Bicyclists ride past the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood during last year’s CicLAvia event. This year’s edition comes to Hollywood and West Hollywood Aug. 18.
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Bass seeks to streamline process for film permits
Mayor Karen Bass held the first meeting of her Entertainment Industry Council last month, hoping to draw upon senior entertainment industry leaders’ expertise in improving how the city works with production companies. This week, Bass issued her eighth executive directive focused on streamlining the permit processes for local film and TV shoots.
Zoo sets record by hatching 17 California condor chicks
A California condor chick, one of 17 hatched during this year’s breeding season at the Los Angeles Zoo is weighed by a zoo employee. The 17 hatchlings is a new record for the zoo, breaking the old mark of 15.
Marvel head Kevin Feige gets star on Walk of Fame
Wave Wire Services HOLLYWOOD — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige was unveiled July 25, the day […]
Pageant marks 30th years of inspiring Black girls
Participants in last year’s Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant pose for a group photo following the program. The 30th annual pageant takes place Aug. 4 in the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Hollywood.
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Scholarship pageant for Black girls celebrates 30 years
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Lisa Ruffin is staging her 30th annual Little African American Scholarship Pageant Aug. 4 at Barnsdall Art Park in Hollywood. About 800 girls have participated in the pageant over the past 30 years.
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Scholarship pageant for Black girls celebrates 30 years
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Lisa Ruffin is staging her 30th annual Little African American Scholarship Pageant Aug. 4 at Barnsdall Art Park in Hollywood. About 800 girls have participated in the pageant over the past 30 years.
Migrant students complete summer program at L.A. Zoo
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.
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 […]