LOS ANGELES — It was a dominant back-to-back win for John Korir at the 37th Los Angeles Marathon. Jennifer Butler of San Fransisco roots for her brother Don Butler near Beverly Hills during the 2022 Los Angeles Marathon Sunday, March 20, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Runners move head past Oscars
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Luis Gutierrez, of Rancho Cucamonga, wins the LA Big 5K near Dodger Stadium on Saturday, March 19, 2022.(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Sunday’s 37th LA Marathon is the major running event of the weekend, but Saturday’s semi-main event was a big deal as well. Actually, there were two of them. The sold-out LA Big
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Sherman Way in Van Nuys. (Google Street View) March 19 The Feast of St. Joseph – Guardian of the Redeemer: Southern California Renewal Communities with the Rev. Bob Garon and Dominic Berardino lead an event celebrating St. Joseph, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A Mass will be celebrated. Admission $35. St. Didacus
The Los Angeles County Metro Construction Committee has approved buying 100 long-range electric buses, providing a resolution that will keep the popular Silver Line, which delivers riders from the port town, through downtown Los Angeles and to El Monte without the need for a transfer. In 2020, plans were unveiled to electrify the Silver Line
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 864 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 2,815,379 as of Wednesday, March 16. Officials reported 34 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 31,372 deaths since tracking began. There were four fewer hospitalizations reported since Tuesday, bringing the total
Tomatomania! starts up on March 18, 2022 at Tapia Bros. in Encino. In the file photo, people shop for tomato and pepper plants at Tomatomania! at Tapia Bros. farm stand in Encino on Friday, March 13, 2020. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) Here is a sampling of things to do in-person and online in
Legendary Disneyland cast member Maynard Smith has announced his retirement, after 28 years working attractions including the Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise and more. He has become well known over the years for his comic impressions and antics, to the point that sometimes visitors seek him out at whichever post he happens to be working. In
By MARGARET SHUTTLEWORTH | City News Service LOS ANGELES — The city of Los Angeles began work Thursday to remove an encampment from a Little Tokyo plaza before closing and fencing it off to the public — drawing protests from local homeless advocacy groups, but also an impassioned defense from City Councilman Kevin de León.
Discount retailer Burlington Stores is opening a new location Friday, March 18 in Granada Hills, bringing the company’s California total to 90 stores. The 25,000-square-foot store at 10801 Zelzah Ave. will employ about 65 workers. The discount retailer sells a variety of men’s and women’s wear and accessories, children’s clothing, shoes, home decor items, toys
San Pedro’s iconic Walker’s Cafe moved closer to getting Los Angeles City Historic-Cultural Monument status Thursday, March 17, when the Cultural Heritage Commission voted unanimously in favor of granting the designation. The Los Angeles City Council must provide final approval. But Councilman Joe Buscaino, who represents the 15th District in which the cafe resides, supports
After a year in which it ran in November instead of March because of the coronavirus pandemic, the LA Marathon is back in its regular time slot and will be contested Sunday on the streets of Los Angeles. The 26.2-mile course will begin at Dodger Stadium and culminate on Avenue of the Stars in Century
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Twenty envelopes held the fate of medical students on “match day,” at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles on Friday, March 29. Soon-to-be doctors, along with their family and friends, gathered in the quad to open their envelopes simultaneously at 9 a.m. The letters revealed where they will do their
Sometimes the best and worst of baseball happens outside the foul lines. In the stands, where a 12-year-old boy and his mother sat watching the Atlanta Braves take batting practice before a game at Dodger Stadium some years ago. The boy had been looking forward to this game for months, ever since his mother surprised
Rachael McCrary is an extraordinary woman and the founder and CEO of Gather Labs in Beverly Hills. She is not only vested in the medical tech space but is also a fashion mogul who created “Jewel Toned,” a lingerie fashion brand, as well as the RxBra. Through the development of the RxBra and her connections
Kandy Maku is a spiritual leader from the Kogi Tribe, one of the indigenous tribes of the Amazon. Brought from Columbia via International Peace Mker Rev. Patrick McCollum, Joey Nitollo and Jimmy Kimmel producer Doug DeLuca to help raise awareness of the desecration in the Amazon. The jungles and forests of the Amazon provide 80%
While shooting a story on the SoFi Stadium parking situation for the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, CBS reporter Tena Ezzadine discovered an illegal parking operation, where unlicensed individuals were taking upwards of $100 per vehicle – in a lot they didn’t own. While law enforcement was quick to shut down the operation, one of
Laurie Perez reports from Whittier where a long line wrapped around the corner for Tacos La Guera after a competing vendor attacked their stand on Friday night in a confrontation that was captured on camera.
Saryn Known participates in a speed skating demonstration during the Winter Games Celebration hosted by the City of Santa Clarita Saturday February 5, 2022. The day began with an Olympics-style torch relay from city hall to the Cube – Ice and Entertainment Center. The relay was followed by a festival of outdoor and indoor activities
About 100 educators from across California and from as far as Nevada visited San Pedro’s AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, to learn from famed ocean explorer Dr. Robert Ballard and others about the educational technologies that they’ve invested in — such as the ability to live-stream deep sea