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Why Don’t Americans Use Their Parks At Night?

Cynthia H - June 15, 2019

Most cities aren’t fond of letting people use parks after dark. But there are good lifestyle, environmental, and safety reasons to reconsider. Source: Why Don't...

Documenting the Culture of the L.A. River

Coleman Butts - June 12, 2019

For 70 years, most residents ignored it. But new efforts to revitalize the city’s main waterway threaten to alter its role in the lives...

Eli Broad looks back at the evolution of L.A.’s most important arts hub – Los Angeles Times

Cynthia H - May 22, 2019

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Eli Broad has played a major role at a number of arts institutions — MOCA, Disney Hall, The Broad museum —...

Four blocks along Grand Avenue offer a sketch of shifting ideas in public art – Los Angeles Times

Cynthia H - May 22, 2019

Four blocks along Grand Avenue offer a thumbnail sketch of shifting ideas in public art Source: Four blocks along Grand Avenue offer a sketch of...

The Story Behind Los Angeles’ Beautiful, Ephemeral Jacaranda Blooms: LAist

Cynthia H - May 21, 2019

Jacaranda trees, like most things, are not native to Los Angeles. Source: The Story Behind Los Angeles' Beautiful, Ephemeral Jacaranda Blooms: LAist

Maya Angelou Mural Festival Brings Out Shepard Fairey and More

Cynthia H - May 17, 2019

Shepard Fairey and other artists are making big changes at Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School in South Park Source: Maya Angelou Mural Festival Brings...

Tongva, Los Angeles’ first language, opens the door to a forgotten time and place

Coleman Butts - May 12, 2019

For decades Tongva, the language of the first people who lived in the Los Angeles region, was consigned to notebooks and papers hidden away...

Tongva, Los Angeles’ first language, opens the door to a forgotten time and place – Los Angeles Times

Cynthia H - May 9, 2019

For decades Tongva, the language of the first people who lived in the Los Angeles region, was consigned to notebooks and papers hidden away...

Imperial Irrigation District sues to block Colorado River drought plan – Los Angeles Times

Cynthia H - April 18, 2019

The Imperial Irrigation District has sued the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to block the Colorado River drought contingency plan. The district is...

How Much Hip Can the Desert Absorb? – The New York Times

Cynthia H - April 12, 2019

An unlikely art festival blooms in no man’s land, like Burning Man and Coachella before it. But this one is different! Maybe. Source: How Much...

ForYourArt | Home

Cynthia H - April 3, 2019

ForYourArt's mission is to expand art’s place in everyday life. Source: ForYourArt | Home

Metro bike share expands to Westside

FlowProjectLA - February 28, 2019

Just in time for a CicLAvia event this weekend, Metro is bringing its expanding bike share to multiple Westside neighborhoods. The transit agency...

Jack Baylis on Maximizing Southern California’s Water Infrastructure in a Changing Climate | The Planning Report

Cynthia H - February 27, 2019

The Planning Report is the insider's guide to urban planning and infrastructure in Southern California Source: Jack Baylis on Maximizing Southern California’s Water Infrastructure in...

County wants authority over L.A. River flood-control channels owned by U.S. government – Los Angeles Times

Cynthia H - February 26, 2019

The move was spurred by concerns that the Army Corps of Engineers’ World War II-era channels, including a lush soft-bottom stretch of the Los...