Culture

Songs of Past and Present, Near and Far Chanteuse Jessica Fichot Evokes Paris and Old Shanghai at Collage

I hear in it a more intimate version of Cirque du Soleil’s world music mélange, more scaled down, to be…

4 years ago

Walker’s Cafe Sold to Buyer Who Intends to Change Nothing

In late March, Prospect Group officially closed the deal on purchasing Walker’s Cafe, a beloved San Pedro diner that closed…

4 years ago

Gatekeeper of Philippine Culture: Linda Nietes-Little to Receive Banaag Award

In February Linda Nietes-Little, owner of Philippine Expression Bookshop in San Pedro received a remarkable letter from the Philippine Consulate…

4 years ago

Random Happening — Chris Pierce Tours American Silence

In the spring of 2020, Pierce said he found himself suddenly at home, learning how to be an “overnight audio…

4 years ago

The Music Center Opens Applications For SW!NG OUT

The program is for L.A. area dance enthusiasts, musicians, choreographers and other performers interested in developing skills and partnering with…

4 years ago

Intertidal Encounters: Plastic Surface

The Series Explores the Urgency of Human Impact Upon our Oceans and Future

4 years ago

Upcoming Foodways Summit Will Connect You to the Bounty of Local Agriculture

For any community, food sovereignty is a consummation devoutly to be wished. It’s what you have when the people in…

4 years ago

Book Review — Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

Ever since the early 1950s, when Arthur Miller used the 17th-century Salem Witch Trials to dramatize what Sen. Joseph McCarthy…

4 years ago

CSUDH Students Lead the Fight Against Food Insecurity

College students struggle to pick between buying groceries or paying tuition.  A junior at the California State University of Dominguez…

4 years ago

The Vanderlip Dream — Heir Proposes Historic Museum for Peninsula After Sale of Villa Narcissa

The historic Vanderlip mansion, built in 1924, is the centerpiece of an 11.5-acre property hidden in the hill directly above…

4 years ago