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Burbank at 100: From Sheep Ranch to Media Capital
July 7, 2011 3:00 PM
LA as Subject:
This Friday, Burbank celebrates its centennial. The city ambitiously billed as the media and entertainment capital of the world--and which, for much of its history, also served as a major hub of the aviation industry--hardly betrays today its humble origins as a dentist's sheep ranch.
Long Beach Unveils 'Bicycle Business District' Program
June 7, 2011 6:30 PM
LA Vitamin Report:
Could Long Beach's "Bicycle Business District" plan work for LA's 7th Street Bike Lane?
Riverside, a Death Trap for Pedestrians? A Closer Look Yields Different Results
June 3, 2011 3:00 PM
by Ed Fuentes
Commentary:
Details and logic filled a study supporting spending increases for walking and cycling paths, but the message got lost in a presentation with warnings of pedestrians dying in the streets.
Commentary:
You should go and see what Dr. Gumbiner put in his 20,000-square-foot former roller skating rink in Long Beach.
Commentary:
Even etched in stone, memories are fleeting.
Casa Blanca: 104 Years of Cinco De Mayo in a Riverside Barrio
May 12, 2011 1:00 PM
by Ed Fuentes
Commentary:
The city and Olvera Street merchants are mutually dependent on a paternalistic business model hardly changed in 80 years.
Commentary:
"Zombie history" stalks the old plaza, and the dead are loosed to fight our posthumous battles.
Growing Your Own in Compton at Raymond Park Community Garden
February 10, 2011 4:00 PM
by Zach Behrens
Places:
Compton was once known for its sugar beets, cauliflower, and pumpkins. Albeit vastly different today, the city's agricultural neighborhood Richland Farms gives a glimpse of the past tradition of growing food. One good example is the community garden found along the Compton Creek at Raymond Street Park.
'There's a horse community 10, 15 minutes from the Staples Center'
February 7, 2011 6:46 PM
by Zach Behrens
Living in Compton's Richland Farms Reminds Her of Growing up in Rural Mexico
February 1, 2011 7:20 PM
by Zach Behrens
Arts & Culture:
The American Institute of Architects California Council, in the current edition of ArcCA, tries to find a place for both loss and faith.
Andrew Johnson, Compton's Resident Horseshoer on a Neighborhood Growing its own Food
January 27, 2011 4:10 PM
by Zach Behrens
The Compton Jr. Posse: Leadership and Horsemanship, Not Gangs
January 26, 2011 5:46 PM
by Zach Behrens
Maps: A Quick Look at the Changing Demographics of L.A., 1940 to the Present
January 24, 2011 10:45 AM
by Zach Behrens
Is N.W.A.'s 'Straight Outta Compton' an Accurate Historical Social Commentary of that City?
January 20, 2011 1:00 PM
by Zach Behrens
Excavation at L.A. Museum Halted, Simple Internet Search May Be Cause
January 14, 2011 8:55 PM
by Zach Behrens
Fighting Compton's Politics and Development with Sustainability
January 13, 2011 7:00 PM
by Zach Behrens
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