From City News Service LOS ANGELES — Lorenzo Soria, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association that annually presents the Golden Globe Awards, has died […]
Category: Entertainment
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Haiti International Film Festival goes virtual this year
By Bill Vaughan, Entertainment Writer An impressive slate of feature films starring well-known actors Jimmy Jean-Louis and Djimon Hounsou, stunning shorts and panels will be on […]
BOOK CORNER: Author writes new fantasy novel ‘Sage’
By Marissa Wells, Contributing Writer Sage, a businesswoman, wife, mother and insomniac, lives life on the edge. She finds herself leading a dual existence as she […]
Walk of Fame master plan enters design phase
Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell has announced that city engineers are beginning the schematic design phase of the Hollywood […]
Groups form partnership to help diversify the music industry
By Alysha Conner, Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The Recording Academy and a leading online civil rights nonprofit are joining forces to promote positive social changes […]
BOOK CORNER: Designer-turned author shares tips in ‘The Top 15 Mistakes’
By Marissa Wells, Contributing Writer “The Top 15 Mistakes a #DesignBoss Would Never Make,” by Nikki Chu and Monica Wilcox, is an exciting book for new […]
Ladera Heights offers drive-in movie for neighbors
By Darlene Donloe, Contributing Writer LADERA HEIGHTS — While residents in a Ladera Heights neighborhood were complying with stay-at-home orders and thus unable to go to […]
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Beyoncé shows that ‘Black Is King’ on Disney+
By Bill Vaughan, Entertainment Writer Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, the 24-time Grammy winner, is unveiling her latest directorial project, “Black Is King,” July 31 on Disney+. The new […]
BOOK CORNER: ‘Queen of the Negro Leagues’ tells the story of Effa Manley
By Victoria Moore, Contributing Writer Based on the colorful, eccentric life of Effa Manley, co-owner of the baseball team the Newark Eagles, “Queen of the Negro […]
New project launched to diversify Hollywood, network TV
By Kayla Rodgers, Contributing Writer HOLLYWOOD — A longtime film and television executive is partnering with civic and union leaders to launch a career training initiative […]