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Barack Obama
Lost L.A.
Obama in L.A.: The 44th President’s Two Years as an Angeleno
Post date:As an undergraduate at Occidental College, Barack Obama lived in the Los Angeles area from 1979-81.
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Highland Park
Departures
Bringing Attention to Gentrification in Highland Park
Post date:A panel discussion raised concerns about the changing neighborhood and how we can address racial conflicts and displacement dilemmas arising from the gentrification process.
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Performance
Artbound
El Teatro Campesino, Collective Creativity, and the Cinco de Mayo Run
Post date:A look at the evolution of the Teatro Campesino (Farmworker's Theater) from Chicano guerilla theater to a formal theatrical experience.
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Redefine
Martin Luther King, Social Justice, and Streetscape Environmentalism
Post date:Martin Luther King believed that if we fused social and environmental justice we'd build a more perfect union. Let's get to work.
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food policy
Northeast L.A. Riverfront
A Conversation on Food Policy and Access in Northeast Los Angeles
Post date:We speak with Sharon Cech of Occidental College's Urban & Environmental Policy Institute on food access and policy in Northeast Los Angeles.
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Northeast L.A. Riverfront
Sharon Cech, Occidental College Urban Environmental Policy Institute
Post date:Occidental College's Urban and Environmental Policy Institute functions as a social change-ori- ented academic center with strong community ties, and as a community-based organization with research and policy development capacity. UEPI will work to int...
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Occidental College
Departures
Interview: Mi Vida Boutique
Post date:Noelle Reyes and Danell Hughes explain how their business has been influenced by its location on York Boulevard in Highland Park.
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Occidental College
Departures
Interview: Digicolors
Post date:Marcos J. Perez talks about the changes he's seen on York Boulevard since his business opened several years ago.
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Occidental College
Departures
Interview: Awesome Playground
Post date:Owner Kay Osorio explains the need for an indoor playground on York Boulevard in Highland Park.
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Arrival Stories
History & Society
Arrival Story: Barack Obama Special Edition
Post date:President Obama spent two years in L.A. as a student at Occidental College in Eagle Rock.
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poetry
Lost L.A.
Rediscovering Robinson Jeffers: the Poet's Formative Years in L.A.
Post date:"He's the one world-class poet who emerged from Los Angeles."
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History & Society
An Olympic Mystery at Occidental College
Post date: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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Mary Pickford
Lost L.A.
L.A.'s Secret Gardens: The California Botanic Garden of Mandeville Canyon
Post date:Brentwood's Mandeville Canyon was once home to the California Botanic Garden, whose planners envisioned a vast, 800-acre natural playground. Today, among the gardens' only remnants are the aging trees that shade the neighborhood's multimillion-dollar h...
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arroyo seco
History & Society
Occidental College in Highland Park: The Campus and the Community
Post date:As Occidental College celebrates its 125th anniversary this week, we take a look back at the school's early years in Highland Park.
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Highland Park
Departures
The Future of the Arroyo Seco Parkway
Post date:Just as the Highline in New York City was re-purposed as a city park once it had outlived its usefulness, infrastructure such as the Arroyo Seco Parkway could potentially be re-imagined to respond to changing needs and behaviors in the city.
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Highland Park
Departures
Business District
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Departures
Interview: Sign Painter Art Tapia
Post date:Highland Park artist Art Tapia talks about his background in graffiti and how it relates to sign painting.
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sign painting
Departures
Interview: Sign Painter Brad Dutsch
Post date:Sign painter and muralist Brad Dutsch talks about his inspiration for pursuing a career in art.
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Departures
Interview: Sign Painter Kimberley Edwards, "The Window Goddess"
Post date:Sign painter Kimberley Edwards, "The Window Goddess" talked with us as part of the Full Dollar project based in Highland Park.
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Departures
Departures
Photos of the Week: Kimberley "The Window Goddess" Edwards
Post date:Sign Painter Kimberley "The Window Goddess" Edwards shares photos of her works.