The Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook looks to be little more than oversized steps up a steep, rugged hill.…
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This video and article was produced in collaboration with KCET program SoCal Wanderer with host Jacob Soboroff.
There are a lot reasons to head to South Los Angeles and hiking probably isn't at the top of your list. As home to nearly one…
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The health of South Los Angeles suffers in part because much of this area was designed for the poor. The infrastructure itself plays a role.…
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“Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States.”
That quote should read like a public health bombshell, yet it’s not even news anymore. It was the opening line of a study published in “Science” magazine back in 1998. The authors, James O. Hill of the University of Colorado and J.C. Peters of Procter and…
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Fr the past two years, I've taken pictures of the kids that come to my house on Sutro for Trick or Treat. It's a collection I'm proud of and plan to continue. Please take pictures of your tricker or treaters and your costumes and post them on LeimertParkBeat.com
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$5 haircuts, free backpacks w/ candy, and food to all kids ages 17 and under this Sunday Oct. 30 from 1 to 6 p.m.
Where 2 Unwind
3027 W. Vernon Ave.
Los Angeles, CA. 90008
Located Next Door To On A Mission, Inc.
For More Info: (323) 298-4779
In association with On A Mission, Inc. and Councilman Bernard Parks
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Via hike co-sponsor The Children's Nature Institute:
Urban Nature Week is a series of events whose goal is to re-vitalize nature's presence in urban, often under-served, neighborhoods.
Did you know LA has the world’s largest wildland within the boundaries of a major city…
Leimert Park Beat member L. Watts made it to the capitol for the original date for the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial that was canceled because of the hurricane.
The ceremony was finally held this last weekend - really decades late!
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Ciclavia is a celebration of our city.
The Ciclavia in October 2011 marked an historic day in Los Angeles - the bike festival that turns Los Angeles ito a Giant Park Playgound - dipped its toe into our neighborhood.
They created a spur that took riders from center city at 7th and Hope (or thereabouts) to the African American Firefighter Museum on Alameda. Next time we must convince Ciclavia to get a little bit closer now. Other areas - such as the San Fernando…
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Teri Adaju and about 30 people from Leimert Park will be giving a demonstration on how to live off the grid by creating your own solar power. The workshop will be at OccupyLA at City Hall around 2 pm. and will be broadcast live nationally.
OccupyLA is part of OccupyWallStreet, which is calling for more accountability and more equity.
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We'll meet you at Mercado La Paloma on Sunday!
Trust South LA is organizing two rides from South LA! Meet at Mercado LA Paloma (3655 S. Grand Ave, 90007) at 7:30 am and riding at 8:15 am and the second at…
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SPECIAL Town Hall
Meeting agenda
Saturday, October 1, 2011 – 9:30 am
@
CRENSHAW United Methodist
3740 Don Felipe Drive
Version:1.0…
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I was honored to be asked to be a project adviser last month for a USC masters class in Specialized Journalism. USC Professor Sasha Anawalt invited some of my favorite journalists in Los Angeles to lead students to cover a topic in depth yet quickly with a video camera. The journalist…
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Finally - a really big step toward reclaiming the derelict 20 acres known as Marlton Square!
When LeimertParkBeat.com and Intersections South LA Report teamed up to produce the definitive story last year, there had been…
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This is the press release from Bernard Parks' office:
PARKS TO KICK-OFF DEMOLITION AT MARLTON SQUARE
City’s Most Long-Awaited Development Project Moves Forward
WHAT: Councilmember Bernard C. Parks will join Congresswoman Maxine Waters and city
officials to kick-off the demolition of city-owned buildings in the Marlton Square shopping
center (formerly Santa Barbara Plaza) at a press conference on Thursday morning.
Redevelopment of the run-down…
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