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Second Baptist Church of Los Angeles in the words of its pastor (Contributor)

Second Baptist Church of Los Angeles in the words of its pastor The Second Baptist Church of Los Angeles is the oldest African-American church in LA. Hear Pastor Dr. William Epps talk about its history.

Unstable teaching conditions in schools puts South LA students at risk (Contributor)

Unstable teaching conditions in schools puts South LA students at risk Is the lack of teacher retention in South LA affecting student academic performance and increasing criminal behavior in urban youth?

Carver Middle School gets new fitness center (Community Contributor)

Carver Middle School gets new fitness center The new fitness center will complement the health and fitness program at Carver to reduce the incidence of obesity among its students.

Leimert Park Beat in the News

SoCal Connected calls Leimert Park Beat "an excellent blog that chronicles the happenings in and around Leimert Park Village." Tavis Smiley - History of the Blog in 2009 and tour of Leimert Park Village New York Times - South Los Angeles says yes to no more fast food in 2008
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

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Lucy Florence Liquidation Sale

Posted by enhager on May 25, 2012 at 9:30am 0 Comments

Lucy Florence Cultural Center, which closed its doors in Leimert Park Village almost two years ago, now is having a liquidation sale after closing its Pico location.

"We've closed our doors in Los Angeles, but the lovely classic furniture, dishes and other items remain," the email from the Aswirl Twins stated. "Don't miss this once in a…

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Rincon Rumbero Returns to KAOS Network...

Posted by Ricardo Tambor on May 21, 2012 at 12:34pm 0 Comments

Rincon Rumbero returns to KAOS Network on June 2, after a successful first showing in May.

The event takes place from 3 PM to 6 PM, on Saturday, June 2, 2012 and is free to the public - though a monetary donation to help cover costs or a small food item for a community potluck would be appreciated.

All congas, clave, chekeres, katas, and bells will be provided.  Please, do not bring your own instruments,…

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Dynamic Dads Giveaway #1

Posted by V. Jordan on May 16, 2012 at 3:39pm 0 Comments

Do you have a Dynamic Dad? Set the Atmosphere is looking for Dynamic Dads in the Los Angeles area to celebrate! Make a 60 second video on why your Dad should be celebrated, upload it to Youtube with the title #DynamicDad, and email the link to settheatmoshphere12@gmail.com. The top three videos will receive a G- Shock Watch, and acknowledgement at the Dynamic Dads Day Celebration.

LAPD King Carnival this weekendat

Posted by enhager on May 19, 2012 at 6:34am 0 Comments

The LAPD had to postpone its annual MLK Blvd. festival this Halloween due to budget constraints - but somehow managed to put this great community event back on the drawing board.

This weekend King is closed at Western to cars but open to everyone else to ride on the Egyptian galleon and the carnival games, like fishing for Coke bottles and throwing darts at ballons for stuffed animals.



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3 FREE festivals this June 2012 in Leimert Park Village!

Posted by Amaechina Doreen on May 9, 2012 at 9:30pm 0 Comments

Los Angeles, CA - FREE events in Leimert Park Village in June, 2012. All events are family friendly and are looking for vendors, volunteers and sponsors.

June 9, 10 - The 1st Annual Dynamic Dads Day Celebration and Resource Fair with FREE music, arts & craft vendors, a male fashion show, BBQ cook-off, free haircuts & more. http://www.settheatmosphere.blogspot.com/

June 16, 17 - 3rd Annual…

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9th Avenue Block Club Meeting May 12 9 a.m.

Posted by enhager on May 12, 2012 at 7:10am 0 Comments

 9th Avenue Block Club Meeting

(all clubs are welcome)

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LA Green Grounds to Turn a Leimert Park Backyard into a Garden

Posted by enhager on May 10, 2012 at 9:00pm 0 Comments

Join LA Green Grounds on Saturday, May 12 for a Dig-In - that's where a group of volunteers, neighbors, friends and family works with a master gardener to design and build a garden in a front or back yard.

The fun begins at 9:30 a.m. and the transformation should take around six…

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LOS ANGELES’ COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES BOLD, NEW INITIATIVE FOR BLACK MALE YOUTH

Posted by Terri Dixon on May 9, 2012 at 9:50am 0 Comments

Photo Courtesy of Marty Cotwright

A proud moment during ‘Saving Our Sons: A Community Conversation’ (l-r) Robert Lewis, Program Officer, California Community Foundation (CCF); George Weaver, Special…

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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…

India Comes to 24th ST This Sat! Get your tickets today!


