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• Arts & Culture

  • Finding The Pulse: A South LA Record Store's Search for Hip-Hop's Next Star

  • Zombiemania: From Packed Zombie Walks to Sold-Out Survival Kits

  • Different Fashion: Vernon and South Central

  • Creativity in an Unlikely Place

  • Jazz Remnants Keep Rich Music History Alive

  • Jazzing Up South Central: A Look at South Central L.A.'s Jazz Scene

  • Los Amigos Shopping Mall Offers Friendship, Fun and a Family Experience

  • Signs Point To Yes

  • Central: Could This Be the Next Hub For Art?

  • South Los Angeles: The Local Shops

  • Dunbar Hotel: Relic of African-American and Los Angeles Culture

  • Mariachi Music Strikes a Chord in Mariachi Bandido

• Business

  • A Diamond in the Rough

  • Some small businesses are dedicated to improving the community

  • Recession Steals From SoCal Security Products Giant

• Community

  • Esperanza Community Housing: Nurturing a Neighborhood

  • Mercado La Paloma Strives For Economic Growth Despite Tough Circumstances

  • South Central Resident Starts Home Animal Shelter In Community

  • Zoom in to South Central Los Angeles

  • Dunbar Village opening ceremony to be held on Monday

  • Goodbye 2-9

  • South Central Farm

  • As the community changes, city institutions move to help the neighborhood

  • Neighborhood at a crossroad

  • Community Ties: Facing Tough Times Together

• Crime

  • Chain-snatching not simply a petty crime

  • The Gilbert W. Lindsay Center: Promoting Safety and the Individual

  • LAPD: Introducing new programs to keep children off the streets and away from crime

• Education

  • Jefferson High students battle the odds to make it to college

  • Helping Students One Shirt At A Time

  • Azteca Taekwondo Center: A Hidden Karate Haven

  • L.A. Charter Schools, are they really better than regular public schools?

  • The Kids of L.A.

  • Dancing Through Life, One Pound At a Time

  • The Variations in Education

  • Fred Roberts Recreation Center: educating the teens of South Los Angeles

• Food

  • Nation-wide bakery calls Vernon home

  • A Taste of Home

  • Replenishing Food Deserts One Super Market at a Time

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  • Vista Hermosa Restaurant: Authentic Mexican Cuisine in South Central

  • Rich Food, Rich Tradition: Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles

  • A Nutrition Investigation into SOuth Central

  • La Maison de Crème: A Cosmopolitan Kitchen

• Health

  • Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle in South LA

  • Get Fit, Get Well, Get Healthy

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  • A park threatened by gang violence yet sustained through community involvement

• History

  • Five people, five stories: history through their eyes

• Homeless & Housing

  • Rebuilding a Community

  • People Helping People: A Quest for Hope

  • Home for the Holidays

• Recreation & Leisure

  • What's in your backyard? Parks and what they offer the community

  • An Alternative Family

  • Augustus Hawkins Park: A Hidden Treasure

  • More Than A Game

• Religion

  • Walking the Talk: Churches in Area 5 and Their Community Involvement

  • Masjid Bilal Islamic Center

  • Rallying the Troops: An army bringing spiritual salvation

• Technology

  • Keeping Up With Technology

• Transportation

  • Getting Around in South Los Angeles

  • Vernon Metro: Pushing For Small Businesses & Transportation

  • Park at your own risk

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