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…
“We Are Not Going To Be The Quiet Group That Just Hands Out Money”
One of the more shocking allegations to come out of the contentious Feb. 1 Redistricting Commission meeting were accusations by Koreatown activists that a staff member of Council District 10 was squeezing Koreatown businesses for financial contributions…
City of Angels Little League, a nonprofit baseball league for children in the 4-16 age range, has proposed to build three fields at Johnnie Cochran Middle School and Arlington Heights Elementary School, two adjacent schools off Bronson Avenue between Washington and Venice, east of Crenshaw. The construction would consist of…
Philanthropists, Historians, Educators, and Lovers of Our Community
“We want to give our ancestors voices, names and personalities. Each of us must engage in the history and continue the narrative”
The irrepressible Bernard Kinsey speaks rapidly about his goal of shaping perceptions of African-Americans by revealing little-known historical contributions of blacks. Kinsey’s…
The Current CD10 Boundaries
The Proposed 1st Draft.
In an effort to obtain fair and equitable representation for the residents of Los Angeles, the City Charter requires that each council district contain the same number of residents. Every 10 years the city uses the…
When Beautiful Palms Go Missing, Local Brent Green Solves Mystery
The schoolyard night safety light shines brightly into my apartment from across the 10 freeway during the school week. This spring I noticed the light had become partially blocked by what appeared to be growing palm trees. By winter the bright…
Crenshaw Subway Coalition Stands Up For Its Rights
On Monday November 7, Crenshaw Subway Coalition, the community coalition that on October 21st filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County MTA for failing to appropriately plan the $1.749 billion Crenshaw-LAX Light Rail Line, held a standing-room only meeting of 150 residents,…
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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