Mercado La Paloma is known for its “vibrant treasure trove of internationally eclectic food,” but it’s so much more than that. It is a shining example that community revitalization can be successfully achieved without the displacement of residents. You’ll learn about this unique community experiment while enjoying delectable international dishes…
Bright lights, big city – that’s LA today. But what if you could see what it was like around 1848, after the U.S. acquired Los Angeles and the rest of California from Mexico following the end of the Mexican-American War? You’ll get to do just that during the Community Dinner…
Providing basic services for the thousands of children who live in some of LA’s most vulnerable communities is no small feat, but the Magnolia Community Initiative aims much higher. Their community-driven, multi-pronged effort, involving residents and 70 public and private organizations, provides holistic, wrap-around environments where children and their families…
For a community that just received its official designation in 2002, Historic Filipinotown (HiFi) sure has a lot of hidden gems. You’ll have a chance to uncover those gems though a special version of the Hidden HiFi tour, organized by the Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California and Public Matters…
/ By Tamieka Briscoe / You’ve undoubtedly heard of the famous Hollywood sign, and the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame. So it should come as no surprise that Los Angeles is home to many historic landmarks and neighborhoods. You’ll learn about one of LA’s most popular National Historic Landmark Districts…
Highly rated on Zagat, with hundreds of rave reviews on Yelp, and serving delicious Latin fusion dishes – while teaching culinary skills to young women who are former gang members. You think that’s a mouthful? Just wait until you taste the scrumptious made-from-scratch, Latin-inspired cuisine you’ll enjoy during the Upswell…
/ By Debra Rainey / Imagine a 20,000 square-foot processing kitchen where donated fruits and vegetables are chopped, diced, pureed, and juiced before being composted. That’s L.A. Kitchen. Now imagine that huge operation in an even larger 60,000 square foot incubator space with more than 50 other production kitchens, many…
Conjure an image of a decaying railroad depot surrounded in all directions by rusty industrial warehouses. Doesn’t sound too inviting, does it? Now picture a thriving arts district where creatives, social entrepreneurs, nonprofit changemakers, and service providers collide to create a vibrant community full of fresh starts for residents, energized…
/ By Tamieka Briscoe / The image of a cardboard box has been inextricably associated with urban homelessness for decades. Enter Tina Hovsepian, a Los Angeles native and architect with a desire to combat one of the city’s most devastating challenges—and who responded in 2007 with a simple, cost-effective defense:…
/ By Robert Jones / At The Main Museum in downtown LA, Allison Agsten and her team are building something more than a collection – they’re building a community. Just blocks from Skid Row, The Main Museum in downtown Los Angeles offers a haven of peace and beauty that can…