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Make a Little Noise, Get a Little Bus Stop Love: Random Thoughts on Mobility

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 2, 2014 | 3 Comments

Oh, honey, no… I thought as I watched the obviously strung-out woman yank up her miniskirt and gesture insistently that passersby partake of her unkempt lady offerings. It is not unusual to see ladies (and girls, unfortunately) of the evening working the streets on weekend mornings along S. Figueroa. It is also not unusual for […]

Pop-Up Plaza Enhances Art Walk, Hints at What Could Be in Leimert

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 1, 2014 | No Comments

As we watched the group led by female elders drumming their way toward us, Rashida, a vendor of wonderful-smelling body scrubs, leaned over and said, “You can’t get this anywhere else in L.A.!” She’s so right. For the last four years, the monthly art walk in Leimert Park has brought together community, culture, art, and […]

Parking Madness Elite Eight Matchup: Dallas vs. Jacksonville

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 31, 2014 | No Comments

We’re on to round two of Parking Madness, our search for the worst parking crater in North America. And I have to say, the parking craters in this match do seem to have descended to a new level of horribleness. Dallas and Jacksonville are both such overachieving parking cities, it’s almost a shame they meet […]

Leimert Takes Steps Toward Re-Branding with Pop-Up Plaza and More this Weekend

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 27, 2014 | 11 Comments

As I listened to speakers on the “Creative Industry Business Development, Tourism Markets, Branding, Marketing, Event Management, Business Alliances, and Program Partnerships” panel at the Leimert Park Design Charrette this past January, one question kept bothering me: Why is so much discussion being directed at marketing Leimert Park to the international arena? It makes perfect […]

St. John’s New Health and Wellness Campus Promises Good Things for South L.A.

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 25, 2014 | No Comments

“Is that yours?” a surprised 9-year old had asked me as I had unlocked my bike from a post at the Martin Luther King Jr. Rec Center in South L.A. last weekend. “Yes,” I had said. “Girls ride bikes, too.” He gave me a high five and flashed me a toothy grin. Much to my […]

Planning and Lane Use Committee Talks MyFigueroa!

By Damien Newton | Mar 21, 2014 | No Comments

View the staff report: http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2013/13-1124_misc_03-18-14.pdf Via LACBC: The City Council Planning & Land Use Committee is once again considering My Figueroa, which includes the city’s first protected bikeway, and we need you there to be heard. As you may recall, the item was curbed another 30 days to study alternatives from the January 28th meeting. As the […]

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