Riverside native Denise Booker sees Juneteenth not as a commercial holiday, or even a day off for some — but as a “day of remembrance and togetherness.” “It’s a moment to recognize slavery and celebrate community,” Booker, co-founder of The B.L.A.C.K. Collective, said. She’s been involved with organizing the now-annual Juneteenth Celebration at Fairmount Park in…
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Corina Godoy has an admittedly unorthodox dream. She hopes to adopt a bird. She’s not yet sure what kind of bird, but it needs to have a taste for feasting on the juicy red berries that grow on lycium, a thorny shrub found throughout the deserts of Southern California. Sometime after her bird eats those…
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Editor’s note: Sacramento Snapshot is a weekly series during the legislative session detailing what Orange County’s representatives in the Assembly and Senate are working on — from committee work to bill passages and more. It hasn’t been an easy year to pass fentanyl-related legislation in the California Legislature. But one effort, meant to prevent more…
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I received more than a few emails regarding the loss of the LA Oldies (aka K-SURF) stream. While the station can still be heard over the airwaves if you have an HD radio and are able to clearly tune in to 105.1 HD4, many listeners used the internet or smartphone apps to listen, and that’s…
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LOS ANGELES — Nneka Ogwumike had a double-double with 19 points and 15 rebounds and 5 assists but the Sparks could not overcome a 9-0 run by the Connecticut Sun in the final three minutes of the game, losing 83-74 at Crypto.com Arena Sunday. “I’m grateful to be healthy and be out there,” Ogwumike said,…
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VENICE BEACH — At the south end of one of the most popular beaches in the country is a breeding ground for some of the best hoopers in the Los Angeles area. The Venice Beach Basketball Courts are home to the popular summer basketball league, Veniceball, and on Sunday, the league opened its door to…
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LOS ANGELES — The worst U.S. Open ever! A joke! The crowd stinks! Prior to the conclusion of the 123rd U.S. Open at the Los Angeles Country Club, some on social media had decided that the first championship in L.A. since 1948 was a dud. Whether or not Wyndham Clark’s one-stroke victory changed minds about…
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LOS ANGELES — For the first time in a long time Rod Fowler was nervous. He got to experience some anxiety these past few days at the U.S. Open, he said, as he watched his son hold the lead for most of the first three rounds before losing his grip Sunday, carding 5-over-par 75 to…
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LOS ANGELES – The final day of a U.S. Open can be a matter of survival, as the course conditions become more challenging and the mental gremlins wreak their havoc. But Wyndham Clark, five weeks removed from his first PGA Tour victory, is now a major champion because he was consistent, because he held off the…
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Wyndham Clark celebrates with his caddie after winning the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at the Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 18, 2023. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer) Wyndham Clark pumps his fists after winning the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at the Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles…
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