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Going Car Free in LA
In Los Angeles, when you mention that you don’t have a car, many people shoot you the same glance you might receive if you revealed your puppy was terminally ill, or you’d just been evicted. (Or that you had a…An Animated History Of The French Dip in Los Angeles
The battle for French dip supremacy still carries on to this day, a century after it was first invented. It’s one of L.A.’s most frightening turf wars. This battle between two downtown restaurants, Cole’s and Philippe’s the Original, will probably…Pop-Life: Why Melrose Avenue is a Mecca for Graffiti Writers
Nachos soaked in thick, salty cheese, primed for the late night, were ready to be grabbed. Steam escaped from the taco trucks that lined the block, enclosing the action like a barricade. Clouds of Nag Champa incense serenely bowed to…
‘Los Feliz’: How you say it tells about you and L.A.
The Spanish names bequeathed by early settlers later took on a Midwestern inflection. Now the Spanish versions are making a comeback — to some speakers’ discomfort. he phone jangles in the bright white-walled computer shop off Hillhurst Avenue, and Ariel…
What It’s Like To Be A Mariachi Performer On Cinco De Mayo
In the grand U.S. tradition of co-opting ethnic pride as an excuse to get totally blotto, this weekend bars and dorm rooms across the United States have been celebrating the Mexican Army’s 1862 defeat of invading French imperial forces (nevermind…L.A.’s Wonders, Sprinkled With History
“How do we find wonder in a place?” asks a newly released BuzzFeed video. Awakening nostalgia, the vid explores how our sense of curiosity changes from childhood to adulthood, highlighting a few wonders in Los Angeles’ very own backyard. Digging…
1st Annual Heritage Music & Arts Festival
Join Angel City Brewery as they celebrate the culture and spirit of the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District in the First Annual Angel City Heritage, Music & Arts Festival this Saturday, May 4th from 11:00am-6:00pm. A percentage of the day’s proceeds…
LA Asian Pacific Film Festival starts today
Visual Communications will present the 29th edition of The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival May 2 – May 12, 2013 at the Directors Guild of America, CGV Cinemas, and The Art Theatre of Long Beach. The Film Festival will…
Live Debate: The Race for Mayor, Education, and Life in Los Angeles
With just a few weeks left until Election Day, it’s time to get beyond the campaign rhetoric and 30-second commercials in the race for mayor of Los Angeles. Candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti visit Zócalo for a live debate.…
What Will 11.2 Million Legalizations Do? An event recap from Zócalo.
Exactly seven years ago, on May 1, 2006, millions of people in cities across America took to the streets to protest against harsh proposed changes in immigration policy. Today, a very different sort of legislation is on the table—an immigration…
LIVE EVENT via Instagram
For the final LA Term event of the semester, we are transforming our Appreciation Dinner into an interactive event. We are combining Instagram with a live projected feed, as well as, real-time printing. Not only will attendees get to take…
What Would Immigration Reform Mean for Los Angeles?
Undocumented workers and residents are a part of life in Southern California. Los Angeles, its businesses, schools, and other public resources have long struggled with the challenges of absorbing new populations, from educating young people who have just arrived in…
L.A. Only Looks Ugly
Sure, We’ve Got Lousy Public Architecture. But There’s Much More To Appreciate. Los Angeles is a city of architects but not a city of architecture—not public architecture, anyway. For more than 100 years, its residential designs have been some of…
Would Better Leaders Fix Our Problems?
As the global economy lurches from crisis to crisis, one common explanation for the turbulence is underlying structural change—new markets, new systems, new requirements. But what if what’s holding us back is inadequate leadership? Too often, organizations retain second-tier “B”…