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WATCH: Blind Woman Choked, Mugged In Little Tokyo

Posted 10.01.2011

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The Los Angeles Police Department has released a video depicting a mugger attacking a blind woman in Little Tokyo. According to the police, the rob...

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Japanese-Americans Open Hearts, Wallets For Tsunami Victims

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Japanese-Americans, expats and others in the United States opened their hearts and their wallets this week to the victims of Japan...

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Foodie Time in Los Angeles

Ondine Cohane | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ondine Cohane

I'm struck by how the food scene in Los Angeles -- from food trucks to rising chef stars -- has evolved these last few years. A recent trip only added to that impression.

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STREET ART: Laser Graffiti 'Protest Performance' Over MOCA's Censorship Of Blu's Mural

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeffrey Deitch, Art, Little Tokyo, Blu, Moca, Murals, Street Art, Graffiti, Los Angeles, Laser Graffiti, Art Protest, Censorship, LA Times, Veterans, Arts News

On an unusually cold evening in downtown Los Angeles, street art supporters and veterans gathered to protest MOCA's decision to erase street artist Bl...

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Remembrance of Things Past: The Original Downtown Los Angeles Arts District and the Yellow Trees

Lisa Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lisa Adams

Every Spring I enjoy the yellow trees that bloom in the Arts District. They're the only ones in downtown Los Angeles that I have been able to find. They make me really happy.

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CARS Catalyzes Cultural Community

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Olvera Street, Craft and Folk Museum, Little Tokyo, Ciclavia, Boyle Heights, Santa Monica, Aztec Pantheon, The Getty, Skirball Center, Community Resources LA, Chinatown, Los Angeles News
Michael Sigman

Community Arts Resources' mission emphasizes the development of public space in Los Angeles, a concept that may seem oxymoronic to some Angelenos.

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