Stories matching tag 'Watts'
Watts youth yoga group changes lives, one breath at a time
Disheartened by the rising teen incarceration rates in California, Y.O.G.A. for Youth was founded in South Central Los Angeles by Krishna Kaur in 1971. [...]
CicLAvia tours Watts to build crowd-sourced neighborhood map
Cyclists participating in CicLAvia's Watts ride were treated to a biker's view of the community, and helped map it for others as well. [...]
“Dream Team” recruited for Watts school make over
Volunteers, professional athletes and Mayor Villaraigosa teamed up this week to help renovate Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary School in Watts. The day of service was part of an effort to create public-private partnerships to improve the learning conditions of LAUSD students. [...]
Housing the homeless in Watts
Volunteers combed through the streets of Watts this morning in search of the city's most vulernable homeless. It is part of 100,000, a campaign that aims to put 100 thousand homeless in homes by 2013. [...]
VIDEO: Think Healthy! comes to 112th Elementary in Watts
Cedars-Sinai's Couch for Kids came to 112th Street Elementary School in Watts to teach kids that healthy living can be fun. [...]
LAPD officers trade policing for mentoring with PAL program
The Police Activities League (PAL) provides sports teams, field trips and mentoring opportunities to kids in Southeast Los Angeles. [...]
Special education teacher finds purpose in Watts
Teach for America volunteer Avery Seretan teaches students with a range of special needs at College Ready Academy High School #11 in Watts. [...]
Watts Towers Art Center faces privatization
Since 1921, the Watts Towers have remained the symbol of their community. Now, budget cuts may threaten their position as public property. [...]
Mama Hill helps combat gang recruitment
Millicent "Mama" Hill started Mama Hill's Help, a violence-free zone for the children of her neighborhood in Watts. [...]
LAUSD students start the new school year
It's been a long summer for students in the Los Angeles public schools. School bells finally rang on Monday to start the new year. [...]
A Garden Grows in Watts
A summer-long nature class run by the Watts House Project allowed neighborhood children the chance to see the natural beauty in their city streets. [...]
Mayor speaks at Markham Middle School graduation in Watts
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa addressed the 326 graduates, telling them that "no matter how big you dream, occasionally you'll trip and fall." [...]
Developers plan large skate park next to Watts Towers
The Tony Hawk Foundation has already raised $80,000 to get the project off the ground. [...]
BLOG: Picture of the Day - USC frat boys build a snowman, 1923
USC fraternity pledges build a snowman in 1955, CA sunshine notwithstanding. [...]
CONTRIBUTE: What are you thankful for and why?
In honor of Thanksgiving... submit your stories of appreciation and win a gas card! [...]
New pocket park to be developed in Watts
Grisby Park is expected to open in Watts in Spring 2010. [...]
Amid recession, questions over the cost, and purpose, of state parks
The California state parks department could meet as early as Labor Day weekend to consider how many parks to shutter under a state mandate. But in a recession – in which thousands of Californians have lost their jobs -- are parks and monuments, like the Watts Towers, worth the millions of dollars they cost for maintenance?
[...]Celebrating Cinco de Mayo and harmony between Latinos and African Americans
Racial harmony was a theme at the Cinco de Mayo celebration staged in the shadow of the Watts towers. The Watts/Century Latino Organization sponsored its 17th annual celebration marking the holiday -- and celebrating the ties between Latinos and African-Americans.
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