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Stop polluting our air and water!!!

We want to preserve this community for our children!

We are going to shut you down.

Sincerely,

Heather Presha

Mommy, Wife, Block Club Captain and Community Advocate

(All those who stand with me, let me hear you say "Shut 'Em Down!!!")…

 On May 29, 2012 around 10:30pm several gunshots was heard in our area of Vernon and Stocker we have to have more partrols in this area to prevent the BS of gangs and drive bys before it starts. This is a school area and lets kick it in the butt before it gets worse. Were not having this BS in our neighborhood. Please report anything and everything that dosen't look right.

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.

BENEATH THE SPIN • ERIC L. WATTREE

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Every time the American people look at…

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,…

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.

Find…

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.

Please check out the Kickoff of our monthly event for youth: Fourth Fridayz!

It is an event for youth 16-24. There will be a live DJ, food, games and other

activites to engage youth in the Baldwin Hills area and through LA.  

Please help spread the word!

Sincerely,

Nico…

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree

I got up thinking about…

 9^th Avenue Block Club Meeting

(all clubs are welcome)

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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…

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…

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 Program Administrator, Brotherhood Crusade;…

Express yourself on the expansion of the Ralph’s La Brea and Rodeo Grocery Store.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 7:00 pm

Jim Gillian Park Recreation Center Auditorium

4000 S. La Brea Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90019

Have an opinion on the quality and variety of services and products the grocery store should provide? Attend this meeting as Ralph’s representatives will be listening.

If you have any questions please call 213.200.0312.

Please…

Metro open house on design changes for the Crenshaw light rail / transit corridor is Thursday, May 10, 6 – 8 p.m. at Christ the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 3303 W. Vernon Av.

Changes include the location for the Crenshaw/Vernon Station at Leimert Park to…

The theatrics of Broadway is coming to the California African American Museum (CAAM) during their Target Sundays program, Broadway Bound, on Sunday, May 6, 2012, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. The event co-hosted by two-time Obie Award winner, Charlayne Woodard and actor Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter will feature veteran actors, singers and dancers of Broadway and an art workshop, hosted by local artist and educator Teresa Tolliver, beginning at noon. …

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree