CicLAvia brings bicyclists and pedestrians to South LA
Open-street festival CicLAvia took over the streets of South L.A. Sunday, giving bicyclists and pedestrians the opportunity to take advantage of the city as a temporary public park.
LAFC
We’re looking for devoted fans to tell us why they love the Los Angeles Football Club. Intersections South LA is currently covering a story on LAFC and its prominent fan bases. We want to learn about the team culture and what you believe the team stands for. Over the past two years, LAFC’s fan base has continued to grow and we are interested in learning exactly what this team means for the community and why you have decided to show LAFC.
If you are available for an interview, we would love to hear what you have to say! You can email ISLA reporter Jaime Park at [email protected] or personal message our Facebook. Looking forward to hearing all of your different stories! Thank you!
For these home brewers, making beer offers a sense of South Central pride
From ISLA reporters Madeleine Gatto, Chandra Ingram and Kathryn Stone:
Three young entrepreneurs were hard at work pouring barley, measuring water temperatures and stirring their newly crafted mix.
It takes hours to brew beer and can take weeks to get the carbonation and fermentation just right.
This wasn’t happening in a large-scale brewery, this was tucked away in Alex Ruiz’s backyard in South Central Los Angeles.
Ruiz — along with friends Zaneta Santana and Melvin Marroquin — make up South Central Brewing Company, a home brewery created by and for South Central residents. The trio came together a few years ago out of shared love for craft beer.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/2GaIFC3
Meet the youth lacrosse program that works to encourage South L.A. students
From ISLA reporter Elizabeth Islas:
A group of middle school students gathered in a classroom on a Tuesday afternoon to work on their homework. They were writing essays and working on math assignments. Tutors were on hand.
But this is no ordinary after-school tutor session. It's lacrosse practice.
Harlem Lacrosse LA is a nonprofit working to enrich Los Angeles youth by introducing lacrosse to students living in underserved communities.
"Harlem Lacrosse's mission is to take students who are in underserved areas at schools that are usually far behind grade level," said Marissa Hewitt, the program's regional director. " … [We] attack their academics, athletics and social-emotional learning - using lacrosse as a hook."
Read more here: https://medium.com/intersections-south-la/meet-the-youth-lacrosse-program-that-works-to-encourage-south-l-a-students-8190d917ef1f
How a tire shop in South L.A. became a community hub for locals
From Intersections South L.A. reporter Tanvi Varma:
In the South Los Angeles neighborhood of Florence-Firestone, a tire shop has become a gathering space where residents celebrate holidays and discuss community happenings.
Locals pour into Carlito's Tire & Auto Repair throughout the day. Some are there to get their tires fixed, but most are there for the company. The shop has a large table and chairs, a TV, a fan, a grill and a yard where kids can play.
"It's a place where people can feel free to share their feelings and thoughts," said Steve Quiñonez, the owner of the shop. "We're out here to listen to people."
Read the full story here: https://medium.com/intersections-south-la/how-a-tire-shop-in-south-l-a-became-a-community-hub-for-locals-8bf37c21e25a
Free sewing classes in Baldwin Hills teach locals how to ‘stop shopping, start sewing’
From ISLA reporter 'A'ali'i Dukelow: The Sewing Rebellion is a nonprofit organization that encourages people to upcycle their clothes by offering free sewing lessons. The organization is based in Long Beach, California, but they offer classes nationwide.
From ISLA reporter 'A'ali'i Dukelow: The Sewing Rebellion is a nonprofit organization that encourages people to upcycle their clothes by offering free sewing lessons. The organization is based in Long Beach, California, but they offer classes nationwide.
Lil Bill has launched a mobile app
Did you know Lil Bill's Bike Shop launched a moblie app that can bring Lil Bill to you? Local bike repair man Aaron Flournoy, a.k.a. Lil Bill, and USC student Ahmed Aldulaimy spoke live with our collegues at Annenberg TV News about the new tool.
Aurora Becerra, hairstylist and owner of Hair By Aurora in Soluna Hair Concepts on South Union Street, refuses to be silent amid drastic changes in her neighborhood. Becerra organizes community meetings and calls council members to advocate for the longtime residents of her University Park neighborhood as renewed investment interest threatens to displace them.
LA Makerspace brings STEAM training for kids to public libraries
Coding is no longer the exclusive field it once was, but for some kids in South LA there aren’t enough resources for them to learn. LA Makerspace is working to change that by setting up workshops in public libraries where children can get firsthand programming experience.
"In a lot of South LA there’s a tremendous desire among the parents to have more of these kind of activities," LA Makerspace Executive Director Mya Stark told Intersections South L.A. reporter Kenan Draughorne.
The Kobbler King bakery went from parking lot sales to brick a...
Before opening the Kobbler King bakery on Jefferson Blvd., Brian McMillan built a fan base out of parking lot sales.
“Keep reinventing yourself, all the time,” he told Intersections South L.A. reporter Diana Chavando. “You know you can’t keep doing the same thing, the same way, all the time.”
Part 3 of 4: Hyde Park residents comment on gentrification
Intersections South L.A. reporters Sofia Bosch and Ellice Danielle Ellis went to #SouthLA's #HydePark neighborhood to ask residents about #gentrification in their community.
This is the third in a four-part series on #gentrification across several neighborhoods in #SouthLA.
