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Skateboard Park in South Los Angeles? You bet!

A skateboard park - endorsed by living legend Tony Hawk - has been proposed near the Watts Tower, an icon that represents the artistic root…

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0 Dec 10, 2009

Intern needed from University Park neighborhood

The Children’s Bureau, a 105-year-old nonprofit leader in the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect, is looking for a special…

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0 Nov 30, 2009

Architecture in South Los Angeles some of the top in the city

Of course Exposition Park has the Natural History Museum, USC has Mudd Hall and Bovard, University Park has all its domes. But those are ol…

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0 Nov 25, 2009

Farmers markets dot the USC University Park neighborhood, but sales are down

Sales are down and vendors point to economy, according to Sydney Champion of the Daily Trojan. “[The Shrine farmers’ market] helps a lot o…

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0 Nov 19, 2009

Student group at USC main goal is to serve the interests of University Park neighborhood; looking for community partners

Campus and Community United wants to do work in the USC University Park neighborhood. They've already taken concrete steps as they are ass…

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0 Nov 6, 2009

New Chief of police Charlie Beck says he'll protect South Los Angeles

Charlie Beck, who has been tapped to replace Bill Bratton as L.A.'s new police chief, told community activists that will focus on "quality…

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0 Nov 4, 2009

Taste of Soul; Taste of Crenshaw

The Taste of Soul last month was hot, hot, hot. And that’s even before you start talking about feasting on the hot links and Cajun-spiced f…

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0 Nov 2, 2009

Thelonius Monk book signing in Leimert Park tonight

Robin D. G. Kelley dug through the discarded belongings of Thelonious Monk for almost a year. “I was like an archaeologist, digging through…

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0 Oct 27, 2009

Spotlight on clinic that prevents sickness, St. John's Well Child and Family Center

St. John's Well Child and Family Center sees 50,000 patients each year, roughly 30,000 of them children. Scott Gold of the latimes.com says…

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0 Oct 26, 2009

Some South LA grocery stores spoiled rotten - up to 40 percent of chicken, beef, milk and dairy expired

A USC study of Los Angeles food markets has found high numbers of expired products in low-income neighborhoods. "It's a quality question,"…

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0 Oct 16, 2009

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64th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration at The Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

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The two-time Emmy Award-winning L.A. County Holiday Celebration joyously returns to The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to celebrate its 64th anniversary with a free, live, in-person holiday spectacular. The annual event will feature 23 music ensembles, choirs and dance companies from the many neighborhoods and cultures of L.A. County. Entrance to the in-person event is free, with seating available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Parking is free in The Music Center parking garage.…See More
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CicLAvia – South LA at South LA

December 3, 2023 from 9am to 3pm
On Sunday, December 3; between 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., celebrating its 13th year of catalyzing vibrant public spaces, active transportation and good health through car-free streets, CicLAvia – South LA, presented by Metro, welcomes everyone of all ages and abilities to its 49th car-free open streets event connecting Leimert Park and Historic South Central so participants can jog, ride, bike, skate, run, walk, skateboard, spectate, play, and enjoy the 6-mile route. Always free, CicLAvia participants…See More
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