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0 Community Corner As part of a celebration of the city's Jewish heritage, an exhibit in downtown Los Angeles highlights Jewish delis in the city. City News Service , News Partner Posted Reply LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles officials joined nonprofit and faith leaders Tuesday to mark Jewish American Heritage Month, which is celebrated in May, at an exhibit in downtown Los Angeles that highlights Jewish delis in the city. The "Who Doesn't Love a Deli: LA Jewish Deli Stories" exhibit was curated by the Skirball Cultural Center and aims to educate people about how deli food represents the Jewish immigration story by combining regional food traditions from Eastern Europe with locally available ingredients in the United States. "As the council member for the Fifth District that includes much of Los Angeles' most historically Jewish neighborhoods from the Fairfax district to Robertson/Pico area, the history of Jewish food is a culmination … [Read more...] about Deli Exhibit To Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month In LA

0 Community Corner The area spans 30 acres and will include four multi-purpose sports fields, lighting, irrigation, stadium seating. City News Service , News Partner Posted Reply LOS ANGELES, CA — The Sepulveda Basin Sports Complex received $3 million in federal funding for a new community space and park ranger station, and Mayor Eric Garcetti joined Rep. Brad Sherman, who secured the funding, to celebrate at the complex Wednesday. "Representative Sherman has always been the tip of the spear when it comes to fighting for federal funding that invests directly in our communities," Garcetti said. "Thanks to his tireless advocacy, the city will be able to make much needed improvements to several of our most beloved city parks and community spaces -- enhancing the quality of people's lives, promoting healthier futures, and creating new opportunities for our residents." The funding, which was allocated in March through the Consolidated … [Read more...] about Sepulveda Basin Complex Receives $3 Million in Federal Funding

The drab free port zone near the Geneva city center, a compound of blocky gray and vanilla warehouses surrounded by train tracks, roads and a barbed-wire fence, looks like the kind of place where beauty goes to die. But within its walls, crated or sealed cheek by jowl in cramped storage vaults, are more than a million of some of the most exquisite artworks ever made. Treasures from the glory days of ancient Rome. Museum-quality paintings by old masters. An estimated 1,000 works by Picasso. As the price of art has skyrocketed , perhaps nothing illustrates the art-as-bullion approach to contemporary collecting habits more than the proliferation of warehouses like this one, where masterpieces are increasingly being tucked away by owners more interested in seeing them appreciate than hanging on walls. With their controlled climates, confidential record keeping and enormous potential for tax savings, free ports have become the parking lot of choice for high-net-worth buyers … [Read more...] about One of the World’s Greatest Art Collections Hides Behind This Fence