The partnership aims to help local youth and young adults gain the necessary tools for employment.

LOS ANGELES - Feb. 2, 2018 - PRLog -- Holman Community Development Corporation and Crenshaw High School this week announced it has entered into a strategic partnership, offering a 10-week pre-employment program to the schools more than 700 qualified…

More than $1 million in grants from Metro Business Interruption Fund (BIF) have been awarded…

On Friday, July 10, stop by Union Station’s East Portal by the fish tank between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., to check out a few businesses participating in Metro’s new Eat, Shop, Play Local campaign. Visitors may purchase unique merchandise and will receive a free tote bag with each transaction. non-Metro employees can even enter to win cash prizes in the next Quarterly…

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Construction continues along Crenshaw Boulevard for the Crenshaw/LAX Line, which means fencing, detours and other activity that may make Crenshaw north of Stocker Street a bit difficult to navigate. However, the businesses located there are absolutely open during construction and worth visiting.

Some of the businesses in the area have been around for quite some…

Metro’s contractor for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project Walsh/Shea Corridor Contractor (WSCC), will implement a full street closure at Rodeo Road and Crenshaw Boulevard for 14 consecutive days beginning Friday, Oct. 24, to finish construction of the wall perimeter for the future underground Crenshaw/Expo light rail station.

Continuing work has been schedule around the clock from 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 through Friday, Nov. 7.

During this time north and south bound traffic traveling…

Do you desire FREE online service access in the Crenshaw Community? 

Do you care if it exists or not? Either way THE CITY wants your input, so:

Log on to www.empowerla.org and fill out the anonymous  …

Hi, I'm a USC student and a life-long Los Angeleno. I've been to Leimert Park a few times in the past few weeks researching the new metro line that's underway along Crenshaw Blvd. I know that it's taken years to finally turn this idea into a reality, and now that it's underway I'd love to hear how you feel about it.

Whether it's thoughts about the construction or Metro's hiring policies or the future of the line, I'd really love to hear from you!

For the purposes of full…

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The list for all the trees slated for the Space Shuttle travel is located here: http://ning.it/O86ie6

• Every tree down the center of Crenshaw Blvd is slated for removal.
• Trees will be replaced 2:1, with smaller, non-mature trees to ensure they will survive through the first 5 years after replanting.
• DWP will be lifting power lines.  DWP is promising no loss of power during the weeks preceding the Shuttle move.  SoCal Edison…

I've witnessed a great many defensive responses in my nearly 8 years of living in Baldwin/Crenshaw/Leimert by going to community meetings and speaking with fellow residents.  I've listened to a lot of complaints.  I've been party to a ton of outrage.  I'm not pointing fingers; I've been right there grumbling alongside everyone.

I know some of the community malaise has to do with the constant barrage of issues that always seem to be occurring around us.  For years we've been…

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This condo is listed for only $249,900 in Baldwin Hills.

It'll sell for above that though.…

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Lawrence Joe, staff member of the Los Angeles City Redistricting Committee, attended the January 7th Empowerment West Congress meeting to explain redistricting.  As a result of 2010’s U.S. Census, the 3.8 million increase in the city’s population is unevenly distributed.  Some areas decreased and some grew.  The goal of redistricting is to equalize the numbers in all Council Districts to 252,847 people per district.

 Another goal of redistricting is to group together ‘communities of…

We had a great turn-out and tons of fun at the Leimert Park Art Walk Comedy Show on 05 29 2011.

This show featured comedians: Stevie Mack (Host), Perry Kurtz, Danger Man, Tony Cosby, Roger Rodd, Jamar Neighbors, Doug Williams III (6 yr old comedian)

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Stevie Mack and Cuba Gooding Sr. at Maverick’s Flat

(Photo by: Tim Keenan)

Maverick’s Flat on Crenshaw Blvd was thee spot for urban comedy back in the 90’s. It was one of the first places I got to perform in front a real urban audience. Def Jam Comedy…