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USC Community News
At D.C. summit, religious life director touts students’ service work
Varun Soni joins discussion on best practices for interfaith work on college campuses.Drum roll, please: USC Thornton percussionists find success with top orchestras around the world
It helps to learns your craft from the best, including two faculty members who make music with the L.A. Philharmonic.A funny story about Funny Girl and other Hollywood history
The USC School of Cinematic Arts honors Ray Stark, the producer of such hit films as West Side Story, The Goodbye Girl and Annie.Videos
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South L.A. out in force for the 2016 Kingdom Day Parade
The South L.A. community gathered Monday to celebrate culture, heritage and civil rights during the 2016 Kingdom Day Parade.Afterschool programs teach students tech as LAUSD restructures
Many groups are trying to increase the exposure to technology and its practical applications in daily life to students living in South Los Angeles.Culver City Times
Culver CIty Celebrates it's Centennial This Saturday, September 24
Culver City is celebrating its 100th year, and the commemoration commences with a day-long party in downtown Culver City this Saturday, September 24.
9:00 a.m. – Community Parade
Representatives from some of the organizations and businesses that make Culver City…
L.A. lawmakers plan to grandfather in hundreds of granny flats
John Gregorchuk stands amid construction of a secondary dwelling unit that has been stalled in his backyard in Los Angeles. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)…Expo Line trains regularly run behind schedule, posing a challenge for Metro
by Ben Poston and Laura J. Nelson…
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San Pedro News Pilot
San Pedro High Football Knocks Off Redondo Union
In a battle between two of the South Bay area's oldest schools, both just over a century old and counting, it had been an estimated 78 years since San Pedro High football last defeated Redondo Union.…
Cthulhu Mural - H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
Tentacles and eyeballs fill an outdoor wall in honor of horror and sci-fi writer H.P. Lovecraft. Cthulhu was his most famous monster.
Commissioned by the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival to highlight the…
Culver City Times
Culver CIty Celebrates it's Centennial This Saturday, September 24
Culver City is celebrating its 100th year, and the commemoration commences with a day-long party in downtown Culver City this Saturday, September 24.
9:00 a.m. – Community Parade
Representatives from some of the organizations and businesses that make Culver City…
L.A. lawmakers plan to grandfather in hundreds of granny flats
John Gregorchuk stands amid construction of a secondary dwelling unit that has been stalled in his backyard in Los Angeles. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)…Expo Line trains regularly run behind schedule, posing a challenge for Metro
by Ben Poston and Laura J. Nelson…
Silver Lake Star
Coyote Sightings Reporting
Seen a Coyote? Collecting Data - Click…
EASTSIDE FOOD FESTIVAL
Mark your calendars – October 2nd the third annual Eastside Food Festival is back at Mack Sennett Studios in Silver Lake!
Celebrating the foodie culture that LA has become known for, the Eastside Food…
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Blog Posts
Even the Taper Gets the Blues
Posted by Sarah Bullion on September 8, 2016 at 12:30pm 0 Comments 0 Promotions
Taper Returns to a Familiar Voice, With August Wilson’s Musical Drama ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
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New LA Skyscraper Is Tallest In The West
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L.A. lawmakers plan to grandfather in hundreds of granny flats
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John Gregorchuk stands amid construction of a secondary dwelling unit that has been stalled in his backyard in Los Angeles. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles… Expo Line trains regularly run behind schedule, posing a challenge for Metro
Posted by Sarah Bullion on August 29, 2016 at 3:31pm 0 Comments 1 Promotion
by Ben Poston and Laura J. Nelson
A major selling point for the Expo Line extension has been the travel time between downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica, which officials touted would be comparable…
Where To Eat In Los Angeles Right Now
Posted by Sarah Bullion on August 26, 2016 at 2:57pm 0 Comments 0 Promotions
Kristin Braswell CONTRIBUTORI write about the pulse of a person, place or…
"Let Your Next Choice Be Your Best Choice" Exclusive Interview w/ MACA on WilsonBlock100 Radio hosted by Mistah Wilson
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SPMG Media Announces the Release of "What the Devil Meant For Bad, God Used for My Good" Book
Posted by SPMG Media on May 5, 2016 at 5:54pm 0 Comments 0 Promotions
Alexander's debut tell all What The Devil Meant for Bad, God Used for My Good, gives insight into her amazing story of personal tragedies and ultimate triumphs from a child to an adult. This transparent work leaves no room for questions. Within each chapter she shares how her faith empowered her to overcome life's…
Swim meets open to all adults
Posted by Anne Artley on April 21, 2016 at 12:56pm 0 Comments 0 Promotions
Many remember scoring that goal or winning a race fondly from childhood. But growing up doesn’t have to mean the end of team sports! Two swimmers, Rossella Pescatori and Chris Wall, have kept competing as adults, which helps them both remember how they fell in love with the water in the first place.
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Resources, restaurants and respites
Bacaro LA Wine Bar
The 2-9 Cafe
Rosso's Pizzeria
Ragazzi Room
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
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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Leimert Park Beat
"Special" World STAGE Concerts: Sept./Oct. 2016 "Fall into Autumn Weekend Nites" Fri & Sat.
EVENTS: Oct. (1st Week) Sat. 1st JANEIL & Supa…
The WATTS TOWERS 35th Annual Day of the Drum & 40th Annual Jazz Festivals ♪ Sat 24th & Sun 25th 10AM-6PM
image by Carlos Spivey, Artist-In-Residence "The Power of Love" Noah Purifoy Gallery
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Join 102.3 KJLH 'Think Big Inc.' Show as They Interview Jazz Harpist Mariea Antoinette
Nationally Renowned Jazz Harpist Mariea Antoinette will discuss her career and faith with hosts Bishop Harold Jackson, his First Lady, Dr. Mary Jackson and Pastor Donnie Johnson.
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University Park Schools
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
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
University Park Services and Officials
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Councilwoman Jan Perry and her personal website.
Councilman Bernard Parks.
County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.
North Area Neighborhood Development Council website and blog.
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
Trustee donates $20 million to medical center
USC Trustee and alum Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne have donated $20 million toward the foundation of the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC, according to USC News. The facility, founded earlier this year by a $200 million donation from Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, will focus on the holistic prevention […]
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Visiting scholars discuss “Kurdish Question”
“Spotlight on the Kurds” considered the impact that this ethnic group has on the politics of the Middle East.
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US-China Institute hosts talk on policy, political situation
Relations between the United States and China have been a major part of the 2016 presidential election, from confrontations in the South China Sea to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s ceaseless denouncements of China’s trade policies. On Thursday, the U.S.-China Institute hosted “The China Card: Politics Vs. Policy,” a day-long conference at the Radisson […]
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Echo Park boutique grocery opening a store in Highland Park
HIGHLAND PARK — Cookbook, the tiny Echo Park Avenue grocery, is opening a second shop in the …
Large Echo Park housing project remains on hold even as new state law benefits big developments
A large residential project has been proposed for the site of Barlow Hospital
By BARRY LANK
ECHO PARK — A new law could make it easier for large building developments across the state to…
Echo Park Rising
Echo Park Rising is a neighborhood event in it’s 6th year that focuses on the music, creativity, diversity and small businesses of Echo Park. There are multiple stages and activities throughout the weekend located on the main routes of Sunset Blvd, Glendale Blvd, Alvarado Avenue, Echo Park Avenue and…
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