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LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's the training ground for L.A.'s most promising young talent and the alma mater of the likes of recording artist Josh Groban, actor Corbin Bleu and playwright Josefina Lopez. But since its founding in 1985, the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts has never really had a home of its own, having always shared facilities on the Cal State L.A. campus. So it marked a milestone for "LACHSA" and arts education when the school's...

- Long-Running Arts Education Initiative Succeeds Despite Massive Cutbacks in Schools - LOS ANGELES, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its commitment to increase access for youth to the performing arts and arts education, The Blue Ribbon of The Music Center presents its longest-running educational program, The Blue Ribbon Children's Festival. This event provides the experience of live performing arts for free to more than 18,000 fifth grade students on April 23, 24 and 25,...

About 130,000 People Moved Per Day WASHINGTON, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Across the country, 47.3 million people lived in a different house a year earlier and 17.3 million of them lived in a different county within the U.S., according to information the U.S. Census Bureau released today on migration. This translates to an average of about 130,000 people moving every day. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) Seven of the top 10 flows of...

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Los Angeles County, Calif., has among the highest number of commuters coming from another county in the nation, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today in new estimates released from the American Community Survey. Nationally, 27.4 percent of workers commute outside the county where they live. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130305/DC71077-INFO) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) Among workers...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Families, firefighters and hospital staff joined Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe at Grand Park yesterday evening for a ceremonial candle lighting to honor the 100 newborns who were given a chance at a happy and healthy life thanks to the Safe Surrender program. "In 2001, the Safe Surrender program began in Los Angeles County. Eleven years later, I am so proud that 100 infants have been saved and new families have been created,"...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Time Warner Cable will serve as presenting sponsor of this year's Divine Design, the West Coast's premier charity shopping event, benefiting Project Angel Food. Taking place from Nov. 29-Dec. 3, Divine Design connects shoppers to a huge selection of designer fashion, home furnishings, decor and accessories, all sold at deep discounts to raise critical funds for Project Angel Food, which provides thousands of meals and nutritional counseling...

200,000 Live in Los Angeles County, Many are Women and Under 45 Years Old LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As we enter COPD Awareness Month starting November 1, new data shows an estimated 1.1 million Californians, with nearly 200,000 in Los Angeles County, have been diagnosed with COPD, according to the first research of its kind by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research along with Survey Research Group and Public Health Institute (PHI). "BREATHE LA (BLA)...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second straight year, LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant is teaming up with United Way of Greater Los Angeles as Honorary Chair of the 2012 HomeWalk 5K Run/Walk to raise the awareness and funds necessary to end homelessness in LA County. As Chair, Bryant joins leaders in Los Angeles County, such as the Hilton Foundation, in the fight to end homelessness; the foundation will match all walker donations of $100 or more. The 2012 HomeWalk event...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina joined thousands of visitors in downtown Los Angeles today in a "gravity-transcending" celebration of the official grand opening of the completed Grand Park. A day-long series of free events that featured entertainment cascading throughout all four blocks of the park, the grand opening culminated with the first Los Angeles vertical dance, "Bound(less)," on the exterior of City Hall by...

No More Poverty and co-founders Michael Omidi and Julian Omidi support Girls On The Run of Los Angeles County, a charity that mentors young women. Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) September 08, 2012 No More Poverty (nmp.org) and its co-founders Michael Omidi and Julian Omidi, are pleased to support Girls on the Run of Los Angeles County and its creative and innovative programs for young women. Girls on the Run uses fun, experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running to...