Bon Jovi goes to LAMP

Monday morning, Steve Lopez of the LA Times and Bon Jovi visited Lamp Community. Read more HERE. Lamp has a new web page and apparently is switching executive directors.  Congratulations to  Shannon Murray Interim Executive DirectorOther really cool and impressive people to watch at LAMP are: Lawrence Manley Food Services Manager. Great big man who […]

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Limo Hit and Run

My mom called me this morning to ask where %th and Los ANgeles street was in downtown Los Angeles. I told her is is about a block from the Central Division of the LAPD, why? Early this morning there was a hit and run. One woman in a 1980’s limo dragged another two blocks and […]

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Lamp Community: Art on Skid Row

ART is THERAPY The Lamp Art Project allows members of Lamp and the Skid Row Community as a who;e to enjoy a little art, take a painting class, get tutoring and learn from a real master and from the other painters – and it allows them to showcase their art works and sell them.  Darlene […]

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Skid Row Murder update

Shanana Flores,  Lamont Ward, and, Richard Luna. These are the names of the people who caused the Lamp Lodge Murder at 660 S Stanford Avenue on Easter Sunday. Ryan Vaillancourt wrote a wonderful story on this in the Los Angeles Downtown News. But, they are not the only people responsible. That portion of Skid Row […]

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Walking on the Row

When Estela Lopez, the executive director of the Central City East Association leads a walk from the Midnight Mission in LA every first wednesday evening of the month at 6 pm. I did not know about the walk . . . I think I will leave work early and try to join them. If you […]

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