This Saturday, May 5th at 1pm,  24th STreet Theatre brings performance artist Sheetal Gandhi to North University Park with her hit show, Bahu-Beti-Biwi.  This, the final show of this year’s Saturday Explorer Series for family audiences, has been performed around…

Adams Normandie Community Clean Up May 5, 2012

Please come and help ANNA with our Annual Big Sunday Community Clean Up.
We will Cleaning and Greening


Ending with a Community Lunch


Click on the link Below to Sign Up  or just show up…


Expo Line opens today - ride free for the weekend!

Expo Line opens today - ride free for the weekend!

Photo by Metro

Ireland comes to N Univ Park Saturday 4/28 at 1pm

THIS Saturday you can go to Ireland for less than the cost of a corned beef sandwich.  

That’s right!  Irish singer, storyteller, Ken O’Malley brings Irish folk…

LA Streetsblog - LA Mass Transit News

CA Senate Passes 3-Foot Passing Bill. Will Gov Brown Sign It This Time?

Close passes like this one on Market Street would be explicitly illegal under the three-foot passing law, which is already in place in 21 states. Flickr photo: Richard Masoner / Cyclelicious The three-foot passing bill for bicyclists sailed through the California Senate today, reports the California Bicycle Coalition (CBC) on Twitter: Senate just voted 27-6 to approve [...]

Buffered Bike Lanes Coming Soon To Montana Ave. in Santa Monica

Montana Avenue preliminary buffered bike lane markings. Following recent street repaving along Montana Ave., you may notice preliminary markings that are a little different than what was there before. Montana from 17th St. to 7th St. is being redesigned from standard minimum width bike lanes to include the new buffered bike lane treatment that was first implemented [...]

South L.A.-ify Your Weekend

Participants in the 5-mile walk & skateboard ride at the City Lites Inner City Sports Festival and Health Fair. Photo courtesy of Mark Johnson. If you’re looking for things to do this Memorial Day Weekend that do not involve driving, you’re in luck. Critical Minimum: A South L.A. Night Ride Friday night, join the East Side Riders on [...]

A Deeper Look in the Metro Budget: Goodbye $5 Day Passes?

The Source reports at Thursday’s Board meeting the Metro Board adopted the proposed fiscal year 2013 budget. This goes into effect July 1st. Happy trails, to you. Until. We Meet. Again. Photo:Brigham Yen Frank Shapiro, Deputy Executive Officer, Finance for the agency made an informative presentation on the budget proposal at the March 23rd meeting of Metro’s [...]

Los Angeles and the Case for Transit Oriented Development: Building and Funding TOD

Culver City has earned grants and accolades for its TOD plans. Image:Behance.net This is the third part of a three part series on Transit Oriented Development written by Joel Epstein.  Part I ran on Wednesday and introduced the series and looked at Metro’s current role.  Part II ran yesterday and focused on the TOD history of [...]

Culver City Times

The Rubber Stamp::: without properly studying the data, Culver City Planning Commission approves the 7-Eleven project at 4436 Sepulveda Boulevard

Surprisingly, the Planning Commission has approved the Swerdlow 7-Eleven project at 4436 Sepulveda Boulevard. In spite of efforts by local residents over a period of years to raise the consciousness of government and committee members who decide these things, it now feels very possible that we will have our sixth 7-Eleven within city boundaries and a third one located on Sepulveda for those who enjoy stopping their cars at short intervals to refill their soda cups.

Imagine that. Three…

Have You Switched to Cloth Bags?

As you have no doubt read, Los Angeles just made history by becoming the largest city in the world to ban plastic bags in supermarket checkout lines. And to hear Culver City…

Artists Eleanor Antin and Simone Forti Will Read from New Works at Blum & Poe Gallery in Culver City

Blum & Poe Gallery in Culver City will present an evening of readings with Eleanor Antin and Simone Forti this Saturday, May 26th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Antin will read from her recent literary memoir Conversations with Stalin, described as a 'smart, no…

Construction Update: Southwestern Corner of Washington & Sepulveda in Culver City

Construction -- or at least destruction -- continues on the former car dealership on the southeast corner of Washington and Sepulveda in Culver City. 

