Zaydell Cotton smiled proudly as she watched her 10-year-old daughter Mia dive in and swim freestyle across the 25-yard Alondra Park pool in Lawndale on a recent afternoon. She was haunted by the memory of…
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Several hundred people gathered at the Inkwell, a stretch of beach that was popular with African Americans in the first half of the 20th Century, to honor pioneering African American Latino surfer Nick Gabaldon. Children…
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Growing up in South Los Angeles, Ron Finley is familiar with the area’s lack of fresh produce and having to drive too far to find fresh, seasonable vegetables and fruits. So, three years ago, he…
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Excerpt from Intersections South LA. Click here for the complete story. On Sunday, May 5th, Javier Partida rode his bike around the Watts neighborhood with a group of 30 young adults that live in the…
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The Park to Playa project, which will eventually create a network of trails that will seamlessly connect Kenneth Hahn Park to the bike trails at Playa del Rey, continues to move forward. On Tuesday, May…
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Community members and volunteers gathered at Mary M. Bethune Park in Florence-Firestone on a recent Saturday to give the five-acre park a much-needed makeover. Nearly 200 people including adults, young adults and children rolled up…
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