April's Green Grounds Dig-In, held on Dalton Avenue, was a big success! Dig-Ins bring people together to replace lawns with edible gardens in South LA homes (like a barn raising). The May Dig-In is coming up in Jefferson Park--hope to see you there!…

The Electric Lawn Mower Exchange Program allows residents to turn in their working gas-powered lawn mower and purchase a new cordless rechargeable electric mower at a discounted price. Using a typical gas mower for one year…

"YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN" will be performed in our school Cafetorium TONIGHT 4/28/11, Tomorrow 4/29 at 7 p.m. and Saturday for a matinee performance at 3 p.m.

Tickets on a limited seating basis may be purchased at the door for $10 ADULTS and $5 for children.

This is a performance that is sure to delight the entire family. Performed by the talented Play Production students of 32nd Street School and directed by Ms. Lee Isenberg.



Please come…

March of Dimes Walk for Babies on Saturday, April 30, begins at 39th, Street, east to Hill Street, and then north to Venice Boulevard from 8 AM until 1 PM. 

STREET CLOSURES

Martin Luther King Boulevard at Figueroa Street, north to Exposition Boulevard
The HOV lane off ramp at 39th Street and Figueroa Street
Hill Street, north to Venice Boulevard

It's never been easier to affect the future of local, state and national politics than it is right now.

For the first time in California, a commission of citizens will choose the boundaries for legislative districts, taking that responsibility out of the hands of politicians with vested party interests.

And the…

The month of April is a very exciting month at Manual Arts High School. The long awaited revitalization of the one-hundred year old newspaper and yearbook collection has started. 

The Manual Arts High School newspaper collection goes back as far as 1913. This is why a digitization and archival project was extremely needed. The archiving project will keep the collection alive and manageable for the next decades in order to have current students, alumni, staff, and faculty…

University parking will be available for $10.00, however, given the anticipated crowd of over 150,000, organizers encourage use of public transportation.

USC is also offering free shuttle service from the following locations:

- Norwood Elementary School

- Foshay Learning Center

- Bravo Medical Magnet High School

- Sheridan Elementary…

WHY JUST LIVE IN LA WHEN YOU CAN RUN IT?

On March 2nd the journalism class at Manual Arts High School took a day off work to go to USC School for Communication and Journalism to see and learn more about USC's journalism program. Their arrival to USC was greeted by USC graduate students who offered them a tour of the department's installations. 

The students then followed to hear a talk by Felix Gutierrez, professor at the Department for Communication and Journalism, who gave a lecture about his own newspaper…

North Area Neighborhood Development Council, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, and Department of Recreation and Parks partner to bring healthy lifestyles & family fun to the South LA Community! Come join us for FREE health screenings, cooking demonstrations, Yoga, compost and tree give-away, vegetable gardening project for children, 50 community organizations…

*Editor's note: I have to give props to the intrepid and persistent Leslie Evans, the chair of the Public Safety Commission for the North Area Neighborhood Development Council. Though I have only been on the neighborhood council for less than a year, it is clear the neighborhoods around USC, University Park and West Adams are safer and less blighted because of Leslie. The removal of this recycling center is one of his bigger triumphs - but his list of accomplishments is very long and we all…

Via USC Transportation -

April 30th through May 1st, USC will be hosting the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.  This event is expected to attract 180,000 visitors over the course of the two days.  Please expect heavy traffic in the area during the festival and during the set up and tear down periods for the exhibitions.  Increased traffic is expected from 5:00 a.m. to…

Don't let the name fool you - the Brewery Artwalk is focused on showcasing the art in one of the largest art colonies in the world. The cool thing is that it's in the old Pabst Brewery just northeast of downtown Los AngelesOne of the best events of the year in Los Angeles happens this weekend.

This unguided tour is a maze of artists' lofts like you've never see. There's a restaurant on the sprawling campus that serves beer and wine. There's a library and a…

April is National Earthquake Preparedness Month (just in case March didn't scare you into action), according to Orli at Rancho Park Online.

Do your best to get you and your family as ready as you can…

USC Viterbi Robotics Annual Open House, on April 15th for  K-12 kids to meet the latest robots.

                                                                                                                                                               

WHAT:                Robot dogs, exercise coaches, playmates, underwater scouts,  humanoids that make eye contact and dozens of other automatons of all shapes and sizes will be on display as researchers explain…

The nationwide race to claim one of the rare icons of space exploration is coming Los Angeles - more specifically to South LA.

The California Science Center in Exposition Park will be the…

Earth Day South LA - music, art, food & culture - is April 16th Normadie Avenue Elementary School, 4505 S. Raymond Ave. The Center : South LA is partnering this year for the Earth Day South LA with Community Services Unlimited (CSU).

"We're all very excited,last year was amazing!" writes Jess of…