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The Rich History of Los Angeles’ Poetry Scene: Who Will Be the 2017 Poet Laureate?
Post date:In 2017, Mayor Garcetti and the L.A. Department of Cultural Affairs will be announcing our city’s next official Poet Laureate. Dating back over a century, there is an illustrious poetic tradition in L.A., which the Poet Laureate is expected to propagate.
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Departures
New Poetry Collection Takes Inventory of L.A.'s History and Poets
Post date:Coiled Serpent evokes the city's checkered past in hopes of protecting it
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History & Society
Defining 'Chicanismo' Since the 1969 Denver Youth Conference
Post date:On March 23, 1969, 1500 Mexican Americans students convened at the Denver Youth Conference, unifying under the term "Chicano." In commemoration, Sybil Venegas, Chair of Chicana/o Studies Department at East Los Angeles College, explains what's changed s...
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History & Society
City Lights Publishers Celebrates 60th Anniversary
Post date:The history of City Lights Publisher and Bookstore is shaped by the serendipitous meetings between writers and decades of touchstone publications that have made this institution one of California's most significant cultural landmarks.
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History & Society
Battle for Boyle Heights' Last Japanese Retirement Home
Post date:The unexpected sale of Keiro, Boyle Heights' last remaining retirement home for Japanese American elders, has riled many community members up in battle to conserve a cultural treasure.
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History & Society
The Cultural Heart of North Hollywood and the NoHo Senior Arts Colony
Post date:Over the years, North Hollywood (NoHo) has become a cultural destination for many Angelenos and is also home to the NoHo Senior Arts Colony, where seniors maintain their artistic edge.
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History & Society
"The Comeback Kid": Willowbrook's History and Transformation
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The Hills Are Alive in City Terrace
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History & Society
New Visions and Fresh Starts in Watts and South Los Angeles
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History & Society
A Question of Historic Preservation in Valley Village
Post date:This week L.A. Letters shares the story of the fight for historic preservation in Valley Village, including the former home of Marilyn Monroe.
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History & Society
On Location: North Long Beach
Post date:This week L.A. Letters focuses on an underappreciated but equally fascinating section of the city: North Long Beach.
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History & Society
The Special Olympics World Games and Host Town Program
Post date:This week L.A. Letters celebrates the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, spotlights the event's history through the lens of a local family, and previews the Host Towns program which will be taking place from July 21 to July 24.
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History & Society
How to Explore L.A. the 'Low Carbon Way'
Post date:This week L.A. Letters spotlights a new book and its two authors who take great pride in showing readers how to deeply explore the city -- without ever stepping into a car.
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History & Society
Everyday Heroes of Florence-Firestone
Post date:This week L.A. Letters spotlights the history of Florence-Firestone and a cadre of its local residents and stakeholders who are working tirelessly to improve the community that they love so much.
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History & Society
Downey in the Past, Present, and Future
Post date:The changes that occurred in Downey during the 1980s and 1990s mirror the wider regional changes that occurred across not only Los Angeles, but all of California and the nation.
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History & Society
Downey: From Orange Groves to the Apollo Space Program
Post date:This week L.A. Letters spotlights Downey's past from the agriculture of the 19th Century, through the war years and the rise of the aerospace industry, and the development of the Apollo Space program there in the late 20th Century.
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History & Society
Juan Felipe Herrera: Poet Laureate of Aztlan and America
Post date:This week L.A. Letters spotlights Herrera, looking back on his long career and celebrating his remarkable legacy.
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History & Society
Thematic Cartography and Mapping Los Angeles
Post date:This week L.A. Letters highlights several books that examine the role mapping plays in place-making and regional identity, including the new book "LAtitudes" by Heyday Press that uses maps to explore the past, present, and future of Los Angeles.
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History & Society
South L.A. on the Rise
Post date:This week L.A. Letters highlights a few groups and individuals that are doing phenomenal work to make South L.A. rise.
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History & Society
On Location: Montebello
Post date:In the landscape of Los Angeles suburbs, Montebello is among the most historic. The city's population is especially known for its Chicano, Armenian, and Japanese communities. This week L.A. Letters celebrates the past, present and future of Montebello.