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Black Restaurant Week Returns to L.A. August 7
Black Restaurant Week, which was launched in 2016 by founder Warren Luckett in Houston to shine a light on minority businesses, aid them in building community awareness and celebrate the flavors of African-American, African and Caribbean cu...
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LA’s Favorite Takeout? Sushi, According to DoorDash’s Deep Dish Report for 2020
As divisive as this year has been, there are threads of commonality that continue to unite us. One of those threads is food, and our shared love of convenience and indulgence. In times of trouble there is no greater comfort than a good meal...
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MUSIC
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Music Pick (Livestreaming): AC/DC’s Back in Black — A Virtual Celebration
To celebrate the 4oth anniversary of AC/DC's Back in Black album, often (though certainly not always) considered their best and the first album to feature vocalist Brian Johnson following the death of Bon Scott, Consequence of Sound is ho...
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Jaz Coleman Wants You to Pick a Side
Jaz Coleman, best known as the frontman with post-punk pioneers Killing Joke, is not the average interviewee. No question is rhetorical, no talk is small -- Coleman is intelligent, opinionated, angry and, yes, still a little bit mad. We'...
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Why Hamilton Haters Have it All Wrong
As July began, fans around the world gathered in front of their TV screens to celebrate the Disney+ premiere of the Broadway show Hamilton. Written and directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the film version of the hit musical — which fits six y...
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Streaming Pick: Comic-Con 2020 Celebrates Fandom at Home
Get those cosplay jammies ready and your spot on the couch nice and comfy because Comic-Con @Home starts tomorrow, July 22, with hundreds of panels celebrating all things television, movies, gaming and yes, even comics. The coronavirus migh...
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ARTS
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Representation Matters and Artist Jacqui C. Smith Is Here For It
Smart and sexy, individualistic and adorkable, confident, quirky and assertively present, the women and girls that populate the universe of artist and illustrator Jacqui C. Smith hold space for themselves, each other and any viewer who need...
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Meet an Artist Monday: Nina Palomba
Nina Palomba, creator of the colorful realm known as Nina’s World, works across boundaries between street and pop art, graphic arts and design, painting, animation, fabrication, and murals to create a universe powered by love, creativity,...
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CULTURE
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Call Outs & Cancellations: L.A.’s Club, Fashion, Beauty Figures Cloaked in Controversy
If 2020 could be summed up by one word it would be "cancelled." Due to coronavirus, everything from concerts to sporting events has literally been cancelled. But figuratively, there's been impactful cancellations and calls for them, too. In...
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JaVale McGee Gives An Inside Look At The NBA ‘Bubble’
In this week's Riding the Bench podcast, presented by L.A. Weekly, your hosts Evan Lancaster and Isai "Izzy" Rocha discuss all the reports coming from inside the NBA bubble, breaking down JaVale's McGee's vlogs from the inside, and even the...
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CANNABIS
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California Pot Arrests Continue to Drop, But Racial Disparity Rises
In 2019 California made the least felony pot arrests the state has seen in 55 years, but the racial disparities in marijuana enforcement are still evident. Last week, the California Department of Justice released its annual report on cri...
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The Freak Brothers Will Be Ready to Roll One Up This Fall
On the eve of the 50th Anniversary of their first compilation in 2021, The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers are poised to become bigger than ever with a new animated series backed by A-list voice talent dropping this Fall, or harvest season as...
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EVENTS
 
 
Now Hiring!
Instacart says it’s looking to hire 300,000 contract workers over the next three months. Amazon says it’s looking to hire 175,000 new workers for its fulfillment centers and delivery network. Albertsons Companies is hiring 5...
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GETTING #BACKTOWORK WITH CASCO’S CHERYL OSBORN
What will have to happen to ensure that those going back to work feel safe? Osborn has created the Casco #BackToWork initiative to address the uncertainties. Osborn and her team are helping businesses update their floor plans, work stati...
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