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Scholars, artists gather to assess legacy of Watts Towers
L.A. NOWSimon Rodia was known as a man of one remarkable action — building the Watts Towers by himself over 34 years — and very few public words. When the Italian immigrant stone mason, whose real name is Sabato Rodia, was...... -
LAPD commander says Watts Towers may be the only viable place for a Watts skate park
Culture MonsterCapt. Phillip Tingirides of the Los Angeles Police Department says he understands why people who cherish the Watts Towers as a work of art, as a landmark and as one of the few attractions that can pull tourists into Watts...... -
In reforming schools, quality of teaching often overlooked
Sitting in the library during a break, two veteran teachers at Edwin Markham Middle School rattled off the names of principals who had been sent to fix the chronically low-performing school in Watts.
There was Kimbell, Miller, Norris and Borges. Then...Tags: Los Angeles Unified School District, Arne Duncan, Veterans Affairs, Defense, Science and Technology
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'The Simpsons' pays tribute to Watts Towers
Culture MonsterWatts Towers gets its close-up on 'The Simpsons'... -
Food altar: Watts Towers Common Ground Initiative plans public communal table
Daily DishBringing together art, food and community, the Watts Towers Common Ground Initiative will be organizing a public communal table, laid out in Sicilian tradition (known as a "St. Joseph's table") on March 18-20. There will be about 800 servings of...... -
LAPD seeks information in deadly Watts shooting
L.A. NOWLos Angeles police were seeking the public's help Monday after a shooting in Watts left one man dead and a woman critically wounded. The two were sitting inside a parked vehicle in the 2200 block of East 105th Street last...... -
Walter Mosley makes stops in L.A. tonight, Thursday
Jacket CopyWalter Mosley comes to L.A. with his new book, When The Thrill Is Gone.... -
How Smear built his brand
Opinion L.A.The Times' editorial board on Monday proposed a way to resolve the lawsuit that City Atty. Carmen Trutanich filed against 10 graffiti artists, the best known of them being Cristian "Smear" Gheorghiu. Trutanich is seeking to bar them from profiting...... -
Ambulance struck by hit-and-run driver; two paramedics injured
L.A. NOWTwo Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics transporting a patient were injured late Saturday when their ambulance was broadsided by a hit-and-run driver in Watts, authorities said. The ambulance was traveling south on Wilmington Avenue about 11 p.m.... -
Reading L.A.: Robert Fogelson examines a city 'hooked on growth'
Culture MonsterA post in the Reading L.A. series by architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne on Robert Fogelson's 1967 book "The Fragmented Metropolis."... -
Reader photos: Southern California Moments, Day 99
L.A. NOWWatts landmark: Justin Jakobson got down on the ground Feb. 20 to take this image of the Watts Towers reflected in a street puddle. Every day of 2011, we're featuring reader-submitted photos of Southern California Moments. Follow us on Twitter...... -
Two men wounded in Watts drive-by shooting
L.A. NOWTwo men were wounded in a drive-by shooting about 9:15 p.m. Saturday in the 200 block of East 119th Street in Watts, police said. The men, who were not identified, were standing in front of a home when a man......
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