Stories matching tag 'Watt Way'
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.
[...]
The Jefferson Branch Library serves the residents of Jefferson Park in a variety of ways, from internet access to literature study groups.
[...]
Harold and Belle's Creole restaurant has been bringing Louisiana cuisine to Jefferson Park for over 40 years.
[...]
Today, Jefferson Park is a diverse community located in the heart of South LA. But longtime residents say the neighborhood has changed dramatically in the past few decades.
[...]
Eso Won Bookstore is a black bookstore in Leimert Park, but like many independent bookstores, its future is threatened by book-selling monopolies like Barnes and Noble.
[...]
The future of the Inglewood Oil Field hangs in the balance, as its two and half year legal battle must be settled by June 29 or the case will go to trial.
[...]
The Center for Harm Reduction annex on Skid Row helps the former homeless cope and adjust to their new lives off the streets.
[...]
Homeless Healthcare Los Angeles combats homelessness through medical care, education and drug treatment programs.
[...]
With more than 15,000 minors living in out-of-home placements, the Community Coalition campaign Kinship in Action is working to support families that take in foster children in South Los Angeles.
[...]
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax preparation services to those people making less that $49,000 a year.
[...]
West of Africa, a drum shop located in the home of the Diouf family, brings a Senegalese custom to South Los Angeles.
[...]
Leimert Park Village has been hit hard by the recession. Now, business owners are launching a campaign to encourage residents to 'buy black.'
[...]
Upward Bound makes college a reality for low-income South Los Angeles high school students by giving them the skills they need to survive in higher education.
[...]
