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Black Restaurant Week And The Nisei Week Japanese Festival Return To L.A.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:44 GMT

The fourth annual Black Restaurant Week in Los Angeles will take place starting on Saturday, Aug. 19, and run through Monday, Aug. 28. The “More Than Just a Week” campaign aims to re-stimulate local economies within the Black community by promoting Black-owned culinary businesses and professionals who can’t afford costly marketing campaigns. The week will celebrate the flavors of African American, African, and Caribbean cuisine with a series of regional cultural events. Participating restaurants include Belly Sliders and Wings in Gardena, It’s Curry Time LA and Axiom Kitchen in Long Beach.“Since 2016, we aspired to set ourselves apart from similar organizations,” Falayn Ferrell, Black Restaurant Week LLC’s operations managing partner, said in a press release. “BRW is solely guided by business owners and operators. They are in the trenches every day and experience the ebbs and flows of running a business during one of the most difficult periods in U.S. history, as 500,000 restaurants...

One Person Killed in Bicycle Accident on Alessandro Boulevard [Moreno Valley, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:44 GMT

Bicycle-Auto Collision near Graham Street Resulted in FatalityMORENO VALLEY, CA (August 10, 2023) – Early Tuesday morning, a bicycle accident on Alessandro Boulevard took the life of one person.The sheriff’s station received reports of the incident on August 8th, at about 5:21 a.m., at Alessandro Boulevard, east of Graham Street.According to reports, a black Kia Optima collided with a bicyclist, leaving the bicyclist with major injuries.Responding CalFire paramedics transported the male bicyclist to Riverside University Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries. However, the identity of the deceased bicyclist remains undisclosed to the public, pending notification from the next of kin.Meanwhile, the Kia driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigators. At this time, the Moreno Valley Traffic Reconstruction Team is leading the investigation.Deputy Ernest Dominguez is encouraging everyone with information about the fatal Alessandro Boulevard bicycle acc...

Man Fatally Struck in Pedestrian Crash on Auburn Boulevard [Sacramento, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:44 GMT

Truck Versus Pedestrian Collision Near Myrtle Avenue Kills 60-Year-Old ManSACRAMENTO, CA (August 10, 2023) – On Monday, a man was killed following a pedestrian crash involving a semi-truck on Auburn Boulevard.Authorities responded to the fatal incident on Auburd Blvd, just south of Myrtle Avenue.According to California Highway Patrol, a 2020 Freightliner was traveling east on Myrtle when it made a right turn to head south on Auburn.However, the Freightliner hit the pedestrian walking outside of the marked crosswalk in a westerly direction.Responding paramedics transported the victim to Mercy San Juan Medical Center near Carmichael. Unfortunately, the 60-year-old male pedestrian succumbed to his injuries a short while after.The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office will disclose the deceased victim’s identity once the next of kin has been notified. The 51-year-old male truck driver from Sacramento did not sustain any injuries.At this time, no further details regarding the Auburn B...

Angel Naranjo Dead after Minibike Accident near Pecos Road [Las Vegas, NV]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:44 GMT

16-Year-Old Boy Dead after Minibike Accident near Lake Mead BoulevardLas Vegas, NV (August 10, 2023) – Sunday afternoon, a minibike accident on the Las Vegas Wash Trail claimed the life of Angel Naranjo.The incident happened on July 30th, at around 12:38 p.m. near the intersection of Lake Mead Boulevard and Pecos Road.According to reports, Naranjo was riding a minibike in the wash when he ran over a cable that had been tied to a fence. The cable, which ran across the pathway, then snapped up and struck Naranjo in the neck. The impact of the cable caused the boy to fall off his bike.When emergency crews came to the site of the accident, they found the boy sitting against a wall with injuries to his neck. Officials later pronounced 16-year-old Angel Naranjo dead due to the extent of his condition.At this time, an active investigation into the accident is underway.Meanwhile, the family of Angel Naranjo has created a GoFundMe page to support the costs of his funeral.Let the experi...

Handsome Dick and Josie Cotton in Long Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:44 GMT

Handsome Dick and Josie Cotton in Long Beach: Saturday night sees former Dictators and DKT/MC5 singer Handsome Dick Manitoba perform at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach and then, on Sunday afternoon, Josie Cotton plays a matinee with “Queen of the High Desert” Jesika Von Rabbit.The current lineup of punk pioneers the Dictators were recently in town, putting in a great shift opening for the Damned. Now it’s the ex singer’s turn. Handsome Dick Manitoba has put together a superb band, and this bill in Long Beach with the Infamous Stiff, Thee Toe Tags, and Isaac “The Phantom” Rother will be a riot.Meanwhile, Cotton spoke to us three years ago, telling us at the time that, “There’s been an interest in me continuing next year, doing more of these ‘80s festivals, but then I’m not allowed to play my current music for six months in the area. I’m rereleasing all my records — 2020 is coming up and I get my masters back for my first two records with Elektra. That’s exciting. You have ...

