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Multimedia Journalist Germany Kent Honored as first African American Woman to receive prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award for Online Independent Deadline Reporting

Germany Kent is an American print and television journalist, radio personality, author, and producer. Her 2018 coverage of the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California won the Sigma Delta Chi in Online Independent Deadline Reporting; Kent is the first African American woman to achieve this honor in this category from the Society of Professional Journalists.

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reDiscover Center’s Tinkering Camps Filling Fast

 LOS ANGELES, CA: reDiscover Center, LA’s largest public kids makerspace, is proud to announce enrollment for their 10 week summer camp season is nearing capacity. The camps, called “Tinkering School LA,” are held at reDiscover Center’s main location on Washington Blvd. in Culver City and at satellite locations in Manhattan Beach, Los Feliz, and Pacific Palisades.

 

“Tinkering School LA has been extremely popular here at reDiscover since we started the camps in 2011,” stated…

Culver City Elks recognize the new Elk of the Year and other tireless members

Culver City Elks Lodge #1917 held their awards ceremony Friday night, celebrating the achievements of our local members throughout the 2018 year.

Genevieve Santiesteban earned the title of Elk of the Year with her tireless work on the activities we held throughout the…

Birthdays

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San Pedro News Pilot

In Memoriam: Joan Marie Wainwright, Dec.11, 1929, to July 3, 2023

Joan Marie Wainwright died peacefully on July 3, 2023, just after sunrise surrounded by her family. In the weeks prior to her death, she acknowledged that her only remaining ailment was old age, having battled chronic pain for most of her adult life. Her family and loved ones, including the attentive staff at Morningstar Boise, cared for…

San Pedro's Renee Ketner Is 2020 CIF-LACS Scholar Athlete Of The Year

Announced in mid-May, San Pedro High School senior Renee Ketner was bestowed upon the highest individual honor by the CIF-Los Angeles City Section as the 2019-2020 Female Scholar Athlete Of The Year.

Ketner's athletic prowess at San Pedro will be notably remembered for being on four straight undefeated Marine League championship teams for soccer, and…

San Pedro Prep Sports 2019-2020 Final Year In Review

San Pedro News Pilot 2019-2020 Prep Sports Players Of The Year
Football: Joshua Ward (San Pedro).
Girls Volleyball: Sammie Sabra & Serena Ramirez (Mary Star)
Boys Basketball: Ian Hietala (San Pedro).
Girls Basketball: Isabella Serrano & Sarah Leyba (Mary Star).
Boys Soccer: Billy Lopez (San…

Culver City Times

Multimedia Journalist Germany Kent Honored as first African American Woman to receive prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award for Online Independent Deadline Reporting

Germany Kent is an American print and television journalist, radio personality, author, and producer. Her 2018 coverage of the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California won the Sigma Delta Chi in Online Independent Deadline Reporting; Kent is the first African American woman to achieve this honor in this category from the Society of Professional Journalists.

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reDiscover Center’s Tinkering Camps Filling Fast

 LOS ANGELES, CA: reDiscover Center, LA’s largest public kids makerspace, is proud to announce enrollment for their 10 week summer camp season is nearing capacity. The camps, called “Tinkering School LA,” are held at reDiscover Center’s main location on Washington Blvd. in Culver City and at satellite locations in Manhattan Beach, Los Feliz, and Pacific Palisades.

 

“Tinkering School LA has been extremely popular here at reDiscover since we started the camps in 2011,” stated…

Culver City Elks recognize the new Elk of the Year and other tireless members

Culver City Elks Lodge #1917 held their awards ceremony Friday night, celebrating the achievements of our local members throughout the 2018 year.

