Stories matching tag 'South Los Angeles, Crenshaw, Water Pipes, Water Break, Water Infrastructure'
Donald Bakeer, a writer and former South LA teacher, talks about the Crips, gangs and literacy in this profile.
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It's been a tradition for decades in South LA. Right before Thanksgiving, Limousine businessman E.J. Jackson rolls up with a truck full of plump turkeys to dole out. But this year, he worried he would fall short.
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The Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza may be one reason that business receipts are up in the Eighth Council District.
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Ana Serrano's "Salon of Beauty" - an art exhibit featuring almost life-sized buildings made out of cardboard is currently on exhibit in Houston.
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LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and councilmember of district 8 Bernard Parks hosted a community meeting to inform the public of the latest developments on the "Grim Sleeper" serial killer case.
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Jonathan Gold is Los Angeles go-to food critic, a Pulitzer Prize winner and a South Los Angeles native. Annenberg Radio News caught up with Gold to chat food, culture and South LA.
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Councilmember Bernard Parks delivered his ninth annual “State of the Eighth” address on Thursday evening to a room full of students being honored for their academic achievements and their proud parents.
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Community Neighborhood Councils are an important part in bridging local communities to the larger City of Los Angeles. But in order for them to work, members have to be present.
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The California DREAM Act is a two-part bill that helps undocumented college students. One part was signed into law this summer. The fate of the second is yet to be known.
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Students from four South L.A. Freedom Schools team up to paint a mural in the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Hospital, set to open in 2013.
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New dinosaur exhibit at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County opens to the public on July 16.
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After Fremont High School was restructured last year and all its teachers were asked to reapply for their jobs, many teachers looked for alternative school options.
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Jefferson Park has one of the highest percentages of residents under the age of 10 in Los Angeles County, meaning it needs more preschool services than other parts of the county.
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The Jefferson Branch Library serves the residents of Jefferson Park in a variety of ways, from internet access to literature study groups.
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Columbus Lopez and his mother started selling Mexican sweet rolls and coffee off the corner of Vermont Avenue after a run-in with the police destroyed his original livelihood.
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