August 2012 Archives
Arrival Stories:
People may think there are no roots to L.A., but generations of familial roots prove that there are many.
LA Letters:
The "dog days of summer" may be here, but Los Angeles is exploding with literary events, live concerts, art shows and city tours. Mike the Poet examines the writers, artists, musicians and venues keeping summer spirit alive in Los Angeles.
Arrival Stories:
Los Angeles is magic for this German-English-Korean-American city rat.
Writing on the Wall:
KCET Departures "Writing on the Wall" guest editorial series continues with the Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles in response over the debate of the city of Los Angeles mural ordinance.
Laws That Shaped LA:
Editor's Note: The Laws That Shaped L.A. column is going on an August writing and research break. Original columns will return in September. In the meanwhile, please enjoy the column archives. To suggest a "Law That Shaped L.A." or otherwise...
LA Letters:
Hollywood is a loaded word with many meanings. There's Hollywood the district of Los Angeles, Hollywood the movie industry, some use Hollywood to describe all of Southern California, some use the word to describe someone who's become too "Hollywood." I'm not the first to say this.
Arrival Stories:
To escape the rat race of Korean society, Yong Kim's family left for Paraguay, eventually settling in Los Angeles for no particular reason other than that they spoke Spanish.
History:
There is a peculiar residence hall at Occidental College that was built for the purpose of housing the Russian team during the 1984 Olympic games. Or was it?
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