According to a representative of owner Continental Development Corporation, the property is being remodeled into retail space. The company is in…

Where Am I in Culver City? Game 029

Every other friday, I'll post a picture of something in Culver City that is 'hiding in plain sight.'

This time, the question is: Do you know where in Culver CIty this sculpture is? If you know, enter your response in the comments box of this post! I'll reveal the answer in two Fridays, when I post a…

Rancho Park Online

Pick Pico Weekend is June 1 - 3 - Local Rancho Park Restaurants and Retailers Offering Great Deals and Discounts

Shop Local Comes to Pico Boulevard!

The Westside Neighborhood Council is proud to announce the first annual Pick Pico Weekend June 1 - 3…

Obama and Clooney end their meeting with hoops at the Rancho Park Golf Course

The day after President Barack Obama visited L.A. for his 10th visit, he reported played basketball with George Clooney and Tobey Maguire at the Cheviot Hills Recreation Center at the Rancho Park Golf Course, according to Devin Dwyer of ABC News.

The day before he had raised $15 million.

Clooney and Obama played on the same team and were joined on the court by…

Art Zone Children's Studio to Open West LA Location in Rancho Park- Grand Opening Memorial Day Weekend

The corner of Pico Blvd. and Veteran Ave. in Rancho Park is about to get even more kid-friendly with the opening of Art Zone Children's Studio, which is hosting a free grand opening celebration over Memorial Day weekend. 

 

Art Zone began in Hermosa Beach and is opening its second location here in Rancho Park next door…

Summer Writing Classes for Kids in Rancho Park - July & August


WHO SAYS YOUR KIDS WON’T READ AND WRITE OVER THE SUMMER?
Sign Them Up NOW for an Affordable, Positive Writing Experience
Session I: Mythology July 9, 11, 13
9:00-12:00 $250
Session II: Invention - July 16, 18, 20 9:00-12:00 $250
Session III: Humor - July 30th, Aug. 1, 3 9:00-12:00 $250

In the sessions above, students will produce a short story, a poem,
and an autobiographical sketch for an inspiring, week-end reading.

Recommended for…

Expo Line Legal News: Appeals Court Affirms Earlier Decision to Keep Expo Line Phase Two Project on Track

An appeals court has affirmed Judge Thomas McKnew's earlier decision to deny the lawsuit challenging Phase Two of the Expo Line, which goes from Culver City through Rancho Park to Santa Monica.

They write:

"We find no merit in petitioner's contentions and affirm the judgment."

You can read the full decision here.  Here is a link to my earlier…

 
 
 

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GREASE the Musical! Presented by ICEF Public Schools and STTAF at Dorsey High School Auditorium,(ICM Foundation Performing Arts Center)

June 1, 2012 at 6pm to June 2, 2012 at 7pm
Grease the MusicalGREASE IS THE WORD!  ICEF Public Schools high school students bring to life the story of 1950's teenage rock and roll America!  It's California, 1959 and greaser Danny Zuko and goody two shoes Sandy Olsson are about to fall in love. Danny's the leader of the T-Birds at Rydell High School, a group of leather jacket greasers while Sandy starts to kick it with the Pink Ladies, a group of tough but sweet girls. Sandy thought she'd be leaving after the summer and never see Danny…See More
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Lucy Florence Liquidation Sale

Lucy Florence Cultural Center, which closed its doors in Leimert Park Village almost two years ago, now is having a liquidation sale after closing its Pico location."We've closed our doors in Los Angeles, but the lovely classic furniture, dishes and other items remain," the email from the Aswirl Twins stated. "Don't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to grab a object…See More
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Lucy Florence Liquidation Sale

Lucy Florence Cultural Center, which closed its doors in Leimert Park Village almost two years ago, now is having a liquidation sale after closing its Pico location."We've closed our doors in Los Angeles, but the lovely classic furniture, dishes and other items remain," the email from the Aswirl Twins stated. "Don't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to grab a object…See More
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Fourth Fridayz kick off at APLA Health & Wellness Center