The writers strike has hit 100 days with no end in sight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:44 GMT

By Kevin Smith, Southern California News GroupIt appears both sides are in it for the long haul.The Writers Guild of America strike hit the 100-day mark on Wednesday, Aug. 9, and the Guild and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers appear to be far from reaching a labor agreement.Chris Thornberg, an economist and founding partner with Beacon Economics, figures that won’t happen anytime soon.He attributes the continuing impasse to the wealth of viewing options now available to customers through Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus and a host of other streaming services.“Hollywood has changed sharply in the last 20 years,” Thornberg said. “Things have always been limited by distribution channels. In the grand old days we had movies theaters and 14 TV stations — no more, no less. But with more distribution channels added, they can suddenly make more and more money off of existing content.”And for the time being, customers still have plenty to watch.“It’ll be a long time before peopl...

Survey: Americans want weight loss drugs despite high cost

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:44 GMT

By Julie Appleby, KFF Health NewsMany Americans really want to lose weight — and a new poll shows nearly half of adults would be interested in taking a prescription drug to help them do so.At the same time, enthusiasm dims sharply if the treatment comes as an injection, if it is not covered by insurance, or if the weight is likely to return after discontinuing treatment, a new nationwide KFF poll found.Those findings display the enthusiasm for a new generation of pricey weight loss drugs hitting the market and illustrate possible stumbling blocks, as users potentially must deal with weekly self-injections, lack of insurance coverage, and the need to continue the medications indefinitely.For example, interest dropped to 14% when respondents were asked if they would still consider taking prescription medications if they knew they could regain weight after stopping the drugs.One way to interpret that finding is “people want to lose a few pounds but don’t want to be on a drug for the re...

Black directors lose ground in boardrooms, reversing progress

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:44 GMT

By Jeff Green, Bloomberg NewsThe share of new Black directors at S&P 500 companies fell by nearly in half in 2023, returning to levels closer to those seen before the murder of George Floyd by police brought fresh attention to the lack of diversity on corporate boards.Black directors made up 15% of the newly appointed board members last year, a drop from 26% in 2022 and heading back towards the 11% mark of 2018, executive recruiter Spencer Stuart said Tuesday in a report. The representation of other non-White directors was about the same as a year ago and stronger than in 2018: Hispanic directors were 9% of new appointments, up from 8% in 2022, but still about half their representation in the overall population, the data showed. Black people are about 12% of the U.S. population.The slowing gains for Black directors come as U.S. companies face a backlash against so-called woke capitalism from conservative politicians and policymakers, as well as more pressure to respond to inflat...

Parents must give permission for Florida teachers to use kids’ nicknames

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:44 GMT

Central Florida’s public school students head back to campuses Thursday, and if any of them go by a nickname or a name that isn’t in their official school records, parents must give permission for teachers to use those monikers.Orange County Public Schools said the new rule applies if parents want a boy named Robert to be called Rob or want a transgender girl with the name Robert on the birth certificate to be called Roberta instead.The notification from Seminole County Public Schools about the new rule tells parents, “without the signed consent form from parent/guardian, staff are required to use only the legal name of the student.”The new requirement stems from a State Board of Education rule adopted in July that aims to “strengthen the rights of parents” and requires school districts to use legal names unless parents provide permission to do otherwise.A new Florida law passed this spring says that schools cannot be required to use a pronoun that does not correspond with a student...

Wildfire devastates Lahaina, historic Maui city and onetime capital of former kingdom of Hawaii

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:44 GMT

By MARK THIESSEN and AUDREY McAVOY (Associated Press)KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) — The wildfire that has brought sheer devastation to Maui is especially heartbreaking for Hawaii because it struck one of its most historic cities and the onetime capital of the former kingdom.Lahaina holds deep cultural significance for Hawaiians. The city was once the royal residence of King Kamehameha III, who unified Hawaii under a single kingdom by defeating the other islands’ chiefs. His successors made it the capital from 1820 to 1845, according to the National Park Service.Kings and queens are buried in the graveyard of the 200-year-old stone Wainee Church. Later named Waiola, the church that once sat up to 200 people was photographed apparently engulfed in flames this week.“It was really the political center for Hawaii,” said Davianna McGregor, a retired professor of ethnic studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.Dozens of people were killed and hundreds of structures were damaged or destroyed in...