Ammy Reyes (left), Abraham Cabrera (right), and teacher Andrew Stephens (center) are “Purifighters.” That’s the nickname given to members of the Mean Green Team at the California Academy for Liberal Studies Early College High School. Students at the charter school, located at Wilshire Boulevard and Hope Street in the Financial District of Downtown (see related story, home page), formed the team as a way to dedicate efforts to address various environmental concerns, including the planned restoration the Los Angeles River to a natural condition. Team members have also focused on helping various communities in the Los Angeles area by recycling cans and bottles at home and in school. The restoration of the river tops their list of priorities, though, a challenge that is summed up in the Mean Green Team’s rallying cry of “Come be a Purifighter and leave no river behind!”
Local Hero - 12/14/2007
Julio Mendoza is a resident of the Echo Park district northwest of Downtown, a graduate of the Downtown Business Magnet Hi ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 05/04/2007
Margarita Zavala, the wife of Mexican President Felipe Calderon, recently made several stops in the Los Angeles area for e ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 04/27/2007
Ana Monterrosa (left) and Omar Chavez (right) don’t just like their boss at Pollo Land, a restaurant that specializes in c ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 04/20/2007
There’s plenty of good food and attractive merchandise on Olvera Street at the El Pueblo Historical Monument, which sits b ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 04/13/2007
Tony Luna and Mario Garay used to cook their fish back in Mexico. These days the two have developed a taste for raw fish, ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 04/06/2007
Nola Mott has seen plenty of change over the decades she has lived in the Westlake district west of Downtown—and she knows ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 03/23/2007
Marcos’ Art Store attracts customers from all over the city with sculptures, paintings, frames and other Greco-Roman piece ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 03/16/2007
Susan Borden gives a lot of her time and energy to various community activities in the Echo Park District northwest of Dow ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 03/09/2007
Barnaby Skeen is happy because he’s busy—and he’s got a dream. Skeen says he learned to stay busy in his native Guatemala, ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 03/02/2007
Stuart Rapeport is a lot of things—native Angeleno, University High School graduate, Cal State Northridge alum, and Depart ... [ Full Story ]
The Los Angeles Garment & Citizen is the community newspaper for Downtown Los Angeles and surrounding neighborhoods, including the Arts District, Chinatown, Echo Park, Little Tokyo, Pico-Union, Silver Lake and Westlake.The Garment & Citizen reaches more than 20,000 readers weekly, an audience that spans the demographic makeup of the city and serves as the leading edge of statewide and national trends.
