January 2013 Blog Posts (26)

Stuff To Do Around Leimert Park...FREE!!!

Hi Folks...

In case you didn't know, there's lots to do around here in the Crenshaw District...
FUN, FUN, FUN---right in our own…
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Added by Heather Lee Presha on January 31, 2013 at 11:53am — No Comments

Stuff To Do around Leimert Park...FREE!!!

Hi Neighbors...

In case you didn't know, there's lots to do around here....
FUN, FUN, FUN---right in our own…
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Added by Heather Lee Presha on January 31, 2013 at 11:50am — No Comments

Gorgeous DUPLEX in Leimert Park...

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Check out this amazing Duplex just listed for sale in Leimert Park. Totally remodeled, on a beautiful block and could prove to have great income potential. Click here for more details: …

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Added by Heather Lee Presha on January 30, 2013 at 7:41pm — No Comments

KPCC asks: What are the sounds unique to Leimert Park?

Every neighborhood has a soundscape, a mélange of musical and sometimes nonmusical noises all its own. Whether it's music, birds, car horns or ice cream trucks, KPCC's Take Two morning show wants to feature those sounds (good and bad) that provide a soundtrack to your every day. 

We have created a short set of questions and a way to record and upload audio. 

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Added by Ashley Alvarado on January 30, 2013 at 9:07am — No Comments

WFTF Informational e-Pamphlet

What's going on everyone?

If you don't get a chance to have your hands on a hard copy of Wisdom From The Field's informational pamphlets, you can check it out online here. Just click on the picture below or visit http://simplebooklet.com/WFTF…

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Added by Wisdom From The Field on January 25, 2013 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Help to make Cross Walks/Intersections Safer in Leimert Park...

LOS ANGELES WALKS
Volunteer to evaluate the new crosswalks for LADOT, plus our response to the Mobility Element and a report on the road bond…

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Added by Heather Lee Presha on January 25, 2013 at 11:29am — 2 Comments

Journalist Kevin Weston looking for bone marrow donor

I was really moved by this article I saw about African America journalist Kevin Weston's fight for his life. A new father who works for New America Media in Oakland, Mr. Weston was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer, and requires a bone marrow transplant. His time is very limited (doctors originally gave him 2 weeks to live) and his only chance is to find a matching donor.

The article says "Marrow matches are ethnically based and depend on one’s genetic makeup. Weston is African…

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Added by Shelley Wenk on January 24, 2013 at 4:11pm — 2 Comments

Heather's Home Update

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Added by Heather Lee Presha on January 24, 2013 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Building Intentional Sustainable Communities

Starting our own little planned community. More importantly, we would like to shape it around the same ideals that many current ecovillages hold. So, it’s time for some definitions. An intentional community is a planned residential community designed to have a much higher degree of teamwork than other communities. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, or spiritual vision and are often part of the alternative society. They typically also…

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Added by Eco Communities Now Forming on January 23, 2013 at 5:51pm — No Comments

Join our meetup groups

We are creating sustainable meetups where everyone who want to live off grid in a sustainable community and want to grow ones own non gmo healthy foods has the opportunity to do so. If you want peace on earth. If you dream of a better way. If you fear economic collapse and the possibility of becoming homeless and you want to become self sufficient, then it’s time to embrace domestic change and reoccupy the land.

The United States is simply not the same country that it used to be.…

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Added by Eco Communities Now Forming on January 23, 2013 at 5:47pm — 1 Comment

The Definitive {Food} Guide to Leimert Park...

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While surfing the web today, I came across a pretty thorough breakdown of the good eats in Leimert and thought I'd share it with you.  Click here and enjoy... …

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Added by Heather Lee Presha on January 23, 2013 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments

Celebrated Bass Player Ethan Farmer

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Join us January 27, 2013

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Ethan Farmer, a native…

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Added by ColoredPeople.net on January 21, 2013 at 8:29pm — No Comments

Celebrating MLK and African Heritage at Mercado La Paloma

Mercado La Paloma has recently earned a reputation as a foodie destination - as it not only is home to Yucatan-flavored Chichen Itza, but it also spawned Mo-Chica. The food court atmosphere near the DMV just east of USC on Grand Avenue also has a tailor and Mexican gift shop.

And now the business incubator is mixing in art and…

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Added by enhager on January 15, 2013 at 10:29pm — No Comments

Happy Birthday to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Video)

We at Wisdom From The Field would like to wish a happy birthday to one of the world-renown martyrs of the Civil Rights Movement and soldiers of service to our community, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is only appropriate that we share what may be one of his most heart touching, motivational, and pride filled speeches ever given.  The message in his words may seem to have fallen on deaf ears, however we are determined to unlock the inner resources at the heart of our community and finally…

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Added by Wisdom From The Field on January 15, 2013 at 11:30am — No Comments

2013 MLK King Day Parade in Los Angeles Leimert Park on Saturday, Jan. 19

The 32nd annual Kingdom Day Parade 2013 is SATURDAY Jan. 19, 2013. That seems an odd date but perhaps more fun to have on Saturday rather than Monday (MLK's birthday is Jan. 15).

The “Kingdom Day Parade” starts at Western heads down King to Crenshaw takes a left and goes down to Leimert Park…

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Added by enhager on January 14, 2013 at 11:07pm — No Comments

Lost Youth Candlelight Vigil

Lost Youth Candlelight Vigil

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"ComeUnity to our…

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Added by Wisdom From The Field on January 14, 2013 at 3:00pm — No Comments

BLACK MALE YOUTH IN LOS ANGELES SUBJECT OF NEW ONLINE COMMUNITY

California Community Foundation (CCF) has launched IamBLOOM (www.iambloom.com), a new website and online community about and for young Black men in Los Angeles, as part of a strategic initiative to create a viable pathway to better educational and job opportunities for Black male youth who have been involved with the probation…

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Added by Terri Dixon on January 14, 2013 at 9:33am — No Comments

Twin Sisters Tragically Killed On Leimert Blvd - Eyewitness account by resident

Around 2:50 am this morning, two women were struck and killed by a car on Leimert Blvd. Before the collision, one woman was ranting loud in-coherently walking westbound on Leimert Blvd towards 11th avenue. She was in the street walking when an on coming car approached her; she stood in the path of the car with her arms in the air, the car stopped and drove in reverse to…

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Added by Nikki Cater on January 13, 2013 at 5:00am — 15 Comments

WHY I LOVE BEING BLACK

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree

WHY I LOVE BEING BLACK
During the sixties we used to say, “I’m Black and I’m proud,” but we never said why. I’d like to correct that.
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Added by Eric L. Wattree on January 10, 2013 at 11:30am — No Comments

Do you work in the grocery industry?

Southern California is home to hundreds of grocery stores, and KPCC journalists are always looking to connect with employees at grocery chains and local food emporiums.  Do you work at a major chain like Vons, Albertsons or Ralphs? What about Fresh and Easy or 99 Ranch Market or an independent store? 

KPCC journalists want to hear from you.

We read every response, and…

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Added by Ashley Alvarado on January 9, 2013 at 9:41am — No Comments

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