Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Streetscape improvements along the Hollywood Walk of Fame will begin next summer, Councilman Mitch O’Farrell announced last […]
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STREET BEAT: ‘Does President Biden deserves his low approval ratings?’
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BOOK CORNER: Battles of American West are focus of historical novel
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Bone Necklace,” by Julia Sullivan, is a new novel inspired by the true story of a war in which Native […]
This Week in Black History
August 9, 1936 Alabama native James Cleveland Owens, later nicknamed “Jesse,” wins four gold medals in track and field at the international Olympics in Berlin, […]
Ridley-Thomas sues to restore City Council salary
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Mounting financial hardship for suspended Los Angeles 10th District City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas and a three-month delay […]
Councilman calls out Sixth Street Bridge vandals
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Bemoaning the “rude, inexcusable, immature, self-absorbed behavior” that has forced multiple closures of the Sixth Street Bridge, City Councilman […]
Actress Nichelle Nichols, noted for ‘Star Trek’ role, dies
By Vince Wilson II Contributing Writer Nichelle Nichols, the actress best known for her culture-shifting role as Lt. Nyota Uhura in “Star Trek,” has died. […]
Dodgers icon Vin Scully, a voice for the ages, dies
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Vin Scully, the voice of the Dodgers from the time they moved to Los Angeles, and who started his […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Interest rate increase widens wealth gap
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist On July 27, the Federal Reserve governors raised interest rates. The ¾% interest rate hike was the biggest in […]
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Kevin Hart, J.B. Smoove bring original docuseries to Audible
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer Audible, the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, has tapped comics Kevin Hart and J.B. Smoove for a couple […]