Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — For a second straight year, the streets around Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Western Avenue in South […]
Tag: Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
2021 YEAR IN REVIEW: Gentrification fears drove fight over mall sale
By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer CRENSHAW — Like many malls in Los Angeles and across the country, 2021 was an unpredictable year for Baldwin […]
Local merchants offer unique items for Christmas gifts
By Victoria Moore Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — For Black entrepreneurs in Leimert Park Village and surrounding areas, offering affordable Christmas gifts is also about […]
Entrepreneur helps youth build solar-powered cars
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer BALDWIN HILLS — Entrepreneur Omobola Imoisili, founder and CEO of her website Teni and Tayo Creations, conducted a “How to […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Mall looking more like a ghost town
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist I had some time to kill before the start of the evening screening of “King Richard” at the Rave Theaters, so […]
New group requests stake in Baldwin Hills plaza
By Cynthia Gibson Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — A coalition of African-American community stakeholders and residents are requesting that the new owners of the Baldwin […]
Leimert Park Jazz Festival brings community together
By Slauson Girl Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — As the world continues to shift and adapt to the coronavirus pandemic, events like the Leimert Park […]
Residents vow to continue fight against sale of Crenshaw Plaza
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer CRENSHAW — Community residents are not ready to give up the fight for the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza a week […]
Mall to host return of Leimert Park Jazz Festival
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — The community will celebrate jazz and the cultural heritage of the Leimert Park enclave at the Leimert […]
‘Heart of Black L.A.’
Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza is the community’s Grand Central Station By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The ownership of the Baldwin […]