An
interesting article about presidential politics and the press
Added by enhager on January 21, 2008 at 3:12pm —
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Celebrate
Martin Luther King's birthday Sunday at
CAAM, which has a special
historical photo exhibit,
"King in Los Angeles" and film screenings of his speeches.
There will also be artists…
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Added by enhager on January 16, 2008 at 1:43pm —
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For Leimert Park, and one-third of Los Angeles County,
Mark Ridley-Thomas vs.
Bernard Parks, is
just as important as Barack and Hillary.
Yvonne Brathwaite-Burke has been a supervisor for nearly 16 years - once you're in you're in for life. I'd like to list her accomplishments but…
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Added by enhager on January 11, 2008 at 2:51pm —
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My head spins as Chief Bratton and Sheriff Baca argue about why people commit crimes. The number of murders is at historic lows in the city while violent crime is up in the county.
"Our economy is driving the property crimes -- burglary and larceny," the sheriff said in the
LA Times. "In some communities, with high unemployment,…
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Added by enhager on January 4, 2008 at 5:32pm —
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With this new year I am blessed to have been invited to start JRC. It is a huge! This organization will be changing history.
The board is FANTASTIC!
So keep your eyes open for JRC!
Have a great night!
Added by Jordan Rustin Coalition on January 2, 2008 at 5:01pm —
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The Nate Holden Theater just north of us and the Vision Theater in the Leimert Park Village "serve as powerful
symbols for what is possible in black neighborhoods, creatively and
economically. Whether they will live up to this potential is an age-old
question that many hope will be answered in the affirmative," Erin Aubrey Kaplan wrote in the Sept. 26, '07(also the date of this original post),…
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Added by enhager on December 28, 2007 at 12:50am —
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The LAist is spending a lot of time in the 'hood lately -
and singing its praises."Every Sunday, you can find their truck parked on 43rd and Crenshaw
at Leimert Plaza Park. They sell not only the infamous bean pies, but
blueberry cream pies, pineapple cream pies, and a few soulful lunches.
"The red snapper sandwich is the easiest thing to eat in the park,
and probably your best option.…
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Added by enhager on December 20, 2007 at 2:33pm —
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James Fugate, co-owner of
Eso Won Bookstores in Leimert Park Village, is fighting to keep his business open and he's not mincing words.
On a
KPCC interview with Jay Kugelman (I found the actual interview at
Leimertparkvillage.org) Fugate said that about…
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Added by enhager on November 30, 2007 at 3:04pm —
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Jasmyne Cannick is in the holiday spirit and is also setting an example we should all follow - supporting our local businesses by making them part of our holiday shopping destinations.
She went to Eso-Won before it opened Friday to buy books.
"I figure if I am going to buy gifts, I am going to give the gift that keeps on giving, a book. Not…
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Added by enhager on November 26, 2007 at 10:44am —
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I've always been curious about this place, but I really have cut back on my pastrami intake. But the reviewer loves it.
Check it out.
Added by enhager on November 20, 2007 at 4:37pm —
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Neighborhood Food Watch has launched a campaign to gather data on the
quality of food and availability of fresh, healthy choices in South Los
Angeles supermarkets,…
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Added by enhager on November 20, 2007 at 4:06pm —
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The Expo light rail seems destined for delay and the effort is creating
a rift among transit advocates.
After years of planning and already millions of dollars spent, it seemed like the environmentally sound, inexpensive and alternative to the single driver car might actually get built.
But wait - not only is the $640 million project already…
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Added by enhager on November 7, 2007 at 10:08am —
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Leimert Park's own Damien Goodmon is trying to make our neighborhood safe by making the light rail safe.
The LA Times covered a meeting where it was pointed out that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board last month
approved spending an extra $23.3 million to add…
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Added by enhager on October 22, 2007 at 9:12am —
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You see the remnants of a past in Leimert Park everywhere - homes with Japanese gardens of bansai trees and exotic plants that are now being maintained by black and Latino gardeners. Where did that come from?
I've
read about the area's important Japanese culture and seen the…
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Added by enhager on October 15, 2007 at 1:49pm —
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As first reported in The Wave, another jewel of Leimert Park Village is in trouble. One year after relocating to The Soul…
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Added by enhager on October 8, 2007 at 4:10pm —
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The
Los Angeles Times (and
here) reports "Among L.A.'s architecturally diverse communities seeking historic
designation are Stonehurst in Sun Valley, a unique enclave of more…
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Added by enhager on September 30, 2007 at 9:55pm —
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West Adams Heritage Association is leading the a tour of the Angelus Rosedale
Cemetery, where costumed actors portray graveside the life
stories of some of the famous people buried there.
The Angelus Rosedale Cemetery was
founded in 1884 and is now home to generations of Los Angeles'
early… Continue
Added by enhager on September 25, 2007 at 2:16pm —
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Great
photo essay of the Leimerat Park rally against injustice and in support of the Jena 6.
Students from Crenshaw High School decided to hold a walkout after school - staying in
school to show their support for the Jena 6.
Video and story here.
About 200 students walked out of Locke High School at noon in support
of the Jena…
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Added by enhager on September 21, 2007 at 10:28am —
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Looks like the
mainstream media is very interested in Councilwoman Jan Perry's idea to stop building fast food restaurants in our neighborhood that
we first covered in the spring.
"Thirty percent of adults in South L.A. are obese, compared with 20.9%
in the county overall, according to a county Department of…
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Added by enhager on September 14, 2007 at 9:23am —
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Leimert Park - The Soul of Los Angeles - has just addeed an RSS feed that sends you a link to ny new content that is added to the site so you don't have to check all the time or subscribe to one feed.
I don't know how an RSS works or what it stands for, but all you have to do is go to the very bottom of the site and click on the orange RSS icon under Latest Activities. Then you won't miss any of the goings-on in your community.
Don't forget to post your OWN events, concerns,…
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Added by enhager on September 9, 2007 at 9:10am —
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