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St. John's Weekly Diabetes Classes

St. John's Well Child & Family Center will host weekly Diabetes classes from 8:30AM to 12:00PM.

The classes are held every:

Friday at Compton: 2115 N. Wilmington Ave. Compton, CA 90022.

Wednesday at Hoover: 5701 S. Hoover St. Los Angeles, CA 90037

Thursday at Magnolia: 1910 S. Magnolia Ave, Suite 101, Los Angeles, CA 90007



For more information, contact Maria Naranjo Community Health Promoter at mnaranjo@wellchild.org or (323) 541-1616, ext.…

Added by University Park Family on December 4, 2012 at 1:59pm — No Comments

Empowerment Congress 2013 at USC features four leading mayoral candidates

Get involved, meet like-minded people and hobnob with the powerbrokers you elected at the Empowerment Congress

Saturday, January 19 at USC. Tens of thousands of residents will converge on the campus for the 21st edition of this tradition started by L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.

Registration: 8 a.m.

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Plenary Session: City of Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Forum

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Added by University Park Family on January 4, 2013 at 1:34pm — No Comments

Place your Christmas tree on the curb, the City of LA picks it up

Keep your community beautiful - recycle that Christmas tree. It's easy - please tell your neighbors how easy.

You can place the tree on the curb and it will be picked up with the regular trash! Ain't that great.

Call the City of Los Angeles Christmas Tree Recycling Hotline: (800) 5-TREE-56 for information about recycling in your neighborhood.…

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Added by University Park Family on December 31, 2012 at 5:50pm — 2 Comments

Sunday, November 4: Healthy Food Walk/Ride at Mercado 10AM - 2 PM

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Latin Grammy Nominees headline 24th STreet’s 7th Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration FRIDAY!

The 7th annual 24th St. Theatre Dia de los Muertos is tonight Nov 2nd and features altar-making, music, dance, food, and community!

Latin Grammy nominees…

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Added by Eddie North-Hager on November 1, 2012 at 10:25pm — No Comments

Healthy Foods/Safe Routes Map of the USC Neighborhood

Our team at Annenberg Innovation Lab in collaboration with Community Services Unlimited and T.R.U.S.T. South LA this week released our…

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Added by Otto Khera on October 8, 2012 at 10:30am — No Comments

City streets closed for neighborhood bike ride - join Ciclavia today



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Los Angeles’ fifth CicLAvia heads from Expo Park up Figueroa past USC all the way the USC Health Sciences Campus in Boyle Heights. You just have to get on your bike to enjoy streets that are open only for bikes - NO CARS ALLOWED.

Today Sunday, October 7, from 10 am-3 pm 9.1 miles of normally congested streets is a linear park…

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Added by University Park Family on October 7, 2012 at 7:00am — No Comments

Engage/Trojan Neighbors invites new participants!

Trojan Neighbors

 

        TROJAN NEIGHBORS is a community initiative developed to foster a relationship between The University of Southern California and its community.  Activities are provided on a weekly basis to enrich the lives of the children within the University Park Community and its surrounding area. All activities are supervised and led by University of Southern California graduate students.

 

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Added by Beth Pyatak on September 11, 2012 at 10:37am — No Comments

Metro Launches Expanded Late-Night Weekend Service on all Metro Rail Lines, Metro Orange Line

Los Angeles County Supervisor and Metro Board Chair Michael D. Antonovich today joined Pasadena Councilman Chris Holden, Pasadena and Hollywood business leaders and workers, and Metro CEO Art Leahy in promoting expanded late-night Metro Rail service on all Metro Rail lines and  the Metro Orange Line starting tonight.…

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Added by Ariana Sañudo-Kretzmann on July 27, 2012 at 3:44pm — No Comments

Ciclavia and our community

Hello my name is Liliana Vasquez I recently joined this group. A little about myself I grew up in the area of University park lived all my life in the parameters that are between Toberman and Vermont Jefferson 23rd St area.

