhere. “That’s okay with me,” Moss said,“because when they…

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The Neighborhood News Seminars

The Neighborhood News has initiated a new community project called The Neighborhood News Seminars. We understand that knowledge is one of our most valuable community resources and wanted to create opportunities for people in our community to share their expertise and knowledge with each other.  We are going to…

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Freeway Homeless Encampments Dismantled

Freeway Homeless Encampments DismantledLos Angeles City Council unanimously approved to close down three walkways near Crenshaw Boulevard at their September 13, 2013 meeting. According to Council District 10, the walkways, inhabited by dozens of transients, will be closed for 18 months to help reduce heightened criminal activity. Located between Adams Blvd. and Interstate…

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West Adams Avenues Expands Its Labor Day Jazz Festival to Great Success

West Adams Avenues Expands Its Labor Day Jazz Festival to Great Success West Adams Avenues, one of the more active neighborhood organizations in CD10  celebrated its eighth Annual Labor Day Jazz Festival expanding it for the first time to two days and evenings.  A good idea since it received 1,300 attendees who enjoyed food from vendors, picnics on front lawns, and front…

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The Little Green Giants: Making a Difference in Their Community

The Little Green Giants: Making a Difference in Their CommunityYou don’t have to be big to make an impact. That’s one lesson to be learned from The Little Green Giants, an environmental group in the Country Club Park neighborhood in Mid-City.The club, founded in 2009 and made up of children ages three and up, sprouted from the honest…

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Creating a Connected Community

One of the most sought after experiences nowadays is “community” --  finding that small town feeling amidst a sprawling urban metropolis. With the concept of “place-making” now being formally studied like a science, a generation of new books are exploring the key factors essential to creating a sense of neighborhood. …

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Leslie Shaw Park

Leslie Shaw ParkLeslie Shaw Park is going to finally get a well deserved face- lift. Named after the First African-American Postmaster General Leslie N. Shaw, the park is located at 3rd Ave. and Jefferson Blvd. west of Arlington.  In June the UNNC Recreation & Parks planning committee and the community, approved designs…

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West Adams Heights Park

West Adams Heights Park Answering the call for more community parks and recreational opportunities, the Department of Recreation and Parks created the “50 Parks Initiative” with a focus on densely populated neighborhoods and communities that lack these important resources.  Partnering with LANI, the Los Angeles Neighborhoods Initiative organization and the Sugar Hill Neighborhood Association,groundbreaking…

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Established in August of 2008 by writerartist 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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