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Earth Day South LA - music, art, food & culture - is April 16th Normadie Avenue Elementary School, 4505 S. Raymond Ave. The Center : South LA is partnering this year for the Earth Day South LA with Community Services Unlimited (CSU).
"We're all very excited,last year was amazing!" writes Jess of…
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Beneath the Spin*Eric L. Wattree
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Don't let the name fool you - the Brewery Artwalk is focused on showcasing the art in one of the largest art colonies in the world. The cool thing is that it's in the old Pabst Brewery just northeast of downtown Los AngelesOne of the best events of the year in Los Angeles happens this weekend.
This unguided tour is a maze of artists' lofts like you've never see. There's a restaurant on the sprawling campus that serves beer and wine. There's a library and a…
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The Jammin Foundation & Linda Morgan, Ms. SmoothAhead Jazz Presents....
Living Legends Pavior* Night
"Honoring those that have paved* the way for others while creating memories that will last"
May, 26, 2011, June 30, 2011 & July 28, 2011
(Last Thursday of the month)…
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April is National Earthquake Preparedness Month (just in case March didn't scare you into action), according to Orli at Rancho Park Online.
Do your best to get you and your family as ready as you can…
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Expo train testing activities are schedules to start this week and continue in the area for the next several months. Testing will take place intermittently along the light rail alignment.
Safety Tips from Metro:
· Please obey all warning signs and traffic signals when crossing the tracks.
· Always look both ways before crossing any street
· Never walk on the railroad tracks
· Watch for trains from both directions
· Use the…
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Cory Tyler, an actor you may recognize from his appearances on "Criminal Minds", "Ghost Whisperer", "Sister, Sister", and "Moesha," has changed the direction of his career in the last couple of year and is now the host and creator of www.ThisJustZen.com.
Recently married and now a parent, Cory (…
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2011/04/10 Update: Sam has been adopted at the animal shelter by a family. Privacy laws prohibit the release of information, so we don't know who took him, but we're happy that this handsome canine seems to have found a good home.
Thankfully the animal shelter requires that all dogs are licensed, neutered and ID chips inserted prior to any…
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Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree
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Wanted to share a story with you all...I think many of you local residents can relate with this.
Recently, a month ago, I found my south wall facing MLK tagged by some punk with a spray can. Turned out, he had tagged 2 other walls along same path.
Of course, that really made me rather PO'd. But I immediately 1) repainted my wall (still had some paint left) and 2) went to this LPB website and got hold of Sonny Sasajima @ LAPD Southwest. Sonny called me, we spoke, he…
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Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree
A Radical Conservative Perspective: America Would be Better Off Without Black People
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This ode to the tennis shoe is filmed in the coolest store - but where is this store? Do you see the Crenshaw T's? Gotta have one.
But the coolest thing (besides eating cereal and drinking milk out of hi-tops) is namedropping Earlez Grill on Crenshaw and…
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Soon the corner of Crenshaw and Rodeo will be home to a Target, Ross, Ralphs, maybe even a Chuck E. Cheese.
The Rite-Aid was shuttered last month and the Cameo Cleaners is moving across the street. All blocks from the planned Expo Line, West Angeles and Earlez Grill.
CurbedLA reported the the locally owned Charles Company told City…
Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree
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Erin Aubrey Kaplan of the LA Times takes notice of what's been going on in Leimert Park and all the other things going on in our village.
"The nonprofit Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center, named for the veteran jazz and blues singer, opened last month. In December, the Eileen Harris Norton Foundation premiered the Leimert Project, a space for arts…
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BENEATH THE SPIN • ERIC L. WATTREE
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Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree
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