Many don’t know they’re at risk, but having regular dental checkups is an important defense against oral cancer.

Oral cancer – cancer in the mouth, on the lips, or in the throat – is a complex disease, and many people don’t know they’re at risk for it, says Dr. Parish Sedghizadeh, a dentist at the Ostrow School of…

Good dental habits for parents and babies prevent problems when kids are older, says USC pediatric dentist Dr. Gardner Beale.

Dental problems are one of the biggest health issues facing kids in Los Angeles. Mouth pain from tooth decay is the number one reason L.A. kids miss school, and children with…

During November’s American Diabetes Month, USC dentist Dr. Piedad Suarez says patients can prevent the dental risks that diabetes brings.

More than a half-million people in Los Angeles County have diabetes. When a person with diabetes can’t control…

FREE & FUN EVENT: Bring your kids and entire family for a day of bicycle-related fun and activities at Foshay Learning Center at Western/Exposition (http://goo.gl/maps/yV8fP). 

Includes:

• Bike skills stations
• Area group rides
• Prize raffle
• Helmet giveaways
• Bike wash
• Food
• Certificates and good…

The play's the thing!

Don't miss the opportunity to experience the best of Hamlet as it was meant to be experienced--on the stage!



Soliloquys, Scenes, Spookiness and Shakespeare. Come enjoy the antic dispositions!

NOVEMBER 1st Friday USC Taper Hall 101 5-7

Refreshments served.

RSVP right away with your name and the name of your guests!…

Saturday, Nov. 2 (6 p.m. -10 p.m.)

8th Annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration /

8ª Celebración anual del Día de los…

City of LA Planning Department will be holding the second Public Workshop regarding the adoption of Urban Design Guidelines and a Jefferson Boulevard Concept Streetscape Plan on Nov. 5 at the Galen Center Founders Room.…

(Los Angeles, CA; Sept. 25, 2013) – The Perlman Foundation is pleased to announce that it is accepting submissions for its Second Annual Bridging the Gap Awards, a matching grant that assists smaller sized charitable organizations who exemplify the Perlman Foundation’s mission. This funding opportunity targets organizations that use innovative methods to positively impact individuals living in low-income communities.…

COME ONE - COME ALL! LOTS OF FUN!

When: Sunday, October 6, 2013 @ 8:30 AM

Where: (North of) Rose Garden across from Expo Line Station

Join us on a feeder ride to CicLAvia to help LACBC and USC to kick off an UNO Grant project to encourage bicycling and bicycle education at USC and the surrounding community. Meet up just north of the Exposition Park Rose Garden (across the street from the Expo line station). We'll be…

To mitigate traffic congestion after the USC football game, some streets around Expo Park will be closed to get game traffic out of the neighborhood.

– STREET CLOSURE ALERT –

On Saturday, Sept. 7th from 10:00pm-midnight

the following streets will be CLOSED to all traffic

(buses exempt on M.L. King Jr. Blvd. only):

1.…

With the start of school comes an increased risk of kids hurting their teeth and mouths during activities, says Dr. Ramon Roges.

Dr. Roges is the director of the Urgent Care and Dental Trauma Clinic at the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC and is also the team dentist for USC Trojan athletes. He is an endodontist – a dentist who specializes in treating the tissue…

89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio is bringing back #KidReads, and this time we are hosting a live program at the A C Bilbrew Library on July 20. KPCC early childhood development correspondent Deepa Fernandes will moderate a program with two literary whizzes who…

Hello everyone - The North Area Neighborhood Development Council meeting is tonight July 11 at Loren Miller Park, 2717 Halldale Ave. from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Click on the agenda below:

NANDC%20JULY%202013%20agenda-1.pdf

 Robert and Danny the owners of Bacaro LA, along with executive Chef Lior Hillel, are opening Nature's Brew, two doors down from the wine bar.

Nature's Brew, 2316 S. Union Ave., is their "Coffee and Kitchen concept." 

What is the Coffee and Kitchen concept you ask?

• High end coffees including new age Intelligentsia and old school Pasquini
• Freshly squeezed fruit juices as well a fresh fruit smoothies
• High end sandwiches
• Farmers market…

If you live in the Los Angeles area, please join 89.3 KPCC on Saturday, May 13 for a panel discussion on what makes a medical condition "invisible": What is unique about the suffering of someone who has R.A. or chronic migraine headaches? What challenges does that person face in communicating her or his condition to a health provider? And is this a matter of public health?

Conditions like cancer, heart disease and AIDS strike fear into the…

On Thursday, May 2, the Empowerment Congress NANDC neighborhood council voted to award a $2,000 grant to ECCLA's 22nd Annual Teacher Awards.  We honor K-12 educators who go above and beyond the call of duty at an elegant event at the Natural History Museum of L.A. County.  With all of the challenges facing education, this is our opportunity to highlight the many teachers who do extraordinary work every day with very little attention or recognition.  We hope to stream the event live, so stay…