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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
Unpacking the Numbers: Measuring Success One Rider at a Time
If I were in the market for a grant and told the funder that the distribution of hundreds of flyers via face-to-face conversations with area residents had resulted in the appearance of exactly one participant at our event, and that I counted that as a wild success, I'm guessing they would consider me insane.
June 18, 2012
The Artful DOGGR: DOGGR Embarks on a Listening Tour, is Told to Take a Fracking Leap
WHERE THE WORKSHOP ON HYDRAULIC FRACTURING, or "fracking," drew a record (and raucous) crowd in Culver City Tuesday night, the scene Wednesday night in Long Beach was more subdued. There was a steady stream of speakers ready to voice their concerns about the practice, but there were fewer of them and they were more reserved in their presentations.
June 14, 2012
Los Ryderz Take a Spin Through the Neighborhood
When I rolled up to YO! Watts just after 10 a.m. on Saturday, I was ecstatic to see girls on bikes. Lots of them.
June 12, 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