Los Angeles based artist Patrick Henry Johnson plans to restore his recently vandalized, popular mural “The Elixir” located on 4213 Crenshaw Boulevard. In 2011, Johnson completed the mural of a woman he was previously in a relationship with. After working on it for...
Nathan Crair, the top executive of Merrill Lynch, recruited several hundred people to volunteer for the Special Olympics World Games. Starting Dec. 2014, there was a large call for employee volunteers and Crair jumped at the chance to help. Despite the innovation and...
We always hear from the athletes, but what about the thousands of volunteers that make the Special Olympics World Games possible?
Growing up, I was always told that if I wanted anything in life I had to work for it. Coming from a poor family, that sentence mainly meant “to get through college, you have to get a job and work to the bone to help pay for it.” That also went along with “money is...
Artists Miyoshi Barosh and Jeff Colson, artists at the COLA 2015 Individual Artist Fellowship in Barnsdall Park aren’t the type to flaunt their relationship in front of others. But when it comes into light, they have seem to have no problem answering questions about...
In 1994, at the age of 27, singer Kurt Cobain was found dead in his home after he had been missing for several days. The cause of death was gun-assisted suicide. The news left not only close friends and family in despair, but also millions of fans. Even though it was...
As a child, many girls wanted to be a ballerina. Whether they played with Barbie in her tutu or asked their parents to get them classes, they loved the idea of it. The grace while dancing, the confidence of being in front of people, and the elegance of movement all...
Jajaira Gonzalez was just eight years old when her father, Jose, who is also her coach, required that she learn self-defense. Being forced into something is hard enough, but when you are born into a family of boxers, the pressure is on. Yet Jajaira has no problem...
Jajaira Gonzalez was just eight years old when her father, Jose, who is also her coach, required that she learn self-defense. Being forced into something is hard enough, but when you are born into a family of boxers, the pressure is on. Yet Jajaira has no problem...
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