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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
New Bike Lanes on Vermont: One Small Step Forward Where Three or Four Big Steps Are Needed
As a cyclist, I do my best to avoid Vermont Ave. like the plague.
March 1, 2013
Little Green Spaces Have Big Impacts in South L.A.
The little boy tearing through the hallway at the All Peoples Community Center pulled up abruptly when he spotted Crystal Gonzalez, the Peace Education Coordinator with American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
February 22, 2013
Metro Diary: Three Trains, a Tourist, Some Eager-Beaver Sheriffs, and a Former Foster Child…All in the Space of an Hour
Whenever I travel in and out of LAX, I do my best to Metro my way there.
February 20, 2013
Bike Lanes Are Good for Angelenos’ Love Lives (and Many Other Things), We Learn from Valentine’s Day Hearing
"I'm lonely," a man half-jokingly testified at the LADOT's Public Hearing in support of the First Year Bike Lanes last Thursday night. "My friends find [riding in the street] terrifying."
February 18, 2013
LADOT Holds Singles’ Night…er, a Public Hearing for First Year Bike Lanes in Central and South L.A. on Valentine’s Day
When I think "Valentine's Day," I think "bike lanes."
February 13, 2013
Rides, Garden Workshops, Beautification Projects, Art, and Film in South L.A. this Weekend
Rejoice! We shall not die at the hands of a rogue asteroid next week. Which means you make plans to can cleanse your body and feed your spirit by helping out the community in South L.A. this weekend.
February 8, 2013
TONIGHT: Offer Comments on How Federal Funds Should Be Spent in South L.A.
Tonight, the city's Community Development Department (CDD), will hold a community meeting in South L.A. (details below) to present the 2013-2017 Draft Consolidated Plan and solicit feedback from residents about the Mayor's proposals for how to spend millions in federal funds to assist very-low, low-, and moderate-income communities around the city.
February 6, 2013
Rorschach Test: What Do You See When You Look at this Photo?
Well, what do you see?
January 29, 2013