May 2012 Archives
Arrival Stories:
For Turkish-born architect Orhan Ayyuce, a three-month stay to visit his sister turned into a 30-year love affair with Los Angeles.
Neighborhood Notes:
Due to decreased funding from the state, L.A. State Historic Park is turning to alternative ways to keep the grounds in the green.
Arts:
Roberto Del Hoyo and his Mobile Mural Lab uses public art to help communities see and feel what is important to them in their lives.
Murals:
Not many know of Kent Twitchell's masterpiece quietly marking the walls of the historic California Theatre in San Bernardino.
Laws That Shaped LA:
The Bracero Program streamlined the process of immigration for farm workers between 1942 and 1964. How have things changed since then?
LA Letters:
21st Century Los Angeles shares the same energy and passion that fueled the Harlem Renaissance, the Beat Generation, the Black Arts movement, and the birth of Punk Rock.
Murals:
A new mural by SPARC was unveiled at Miguel Contreras Learning Complex in the west edge of downtown Los Angeles.
Neighborhood Notes:
Here's a guide to this Sunday's Museums of the Arroyo Day.
Green Justice:
Can Los Angeles do as well as New York City in creating a park experience that serves every neighborhood in the city?
Arrival Stories:
"It was the discovery of both an incredibly innovative and progressive cultural life, as well as a fantastically enthusiastic attitude to the arts, that first made me consider making L.A. a home."
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