“Taste Africa in Style” Bone Marrow Cooked in Spices
Fantastically delicious! I mean healthy for you, and also tasty! Bones and soup, yummy! I fought my dogs for the bones. They won but, they were nice enough to leave me with 2. This African girl enjoyed...
View ArticleLandmark Teacher Tenure Case Wraps Up
LOS ANGELES – The fate of California's teacher tenure laws is now in the hands of a judge. In closing arguments Thursday, the attorneys for the Vergara vs. California plaintiffs argued the laws protect...
View ArticleDo We Lower Our Expectations Because It’s “Los Angeles Theater”?
I can’t help but invest some emotions into the work I am seeing. At times something hits home and might affect me, though the overall piece is far from perfect. Critics are human after all…well, I am....
View Article“PRAY TO BALL” Q&A with Amir Abdullah by Rose Desena
Those who are practicing their religious beliefs in America occasionally face opposition. Some, much more than others, feel misunderstood and even frightened to express their views. The Skylight...
View ArticleOfficers to Conduct Compliance Field Licensing in East LA
Officers from the Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) will be conducting field licensing enforcement in the unincorporated areas of East Los Angeles (zip code 90022, 90023 and 90063)...
View ArticleThe Amazing African Art of Belinda Hodasi Jones
My very first job was in the Art Gallery at the Center for National Culture in Ghana. It was while there that I actually realized that the freedom of creating from my soul was what I had always yearned...
View Article“Beyond Sight” Review by Rose Desena
Greg Shane, artistic director for CRE Outreach, an organization that supports the visually impaired though theater, surprises us with a nicely crafted musical.
View ArticleLA County Probation and Foster Youth Beat the Odds
21-year old Lucero Noyola seems like many of her fellow USC students. She’s completing her Junior year and maintaining her 3.5 GPA but tremendous odds were always stacked against her. Lucero is a...
View Article“The Guardsman” Review by Rose Desena
The Guardsman, Ferenc Molnar’s classic tale of deception and manipulation, comes to life in a stunning production. Molnar has a flair for telling stories that are timeless. Jealousy has always made for...
View Article“The Dia Diaries” Oprah’s Pedicurist and “Footnanny”
“Ok, take a deep breath out” my stomach collapses like a deflated balloon, as she holds my tiny feet in her soft but strong hands. At this point of my treatment, my body is in a state of complete...
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