LEIMERT PARK: The SOUL of Los Angeles
Events
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Leimert Park Sunday Drum Circle Every Sunday@ 3 pm
March 28, 2010 at 3pm to April 3, 2011 at 12pm – Leimert Park
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Viver Brasil's "Alaafia/Harmony"
July 31, 2010 from 8:30pm to 11pm – Ford Theatre
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Los Angeles Black Book Expo
August 21, 2010 from 10am to 6pm – Sheraton Gateway LAX Hotel
Barbara & Friends
Leimert Park Reporting Project
Donations, collected at Spot.us, appreciated.
Writers, photographers, videographers and local historians needed.
LeimertParkBeat.com, Intersections South LA and Spot.us have teamed up to find out what's going on with Santa Barbara Plaza/Marlton Square.For more information, message enhager.
Forum
Rodeo Ralphs to be Redeveloped! 3 Replies
Plans are underway to redevelop the Ralphs shopping center on the southeast corner of Crenshaw and Rodeo. Meeting TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2:30 pm at the Public Works Edward R. Roybal Hearing Room 350…
Started by enhager. Last reply by Cory Tyler Jul 9.
Neighborhood council elections SATURDAY – JUNE 26
The Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council provides a vehicle for residents to help shape the city policies and decisions which affect their lives. Board members serve as y…
Started by enhager Jun 22.
MTA Workshop on Crenshaw Blvd Landscape June 30th
The MTA will be holding a workshop to share ideas and get community input on the streetscape, landscape and design for two sections of Crenshaw Blvd. The first workshop will focus on the Park Mesa He…
Started by enhager Jun 22.
Break free of the recession: Leimert Park Village teams up with poet Kamau Da'ood
Leimert Park presents:Having a Da'ood Good TimeSaturday May 22Poet Kamau Da'ood (back by popular demand) and DJ THE GREAT RAS will entertain the crowds as they stroll through EsoWon's amazing…
Started by enhager May 18.
Leimert Park Beat in the News
KCRW: Warren Olney's Which Way, LA - County supervisor race goes uncovered by the media
LAist - Neighborhood Project in 2007
Curbed LA - West Adams on the down low in 2007
LA Observed - WeAd is the black WeHo in 2007
LA Observed - Winds knock down the sycamore trees on 42nd in 2006
Stories about Leimert Park
NPR: Leimert Park's Struggle with Identity in 2006
Washington Post - Tour of Leimert Park in 2006
Los Angeles Times - Tour of Leimert Park in 2005
LA City Beat - Tour of Leimert Park in 2005
NY Times - Soul Central from 1993
Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Farmers Market - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. EVERY Saturday
Babe and Ricky's Inn
World StageProject Blowed
Najite and Olokun ProphecyTrumpeter Steve Smith
Vocalist Dwight Trible Los Angeles Jazz LA Jazz Society
Eso Won Books
Leimert Park Movie
Ernest Hardy
Lucy Florence
Leimert Park Book Fair
Crenshaw Chamber
Black Book Expo
Leimert Park Chargers
Mark Ridley-Thomas blog
LAPD Crime Map
Adopted by Aliens
West Adams Heritage Association
LA Observed
Los Anjealous
BakitWhy The Eastsider
The Bus Bench
The South Los Angeles Report
Slavery in Los Angeles (Leilani Albano)
Domestic worker Nena Ruiz is one of the many "modern slaves" sharing a story in hope of changing the future. Children urge Obama to end immigrant deportations (Leilani Albano)
After a spike in immigrant deportations during the Obama administration, immigrant rights groups are worried about children losing their parents. Skateboarding exhibit rolls into California African American Museum (Crenshaw High School)
The six-month rotating exhibit will focus on past and present skate and surf culture as well as art in communities of color. Relief and emotion at Grim Sleeper community meeting (Crenshaw High School)
Councilman Bernard Parks held a meeting Thursday night to talk about recent developments in the Grim Sleeper case with community members and the family members of victims. Food Closet feeds hungry, homeless students (Leilani Albano)
A stash of food at UCLA is helping cash-strapped and homeless students fill their rumbling bellies. Members
Photos
Blog Posts
Summer Interlude in the Inner City
unadulterated Jazz venues in Los Angeles
Posted by Kim Vinson on July 20, 2010 at 10:27am
Speed Bumps...
