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...this neighborhood of modest one-story homes, storefront churches and taco stands, residents are understandably sensitive to the frightening potential of unbounded violence: Locke stands just a few blocks from the epicenter of 1965's Watts riots. So when the May 9 incident turned into what principal Travis Kiel calls "a full-fledged black and brown thing" - a near-riot pitting African-American against Latino students - he called for help. Within minutes, more than 100 police officers, many in riot gear, stormed the campus, wielding batons, herding blacks and Latinos into separate gymnasiums, and arresting four students. (There were...
...central Baghdad neighborhood of Mansour, which has also seen heavy clashes between Awakening groups and al-Qaeda over the past two years, residents say the insurgents are also introducing new tactics. On Saturday, a bomb exploded in a small storefront, after police and a crowd had gathered in response to the shooting assassination of the shopkeeper and his son. "They are using a new strategy, drawing people to a scene before an explosion," one Mansour resident told TIME. Last week, he said a fight between a group of young people outside a neighborhood school drew a crowd. After the teenagers...
...hometown of San Francisco. He had no experience with tutoring, so the program administrators assigned him odd jobs such as filling giant buckets with lard to help prepare the “pirate supply store” in the center’s lobby, a fully-functioning storefront that sells everything from glass eyes to message bottles. In addition to his volunteer work, Feeney became one of the first students to enroll in 826 Valencia’s after-school programs. He remembers an early workshop that Eggers taught on magazine publishing. “I believe...
...group of South Bend Clinton supporters, and by Thanksgiving was soliciting hundreds of signatures onto petitions to get Clinton on the primary ballot. Last week, she made 200 meatballs for the staffers and volunteers gathered at the local campaign office for a debate-watching party at Clinton's sparse storefront headquarters. "When you're fed, you're happy," she says...
...North End for fabulous fusilli—it’s just a matter of walking to Mather. Three blocks down the road, at 319 Western Avenue, an unassuming Italian joint is nestled in a nook where few Harvard undergrads venture. Facing the busy street, a fresh green storefront sign reads: “Basta Pasta Trattoria: Pizza Panini Pasta.” Hidden in the midst of dry cleaners and convenience stores, Basta Pasta is a gem of a joint. Inside, seating is sparse, and the light-orange space is slightly cramped, but the decor remains cozy and charming...