May 23, 2013

Buffalo Wild Wings® Franchise Owners Join SoCal Efforts to Help Victims of Boston Bombing

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LOS ANGELES – Buffalo Wild Wings® franchise owners Karim Webb and Ed Barnett have announced that their Torrance and Baldwin Hills locations in Southern California will donate $1 from each chocolate fudge cake purchased between April 16 through April 23 to the American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts in response to yesterday’s bombings at the [...]




Photo: Buffalo Wild Wings Owners Honored in Carson, CA

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*Carson, CA – City of Carson Councilmember Mike Gipson (2nd from left), honored minority franchise owners Karim Webb (3rd from left) and Barry Thomas (4th from left) for their financial support of the Carson Colts Football Team. Known for their support of community organizations throughout Southern California, Webb and Thomas, along with Ed Barnett (not [...]




Audio: 20th Pan African Film & Arts Festival takes place February 9 – 20

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*For twenty years Ayuko Babu (pictured) has set at the helm of what was once perceived as an impossible dream. Undaunted by the challenges, he trudged forth with the noble assistance of Danny Glover and Ja’Net Dubois and founded the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF). Babu is an African Affairs specialist in legal, cultural, and political [...]




Starbucks Announces Store Partnership Model with Community Organizations in NY/Harlem and LA/Crenshaw

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*SEATTLE — As part of the company’s commitment to the communities where it does business, Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) recently announced that it will introduce a new community model in the neighborhoods of Harlem, New York and Crenshaw, Los Angeles– where community organizations will share in the profits of a store in each community.   [...]




Between The Lines: Rail Transit FINALLY Breaks Ground In South Los Angeles

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*The Crenshaw/Expo Line light rail project, part of Metropolitan Transit Authority’s (MTA) long awaited railway to the LAX Airport, finally “turned dirt” this week, nearly twenty five years after it was first proposed. Rail transit has been a kicker for economic development throughout the region. It will be the largest economic development project in the [...]