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Features
THE Q&A: African American Film Marketplace prepares to mark 28th year
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer When Sandra Evers-Manly was a little girl, she would often complain to her mother that…
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East Los Angeles
Lynwood to allow up to six cannabis dispensaries
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LYNWOOD — The City Council voted 5-0 Aug. 2 to allow up to six cannabis…
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West Hollywood
Celebration to mark opening of WeHo aquatic center
Independent Staff Report WEST HOLLYWOOD — The city will host an open house celebration from 10 to 11 a.m. Aug.…
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Opinion
STREET BEAT: ‘How concerned are you about Monkeypox?’
Compiled by Cynthia Gibson at Trader Joe’s in Westchester.
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Business
Prosperity Market spotlights Black businesses
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — A mobile marketplace that spotlights Black farmers, food producers and chefs…
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Culver City
Actress Anne Heche seriously injured in Mar Vista crash
Wave Wire Services MAR VISTA — As police await blood tests on Anne Heche to determine if alcohol or drugs…
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Community
Water usage declines 11% in July, DWP reports
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles residents set another water conservation record in the month of July, the…
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Book Corner
BOOK CORNER: Author’s memoir shares story of survival, abuse and triumph
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “The Lies I Tell,” by Marlene Hickman, is a compelling memoir of survival that chronicles…
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Features
This Week in Black History
August 16, 1963 Television and advertising executive George Olden becomes the first Black person to design a U.S. postage stamp…
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Hollywood
Hollyhock House to reopen for self-guided tours
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles’ historic Hollyhock House will reopen to the public on Aug.…
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