Hotcha, whoopee, skidoo, and all that jazz. “Chicago” opened at the Pantages Theatre Wednesday night to a crowd hungry for jazz, murder and razzle-dazzle, and they were served up the real deal. Grammy winner and former “Destiny’s Child” member Michelle Williams turns in a spunky performance as the sweet, pixie-turned-murderer Roxie Hart with outstanding vocals [...] [...more]
On April 15, Beverly Hills Police Department officers arrested a suspect that Los Angeles Police Department detectives have been seeking in connection with a shooting that occurred on October 29, 2009, at the Adat Yeshurun Valley Sephardic Synagogue in North Hollywood. With a warrant for his arrest, Beverly Hills SWAT officers took Christopher Littlejohn into [...] [...more]
Los Angeles Police Department Northeast detectives have released a composite drawing of a man who shot and wounded a woman during a purse snatching incident in the Silverlake area on April 11. Detectives say the woman and a group of her companions were walking to their car in the 2300 block of Glendale Boulevard around [...] [...more]
On April 14, Los Angeles police officers arrested two men and one juvenile male in two separate, unrelated bicycle thefts downtown. A fourth adult suspect remains at large and unidentified. “With bike theft going up last year, we’ve really made bike theft a focus this year, and it’s paying off with arrests,” said Lt. Paul [...] [...more]
A well-known Skid Row resident, Conrad Fitzgerald Phillip, 41, known by the nickname, Dread, for the long dreadlocks he wore, was murdered early on the morning of April 20. Just after 5:00am, security guards from several buildings reported hearing a gunshot in the vicinity of the SB Lofts on Los Angeles Street. One guard saw [...] [...more]
Another weekend, another comic book adaptation hits the big screen. But just like “Kick-Ass”, “The Losers” doesn’t disappoint. It’s an action movie experience with enough explosions and humor to keep things going even through your second box of popcorn. This is a repeat view candidate, with all the fun and adventure that adaptations offer when [...] [...more]
Local mid-city elected officials at the city and state level have taken the lead on gun control legislation. In recent weeks, Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz, 5th District, and California State Assembly Member Mike Feuer, 42nd District, both introduced legislation aimed to better track and control private ownership of firearms. Koretz, who had already [...] [...more]
As with the city’s streets, a huge portion of Los Angeles’ sidewalks have fallen into disrepair—cracked by time, rain and neglect, or pushed up by tree roots. For the last 35 years, if it was the roots of trees on public property damaged the sidewalks, the city was responsible for repairing the damage. That policy [...] [...more]
Hotcha, whoopee, skidoo, and all that jazz. “Chicago” opened at the Pantages Theatre Wednesday night to a crowd hungry for jazz, murder and razzle-dazzle, and they were served up the real deal. Grammy winner and former “Destiny’s Child” member Michelle Williams turns in a spunky performance as the sweet, pixie-turned-murderer Roxie Hart with outstanding vocals [...] [...more]
The Los Angeles City Council voted 9-1 on April 16 to approve the fees that medical marijuana dispensaries will be charged to operate within the City of Los Angeles. Because the vote was not unanimous, the council must vote again on the fees on Friday as a formality, but only a simple majority is needed. [...] [...more]
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