Month: March 2018

The Baker

[audio mp3="https://usc2018.nextgenradio.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/03/Viola_Baker_Master.mp3"][/audio] The Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza parking lot is deserted. It’s just before 3 a.m. and Marquis Lewis, trades his sneakers for his flour-covered work shoes. He enters Southern Girl Desserts through the back door since the mall won’t...Read More

Produce Quickly

[audio mp3="https://usc2018.nextgenradio.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/03/Celeste_Produce.mp3"][/audio]   It's half past midnight at the 7th Street Produce Market, and the hustle and bustle is invigorating, semi-trucks are revving their engines as they snake their way into the open air market. “Every day I wake up...Read More

Fawning over Flora

[audio mp3="https://usc2018.nextgenradio.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/03/Ksaidi_Fawning-over-flowers_Master.mp3"][/audio]   In the early hours of the morning, Verónica Guisa works hard at The Original Los Angeles Flower Market to supply Angelenos with natural beauty from Mexico and the rest of the world. Between the Fashion District and...Read More