Students from the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Migrant Education admire student projects at the Los Angels Zoo July 17 at the Family Day event marking the end of the summer program. Participants met with animal care experts and learned about the conservation work being done by the zoo.
Category: Hollywood
Flamboyant fitness guru Richard Simmons dies at 76
Richard Simmons, whose series of video tapes called ‘Sweatin’ to the Oldies’ created a phenomenon in the 1980s, died July 13 at his home in the Hollywood Hills. He had celebrated his 75th birthday the day before.
Songwriter Glen Ballard get star on Walk of Fame
Songwriter Glen Ballard received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame July 11. Ballard is best known for his work with Alanis Morissette on ‘Jagged Little Pill.’
Skydance Media agrees to merger with Paramount
The entrance to the Paramount Studio lot in Hollywood. Skydance Media, owned by Hollywood producer David Ellison, has announced it has agreed to purchase Paramount Global, a company created by 2019 by the merger of Viacom and CBS.
Former Marilyn Monroe home gets historic designation
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The former home of Marilyn Monroe is officially a historic cultural monument, as city officials confirmed the designation after […]
Jenni Rivera receives posthumous star on Walk of Fame
Wave Wire Services HOLLYWOOD — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring the late Mexican singing star Jenni Rivera was unveiled June 27 […]
2025 Hollywood Walk of Fame class revealed
Wave Staff and Wire Reports HOLLYWOOD — Actors Emilio Estevez, Fran Drescher and Glynn Turman, musicians Prince, Depeche Mode, Green Day and the B-52, and […]
Carol Burnett honored in Chinese Theatre forecourt ceremony
Wave Wire Services HOLLYWOOD — Comedic icon Carol Burnett placed her handprints and footprints in cement in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre in […]
Could California Officials Be More Blind?
They Make Voting Even Tougher on Voters with Disabilities California is hailed as a national leader for voting access. But visually impaired voters and their […]
Profits Before Babies in LA Hospitals
Blacks and Latinos Affected by 17 Maternity Ward Closures Those record shutdowns far outpace the region’s declining birth rate and are driven by for-profit hospitals […]