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Leimert Park Beatdown
LEIMERT PK. BEATDOWN
[July 25th - 2010]
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Posted by enhager on July 19, 2010 at 7:47pm
Waiting for Marlton - Stalled redevelopment mars Baldwin Hills neighborhood and Crenshaw Plaza businesses
But across the street, it's taken decades to redevelop Marlton Square, which sits in shambles a stone's throw from the world famous Debbie Allen Studios and the nicest Fatburger and Taco Bell you'll ever see. And of course the Magic Johnson Theater and Sears.
… Continue
Posted by enhager on July 11, 2010 at 11:30pm
Videos
University Park Family - a space for USC and Expo Park
Summer Rhythms brings music to South Park and University Park
Summer Rhythms: Music in South Park
Championship Los Angeles Lakers Celebrate with South L.A. Parade Monday; Closes Figueroa and ends before Coliseum
A public parade to salute the 2010 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers will take place Monday, June 21. The parade begins at 11 a.m. at Staples Center and heads south on Figueroa Street for two miles to Jefferson Boulevard. Because of Expo Light
Expo Blvd. and Figueroa closed June 16 to June 25
Expo Rail officials report a full closure of the intersection at Exposition Boulevard and Figueroa Street beginning Wednesday, June 16, 2010 through Friday, June 25, 2010.· Northbound traffic on Figueroa Street will be detoured at Martin Luther King Boulevard
· Southbound traffic on Figueroa Street will be detoured at Jefferson Avenue
· Exposition Boulevard off ramp from the 110 will be closed
Thanks to USC Transportation for the update!
City releases report on future USC development in University Park neighborhood; public hearing June 16
The USC development would create create the largest project in South LA – 12,600 jobs and a $5 Billion impact.The proposed project is located on land already owned by USC and would provide more than 5,000 new beds for student
housing. There would be a
full-service grocery store, drugstore, restaurants and cinema that
would serve the community near USC as well a…
Photography Is Not A Crime
I was attacked by a Metrorail security guard for shooting video
By Carlos Miller In front of a cable/satellite news team with cameras rolling, a Miami-Dade Metrorail security guard swiped my video camera from my hand, knocking it to the ground, before pocketing it and refusing to return it. The guard then began pushing me aggressively after I had pulled out my iPhone to continue recording [...]N.M. deputy under fire for spouting atheist views to Christian protesters
By Carlos Miller Here is an issue that is ripe for debate on this blog because it involves private property rights, freedom of religion and the First Amendment rights of law enforcement officers. A group of Christians were protesting against a Rob Zombie rock concert at the Hard Rock Cafe in Albuquerque last week. A [...]D.A. threatens La Habra Heights videographer over Youtube video
By Carlos Miller After being assaulted on video by a mob of senior citizens, George Edwards thought there would be enough evidence to charge the pair of geezers who attacked him with battery. But the Los Angeles County sheriff’s office who responded to the melee at the La Habra Heights Improvement Association meeting last month [...]Mainstream media continues to address the cops vs photographer epidemic
By Carlos Miller The mainstream media momentum continues with yet another in-depth article in The Washington Post addressing the epidemic of cops arresting and hassling photographers for taking photos in public. In this piece, staff writer Annys Shin – who has taken it upon herself to become the photographer right’s advocate for the Post – [...]This is PINAC Nation
By Carlos Miller Benjamimin Bartholomew of Wheatland, California sends in this photo of himself promoting the cause of photography not being a crime. He spent a total of two-and-a-half hours on the side of a busy road holding this sign. He said he received several horn beeps of support. And he plans to continue doing [...]Echo Park Online on flickr
Crenshaw on Flickr
Brotherhood. Sisterhood. Neighborhood. In Leimert Park Village, Crenshaw, West Adams, Baldwin Hills, View Park, Jefferson Park ...
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