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Natural History Museum Unveils a Garden Paradise

The inauguration of the Natural History Museum’s Erika J. Glazer Family Edible Garden brimmed with life, as both children and the garden’s denizens relished their time in the sun exploring the new space. Dozens of youngsters wandered around the garden, sampling the ripened fruits and vegetables growing […]

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Learning to Swim Saves Lives

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 a friend drowning in a river and she was determined  that her […]

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Attention All Cyclists

Attention all cyclists: On Saturday, June 29, the Ballona Creek Bike Path will be used for the Walk ‘n Rollers, a summer ride along the path that leads to the Marvin Braude bike path in Marina del Rey. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. and will make […]

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Transforming Lives of Watts Kids: One Bike Ride at a Time

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 area. While approaching a red light at the intersection of 108th Street […]

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Commemorating a Surfing Pioneer

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 from the Watts/Willowbrook Boys and Girls Clubs, as well as anyone who […]

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A Guerilla Gardener in the Second District

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 set off on a quest to improve the availability and quality of […]

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Transforming Lives of Watts Kids: One Bike Ride at a Time

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 area. While approaching a red light at the intersection of 108th Street […]

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Park to Playa Project Moving Forward

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 28th a regional board that oversees open space within the Baldwin Hills […]

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Station Coming to Leimert Park

Amid cheers and sighs of relief, the two-year struggle by civic leaders and neighborhood activists, merchants, clergy and the elected officials representing South Los Angeles paid off Thursday with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board approving funding for a train station stop in Leimert Park Village. Acting on […]

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Bethune Park Gets Spruced Up

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 their sleeves to rake leaves, plant drought-tolerant plants and paint over graffiti […]

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