A Little Rock-born grandmother who appeared in the movie "The Blues Brothers" died last week at her home in Altadena, Calif., as a wildfire raged through the community.
The demands of a restaurant were never-ending, and Rena would arrive at dawn to start rolling out the biscuits. The original clientele was racially diverse and stuck around for the roast beef, Salisbury steak, sweet potato pie and banana splits.
As embers wafted overhead against a reddening sky, Adonis and Denise Jones grabbed a few belongings and left their house last week in Altadena, California ... was a little further out, but ...
At age 95, there was no other way to describe Dalyce Curry, or “Momma Dee” to her large extended family, other than “fabulous.”
There was no official alert about the wildfire barreling toward the mountainous community of Altadena, California ... “It’s a little more rural than Pasadena because you can see black bears ...
CALIFORNIA, USA — At age 95 ... she was just fabulous, period." Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1929, that big personality was destined for one place: Hollywood. She settled in Los Angeles ...
Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires. The Altadena cemetery where the science fiction and Afrofuturism author is buried did
Altadena has not yet experienced issues like these, but that might not last. California prohibits insurance companies from dropping customers in fire-struck areas for at least a year, but ...
For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined loss of generational wealth and personal heirlooms is indescribable.
An Arkansas native with ... Press reported Thursday. Born in Little Rock in 1929, Dalyce Curry, or “Momma Dee” as she was known to family, lived in Altadena, where she died in her home ...
The first member of the Benn family to settle in Altadena, California, was Charles Benn ... because this is a wonderful little neighborhood. But, I mean, we didn’t have a lock on that—yeah ...
Get ready to rock! The 90's alternative rock band 'Cake' is making their way to the Natural State this spring.