Prior to a busy week that included Congressional hearings on the Toyota recall and Anthem Blue Cross rate hikes, Representative Henry Waxman, 30th District, visited the office of the Park LaBrea News and Beverly Press on Thursday, February 18. We interviewed Mr. Waxman about those upcoming hearings and asked him about healthcare reform, a timely [...] [...more]
A crowd of nearly 300 people packed the cafeteria at Hamilton High School on Monday night, when the Los Angeles City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee launched its new “Budget on the Road” series. The meeting was essentially a standard committee meeting, but instead of asking the community to come to city hall, committee members [...] [...more]
Renowned director Martin Scorsese returns to feature films four years after his Best Picture winner “The Departed”, bringing us the highly anticipated “Shutter Island”. “Shutter Island’s” U.S. premiere date, just missing Oscar season, should be the first hint about the caliber of filmmaking to expect. While an entertaining attempt at Hitchcockian storytelling, “Shutter Island” is [...] [...more]
Moya Angela, Syesha Mercado and Adrienne Warren star in “Dreamgirls” opening Friday, February 26 at 8:00pm at the Ahmanson Theatre. The musical tells the rags-to-riches story of a 1960s girl group, and the triumphs and tribulations that come with fame and fortune. This new production opened at the legendary Apollo theatre in New York prior [...] [...more]
Two parts restaurant, one part Hollywood hot spot, The Geisha House pairs top-notch Japanese cuisine with hip ambiance. From the street, bright pink lights and red Japanese lettering begin to tell the tale of this sizzling dining destination. The sexy scene includes a glowing red column in the middle of the otherwise dimly lit dining [...] [...more]
As schools citywide face budget cuts and possible cuts to classroom instruction time, Rosewood Elementary School in West Hollywood has some good news. On Monday, the school was one of 30 schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) named recipients of the 2009-2010 Title I Academic Achievement Award by the California Department of [...] [...more]
The curse of January continues into February at the box office with more depressing attempts at blockbusters and franchise boots and reboots. This past weekend’s attempt, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”, proves once more that a good premise still requires a compelling story and solid acting before it can become the next [...] [...more]
Assemblyman Feuer Recognizes Joyce Kleifield for Work in Local Area As a fundraiser, community liason, business association leader and mother, it’s easy to see why Joyce Kleifield was named Woman of the Year by Assemblymember Mike Feuer, 42nd District. Fairfax Business Association member Robert McCray put it best when he said, “Joyce is the every-woman, [...] [...more]
Wolfgang Zwiener went from headwaiter at Peter Luger Steakhouse in Brooklyn, New York to head honcho at his own restaurants in New York and Beverly Hills. One trip to the Canon Drive location of Wolfgang’s Steakhouse is enough to know that a true professional is running the show. The ambiance is straight-up classic steakhouse, with [...] [...more]
Marsha Aizumi remembers a time when her sixth grader son could not stand up in front of his classmates without crying and falling apart. Today, at age 21, Aiden Aizumi is preparing to accept a youth leadership award at the Creating Change conference, a program of the Gay and Lesbian Task Force that recognizes leaders [...] [...more]
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