SAN PEDRO – L.A. Fleet Week, an annual multi-day event on L.A.’s waterfront, is introducing two new events Aug. 30-Sept. 2. Attendees can watch the U.S. Navy Leap Frog jumpers as they parachute into the Port of Los Angeles. And advanced teams can sign up for the USAA’s Obstacle Course Competition, which is held all Read More…
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Services held for Turning Point founder Pat Means
LOS ANGELES — Funeral services were held Jan. 19 at West Angeles Church of God in Christ, 3045 S. Crenshaw Blvd., for Pat Means, the co-founder, former president and publisher of Turning Point Magazine, one of the most prominent and largest Los Angeles-based magazines targeting African-American small business owners. She died Jan. 8, surrounded by Read More…
Brickyard project bringing future jobs to Compton
COMPTON — Residents and city officials are already seeing some of the rewards from the Brickyard Light Industrial Project, which isn’t even completed. The project broke ground in December to create a 1.1 million-square-foot light industrial park. It will connect the city with the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Formerly the Atkinson Brickyard, Read More…