West Adams artists open up homes during architectural tour
The West Adams Heritage Association (WAHA) hosted its second annual ‘Art in Historic Places’ tour Saturday. Attendees toured eight historic homes in the West Adams neighborhood. Each home was owned by a local artist, and his or her work was displayed throughout the house. The ‘Art in Historic Places’ tour is one of four events...
Sending Flowers to Los Angeles
A little after midnight, a shipment of baby’s breath arrived at the Los Angeles Flower Market. It was not an unusual occurrence. In fact, that shipment arrived at that time each week. But the employees who unloaded the hundreds of bushels from the unmarked truck parked conspicuously on a deserted Wall Street did so with...
Fox Theatre celebrates 61st birthday
Charlotte Price was a young mother when the Fox Theatre opened in Inglewood in 1949. While in attendance at the theatre’s inaugural showing, she remembered seeing Shirley Temple, among several other celebrities. At the Fox Theatre’s 61st birthday celebration, Price was herself a celebrity, as she generously shared her recollections of the historic theatre. And...
Six ‘Fitness Zones’ designated in South LA
On a clear morning, Esthela Jimenez brought her family to the park. It was a warm day, but despite the glaring sun, they settled in the area of the park that was the most exposed. Situated in a 1,200 square foot zone, nine pieces of exercise equipment stood on decomposed, golden granite. Jimenez’s son struggled...
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