I am interested in the preservation and cultural history our neighborhood. In recent years I have noticed a revival in the interests of neighborhoods all around the Downtown Los Angeles areas. I feel that our area is as rich in history if not more then places such…

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Added by Liliana Vasquez on August 5, 2012 at 1:00pm — 10 Comments

Upcoming Neighborhood Bike Ambassadors Program Meeting - Aug 29 (Wed) at 7 PM at USC's Gerontology Bldg (Rm 230)

The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) is organizing 'bike ambassadors' across Los Angeles - or Neighborhood Bike Ambassadors (NBA). On Wednesday, August 29 at 7 PM in the USC Gerontology…

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Added by Otto Khera on August 16, 2012 at 10:18am — 1 Comment

Two Parent Educator Positions Available at Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic

Los Angeles Child Guidance has two new positions especially suitable for local parents in our community.  They are 30 hours per week, and focused on outreach and engagement of local parents.  Check out the postings at http://www.lacgc.org/e_positions.htm#ParentEdu

 

Added by Cesar Portillo on August 8, 2012 at 10:36am — No Comments

Levitt Pavilion LA FREE Summer Concerts!

Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park presents 50 free summer concerts, every Tues-Sunday evening at 7:00PM as well as Sunday kids' shows at 4:00PM from July 5th through September 9th.

A wide array of diverse performers will be taking the stage this summer, including the puppets of the children's show Kiddle Karoo, acclaimed indie-electronic artist Nosaj Thing, a multi-cultural salsa orchestra, a traditional Jamaican reggae artist, and many more!…

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Added by Ariana Sañudo-Kretzmann on July 25, 2012 at 4:23pm — No Comments

The Fourth of July fireworks at USC/Expo Park among the best in the city

USC, University and Expo Park

 Celebrate the 4th of July at the LA Coliseum. The 10th annual Los Angeles Coliseum show begins at 9 p.m. on the east lawn. Kids' activities will begin at 1:30 p.m. and music and giveaways from KJLH radio will start at 3 p.m.

Free parking at the King and Hoover entrance to the Coliseum.…

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Added by University Park Family on July 3, 2012 at 6:20pm — No Comments

Want to participate in LA's first cupcake eating contest?

Visit www.southerngirldesserts.com for details or call 323-293-2253. Proceeds will benefit CLIMIB,Inc.
 

Added by Eddie North-Hager on June 27, 2012 at 4:59pm — No Comments

Safety Fair Saturday at LATT

Free services to families and demonstrations from over 20 local organizations and agencies ranging from road, train, bike, and fire safety to the Child I.D. Program.

There will also be child safety seat inspections courtesy of the California Highway Patrol. Child safety seat inspections require an appointment. To schedule an appointment, call (213) 620-4646.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Los Angeles Trade and Technical College

400 West Washington Blvd.,…

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Added by Eddie North-Hager on June 13, 2012 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Romeo & Juliet - a staged noir - by local students and the USC Neighborhood Academic Initiative

Her only love, sprung from her only hate!

Come see neighborhood teens light up Shakespeare in the heart of Los Angeles-

William Shakespeare's Tragedy of  Romeo + Juliet, a play in NOIR

Directed by Paul David Story



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Added by Eddie North-Hager on June 12, 2012 at 11:00pm — No Comments

USC's New Hybrid High School recruiting University Park neighborhood students

USC neighborhood students entering the ninth grade are encouraged to attend an orientation session to see if the innovative Hybrid High is the right place to prepare them for life, according to USC.

Developed by the USC Rossier School of Education, Hybrid High blends personalized instruction with digital coursework. Hybrid High will offer year-round access up to 12…

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Added by University Park Family on June 11, 2012 at 4:30pm — No Comments

24th Street Theatre Directors recognized by LA Weekly

LA WEEKLY is featuring 24th Street Theatre co-founders Debbie Devine and Jay McAdams in their annual BEST PEOPLE 2012 Issue! There are 5 different covers photographed by the amazing Kevin Scanlon for this special issue that hit newsstands yesterday...all gorgeous. Grab one for your coffee table if you live…

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Added by 24th Street Theatre on May 23, 2012 at 1:15pm — No Comments

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