By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Inglewood-based Crowns & Hops Brewing Company is shaking up the craft beer market with its continued presence at the annual Food & Wine Festival at Disneyland California Adventure Park. The festival features a diverse array of food, beverages, merchandise and special events at the park. Crowns &…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor found herself at odds recently with some of her colleagues over a bill targeting organized retail thefts. Assembly Bill 1990, authored by Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo, D-Los Angeles, has raised McKinnor’s concerns about the balance between addressing theft effectively and ensuring civil liberties are upheld. …
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The Inglewood Unified School District has announced plans to close five schools at the end of the 2024-25 school year. The announcement was made by County Administrator James Morris during a live video address March 20. According to Morris, the shutdown is due to a decline in…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Holly Baird is a woman who works primarily behind the scenes about all things public relations. Baird is the founder and owner of The Source PR, a public relations agency committed to elevating the sophistication and quality of a client’s media footprint and mitigating reputational damage…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Fredrisha “Sha” Dixon may not be a household name but residents found her so intriguing they nearly voted her into a runoff with Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. in the 2022 mayoral election. Dixon is originally from Nashville, Tennessee and moved to Inglewood about a decade…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city has been awarded a $50,000 fellowship grant from Stanford University on behalf of its Stanford Impact Labs. The grant will be used for a project entitled Evidence for Policy Fellowship, under the direction of Economic Development Manager Qiuana Williams. The grant is for a one-year…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer WATTS — Music executive Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith was honored not far from the Watts housing project he grew up in by Los Angeles City Councilman Tim McOsker March 2. McOsker honored Tiffith, the founder of Top Dawg Entertainment, who grew up in the Nickerson Gardens housing project and…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Developers held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of a former car wash in Jan. 29. JPI broke ground on Jefferson Inglewood, a market-rate and affordable housing apartment project located at 939 W. Manchester. It is located in a transit oriented development zone near the K-Line and…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city has settled with a Los Angeles Police Department motor officer who was nearly killed after being hit by a vehicle registered to the Inglewood Police Department. LAPD motor officer Michael Flynn has agreed to accept a $15 million settlement after he suffered broken ribs, damage…
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON — The U.S. Postal Service will host a plaque dedication ceremony to commemorate the renaming of a Compton post office in honor of the first Black Marine to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. The post office is located adjacent to Compton City Hall and is being renamed…