May 25, 2012 from 2pm to 7pm
Mark your calendar!!! This Friday (May 25th) from 2pm - 7pm, Mpowerment is hosting its "Fourth Fridayz" kick-off event. Free HIV Testing, Live DJ, FOOD, Games.....the first 50 youth to get an HIV test will receive an incentive. Come out to the APLA Health and Wellness Center, 3743 S. LaBrea Ave, Los Angeles.....corner of LaBrea and Colliseum. Hope to see you there!!!See More
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Rincon Rumbero - Guaguanco - May 5th, 2012

Footage from Rincon Rumbero on May 5th, 2012 - from The KAOS Network in Leimert Park (Los Angeles), California
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VerBS - Rappin' To 'Em (Produced by Real Reid)

We had our friend Verbs come through and perform a song for us off his upcoming EP "The Progress 3: Manifest Awesome." http://verbs.bandcamp.com http://TheVa...
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Dynamic Dads Day

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Exposition Park Rose Garden

Exposition Park Rose Garden
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Rincon Rumbero Returns to KAOS Network...

Rincon Rumbero returns to KAOS Network on June 2, after a successful first showing in May.The event takes place from 3 PM to 6 PM, on Saturday, June 2, 2012 and is free to the public - though a monetary donation to help cover costs or a small food item for a community potluck would be appreciated.All congas, clave, chekeres, katas, and bells will be provided.  Please, do not bring your own instruments, as the integrity of Afro-Cuban drumming traditions will be maintained.Bring your drumming,…See More
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Mitt Romney: A Monument to American Gullibility

BENEATH THE SPIN • ERIC L. WATTREEMitt Romney: A Monument to American Gullibility.Every time the American people look at Mitt Romney they should get angry, because he’s the walking, breathing, personification of the biggest scam ever perpetrated on America, "trickle down" economics. Romney is the very embodiment of trickle-down economics returning to rub our stupidity in our face,…See More
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JOBS,JOBS,JOBS at Leimert Law Office

May 24, 2012 from 10am to 11am
QUESTIONS: Your answer MUST BE YES to all four (4) questions. 1. Are you or someone you know receiving Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) or Social Security Income SSI? 2. Are you or they between the ages of 18-64 years of age? 3. Do you want to return to work with the goal of becoming financially self-sufficient? 4. Are you willing to earn a minimum of $720.00 per month from work? If you answered YES to all these questions, we can help you AT NO COST TO YOU! We can help you find a…See More
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Fourth Fridayz kick off at APLA Health & Wellness Center

May 25, 2012 from 2pm to 7pm
Mark your calendar!!! This Friday (May 25th) from 2pm - 7pm, Mpowerment is hosting its "Fourth Fridayz" kick-off event. Free HIV Testing, Live DJ, FOOD, Games.....the first 50 youth to get an HIV test will receive an incentive. Come out to the APLA Health and Wellness Center, 3743 S. LaBrea Ave, Los Angeles.....corner of LaBrea and Colliseum. Hope to see you there!!!See More
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Rincon Rumbero - Guaguanco - May 5th, 2012

Footage from Rincon Rumbero on May 5th, 2012 - from The KAOS Network in Leimert Park (Los Angeles), California
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Echo Park Online

Officer needs help - a BBQ for a good cause in Elysian Park

BBQ fundraiser for Central Traffic Division Officer Dan Boka

Dan's wife is undergoing extensive medical treatments for bone cancer. These treatments have caused great financial hardship for the family. Come join us to support our brother officer and his family.

May 31, 2012, 11am to 6pm
Elysian Park Police Academy
$7 minimum donation

If you are…

Music's latest accessory, Echo Park fashion

"Echo Park is a place where Los Angeles’ independent rock bands go to perform and party. The neighborhood’s boutique owners believe music and fashion are joined at the hip, and the thriving music scene drives apparel trends," or so writes Andrew Asch of Apparel News.net.

The fashion trade mag made it up to the hippest part of LA, where music and…

Echo Park Art Walk is today, May 19!

Come out, come out wherever you are to the Echo Park Artwalk today from noon to 6 at Echo Park Ave. + Sunset Blvd.

More than 70 venders, restaurants, musicians, performers and artists are going to turn Echo Park into a canvas of creativity and community today.

The Echo Park PDA (public displays of art) Art Walk is a one day event that turns the neighborhood into a fun, playful and engaging artistic landscape with chain link fence galleries, driveway…

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