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Monday, August 30, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, August 30, 2010

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Los Angeles a hot city for singles looking for love

It’s been a really hot summer for Los Angeles and I’m not referring to the weather. The largest online dating site, Match.com, reports its figures show more singles than ever used its dating services to find love this summer, according to a PR Newswire press release. A pioneer in online dating, Match.com launched in 1995 and now has dating sites in 25 countries. Match.com […]

Monday, August 16, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, August 16, 2010

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News Bits: President Obama’s visit, Casting for “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” & Box Office numbers

President Obama raises $1 million & snarls traffic in Southland It happens almost every time a U.S. President visits the Southland. The bad traffic situation gets worse. That’s what occurred today, when President Barack Obama dropped in for one of those high-ticket priced Hollywood -type fundraisers. Obama reportedly raised $1 million dollars for the Democrats and the ire of some Southlanders over the traffic problems […]

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, August 4, 2010

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Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $53 million

More greenbacks got stuffed into the Mega Millions jackpot, after no one matched all of the winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing. The lucky numbers were 4, 13, 20, 22, 56, and the Mega Ball 32. However, there’s still a ticket from last night’s game that’s got a lot of dollar signs hanging on it. One ticket sold at the Lorena Market, 3360 East Olympic […]

Monday, March 1, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 1, 2010

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An Oscar contender picks up top honors at the 41st Annual NAACP Image Awards

Photo: Mario Anzuoni — Gabourey Sidibe accepts the outstanding actress award at the 41st Annual Image Awards in Los Angeles on Friday, February 26, 2010. More photos on Reuters website. The heart-wrenching drama about an abused teenage mother struggling to find her self-worth captured the major trophies at the 41st Annual NAACP Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, last Friday, February […]

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, February 2, 2010

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Big moments at the 2010 Grammy Awards

King of Pop’s kids, Paris and Prince Michael Jackson, at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards — Photo by Michael Caulfield at WireImage.com from http://www.grammy.com The artistry of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, loomed large over the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Sunday night, January 31. A nice star-studded musical tribute to the late superstar was followed by the appearance of his two oldest […]

Sunday, January 24, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, January 24, 2010

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16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards winners celebrated

Several of the winners at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony in the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center last night are now serious front runners to collect an Oscar this year. Sandra Bullock took home the Actor statuette for outstanding performance by an actress in a motion picture for her role in the football drama, “The Blind Side.” Jeff Bridges won best actor for his lead role in […]

Monday, July 27, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, July 27, 2009

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Best selling author E.Lynn Harris dies suddenly at 54

Everette “E” Lynn Harris (June 20, 1955 – July 23, 2009) Over the weekend, a number of tributes and obituaries for the late writer E. Lynn Harris, a pioneer in popular black fiction. Last week during a book tour for his latest novel, “Basketball Jones,” the bestselling author became ill at a Beverly Hills hotel. Harris died last Thursday night, July 23, at Cedars-Sinai Medical […]

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, July 8, 2009

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A fantastic send-off for superstar Michael Jackson !

Photo: Andrew Gombert/Pool This is the cover of the program for the public Michael Jackson memorial service held at Staples Center in Los Angeles yesterday. A ton of photos of the event and the fans are on the Los Angeles Times website . Thousands of lucky ticket holders joined MJ’s friends, celebrities, and family members for the emotional and musically charged memorial inside […]