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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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  • Josyel Castellon
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Eddie

Screen Actors Guild Award Show comes to University Park = traffic on Jan. 30

Posted by Eddie on January 27, 2012 at 11:33am 0 Comments

The Shrine Auditorium, located on Jefferson Boulevard and Royal Street, will be hosting the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Show on Sunday, January 29, 2012.  The doors open at 5:00 pm and the show begins at 6:00 pm. Due to this event, the below streets will be affected:

- Royal Street between 32nd Street and Jefferson Boulevard, from approximately 6:00 am on Sunday, January 29, 2012 until 12:00 am on Monday, January 30, 2012. Local and emergency access will be maintained at all…

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Ciclavia and TRUST riding to Watts Tower for Exploration Ride

Posted by Eddie on January 20, 2012 at 4:04pm 0 Comments

From Trust South LA - Ride to the Watts Towers this weekend as Ciclavia and TRUST South LA create a crowdsourced map of the city and do a route exploration for the next citywide Ciclavia.

 

Starting at 10am…

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MLK cebration at USC Jan. 19

Posted by Eddie on January 12, 2012 at 5:00pm 0 Comments

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A Tribute in Song celebrates Dr. King through a multimedia presentation along with words and songs performed by Lura Daniels-Ball, an alumna of USC’s world-renowned Thornton School of Music.

Essentially, MLK:  A Tribute in Song takes the audience on a musical journey highlighting the milestones of Dr. King’s legendary life that ended too soon almost 44 years ago on April 4, 1968. 

The 31st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,…

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The Village at USC open house hosted by City Planning

Posted by Eddie on January 6, 2012 at 11:00am 0 Comments

The Village at USC, a mixed use plaza of shops, grocery stores, restaurants and student housing at Hoover and Jefferson, is having an open house. The city would like residents to know more about the project and to sharr their desires and concerns.

Saturday, January 7th

10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

EXPO Center, 3890 Bill Robertson Lane, Los Angeles, CA 90037

Parking is available in…

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Supervisor RIDLEY-THOMAS TO HOST 20TH ANNUAL EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS SUMMIT FEATURING REV. AL SHARPTON

Posted by Eddie on January 9, 2012 at 5:30pm 0 Comments

20th Annual Empowerment Congress Summit 

Saturday, January 14, 2012

 

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City Redistricting Commission Hearing for Council District 8 and South LA

Posted by Eddie on January 7, 2012 at 11:00am 0 Comments

Every 10 years the people of Los Angeles have an opportunity to shape the 15 City Council District Boundaries. 

If you care about parks, police, fire, transportation, jobs, historic preservation, city services, here's your chance to let the Redistricting Commissionknow what's important.

Please share - RT, FB, Digg.

Council District 8 -

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 6-8:30 p.m.

EXPO…

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Choo! Choo! Expo Line testing continutes in University Park

Posted by Eddie on January 6, 2012 at 11:14am 0 Comments

Please be advised of the following schedule for the Week of Jan 8 regarding Metro Expo Line train movement:



SUNDAY, JANUARY 8 through SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2012



11:00 AM to 1:00 AM



Train movement between Washington Blvd. (at Flower St.) and La Cienega Blvd. (at Jefferson Blvd.)

 



REMEMBER: Expect train movement at ANYTIME. Train movement is dynamic and subject to change.



Please ALWAYS follow these important Safety Tips:

§         Be alert…

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Screen Actors Guild Award Show comes to University Park = traffic on Jan. 30

The Shrine Auditorium, located on Jefferson Boulevard and Royal Street, will be hosting the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Show on Sunday, January 29, 2012.  The doors open at 5:00 pm and the show begins at 6:00 pm. Due to this event, the below streets will be affected:- Royal Street between 32nd Street and Jefferson Boulevard, from approximately 6:00 am on Sunday, January 29, 2012 until 12:00 am on Monday, January 30, 2012. Local and emergency access will be maintained at all times.-…See More
A blog post by Eddie was featured Friday
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Screen Actors Guild Award Show comes to University Park = traffic on Jan. 30

The Shrine Auditorium, located on Jefferson Boulevard and Royal Street, will be hosting the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Show on Sunday, January 29, 2012.  The doors open at 5:00 pm and the show begins at 6:00 pm. Due to this event, the below streets will be affected:- Royal Street between 32nd Street and Jefferson Boulevard, from approximately 6:00 am on Sunday, January 29, 2012 until 12:00 am on Monday, January 30, 2012. Local and emergency access will be maintained at all times.-…See More
Blog post by Eddie Friday
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First First Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rec. Dr. Thomas Kilgore Intergenerational Tribute

First First Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rec. Dr. Thomas Kilgore Intergenerational Tribute
An album by Eddie was featured Friday
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Photos posted by Eddie Friday
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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
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County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.

North Area Neighborhood Development Council website and blog.

ECCLA - Connecting Teachers

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