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The Village at USC open house hosted by City Planning

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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Added by University Park Family on January 6, 2012 at 11:00am — No Comments

Time to get rid of the Christmas tree – here's how

The City of LA Bureau of Sanitation has expanded CURBSIDE collection for Christmas trees. If your Christmas tree is too big to cut and place it inside the green waste bin, simply place the tree next to your green waste bin on collection day.…

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Added by University Park Family on December 30, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments

Community meeting for Village at USC

The City Planning Department will be holding an Open House for the USC Specific Plan on Saturday, January 7th from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., and on Thursday, January 12th from 6-8 p.m.  Both meetings will be held at the EXPO

Center in Exposition Park, and both meetings will have the same information presented.  We anticipate several hundred people (250+) to attend each hearing.

MEETING:     USC SPECIFIC PLAN OPEN HOUSE…

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Added by University Park Family on December 29, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments

Winter Flight: Award winning music and Cirque du Soleil-like performance at Foshay

The holiday extravaganza marks the debut of FOCUSfish, an initiative that teaches aerial performance to South LA students as a fitness program - check out this video:

But wait there's more:

• Mr. Holland's Opus award winning band leader Vince Womack will lead the Fosay jazz band in a tribute to Duke Ellington.

• Art Installation and Live Art by…

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Added by University Park Family on December 8, 2011 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Giveaway for the Holidays

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We hope to see this Friday at USC!

Added by Living Advantage, Inc. on December 6, 2011 at 4:14pm — 1 Comment

Expo Boulevard closed on Monday around USC

Due to the re-blacktopping of Exposition Boulevard, we can expect Exposition Boulevard from Figueroa west to Vermont to be closed on Monday, Nov. 21, between 7 am and 1 pm.

 

Added by University Park Family on November 18, 2011 at 11:33am — No Comments

Fresh and Easy comes to USC University Park!

A Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market grocery store is slated to open around either December or January in University Gateway, according to the Daily Trojan.

 

The new housing complex with ground floor retail at Jefferson and…

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Added by University Park Family on November 17, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments

Expo Line running tests from 6 a.m. to midnight seven days a week

Expo Line train movement (from Metro):



§         From 6:00 AM to 12 Midnight



§         7 days a week



§         Between 23rd St. (at Flower St.) and La Cienega Blvd. (at Jefferson Blvd.)





REMEMBER: Trains MAY be on the tracks anytime during this period. Please note that train movement is dynamic and subject to change.



Please follow these important Safety Tips:

  •   Be alert at all times when near train tracks.
  •   Please obey…
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Added by University Park Family on November 4, 2011 at 4:52pm — No Comments

Street Closures Sunday for the Prostate Cancer 5K

This Sunday, November 6th, USC will host the 2nd Annual L.A. Prostate Cancer 5K race which will begin at 8:30 a.m.  This event will result in the following street closures from 7 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.:

 

ON CAMPUS

34th Street from McClintock Avenue east to Figueroa Street (Lots V and M enter on Jefferson Boulevard only)

Watt Way from Downey Way south to Exposition Boulevard (Gate 1 closed during the aforementioned time)

Pardee Way from Childs Way south to Exposition… Continue

Added by University Park Family on November 4, 2011 at 2:03pm — No Comments

LAUSD seeks community members to volunteer as school reviewers

LAUSD is looking for participants to evaluate school plans for the education reform process. The review process will commence on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, and conclude on Saturday, December 31, 2011.

 

 

Added by University Park Family on November 4, 2011 at 1:10pm — No Comments

Do something: L.A. Prostate Cancer 5K in University Park USC

Do something.

Participate in the L.A. Prostate Cancer 5K  on Sunday,

 

November 6. There is still time.



Last year, over $80,000 was raised which helped bring new technology and fund ongoing prostate cancer research at USC.

 

OMG George Gray, announcer…

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Added by University Park Family on November 2, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments

Halloween Party in University Park this Saturday

Adams Normandie Neighborhood Association (ANNA) is having their annual community Halloween Party on
Saturday, October 29th 12-3 pm


1633 West 25th St.

FOOD!  FUN!  ARTS-n- CRAFTS! GHOSTS -n- GOBLINS!

Added by University Park Family on October 28, 2011 at 2:49pm — No Comments

Take the kids to USC's Safe Halloween celebration Monday at the Hoover Rec Center





 At least 1,500 neighborhood children and parents are expected to attend this year’s annual USC Safe Halloween celebration, a collaborative effort that provides a safe Halloween celebration for children in our communit - a one-night extravaganza which includes a spooky haunted house, inflatable games, craft booths, a DJ, costume contests and prices, and of course…

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Added by University Park Family on October 28, 2011 at 9:40am — No Comments

Valeslavasay Panorama hosts Halloween show in University Park



The mysterious Velslavasy Theater is hosting a Halloween show - Friday Oct. 28 - complete with live performances of…
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Added by University Park Family on October 27, 2011 at 11:10pm — No Comments

The Village at USC holds a community open house



WHAT: A community open house featuring a presentation on the proposedThe Village at USC, several information stations on different aspects of the project, and access to USC project leaders for questions about the project.



A redevelopment of the existing University Village on land owned by USC, the project will:

• Create an estimated 8,900 new jobs as part of a total of 12,000 jobs (8,000 permanent and 4,000…

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Added by University Park Family on October 24, 2011 at 5:25pm — No Comments

Expo Line picks up speed - up to four tains on the tracks at once



Please be advised there may be an increased frequency of trains running on the Expo Line tracks from this point forward.

 

WHAT:          Up to four (4) trains may be running on the Expo Line tracks

 

WHERE:       Between 23rd St. (at Flower St.) and Western Ave. (at Exposition Blvd.)

 

TIME:            Trains may be running on the tracks as frequently as every 10-12 minutes from approximately 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM.

 

 

Please note that train…

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Added by University Park Family on October 24, 2011 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Silverlake Neighborhood Homeless Survey



The USC Christian Social Work Caucus, the USC Interfaith Council, and People Assisting The Homeless (PATH) present a volunteer opportunity to provide housing for homeless neighbors living in the Silver Lake Neighborhood. On the morning of October 22, 23 and 24, volunteers will canvass Silver Lake's streets to conduct the vulnerability index survey. Through the vulnerability index survey,…
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Added by Antonia Blumberg on October 21, 2011 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Food Day South LA Oct. 23

Added by University Park Family on October 19, 2011 at 7:44am — No Comments

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