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How do you play the L.A. River at Red Car River Park in Atwater Village?
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What happened in South Carolina confirmed for my class of black seniors what they'e known or experienced their whole lives. It also exposed divisions of opinion about what to do now.
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This week L.A. Letters features another list of excellent poetry spaces along with a few of the best places to buy poetic literature in Los Angeles.
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For most students spring break marks a time of relaxation, but for a group of students at Arroyo High School in El Monte it's an opportunity to get their hands dirty in their school's new garden.
Nearly everything about "Señor Plummer" and the way its author presents Eugene Plummer is meant to evoke a false nostalgia for a past hardly any Anglo reader in 1942 could remember.
It is difficult to characterize the El Monte Berry Strike as a tangible victory for the Mexican and working class communities; yet it served to awaken the class consciousness of a generation of labor organizers that would continue to participate in str...
The Los Angeles Baseball Club, circa 1884. Courtesy of the USC Libraries - California Historical Society Collection
The western accents of the Los Angeles Base Ball Club's uniforms seemed to reflect the team's pride in its home city and its western roots.
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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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The garden must be maintained properly so that, in its beauty and emphasis on environmental stewardship, truly commemorates Mr. Salcedo's lasting legacy and ultimately becomes an important part of what Mountain View High School represents.
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When is a stray dog not just a dog? When you want to give it all the benefits of the urban good life that you never lived yourself.
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How can an urban farm in the San Gabriel Valley help transform the health and environment of neighboring cities?
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This week L.A. Letters lists an extended selection of poetry venues and special literary events commemorating April and National Poetry Month.
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