January 2012 Archives
Arrival Stories:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory's research scientist and oceanographer Bill Patzert dreamed big and landed in Los Angeles.
Highland Park:
The relighting of Manning's Coffee Shop sign is the second neon sign to be restored along Highland Park's Figueroa Street by a pack of community leaders and preservationists.
Highland Park:
Who is Olive Percival? An author? A gardener? A toy maker? An advocate for suffrage, animals and trees? An insurance clerk? She's all of these and more.
Highland Park:
Resurrected Histories explores the Chicano/a art movement through art collectives such as Centro de Arte Publico and Mechicano Art Center in Highland Park during the 1970s. It culminates as an exhibition opening this Saturday at Avenue 50 Studio.
Arts:
Industrial Los Angeles is the manifestation to excavate its past and understand its present form through a series of photographic essays.
Neighborhood Notes:
News and notes on the shifting culture of our neighborhoods: Homeless Cleared from Highland Park Veterans Square & More
Arts:
In the ever-changing cities of Berlin and Los Angeles, there exists an artistic and cultural relationship that may explain why they are considered Sister Cities.
Portraits:
Highland Park-Mount Washington Patch readers voted Angelina Saenz, a teacher in Aldama Elemntary's dual immersion program, as "Person of the Year."
LA River:
Departures producer Juan Devis weighs in on the potential sale of Taylor Yards to a Texas industrial developer and the severe impact it may have towards L.A. River's revitalization plans.
Laws That Shaped LA:
Jeremy Rosenberg's new column spotlights regulations that have played a significant role in the development of contemporary Los Angeles. First up: Laws of the Indies.
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