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Category: Nooks & Crannies
Wan Joon Kim, who risked his life sailing south to escape from communism in 1950, spoke little English and liked classical music when he came to the United States in 1976. Less than 10 years later, Kim started Cycadelic Music Corner in Compton, Calif., at an open-air-swap meet. It was there where he became the unlikely godfather of gangsta rap.
Alhambra may appear to be a calm, mostly clean, suburban community. But beneath the surface is a graffiti scene that has produced some of LA's best-known street artists.
A little slice of El Sereno just got a little sweeter with the grand opening last week of the neighborhood’s first parklet, an outdoor seating area with a park-like feel created as part of a City of Los Angeles pilot program.
AOJAH and the Fred Jordan Mission spread good tidings to the communities of downtown Los Angeles.
Two Encino residents opened a Menchie’s in Alhambra 17 months ago. They share why they use their business to help Alhambra groups and the importance of supporting local business.
Nestled along a row of tire shops and furniture warehouses on Alhambra Avenue is Holy Grounds Coffee & Tea, a small café that strives to go beyond selling coffee drinks and foster community.
St. Steven's Serbian Orthodox Church has been serving the small population of Orthodox Christians in Alhambra since 1948.
The event will feature wines and Filipino-inspired chocolates.
Barbershop in Leimert Park goes quiet and "empathy from others no longer helps" those feeling extreme stains of the economic downturn.
According to the writer, King Taco has been the place to go for cheap and authentic tacos since it opened for business in 1969. Columnist Eric Valenzuela reminisces about his childhood discovery of this L.A. institution.
