West Adams Wins 2015 Best Neighborhood Curbed Cup
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- Published on Wednesday, 24 February 2016 16:02
- Written by Dianne Lawrence
Every year Curbed LA, the popular website devoted to information about neighborhoods and real estate in Los Angeles, hosts a competition for the Curbed Cup which is awarded to the best neighborhoood in Los Angeles. How is the neighborhood selected? By well informed and experienced judges tallying scores in…Bread of Life
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- Published on Wednesday, 24 February 2016 13:21
- Written by Carla Pineda
They’ve seen it all. From addicts who have kicked their heroin habit for good to immigrants who started a new life in a daunting city, the pastors at Bread of Life Foursquare Gospel Church have collected endless stories of spiritual recovery during the past 20 years.
Photos by Dawn Kirkpatrick,…Neighbors Unite to Identify Their Mid-City Community
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- Published on Monday, 28 December 2015 23:57
- Written by Chelsee Lowe
Do you live within these borders?If so, Mid-City Heights Coalition members want your signature! In an effort to strengthen the identity of a section of Mid-City that has been begging for an identity upgrade, local residents who had been meeting regularly agreed on the name Mid-City Heights. In order…Community Organizes Trashforce
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- Published on Tuesday, 15 December 2015 22:47
- Written by Dianne Lawrence
When Amy Hammes moved to Mid-city she was impressed with the amount of civic action she encountered. She saw neighbors rolling up their sleeves and making their communities better. Her interests and profession had always been focused on issues of waste and litter so she began looking for local…Kenneth Hahn, Our Very Own Central Park
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- Published on Tuesday, 15 December 2015 22:06
- Written by Dianne Lawrence
Did you know that a 10 - 15 minute drive will bring you to one of our city’s largest parks? Often referred to as the Central Park of L.A.. Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area,(entrance off La Cienaga just south of Rodeo), covers 338 acres and provides a large variety…Voices of Homelessness
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- Published on Thursday, 10 December 2015 22:41
- Written by Carla Pineda
This issue's contribution to our series of articles on homelessness in Council District 10 focuses on the personal stories of the homeless in our community. For this we partnered with the Natural Ivy Foundation who provided a place and the people for our reporter, Carla Pineda, to interview. It is…Town Hall Meeting Collapses As Protestors Rush The Stage
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- Published on Wednesday, 21 October 2015 14:21
- Written by Dawn Kirkpatrick
A town hall meeting attended by approximately100 community members and featuring Mayor Eric Garcetti was held at Holman United Methodist Church in South LA Oct. 19, Monday night. It came to an abrupt end when a small group of Black Lives Matter protesters rushed the stage where Garcetti and others…Illegal Dumping
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- Published on Monday, 12 October 2015 13:40
- Written by Dianne V. Lawrence
Illegal dumping has become a source of many a discussion on Nextdoor, the popular neighborhood networking platform that allows neighbors to communicate online. For the residents who live on Apple St. (running east/west just north of the freeway between Hauser and Sycamore), it has been an ongoing discussion for decades.…24th St. Garden School
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- Published on Sunday, 11 October 2015 23:45
- Written by Nancy Gosley Power
The 24th Street Elementary School’s Garden School, located 1/2 block west of Western, is celebrating its ten year anniversary.
It was started by local neighbors and school staff who worried about the children playing on hot asphalt with no shade. Their desire and efforts to create a learning garden…Homeless Solutions Explored
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- Published on Sunday, 11 October 2015 23:16
- Written by Carla Pineda
{jcomments off} Continuing our series on homelessness in CD10, reporter Carla Pineda explores what it takes to address the issue seriously and who is getting the job done.A glance toward the Washington Blvd. fire station or the Crenshaw Blvd. exit off the I-10 freeway will remind local residents of the…Subcategories
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