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Local Heroes - 07/09/2010 |
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| Robert Bauer (left) is with Project Angel Food. Steve Needleman (right) owns the Orpheum Theatre. The two are among a cast of characters who played roles in plans to bring the annual Macy’s Passport Glamorama fashion event to the show place on the 8 ... [ Full Story ] |
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Local Hero - 06/25/2010 |
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| Orlando Ward has seen Skid Row from just about every angle. He spent years as a drug addict living on the streets, but got past that with the help of the food, shelter and rehabilitation programs offered by the Midnight Mission, a non-profit organiz ... [ Full Story ] |
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Local Hero - 06/11/2010 |
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| Naomi Hirahara is another a member of the Little Tokyo community who’s come a long way (see related story “JANM Vet Hirano…,” left). Hirahara won a recent Edgar Allan Poe award from the Mystery Writers of American for her novel “Blood Hina.” The boo ... [ Full Story ] |
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Local Heroes - 05/28/2010 |
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| Here are some community members who believe in art as key element in education—and are willing to back that up with some hard work. Eric De La Fuente, Jaime Chavez, and Pilar Valdez (pictured) recently joined with Saul Rodriguez and Angelique Marroq ... [ Full Story ] |
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Local Hero - 05/14/2010 |
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| Richard Zaldívar lives in a Downtown loft, but his work takes him to the streets of communities throughout the city. Zaldívar is the founder and executive director of The Wall Las Memorias Project, a non-profit organization that seeks to improve the ... [ Full Story ] |
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Local Hero - 04/30/2010 |
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| Tony Gin spent a good part of his childhood in the Echo Park district northwest of Downtown. The rest of his life has taken him to streets all over the city and through a bout with drug addiction, which led to 10 years in prison. Gin has survived al ... [ Full Story ] |
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Local Hero - 04/16/2010 |
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| Ashley Zarella Hand will soon receive a Green Leadership Award from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Zarella Hand is an architectural designer who also works to heighten environmental awareness as chairperson of the Sustainability Commit ... [ Full Story ] |
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Local Hero - 04/03/2010 |
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| Kim Cao seems to be just about the happiest person Downtown, offering big smiles to passersby and the customers who come into Nails on 9th at 127 W. 9th Street. The native of Vietnam says that she smiles so much because she’s happy to be working at ... [ Full Story ] |
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Local Hero - 03/19/2010 |
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| Irma Hernandez is the latest in a long line of family members who have made a living for the past 40 years at the little newsstand near the northeast corner of 6th Street and Broadway. Hernandez is a native of Guanajuato, Mexico, and she’s been in L ... [ Full Story ] |
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Local Hero - 03/05/2010 |
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| We recognized Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Sergio Diaz upon his arrival as the leader of the agency’s Central Bureau three years ago—and we now laud him as he prepares to step down from the post next month. Diaz is an immigrant from Cu ... [ Full Story ] |
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