Genevieve Santiesteban earned the title of Elk of the Year with her tireless work on the activities we held throughout the…

Silver Lake Star

SILVER LAKE VIBE AT MIXER - JUNE 29, 2023 6:30-8:30

It seems there are few constants in my life. But, here's one.…

SILVER LAKE WRITER HONORED AT HOLLYWOOD AWARDS EVENT

HOPE FOR UNITY ART SHOW AT NEUTRA GALLERY

Silver Lake's Neutra Gallery features an exhibition inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr., Bobby Kennedy, Black Lives Matter and Silver Lake diversity. Organized by Steve Meek of the Los Feliz & Silver Lake Community Guide and sponsored by Baller Art Ware, children to adults expressed how they identified with a world of…

 

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"1 of the most creative & technically accomplished" JOSHUA WHITE Trio + 1 "|_ive 'Concert Series' |_ivestream" @ The 'new' World STAGE Fri Sept 22nd, 2023 8PM PT *updatez* [work-in-progress]

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Re: Fresh: Grossmont College alum scores big at jazz competition

"Joshua has immense talent… I was impressed by his daring & courageous approach to improvisation on the cutting edge of innovation. He is his own man…” (incl. Post Title quote) – Herbie Hancock

May be pop art of 4 people and saxophone

Joshua White…

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"☾³" CNN TV: Wkend Schedule - Su. Sept. 17th, 2023 PT; NEWs + Series: Whole Story w/ AC & Film: NAVALNY / TAPPER &/or BASH / ZAKARIA / PHILLIP *updatez* [workin']

Posted by Jo- Koo of DojO- on September 18, 2023 at 11:25am 0 Comments

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"☾³" CNN Wkend Schedule - Sat. Sept. 16th, 2023 PT; NEWs + This Morn Wkend Team / SMERCONISH / Documentary: Little Richard / Series: How It Really Happened *updatez* [work-in-progress]

Posted by Jo- Koo of DojO- on September 16, 2023 at 10:27am 0 Comments

A woman walks past a poster featuring the painting of Caravaggio's "The Supper at Emmaus" outside the National Gallery, in London, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)  Photos: GALLERY - The week in 33 photos

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"Sorcere's Apprentice" Randal Fisher "|_ive 'Concert Series' |_ivestream" @ The 'new' World STAGE Fri Sept 15th, 2023 8PM *updatez* [Next-up: JOSHUA WHITE 9/22]

Posted by Jo- Koo of DojO- on September 15, 2023 at 9:46pm 0 Comments

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"The bearded" Randal Fisher, bandleader - multi-woodwinds; aerophone, flute, soprano & tenor saxes. pic. complements of …

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Soul The Interrogator talks Hip Hop Histories & His New Album "Ol' Head" (Exclusive Interview)

Posted by Mistah Wilson on September 11, 2023 at 9:19pm 0 Comments

Seattle rapper Soul The Interrogator talks General Background, TakeOver Music Collective, & His Latest Album Ol' Head in an exclusive interview w/ Mistah Wilson for tha Seattle Music Scene...…

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"☾³" CNN TV: Wkend Schedule - Su. Sept. 10th, 2023 PT; NEWs + Series: Whole Story w/ AC & Special Report: No Responders Lert Behind / TAPPER &/or BASH / ZAKARIA / PHILLIP *updatez* [workin']

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"☾³" CNN Wkend Schedule - Sat. Sept. 9th, 2023 PT; NEWs + This Morn Wkend Team / SMERCONISH / Report: American Coup / Series: The Whole Story *updatez* [workin']

Posted by Jo- Koo of DojO- on September 9, 2023 at 4:31pm 0 Comments

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates a point against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during their Women's Singles Final match on Day Thirteen of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 09, 2023 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)  BREAKING NEWS: …
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Rene Fisher-Mims "Birthday Concert" @ The 'new' World STAGE "|_ive 'Concert Series' |_ivestream" Fri Sept 8th, 2023 8PM PT *updatez* [Next-up: Randal Fisher 9/15] (workin')

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24th Street Theatre

Bacaro LA Wine Bar

The 2-9 Cafe

Rosso's Pizzeria



Ragazzi Room

Farmers Markets



University Avenue Farmers Market
Tuesdays 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Jefferson and Hoover


Expo Center / CSU Produce Stand
Thursdays 3 - 5 pm
3980 Menlo Ave. at Martin Luther King Blvd. in front of the pool
F.A.M.E. Church Farmers Market, parking lot on the southwestern corner, every Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Expo Park Farmers Market
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturdays
South lawn of Natural History Museum

