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“Art That Will Make You ‘Stop and Stare’”

“Art That Will Make You ‘Stop and Stare’”

By Pierce Larsen

The Los Angeles Metro is encouraging a new creative outlet for residents with artistic interests.

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Preserving Homes and History in West Adams

Saving Homes and History in West Adams

By Anna-Catherine Brigida

Historic Preservation Overlay Zones seek to preserve the character of Los Angeles neighborhoods. Homeowners in West Adams debate the effectiveness of the process.

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Culver City Eateries Place Emphasis on Quality Ingredients

Culver City Eateries Place Emphasis on Quality Ingredients

By Alexa Girkout

Three Culver City eateries serve their products at higher costs to deliver a higher quality. With tenures ranging from 18 weeks to eight years, these establishments each abide by the missions and principles of their owners: to feed customers ingredients they believe in grown or raised according to practices they support.

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World-Renowned Guitar Maker Sets Up Humble Shop in Los Angeles

World-Renowned Guitar Maker Sets Up Humble Shop in Los Angeles

By Kathy Le

German Vazquez Rubio is a world-class luthier whose guitars go for thousands of dollars—his most economical model is priced at $2500—and he has created guitars for the likes of Eddie van Halen and Gene Simmons.

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Changing Dynamics on La Cienaga South

Changing Dynamics on La Cienaga South

By Evan Budrovich

What used to be warehouses are now art galleries with a retail appeal. The Blackwelder development has brought boom times, but has an uncertain future.

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Big Blue Bus and Future Fares

By Anna-Cat Brigida
Community members work to preserve the history of century-old homes in Los Angeles’ newest Historic Preservation Overlay Zone in Jefferson Park.

Coffee: It's More Than Just a Drink

By Vanessa Gomez
Art is commonly thought of as paintings, drawings, or the like. Nonetheless, according to a New Frontier Coffee owner, coffee is an art as well.

Farmers’ Market Brings About Change in South L.A.

By Chelsea Stone
One of the first of its kind in South L.A., the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Farmer’s Market brings healthy food options to South L.A. that were rarely available in the area before.

Museum of African American Arts Keeps Art Alive

By Amy Lopez
The Museum of African American Arts is helping the arts by aiding and helping other non-profits to do the same.

The Restoration of a Crenshaw Park

By Alyssa Nakamoto
Members of the Crenshaw community discuss their hope to restore the Leslie N. Shaw Park, and what the park's future will hold.

Transit Coming to La Cienega and Jefferson

By Logan Heley
Los Angeles is attempting to create affordable living spaces near Metro stops, concentrating residents and encouraging more use of public transportation.

Clearance pets for Christmas

By Alexa Liacko
The animals of the South L.A. Animal Services Center await for someone to give them a home.

Daycare with Heart

Christina Schoellkopf
A daycare that has been in business for about 30 years and will soon be passed down through three generations.

From Historical Bakery to Retail Store and Bistro

By Joseph Krassenstein
The Helms Bakery District’s transition from supporting Los Angeles with a bakery in the past to becoming a modern shopping center today, has the common theme of serving the community.

SHARE Brought to Life

By Jackie Giordano
How one church's sharing is saving an entire community by feeding the stomachs, as well as the spirits of those in need.

William Grant Still Arts Center Brings Arts Education to Youth

By Sarah Zahedi
Los Angeles public schools consistently faces cuts to their art programs. However, staff at the William Grant Still Arts Center are working to ensure that students from all backgrounds have access to a cultural arts education

15 years of Catering to Los Angeles’ Finest

By Tara Campbell
Community members work to preserve the history of century-old homes in Los Angeles’ newest Historic Preservation Overlay Zone in Jefferson Park.