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West Hollywood’s poet laureate, for better and verse
Jewish Journal
January 11, 2017
Poet Kim Dower promotes the work of other writers at her business, Kim-from-L.A., but when she first heard about the opening for the position of West Hollywood’s city poet laureate, she said she hesitated before applying.
Lady Gaga joins mourners at L.A. City Hall to vent anger, grieve
Eitan Arom
June 14, 2016
Singer-songwriter Lady Gaga was visibly and audibly shaken as she took the microphone in front of Los Angeles City Hall on June 13 to speak words of consolation and anger to a heartbroken crowd of more than 2,000 mourners.
Y7 yoga is less meditation, more rhythm nation
Tess Cutler
March 7, 2016
Tucked between the organic pressed juiceries and high-end fashionista boutiques of West Hollywood, Y7 Studio puts swagger into stretching, offering hip-hop-themed yoga classes where instructors double as disc jockeys.
Tel Aviv Pride, the California connection
Jewish Journal
June 15, 2015
A high-profile California contingent contributed to the size and impact of the week-long LGBT Pride Celebration in Tel Aviv last week, with Los Angeles leaders joining Bay Area collegues in staging events aimed at strengthening the standing of Israel’s gay community.
L.A.’s reigning queen of cannabis is a pot ‘doctor’ to the stars
Jewish Journal
June 15, 2015
Stepping into the lobby of the West Hollywood medical marijuana dispensary where Dina Browner serves up buds to movie stars, it’s hard to miss the name Snoop Lion splashed across a hydroponic grow box painted red, green and gold.
Meet Joel Simkhai, the Israeli foundr of Grindr
Tess Cutler
February 11, 2015
“Everybody knows Grindr. If you’re a gay man and you don’t know what Grindr is, then you’re lying.”
West Hollywood, Israel join forces in HIV/AIDS task force
Jewish Journal
September 23, 2014
Israel’s Consul General in Los Angles David Siegel and West Hollywood Mayor John D’Amico gripped the handles of a super-sized pair of scissors as they cut a ceremonial red ribbon Sept. 18, marking their joint partnership in an HIV/AIDS task force.
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