April 2012 Archives
Murals:
The design concepts are playing out well for the artists participating in LACO's public art project.
Laws That Shaped LA:
Would the built environment be much more vibrant and dynamic without Prop 13?
FFFridays:
The simple yet grand four-columned Colonial building that houses the Union Center for the Arts stands as a monument to what can be accomplished when cooperation, understanding, and the singular vision of a community guides the way.
LA Letters:
As National Poetry Month nears the end, Mike the Poet celebrates more poets and poetry spaces of Los Angeles.
Green Justice:
The six-mile-long Parque Madrid Río, filled with 300 acres of green space, is a shining example of how to create an urban park.
Arts:
Bunkado in Little Tokyo remains as a time capsule of a once-thriving record store.
Murals:
Street art has become big business, with downtown L.A. seemingly determined to be "The Mural Economic Capital Of The World."
Arrival Stories:
Born in Mexico, East L.A. College journalism student Erick Huerta considers Boyle Heights his home.
History:
As Occidental College celebrates its 125th anniversary this week, we take a look back at the school's early years in Highland Park.
Neighborhood Notes:
News and stories on the shifting culture of our neighborhoods.
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