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Restaurant owners critical of latest county shutdown

Wave Wire Services WEST HOLLYWOOD — City officials and local restaurant operators lashed out at the county’s decision to close restaurants to dine-in service Nov....

New minority bank drawing VIP support

By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Actor Jesse Williams is lending his star power and advocacy to Greenwood, a new majority Black and Latinx-owned...

Residents cry foul over Exide bankruptcy deal

Federal approval of plan would allow firm to avoid paying costs for cleanup By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — Residents of Southeast Los Angeles communities and...

Black Business Expo hands out virtual advice

By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Motivational speaker Les brown was once labeled in school as “educatably retarded.” Now he speaks to large groups of...

Post & Beam chef finds it’s all a balancing act

By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Q&A WITH JOHN CLEVELAND BALDWIN HILLS — It’s a blisteringly hot day in Los Angeles and Chef John Cleveland, the owner of...

Final environmental report released on Hollywood Center

Wave Wire Service LOS ANGELES — The city Planning Department has released the final environmental report on the Hollywood Center, a planned $1 billion mixed-use...

Developers file complaint over seismic assessment

Wave Wire Services HOLLYWOOD — The development team of the Hollywood Center, a planned campus of buildings including two high-rises, has filed a complaint with...

Los Angeles real estate showing promise despite COVID-19 pandemic

By: Kayla Rodgers, Contributing Writer Hollywood -- The COVID-19 pandemic has left many unknowns about the future of the real estate market in Los Angeles,...

New, black-owned apparel store opens in Inglewood

By John W. Davis Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Opening a new business is always a risky venture. Opening one in the midst of a pandemic is...

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