The rich smell of freshly cooked bir yani and golda chingri — Bangladeshi shrimp — wafts onto Vermont avenue as Aladdin Sweets and Market prepares for their dinner rush. Aladdin, a restaurant in the heart of Little Bangladesh specializes in traditional Bangladeshi...
Youth sports nonprofit Girls on the Run L.A. is one of 200 chapters across the world, and has empowered over 180,000 girls through athleticism and self growth. As a 10 week after school program for young girls in grades third through eighth, GOTRLA celebrates...
Residents from all corners of Southern California flock to the 626 Night Market to immerse themselves in the aromatic and bustling Santa Anita Park. The 626 Market, named after its Arcadia area code, is the largest Asia-inspired market in the United States and takes...
Miracle League Los Angeles is one chapter of over 275 across five countries which serve to provide opportunities and support for children with disabilities through baseball. After visiting a Georgia chapter, Jeremy McGovern wanted to volunteer with his local Miracle...
It’s 1 in the afternoon as the hot Pasadena sun beats down on 17-year-old Jesus Hernandez. He knows this trail well. Leaping from rock to rock, he looks for copper-colored frogs resting in the shade of the Gabrielino Trail. Hernandez visits this trail often through...
Composed of five rising high school seniors, LAUNDRY DAY has amassed an energetic fan base nationwide and even internationally these past two years. From their first album, “Trumpet Boy,” to their latest release “HOMESICK,” the band has brought a refreshing, engaging...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsTMg1uVMFQ Through resources and classes on technology, art and English, LAUSD’s Migrant Education Program supports families who have recently migrated to the U.S. Through Beyond the Bell, students and parents gather at Harmony...
After Leslie Martinez moved from downtown Los Angeles to Inglewood suburbs during her early teenage years, her world shifted and she looked to the arts to express herself. From an early age, Martinez said she was overwhelmingly left-brained which she used in her...
Over 5,000 high school students from over 75 countries gathered in the heart of New York City to attend the 45th National High School Model United Nations Conference (NHSMUN) from March 1-8. These eight days were divided into two separate sessions, with each session...
Ironically, in an era where everyone seems to be perpetually glued to their cell phone screens, many people these days are not aware of current events, much less what is going on in their own community. Knowledge and wisdom were once considered an esteemed privilege,...
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