Recent Streetsblog LA posts about events

After the Fireworks, There is Still Fun to Be Had on Bikes This Weekend

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 3, 2013 | No Comments

Last July, the Peace, Love and Family ride took a couple hundred riders on a tour through some of the major corridors of South L.A. before returning to a festival at Manchester and Vermont to show people that the streets could be sites for recreation. The ride was a lot of fun, both for those […]

City Lites’ Sports and Wellness Fair Brings Out Families for Health and Fun

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 5, 2013 | 1 Comment

I was excited to be able to attend the 10th Annual City Lites Inner City Sports and Wellness Fair this year. I had sat in on a few of the monthly event-planning meetings held in the run-up to last year’s fair and had been impressed by the number of services City Lites was able to […]

Fight Fracking (today!), See the City Lites, Take a Nature Tour, and Play Kickball

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 30, 2013 | No Comments

As an NPR junkie, I have long been aware that the natural gas industry has been a sponsor of their programming for several years. But I nearly spit my coffee out last week when I heard a brief spot extolling the virtues of having the gas industry drilling in one’s backyard. Here in L.A., the […]

TONIGHT: the Crenshaw Line, Fracking, and Bike Ambassador Meetings! And Much, Much More

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 24, 2013 | No Comments

TONIGHT! The Crenshaw Line, Neighborhood Bike Ambassadors, and Fracking — way too much fun for one person to handle! Interested in seeing bike lanes come to your favorite street? Want to help educate the community about why they should ride and how to ride safely? Would you like to connect with other people in the […]

MLK Weekend Offers Much Ado About Awesome Things to Do

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 18, 2013 | 1 Comment

There is much going on this weekend in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., so do yourself a favor and get yourself to South L.A. at some point. Tonight, Mercado la Paloma hosts an art opening from 7 – 9 p.m. as part of their larger Cultural Continuum series. The Common Ground II Art Exhibition, […]

Democracy is Much More than Voting. Sometimes it Involves Bikes. And Gardening.

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 7, 2012 | No Comments

Voting is great and all, but it is only one part of democracy. Democracy works better when people take an active role in making their communities better year round. That theme of service was more actively promoted after the election in 2008, when Obama asked people to channel their enthusiasm and energy into community service. […]

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