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Do You Know Where to Find Healthy Food in South L.A.? RideSouthLA and CSU Take Riders on a Different Kind of Food Tour
"They've been receiving it pretty decently, I must say," Karen Whitman, the "Mama" of Mama's Chicken, told the riders with the Healthy Food tour regarding her customers' response to the fresh produce she recently began offering at her shop. "The more people that know about it, the more that's coming in."
March 4, 2013
Villaraigosa Offers Tough Stance on Gun Violence, but South L.A. Youth Say the Problem is Deeper than Guns
The first time he shot somebody, he says, another gang member helped him hold his hand steady as he aimed the gun out the window of the car they were sitting in.
January 18, 2013
Extend Your Hours of Cyclo-topia: Start CicLAvia in South L.A.
Just one week after Angelenos proved they could happily bike and walk their way through Carmageddon, they get to put their freshly honed skills to the test at the nation's biggest car-free festival.
October 4, 2012
Science Center Given Approval to Remove Nearly 400 Trees to Make Way for Shuttle
When I first reported on the notices posted on trees along Crenshaw Blvd. back in July, I did not realize that those notices were more or less the extent of the outreach the Science Center had done with the communities that the Space Shuttle Endeavour would be traveling through.
September 18, 2012
Healthy Food Walk Around USC Neighborhood Unearths Tensions Between the University and the Community
If you were one of the participants in the South L.A. Healthy Food Ride/Walk this past weekend, you could be forgiven if you walked away a little confused about the purpose of the walk.
September 14, 2012
Educational Opportunity: Dr. Eric Walsh Discusses Health Effects of High Density Development on Children
This Friday morning, the California African American Museum (CAAM) will play host to a free breakfast talk by Eric Walsh, MD, MPH, on the Adverse Health Effects on Children of High-Density Development in Urban Transportation Corridors. Walsh is Director of Public Health/Health Officer for the City of Pasadena Public Health Department.
August 2, 2012
“Food Desert” Oases: Converting Corner Stores into Healthy Neighborhood Markets in South L.A. (Part I in a Series)
"Most people DO realize that Flaming Hot Cheetos are not a good meal on a daily basis, three times a day," said Clare Fox, Strategic Initiatives Coordinator at the Los Angeles Food Policy Council (LAFPC).
July 27, 2012
Bikes, Health, Activism, and Gardening Galore Await You in South LA this Weekend
Summer is officially here and South L.A. is celebrating in style.
June 29, 2012
South L.A. Happenings: Expanding CicLAvia, Raising Chickens, Riding for Solidarity, Health, and Fun, and Fighting Fracking
As always, there is much happening in the streets of South L.A. this weekend.
June 8, 2012