Vivan los Carwasheros!
Los Angeles' first union carwash caravan took place July 24. Drivers brought their cars to Highland Car Wash on N. Figueroa Street in the L.A. neighborhood of Highland Park.

Etta James and Johnny Otis: R & B Revolutionaries
Two Los Angeles-based legends of Rhythm & Blues passed away last week: Etta James and Johnny Otis.

Cuban drama shines at LA film fest
Those who missed June screenings at the Los Angeles Film Festival of the "Boleto a Paraiso" have another opportunity to buy a ticket.

"Richard III": Classic with a modern lesson
Enjoying Shakespeare under the stars at Topanga Canyon's Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum is de rigeur during summertime for Angeleno theatergoers.

Cuba See: L.A. film fest highlights Havana and more
The Los Angeles Film Festival is currently taking place, and this year's multitude of movies includes: "International Spotlight: Cuba."

"Chinese Massacre" dramatizes little-known history
Playwright Tom Jacobson takes a Howard Zinn-like "people's history" look at Los Angeles, revealing a little-known pogrom against L. A.'s then-200 inhabitants of Chinese ancestry.

