Gary Phillips Mid-City Noir
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- Category: Featured Resident
- Published on Wednesday, 02 June 2010 22:35
- Written by Renee Montgomery
Who better to profile in the TNN than long time Mid-City resident and acclaimed local writer Gary Phillips? It was Phillips’ short story that was chosen to represent the Mid-City section of the best-selling anthology Los Angeles Noir.
Characters from several of his internationally-known novels operate from our area…Ron Hutchinson International Playwright
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- Published on Sunday, 04 April 2010 04:49
- Written by Renee Montgomery
Out of all the neighborhoods, in all the towns, in all the world, he chose ours.
When acclaimed screenwriter/playwright Ron Hutchinson describes his block in Kinney Heights in West Adams, he uses descriptions like “a web of relationships” and “a little family”.
If teenage daughter Isabella is dressed up for…Barbara Bottner Favorite Children's Author
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- Category: Featured Resident
- Published on Thursday, 18 February 2010 21:51
- Written by Renee Montgomery
It must be the Adams first law-of-physics that our charming neighborhood should attract a charming children’s book author. Barbara Bottner, five-year resident of Western Heights is the author and/or illustrator of over 36 books for children and…Frances Moore The Quilt Lady
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- Category: Featured Resident
- Published on Tuesday, 06 October 2009 10:58
- Written by Dianne Lawrence
During one of my evening strolls a neighbor pointed out a cute little house set back off the street. She told me that one of the best quilters in Los Angeles lived there. I caught up with Frances one day as she unloaded groceries from her car and asked if…Brent Green, Greening The Neighborhood
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- Category: Featured Resident
- Published on Monday, 09 October 2006 23:00
- Written by Dessie Reese
By Dessie Reese
Brent Green serves as Vice-president to a new Neighborhood Block Club in the area between La Brea Ave and Hauser Ave. south of Washington Blvd., Region 7 of the MINC Neighborhood Association. He is also responsible for the greening of Mid-City.
Very seldom do you…Don Lynch, West Adams Historian
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- Published on Monday, 09 October 2006 23:00
- Written by Dianne Lawrence
Did you know that West Adams contains the largest concentration of historical monuments in all of Los Angeles?
Find out more about this in the recently published West Adams, part of a series called Images of America published by Arcadia Publishing and co-authored by Western Heights resident historian, Don Lynch, along…Regina Jones, A Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree
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- Category: Featured Resident
- Published on Thursday, 05 October 2006 07:00
- Written by Dianne V Lawrence
By Dianne Lawrence
Regina Jones, a 42 year resident of Country Club Park, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center.
Regina was Founder and Publisher of Soul Newspaper, the first biweekly dedicated to the coverage of Black arts and entertainment in 1966.…
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