The official dedication of the Nat King Cole Post Office at 265 South Western, in Los Angeles was held on December 7th,2002. This ceremony had all the making of a Hollywood movie, as Postmaster James Smith, U.S. Postal Service District Manager William Almarez, Councilman Tom LaBonge(4th District), Congressman Xavier Becerra (United States House of Representatives, 30th District of California)were joined by Nat King Coles family-his widow, brother Freddie, two daughters-Natalie and Carole, and …

Hollywood-California is very fortunate to be home to many celebrities, (i.e,movies stars,sports stars, literary stars, and musical stars from different genres. Matriarch of the blues, legendary singer Etta James was honored with the 2,223rd star on the world famous Holly wood Walk of Fame. The star for Ms. James was unveiled at 7080 Hollywood Blvd., near The Gateway of the Walk of Fame at Hollywood and LaBrea. Johnny Grant, honorary Mayor of Hollywood and Chairman of the Walk of Fame Commi …

Chrysler’s Old Pasadena Summer Fest Pasadena-Over 100,000 people were in attendance at the Chrysler’s Old Pasadena Summer Fest. This family friendly event officially kicked off the summer season. The weather was pleasantly cool for this extremely popular annual celebration. The Chrysler’s Old Pasadena Summer Fest was a three-day extravaganza offering event goers five spectacular events umbrellaed under one banner, including the Family Fun Fest, Summer Arts Fest, A Taste of Summer, The Sports …

Jazz Sizzles in New Exhibition At CAAM Photo and Text by Ricky Richardson Los Angeles-In the words of New Orleans jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton, jazz was born with a "Spanish tinge." A bilingual traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian, Latin Jazz: La Combinacion Perfecta," opened at the California African American Museum on July 16, 2005 and will remain on view until October 8, 2005. Important industry personalities-an interesting mixture of musicians, pro …

Los Angeles-The beautiful, well manicured lawn of the Playboy Mansion was the perfect setting for the annual Playboy Jazz Festival Press Conference. Los Angeles County High School For The Arts Jazz Combo-Daniel Richardson-saxophone, Greg Diaz-trumpet, Michael McTaggart-guitar, Christopher Bowers-keyboards, Garrett Lang-bass and Max Wrightson-drums provided entertainment for the arriving guest.This year's line-up is as eclectic as ever with a mixture of musical genres to please everyone who w …