It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

Smell the roses

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A Santa Monica College student walks past a colorful bed of roses at the main campus on Tuesday.
Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 12:56PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Get your hoop on!

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Second-grader Husai Garcia, 8, gyrates and keeps five hula-hoops up during the Unity Resource Fair at Virginia Avenue Park on Sunday, April 22, 2007.
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Wheel of Learning

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Karen Sanders, helps her 2 year-old daughter, Grayson spin the 'Wheel of Fortune' at the Santa Monica Library booth during the Unity Resource Fair at Virginia Avenue Park on Sunday, April 22, 2007. Grayson won a book light.

Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 at 04:43PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Karate kid

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Black Belt Clarence Johnson (left) and Green Belt Kevin Sutton, both volunteer at Virginia Ave Park, demonstrate martial arts techniques during the Unity Resource Fair at Virginia Avenue Park on Sunday, April 22, 2007.
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Black Belt

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Black Belt Clarence Johnson, a volunteer at Virginia Ave Park, demonstrates martial arts techniques during the Unity Resource Fair at Virginia Avenue Park on Sunday, April 22, 2007.
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Raising Readers

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1) Cindy Lee, 40, watches as her 21 month-old son Kyle Kim 'fusepaint' during Santa Monica College's Raising Readers - a Literacy Festival on Saturday, April 21, 2007. 2) Kendall Kelly, 4 stamps a K for her name during the Literacy Festival.  3) Jairo Villeges, 3, grabs a hand full of noodles at the sensory table during  the event.

Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 at 07:22AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Watershed Diorama

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David Miranda, 3, examines the Watershed Diorama at the Santa Monica Aquarium on Saturday during the Earth Day Weekend.  The diorama, which was custom made for Heal the Bay by Andrew C. Aguilar, is designed for pollution education and to illustrate stormwater runoff.
Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 at 07:14AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Earth Day Beach Cleanup

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1) Volunteer Heidi Winner, 19, from the UCLA Environmental Bruin club, collect trash along Santa Monica Beach on Saturday during Heal the Bay's Earth Day Beach Cleanup. 3) Volunteer Holly Gibbons, 17, goes thigh-deep in water to retrieve a Styrofoam cup at Santa Monica Beach on Saturday during Heal the Bay's Earth Day Beach Cleanup. 4) Volunteers from NBC Universals collect trash along Santa Monica Beach on Saturday during Heal the Bay's Earth Day Beach Cleanup.
Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 03:42PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint