LYNWOOD — Classrooms across Lynwood Unified School District were filled with eager energy Aug. 8 as hundreds of incoming transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students and […]
Category: Featured
East L.A. County artists can apply for grants up to $25,000
LOS ANGELES – Artists and arts organizations in East Los Angeles County can apply for grants ranging from $2,500 to $25,000 through the Eastside Arts […]
General Hospital project enters technical planning stage
BOYLE HEIGHTS — The county Board of Supervisors voted July 29 to move into the technical planning phase of a years-long project to convert the […]
LGBTQ activist Jewel Thais-Williams honored at celebration of life in South Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — A celebration of life was held July 27 for Jewel Thais-Williams, the LGBTQ activist and original owner of L.A.’s landmark Jewel’s Catch […]
Hollywood hosts annual Little Miss African American scholarship pageant
HOLLYWOOD — The Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant, a nonprofit organization founded by Lisa Ruffin, will hold its 31st annual event at 4 p.m. […]
Inglewood hair stylists seek equity in beauty supply access
INGLEWOOD — Cyndrea Mathews spent years greeting customers by name as they walked into her sunlit salon near the edge of Culver City and Inglewood. […]
Creator of L.A. shelter system named to lead homeless agency amid funding crisis
LOS ANGELES – The agency that coordinates homelessness services across the county has hired a new interim leader as it faces a funding crisis and […]
Number of homeless people found living on Metro buses and trains drops nearly 40%
LOS ANGELES — The number of people experiencing homelessness counted across the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s bus and rail system dropped by nearly […]
Los Bukis’ Hollywood star marks a milestone for Mexican music, fans and immigrants
HOLLYWOOD — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled July 23 honoring Los Bukis, the chart-topping and Grammy-nominated Mexican regional music band […]
County orders flags lowered after three deputies die in training facility explosion
EAST LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County facilities will fly flags at half-staff following Friday’s explosion at a sheriff’s training center that killed three deputies […]