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Main Street, South L.A.-Style.
When election seasons heat up, politicians are often quick to assure constituents that they represent Main Street, not Wall Street. But they way they conceptualize of "Main Street" has very little relation to an actual urban Main Street, such as ours. Wouldn't you love to see Mitt Romney getting a bacon-wrapped hot dog from a street vendor? Or stopping in a 99-cent store in the heart of South L.A.? Or Obama popping into the soul food place that bears his tagged-up visage? Where are those photo ops?
July 19, 2012
Walking in (South) L.A.: It’s Hard Out Here for a Pedestrian, Part I
"Only a nobody walks in L.A." blared at me as I strolled into the grocery store.
July 18, 2012
Desperately Seeking Shade: How South L.A. Bus Riders Weather the Elements
It's been hot lately.
July 12, 2012
Experiments in Enhancing the Experience of Public Art Along the Expo Line
Have you ever stood in front of a piece of public art and thought your experience would be all the awesomer if you had some context for the work? Or maybe you passed by a public artwork every day and it didn't register with you until someone engaged you on questions of its value and meaning?
July 9, 2012
Changes at CicLAvia: New Route, New Dates
Change is in the air for CicLAvia, the gigantic car-free party that has changed the way Angelenos think about their streets. First, the date for this October's CicLAvia V has been moved forward from the original date of October 14 to October 7. With the city planning to bring a space ship through the streets on the weekend of October 14, CicLAvia obliged the city and space fans by agreeing to move this event to October 7. The streets will open to bicyclists, pedestrians and all non-motorized road users at 10 am and remain open until 3 pm on the 7th. Details of the spaceship's parade route have yet to be announced.
July 7, 2012
Observers of the Spectacle: South L.A. Residents Greet Cyclists on Sunday’s Peace, Love, and Family Ride
Yesterday, the Peace, Love, and Family Ride rolled through South L.A., ably led by the Real Rydaz.
July 2, 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
Harnessing Momentum to Write a New Chapter in the History of South L.A.
"Every day, I'm learning," Shuntain Thomas, one of the core members of the Real Rydaz, tells me each time I talk to him.
June 27, 2012
What You Wish You Hadn’t Missed this Weekend: Art, Community, Masks, and Ancestors in Leimert Park
Sometimes pictures speak louder than words. So, I'll keep it short.
June 25, 2012
Extra! Extra! Get Your Free Pass to Ride the Expo Line!
Beginning tomorrow at noon, you can board the Expo Line for free at the newly opened Farmdale and Culver City Stations. You'll be handed a voucher for a free return trip at that time.
June 19, 2012