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“Starting from the Beginning” for Some Metro Owned Sites in Boyle Heights
Last month, when Jsm/Polis Builders (JSM) lost the contract to develop a CVS Pharmacy and shopping center on the corner of Soto Street and Cesar Chavez Avenue, the fate of that site and other Metro-owned properties seemed vague. Today, Metro representatives will host a meeting to update the public on the status of four Metro-owned sites and to get feedback from the community. The meeting will be tonight from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Boyle Heights Senior Center (2839 E. 3rd St. Los Angles, CA 90033).
December 6, 2012
Don’t Believe the Flyers, April CicLAvia Doesn’t Extend to Mariachi Plaza
So, the Eastside CicLAvia re-route is finally happening this April . . . or so it would seem on some of its flyers. The route shown on CicLAvia's printed flyers being distributed in the Eastside marks a route going north on Boyle Avenue toward Mariachi Plaza, a small spur off the 10.5 mile route from last October. Unfortunately, the map is a mis-print. The April 15 CicLAvia route will follow the same path as the October 9th route, without an extension north to Mariachi Plaza.
April 4, 2012
Libros Schmibros Lending Library and Bookshop Moves to Mariachi Plaza
After two years at the corner of 1st Street and Cummings Street, Libros Schmibros Lending Library and Bookshop opened Wednesday at its new location on Mariachi Plaza, right on top of the Metro Gold Line Station.
March 27, 2012
Transforming Transit-Oriented Spaces into Theatrical Happenings: A conversation with the Artistic Director of the Watts Village Theater Company
YOU CAN SEE GOATS from the Blue Line, Guillermo Avilés-Rodríguez, Artistic Director of the Watts Village Theater Company (WVTC), told me excitedly.
March 20, 2012
A Long History of Creating a Sense of Place at LA’s Latino Triangle Parks: Mariachi Plaza
Twenty years ago when I started documenting Latino’s use of public space, the triangle site of today’s Mariachi Plaza was a donut shop. Mariachis would hang out at the donut shop waiting for work. People would park their cars and negotiate with Mariachis to play for their events, while fruit carts would sell to the other musicians waiting nearby.
March 9, 2012
Tonight: Metro San Gabriel Valley Service Council Meeting to Address Eastsiders Concerns
Recall the language in the 1st amendment to the U.S. Constitution about "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances?" Keep it in mind as you read this overview of the recent interaction of Metro, a group of disgruntled riders, and a local politico. If nothing else it illustrates what American Democracy in action looks like.
October 17, 2011
Scoping Meetings for NEXT Gold Line Foothill Extension Begin Tonight
While most local transit watchers are focusing on the upcoming Westside Subway Scoping meetings, particularly the one on January 31 in Beverly Hills, another set of transit expansion meetings will begin tomorrow night for the second Foothill Extension for the Gold Line.
January 11, 2011