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Get ready for the 2023 LA Pride Village, noon-8 p.m. June 11 in Hollywood. The LA Pride Parade kicks off earlier, at 11 a.m. on June 11. The photo shows a scene on June 12, 2022 at the LA Pride Village. (Photo by Howard Wise/courtesy of LA Pride Village) Here is a sampling of things

The anticipated port “peak” season is looking more like a plateau this year, Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach, said during a virtual news conference on Wednesday, May 31. While post-pandemic cargo numbers at both the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have dipped following record-breaking cargo months through 2022,

San Pedro’s waterfront will be hopping this summer. Among the brand new offerings will be SailGP (Grand Prix) — billed as the “Formula One” of sailing events in the Port of Los Angeles’s Outer Harbor July 22-23. Elite sailing teams and athletes will compete in the high-speed sail racing event that also brings in live

The third time was the charm. After the coronavirus pandemic canceled two earlier attempts in 2020 and 2021, the San Pedro High School marching band finally participated in the annual 2023 National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C., on Monday, May 29. Award-winning bands are chosen for the special invitation to march in the high-profile

A view from the San Fernando Valley: A bird comes in for a landing at Reseda Park Lake on Friday, May 5, 2023. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of meetings, charity/volunteer opportunities and farmers markets in

Singers, poets and guitarists added a layer of creativity to this year’s Los Angeles Fleet Week — as well as come competition. They weren’t your everyday performers, but the everyday heroes the military expo in San Pedro celebrates annually. They also happen to have special, non-military talents. Which is why for the first time, Fleet

Shelby Anderson’s classroom at Laguna Beach High School is like walking into a living museum of sorts. Across the back wall of Room 27, Anderson displays military uniforms from World War I through the Korean War and artifacts such as World War II ration books, a field communication kit with a typewriter, meal boxes and

If you were hoping to hop on a train for a holiday weekend adventure, you’re in luck – rail service is back on track starting Saturday, May 27. Both Metrolink and Pacific Surfliners are expected to resume passenger services on Saturday, with one earlier train from San Luis Obispo to San Diego operating late Friday,

On four recent May days when most of us were making a meal, commuting, or relaxing, the colleges of California State University, Northridge, held seven commencement ceremonies on the lawn in front of the University Library. From May 19 through May 22, students cheered on their favorite professors speaking at the dais or shouted across

Musician 3rd Class Taylor Johns fronts the U.S. Navy’s rock band, The Destroyers, on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at LA Fleet Week in San Pedro. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer) Musician 3rd Class Taylor Johns fronts the U.S. Navy’s rock band, The Destroyers, on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at LA Fleet Week in San

Pentecost will be celebrated on May 28 at First Christian Church of North Hollywood (Disciples of Christ) on Colfax Avenue at Moorpark Street in Studio City. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. May 27 Sherman Oaks Lutheran Church: The Rev. Titus Utecht delivers the

Sunscreen has only been around a century but pharmacy shelves are now lined with an assortment of sunscreens with a variety of active ingredients aimed to please everyone from the outdoorsman to the beauty-conscious shopper. The timeline below from the National Library of Medicine tells a brief story of sunscreen. 1798: Robert Willan, the father

The Burbank fire captain stood in the shade under an old elm tree watching members of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association arrive at the cemetery to say goodbye to another one of their own, Bill Aupperlee. It was a few days before Memorial Day 2008, not even halfway through the year, and it was already

A Sacramento County Superior Court judge has rejected a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of an anti-pay-to-play law prohibiting elected officials from voting on matters involving the people and companies who contribute to their campaigns. In his ruling Thursday, May 25, Judge Richard K. Sueyoshi determined the law, which went into effect in January, does not

Ella Richards, 16, with Troop 10-G from the Reyes Adobe District, gives a salute at a grave site during the annual Memorial Day flag placement ceremony at the Los Angeles National Cemetery on Saturday, May 28, 2022. The event was organized by the Western Los Angeles County Council of Boy Scouts of America. A Memorial

Emily Holshouser is a Los Angeles-based reporter who came to California from North Carolina in 2018. Emily began her career at the Cal State Northridge Daily Sundial, where she covered cops, protests, and utilities. She previously worked at ABC7 as an assignment desk editor and video journalist. In her time as a reporter, Emily has

A look up from inside of the Clearwater Project, a new tunnel being built to protect local waterways by addressing aging infrastructure in Wilmington on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) Some of the equipment being used in the Clearwater Project, a new tunnel being built to protect local waterways by addressing

For Charlie Plumb, a retired Navy captain shot down after 74 successful missions, seeing many of the guys he was held with in a North Vietnamese prison was an indescribable experience on Tuesday, May 23. “Seeing these guys I haven’t seen in a long time is really neat, especially when you’re in a prison cell

Just after midnight on April 30, residents near the Salton Sea were jolted awake by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake. Dozens of people told the U.S. Geological Survey that they felt the shaking, with a couple locals reporting it was strong enough to knock items over or break dishes. Less than a minute later, another temblor

A ribbon cutting opened a refurbished children’s playground on Monday, May 22, at Taxco Trails Park in West Hills. Parents and children, representatives from the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks and Los Angeles City Councilmember John Lee (CD-12) admired the new equipment, some with shady canopies, at the neighborhood pocket park. Two toddlers