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November 29, 2012

Mural Dedication in Leimert Park

Youth Artist Recognition and Mural Dedication Leimert Park Art Walk Sunday, November 25, 2012 Artists Roberto Del Hoyo and David Russell, also known as the Mobile Mural Lab, with their team of local youth artists at the unveiling of the new mural “Unite” during the Leimert Park Art Walk. Lead Artists: Mobile Mural Lab, Roberto [...]


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November 20, 2012

RE-ENVISION SLAUSON AVENUE

Community Engagement and Story Gathering Workshop Monday, November 26th @ 6pm Junior Blind of America 5300 Angeles Vista Blvd, LA 90043   The Office of Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas is spearheading the Slauson Corridor Revitalization Project and has invited LA Commons to help make a new vision for the neighborhood a reality. Building on a weekend [...]


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October 15, 2012

LA Commons Does CicLAvia with Building Healthy Communities South Los Angeles

There was traffic Sunday in and around downtown Los Angeles, but it was anything but normal. Instead of bumper to bumper, it was rim-to-rim or spoke-to-spoke traffic as thousands of bicyclists from across the region participated in Los Angeles’ fifth CicLAvia. For five hours, about 10 miles of city roadway – from Boyle Heights to [...]


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September 26, 2012

Found LA: Festival of Neighborhoods

Registration is now open for Found LA: Festival Of Neighborhoods taking place Sunday,October 21, 2012. Check back often for more tours  being posted soon. Click here:  http://www.eventbrite.com/org/1484982620?s=10324654 to register now!    Sign up for our Mailing list or like us on Facebook for up to date information.


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July 6, 2012

Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks

On June 24th, we celebrated the second annual Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks here in Leimert Park. The day was filled with mask-making, drumming, and celebrations of ancestral heritage. Lead by Najite Agindotan, the procession lit up the park as people recognized and celebrated their ancestors.  We’d like to thank Sempra Energy, Comerica [...]


June 11, 2012

Meet the Docents Part I: Introducing the faces of Trekking LA

Trekking LA could not be possible without our host of incredible docents who lead tours around the areas of the city they know best. We’d like to introduce some of the amazing people that make the program possible. Malissa Strong, docent for Boyle Heights Malissa is originally from a small suburb of Chicago, but for [...]


May 29, 2012

Trekking LA Tour Series Explore East Hollywood with local docent Elson Trinidad

One of 30 tours led by trained neighborhood docents throughout the summer On Saturday, June 9, 2012, the non-profit L.A. Commons (www.lacommons.org)—with the mission to connect people across Los Angeles’ vast metropolis through the artistic, social and cultural projects that celebrate the unique stories of L.A.’s neighborhoods—will continue with its sixth series of Trekking LA [...]


Trekking LA Tour Series Explores Boyle Heights with local docent Malissa Strong

One of over 30 tours led by trained neighborhood docents throughout the summer   On Saturday, June 9, 2012, the non-profit L.A. Commons (www.lacommons.org)—with the mission to connect people across Los Angeles’ vast metropolis through the artistic, social and cultural projects that celebrate the unique stories of L.A.’s neighborhoods—will continue with its sixth series of [...]


May 25, 2012

Trekking LA Neighborhood Docents Provide Access to Diverse Los Angeles Communities

Los Angeles, CA (May 2012)   On the heels of the anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest, a cadre of local docents will take to the streets to make their neighborhoods more accessible and to break down barriers of race, class and geography.  These neighborhood docents will be working as part of Trekking L.A., [...]


May 15, 2012

Trekking LA Tour Series set to Launch Sunday with San Pedro Tour Led by Local

Trekking LA Tour Series set to Launch Sunday with San Pedro Tour Led by Local First of 35 tours led by trained neighborhood docents throughout the summer What: On Sunday, May 20, 2012, the non-profit L.A. Commons—with the mission to connect people across Los Angeles’ vast metropolis through the artistic, social and cultural projects that [...]