Artists have flocked to Inglewood for decades, drawn by low rents at warehouse and commercial spaces, but changes are afoot that might put upward pressure on rents. Continue reading
![[LA Business Journal] Inglewood Long Framed as Artist Enclave](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/inglewood-ringo.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[LA Business Journal] Inglewood Long Framed as Artist Enclave")
Category Archives: ARTS
![[Reuters] Teen and transgender dad find their way to U.S. family TV](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/carlylehwald2.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Reuters] Teen and transgender dad find their way to U.S. family TV")
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[Reuters] Teen and transgender dad find their way to U.S. family TV
“Becoming Us” is one of the first reality TV shows to broach transgender acceptance to a mainstream U.S. audience. Continue reading
![[Ampersand LA] LACMA’s “Islamic Art Now” highlights female vitality](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/lailaessaydi-cropped.jpeg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Ampersand LA] LACMA’s “Islamic Art Now” highlights female vitality")
[Ampersand LA] LACMA’s “Islamic Art Now” highlights female vitality
How do Middle Eastern women wish to be seen? While newspapers and televisions often exhibit photographs plucked from incidents of violence and chaos, artists are using images to express personal stories of empowerment and vitality. Continue reading
![[Intersections] Zumba boom in South LA’s concrete desert](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/zumbajump-slider-blog.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Intersections] Zumba boom in South LA’s concrete desert")
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[Intersections] Zumba boom in South LA’s concrete desert
A new crop of Zumba studios have taken root in South LA, helping people lose weight and transform their lives. Continue reading
![[Annenberg Radio] Singing for detainees behind the walls](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/img_3380.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Annenberg Radio] Singing for detainees behind the walls")
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[Annenberg Radio] Singing for detainees behind the walls
The Day Laborers of the North and Ana Tijoux brought music to the doorstep of a federal prison in downtown L.A. in solidarity with detained immigrants. Continue reading
![[Annenberg Radio] Sonic City: The Satellite](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/paris-band.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Annenberg Radio] Sonic City: The Satellite")
[Annenberg Radio] Sonic City: The Satellite
Listen to Anthony Aguiar, lead singer for the band P A R I S, describe the mystique of The Satellite in Silver Lake, one of L.A.’s most storied concert venues. Continue reading
![[Sierra] Comfort Zone: Breathing Rooms](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/2014_7_comfortzone_ph1.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Sierra] Comfort Zone: Breathing Rooms")
[Sierra] Comfort Zone: Breathing Rooms
One family has turned their house green, walls and all. Continue reading
![[LA Weekly] Ramiro Gomez: Making Menial Meaningful](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/law_people_ramiro_gomez-2250.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[LA Weekly] Ramiro Gomez: Making Menial Meaningful")
[LA Weekly] Ramiro Gomez: Making Menial Meaningful
“I know how to draw faces!” Ramiro Gomez insists with a grin, dabbing brown paint onto a glossy white magazine page with a slender brush. Shoulders and arms appear in a coppery sheen, then a head topped with thick black hair. But no face, at least not this time. Continue reading
![[Blog] Back at Ted Gibson’s framing shop, this time in for a surprise](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/129.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Back at Ted Gibson’s framing shop, this time in for a surprise")
[Blog] Back at Ted Gibson’s framing shop, this time in for a surprise
Ted Gibson’s framing shop has stubbornly stayed in business. It has kept its charm, too. Continue reading
![[Intersections] Artist Ramiro Gomez: Painting LA’s ‘invisible’ workers (+ Video)](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/portrait_of_an_affluent_family.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Intersections] Artist Ramiro Gomez: Painting LA’s ‘invisible’ workers (+ Video)")
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[Intersections] Artist Ramiro Gomez: Painting LA’s ‘invisible’ workers (+ Video)
Artist Ramiro Gomez creates paintings of L.A.’s gardeners and janitors, nannies and housekeepers — the fleet of workers who keep some of the city’s most upscale households running smoothly. Continue reading
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