Adams/Vermont Farmers Market
2 - 5 p.m. Wednesdays
1432 W. Adams
323-777-1755
L.A. Urban Oasis Farmers Market
5010 11th Avenue
323-291-8748
7 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturdays
Central Avenue

8 a.m. - noon Saturdays
Carver Middle School
4410 McKinley at Vernon 90011
Trojan Fresh Market

11 a.m. - 4p.m. Thursdays
USC campus - Alumni Park

Exposition Park 160 acres of culture and green space in the middle of a metropolis


Expo Center - an Olympic-sized pool, a kids pool with water features and a gym
Expo Park Farmers Market
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturdays
South lawn of Natural History Museum

California Science Center California African American Museum
Natural History Museum of LA CountyRose GardenAhmanson Senior Center
Parsons Preschool

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USC Farmers Market every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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"1 of the most creative & technically accomplished" JOSHUA WHITE Trio + 1 "|_ive 'Concert Series' |_ivestream" @ The 'new' World STAGE Fri Sept 22nd, 2023 8PM PT *updatez* [work-in-progress]

"Joshua has immense talent… I was impressed by his daring & courageous approach to improvisation on the cutting edge of innovation. He is his own man…” (incl. Post Title quote) – Herbie HancockJoshua White Trio +1 featuring Joshua White, piano / compositions; Karl McComas--Reicl, bass; Jonathan Pinson, drums; & NICOLE…See More
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What's Hot @ The 'new' World STAGE "Concert Series +: Live In-House Audience / Livestream" Sept 2023 *updatez* [Print 'n Distribute To: Friendz] at The World Stage

August 29, 2023 at 8pm to September 30, 2023 at 9pm
"Concert Series": Fri. nites wkly 8PM PT - In-House Audience - Artist Support Fee requested: $20(donation based/cash @ door) Livestream: YouTube or Facebook/Meta (donation)+ Special Event(s) (ck day, times & details etc)..2023*Sept* 1st - Cosmic Vibrations Feat. Dwight Trible, Breeze Smith ,…See More
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JOSHUA WHITE Trio + 1 "|_ive 'Concert Series' |_ivestream" @ The 'new' World STAGE Fri Sept 22nd, 2023 *updatez* [post/flyer: work-in-progress]

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"Sorcere's Apprentice" Randal Fisher "|_ive 'Concert Series' |_ivestream" @ The 'new' World STAGE Fri Sept 15th, 2023 8PM *updatez* [Next-up: JOSHUA WHITE 9/22]

"The bearded" Randal Fisher, bandleader - multi-woodwinds; aerophone, flute, soprano & tenor saxes. pic. complements of …See More
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Soul The Interrogator talks Hip Hop Histories & His New Album "Ol' Head" (Exclusive Interview)

Seattle rapper Soul The Interrogator talks General Background, TakeOver Music Collective, & His Latest Album Ol' Head in an exclusive interview w/ Mistah Wilson for tha Seattle Music Scene...See More
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University Park Schools

Foshay Learning Center, a K-12 school, which was named one of America's Best Schools by Newsweek and the Washington Post

Manual Arts High School became an Innovation Design School in 2008

32nd Street/USC Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School is one of the the most popular magnet schools in the LAUSD

Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center School, designed by renowned architect Thom Mayne, is a collaboration between the California Science Center and LAUSD

John W. Mack Elementary School opened in 2005 and is named in honor of the man who headed the Los Angeles Urban League for 36 years

Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary School

Norwood Street Elementary School has its own Farmers Market

Vermont Avenue Elementary School

St. Vincent School opened in 1911 and is the second oldest school in Los Angeles

St. Agnes Parish School just created a new website

University Park Services and Officials

311 call this number for all non-emergency needs. The operator, who is there 24 hours a day, can transfer you to the department that should help answer your questions and solve your problems. It works.

Councilwoman Jan Perry and her personal website.

Councilman Bernard Parks.

County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.

North Area Neighborhood Development Council website and blog.

Daily Trojan

ECCLA - Connecting South LA Teachers

Dinosaur Hall Teacher Preview Days

An Educator's Walk in the Park

LA Times Festival of Books at USC!

Echo Park Online

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