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…

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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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Skateboarding legend and genius entrepreneur Rob Dyrdek, star of MTV's Fantasy Factory, provided $50,000 toward the $300,000 state-of-the-art skate plaza at the Rancho Cienega Sports Complex, 5001 Rodeo Road near Farmdale and La Brea. The skate spot is meant to replicate street skating with ledges, stairs, and rails. Leimert Park Beat…

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I was one of only 62 that made it to my polling place as of this afternoon.

 

I asked how that compares and the nice poll worker ladies said - There are about a 1,000 registered voters.

 

I'm no math major but that's about 5 percent. Not enough.

 

People are dying in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and lots of other places for the right to elect…

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There's more on Tuesday March 8's ballot than the Los Angeles City Council. Leimert Park Ballot.pdf -

Measure G - New pension plan for Fire and Police; Measure H - Campaign restrictions; Measure I - DWP public advocate; Measure J - DWP budget rules; Measure L - Increase library funding; Measure M - Tax marijuana; Measure N - Change finance laws; Measures O - Tax oil produced in…

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Why does it matter? Why should I vote? I already voted in 2008. I don't know the candidates. I don't know the issues. I don't have access to google. I can't afford facebook. Twitter is useless.

We don't need a revolution to have democracy. We have democracy right now. Vote.…

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Rancho Park Online.com posted info about a conversation with school board candidate Eric Lee, hosted by St. Agnes and OneLA.

March 3, 2011, 6:45pm
St. Agnes, 2621 S. Vermont (90007)

The event is being held in the church's Korean Center. Please enter the parking at the far west of the church (off Adams).

Vote March 8

Sutro Avenue Block Club President Harold Washington (my block!) has invited one of the candidates for the Los Angeles City Council, Forescee Hogan-Rowles, to talk about her vision for the 8th District.

 

The meeting is at Harold's house, 4176 Sutro Avenue, at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 5. All are invited.

 

"At the state and local level I am sure that we can all agree that it is imperative for our community to have in government representatives that are active,…

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