January 22 marked the 37-year anniversary of the landmark United States Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, which made abortions legal. The National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles acknowledged the anniversary with a panel discussion on women’s reproductive rights. The panelists, all pro-choice, urged a call to action in protection of abortion rights and talked [...] [...more]
Hundreds of elementary school students packed the auditorium of Rosewood Elementary School on Wednesday, all of them ready to learn about the professional writing life. The schools first annual Writers’ Career Day panel discussion brought a group of professional writers to the school to talk about imagination, creativity and putting pen, or crayon, to paper. [...] [...more]
“The Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson returns for the first time since “King Kong” with a ghost story about a 14-year-old girl stuck between heaven and earth (no, not purgatory), waiting for retribution and/or closure. Nothing new in the premise and even less new on screen, “The Lovely Bones” is a disjointed film [...] [...more]
If you’re looking for a fine dining seafood fix, look no further than downtown Los Angeles and Water Grill. Known for an expansive raw bar, Water Grill just got better by adding even more swimmingly good options, including an array of chilled oysters that are truly gems of the ocean. Known for its fresh, seasonal [...] [...more]
The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance regulating medical marijuana dispensaries on Tuesday that is designed to force illegal operations to close while allowing access for patients who have a legitimate need for the drug. The approval ends a four-and-a-half year process where the city council tried to get a handle on medical marijuana [...] [...more]
A water main ruptured in the 8100 block of Melrose Avenue on Monday morning, forcing crews to close the street for several hours while the pipe and some damage to the street was repaired. The break occurred between Crescent Heights Boulevard and Kilkea Drive and was reported around 6:00am, according to Gale Harris, public relations [...] [...more]
The investigation into the deaths of a mother and daughter who were found inside their West Hollywood apartment last Friday has been closed after coroner’s officials ruled the deceased women were not homicide victims. The women were found around 6:00pm after a maintenance worker at the apartment building in the 1100 block of N. Fuller [...] [...more]
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