tag:www.kcet.org,2010-03-05:/socal/departures//25 2013-05-17T20:14:18Z Movable Type Pro 4.38 tag:www.kcet.org,2013:/socal/departures/landofsunshine//1488.59683 2013-05-17T20:00:20Z 2013-05-17T20:14:18Z

Tragedy struck the bakery and "Opera Cafe" that served as the center of the Italian community in Los Feliz.

Hadley Meares http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/hmeares Tragedy struck the bakery and "Opera Cafe" that served as the center of the Italian community in Los Feliz.

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Despite, or perhaps because of, its proximity to the Pacific Ocean, SoCal's enthusiasm for pool-based recreation knows few bounds.

Ryan Reft http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/Ryan Reft Despite, or perhaps because of, its proximity to the Pacific Ocean, SoCal's enthusiasm for pool-based recreation knows few bounds.

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I imagine that many riverside communities will be uniquely affected by the coming changes related to the L.A. River; with that in mind I set out to explore a stretch of San Fernando Road near the Glendale Narrows.

Eric Brightwell http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/ebrightwell I imagine that many riverside communities will be uniquely affected by the coming changes related to the L.A. River; with that in mind I set out to explore a stretch of San Fernando Road near the Glendale Narrows.

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The sing-along event transformed the auto-centric space into a public gathering space.

George Villanueva http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/George Villanueva The sing-along event transformed the auto-centric space into a public gathering space.

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The Echo Park mural has gone through three lives since its original completion in 1991.

Ed Fuentes http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/efuentes The Echo Park mural has gone through three lives since its original completion in 1991.

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Student producers from the L.A. River School continue their exploration of the places and people that make up the Northeast Los Angeles Riverfront district.

Rubi Fregoso http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/rfregoso Student producers from the L.A. River School continue their exploration of the places and people that make up the Northeast Los Angeles Riverfront district.

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Does the Jazz Age linear downtown, "America's Champs-Élysées" which once offered car-friendly shopping (and a huge Japanese department store), have a place in our urban renaissance?

Colin Marshall http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/Colin Marshall Does the Jazz Age linear downtown, "America's Champs-Élysées" which once offered car-friendly shopping (and a huge Japanese department store), have a place in our urban renaissance?

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This week L.A. Letters focuses on a few forgotten early Asian American pioneering poets that paved the way.

Mike Sonksen http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/mikeS This week L.A. Letters focuses on a few forgotten early Asian American pioneering poets that paved the way.

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Artists have often used Skid Row as source material, using the theme that the status of its residents doesn't change.

Ed Fuentes http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/efuentes Artists have often used Skid Row as source material, using the theme that the status of its residents doesn't change.

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Low-income people and people of color disproportionately lack equal access to green space throughout California.

Low-income people and people of color disproportionately lack equal access to green space throughout California.

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Students explored, conducted interviews, and took photos of the places and people that capture the many layers of Elysian Valley.

Rubi Fregoso http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/rfregoso Students explored, conducted interviews, and took photos of the places and people that capture the many layers of Elysian Valley.

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Sasha is content just to be living his life on his own terms, doing something he thoroughly enjoys: building and playing guitars.

Joris Debeij http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/I Am Los Angeles Sasha is content just to be living his life on his own terms, doing something he thoroughly enjoys: building and playing guitars.

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Painter and museum educator Sandy Rodriguez shares that experience of creating the interior mural at the The América Tropical Interpretive Center in a guest editorial.

Ed Fuentes http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/efuentes Painter and museum educator Sandy Rodriguez shares that experience of creating the interior mural at the The América Tropical Interpretive Center in a guest editorial.

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The freeways fascinate in the same way the crueler university social experiments of the sixties fascinate: they show us something about ourselves, though not necessarily something we want to see.

Colin Marshall http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/Colin Marshall The freeways fascinate in the same way the crueler university social experiments of the sixties fascinate: they show us something about ourselves, though not necessarily something we want to see.

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Sometimes a walk can be much more than just a walk. It can be an opportunity to see a street in a different way, with a different eye and ask questions of what, why and how.

Rubi Fregoso http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/rfregoso Sometimes a walk can be much more than just a walk. It can be an opportunity to see a street in a different way, with a different eye and ask questions of what, why and how.

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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's new proposed budget for fiscal year 2013-14 continues to drain money away from the Department of Recreation and Parks.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's new proposed budget for fiscal year 2013-14 continues to drain money away from the Department of Recreation and Parks.

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Great, great thanks to all of you who have read, shared, complimented, complained about, and of course, contributed to the column.

Jeremy Rosenberg http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/jrosenberg Great, great thanks to all of you who have read, shared, complimented, complained about, and of course, contributed to the column.

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This week L.A. Letters explores the landscape, built environment, and cultural history of the San Gabriel River, with special attention focused on the southern half of the river's path.

Mike Sonksen http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/mikeS This week L.A. Letters explores the landscape, built environment, and cultural history of the San Gabriel River, with special attention focused on the southern half of the river's path.

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The legacy of Daniel "The Miner" McCarthy and his son J. Harvey lives on with a bronze monument and the neighborhood of Carthay Circle.

Hadley Meares http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/hmeares The legacy of Daniel "The Miner" McCarthy and his son J. Harvey lives on with a bronze monument and the neighborhood of Carthay Circle.

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Los Angeles and its entertainment industry has played and continues to play a central role in the crafting of the Asian American identity.

Ryan Reft http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/Ryan Reft Los Angeles and its entertainment industry has played and continues to play a central role in the crafting of the Asian American identity.

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"What I love the most about Los Angeles is that to me it is a very welcoming place. No matter where you're from, what your nationality, background, or religion is, you're welcome here!  You don't feel rejected. People are warm and friendly just like L.A.'s wonderful weather."

Jeremy Rosenberg http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/jrosenberg "What I love the most about Los Angeles is that to me it is a very welcoming place. No matter where you're from, what your nationality, background, or religion is, you're welcome here!  You don't feel rejected. People are warm and friendly just like L.A.'s wonderful weather."

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Field work provides the Youth Voices student producers with an opportunity to practice the technical and creative ideas they have been exploring in the media workshops.

Rubi Fregoso http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/rfregoso Field work provides the Youth Voices student producers with an opportunity to practice the technical and creative ideas they have been exploring in the media workshops.

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After walking away unharmed from a terrible car crash, Eliot Rausch had to face himself and make drastic changes in his life.

Joris Debeij http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/I Am Los Angeles After walking away unharmed from a terrible car crash, Eliot Rausch had to face himself and make drastic changes in his life.

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Student producers from the L.A. River School and ArtLAB took a walk around their neighborhood and captured the details that make up a community -- details often missed when simply walking or driving through.

Rubi Fregoso http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/rfregoso Student producers from the L.A. River School and ArtLAB took a walk around their neighborhood and captured the details that make up a community -- details often missed when simply walking or driving through.

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April 2013 is filled with random news of street art, murals, and how they fit in public space. Here's some news and notes we like to tag under Monthly Mural Wrap.

Ed Fuentes http://www.kcet.org/user/profile/efuentes April 2013 is filled with random news of street art, murals, and how they fit in public space. Here's some news and notes we like to tag under Monthly Mural Wrap.

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