Leslie N. Shaw Park was established in 1972 when Councilman Thomas Bradley convinced the city to buy the condemned property and turn it into a park. It is bordered on the west by the Black Seeds Mural and on the east by the Jefferson Library. It has been used…
For several weeks drivers taking Washington or Venice Boulevard through our community, experienced garbage can after garbage can overflowing with refuse. Concerned neighbors flooded CD10’s phone lines to find out why. Backstory:Garbage cans, along with cages surrounding trees along Washington Boulevard were installed by Councilman Wesson during his first…
{jcomments off}CIM, the developer of Midtown Crossing which houses Lowe's, and a variety of big name retailers, is a HUGE real estate investment firm worth more than $1 billion dollars.They have brokered deals for the wealthiest clients and in the wealthiest communities including Manhattan, Washington, Las Vegas, San Francisco…
A decade ago developers acquired the property at Jefferson and Crenshaw which also included the Union Bank, originally known as the Bank of Tokyo. They attempted to develop a large project which would have included demolishing the bank but fortunately, for preservationists, this project fell through. A few years ago…
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure and in the case of L.A. Green Grounds (LAGG), a group serving South Los Angeles, one man’s dirt patch is an entire neighborhood’s delicious produce garden. This is exactly what LAGG is all about - transforming empty yards into edible gardens, particularly…
{jcomments off}There once was a small thriving town in the middle of a desert. The only source of water was a large tank filled to the brim with water that came from a source far, far away. The townspeople could use the water as they liked since the tank magically…
To encourage more outdoor water conservation, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has increased its Cash In Your Lawn incentive to $3 a square foot from $2 a square foot for residential customers to replace their water-thirsty grass with California Friendly plants and other water-wise landscaping. (Of…
Many of you have seen Renee Gunter at events in our community. Tall, beautiful, commanding, (she had a previous life as a European runway model for Balenciaga and Givenchy) Renee has always looked like a woman on a mission. Aware of our potential drought issues as far back as the…
Saving this date will save lives! - is the slogan being spoken by the organizers of a Disaster Awareness Course that will take place on Saturday September 27, 2014 from 730 A.M. to 12 P.M. at Iglesia Cristiana Antioquia 3501 West Adams Boulevard. This three hour course is…
At the Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, History Comes to Life on Saturday, September 27, as the annual Living History Tour commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, with stories told by those who witnessed it.The War Between the States remains a touchstone event for Americans. The conflict began on…
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