Author: SBE Staff

The McCormick® brand and Tabitha Brown are expanding their partnership to add five new salt-free, vegan seasoning products to grocery stores nationwide. Joining the wildly popular McCormick Sunshine Seasoning by Tabitha Brown, these new flavors will provide a more complete offering. The new products will consist of two seasoning blends coming to shelves and Amazon this spring and three recipe mixes rolling out later this summer. “I brought a little bit of sunshine to food lovers with McCormick and Sunshine Seasoning, and it’s definitely time we teamed back up to bring more joy and love to your kitchen to inspire healthy cooking every day…

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Forest Lawn will continue its 108-year tradition of Memorial Day remembrances with free, parkwide Memorial Day commemorations at each of its six Southern California locations: Cathedral City, Covina Hills, Cypress, Glendale, Hollywood Hills, and Long Beach. On Monday, May 29, 2023, the parkwide remembrances are a chance for generations to come together to celebrate the lives and memories of American veterans with patriotic elements, including keynote addresses, presidential proclamations, invocations, patriotic music, presentation and retiring of the flag, wreath laying, giveaways, coffee, sweet treats, and more. The Forest Lawn—Hollywood Hills commemoration is the featured commemoration this year and features speaker Dr. David Smith, Brigadier…

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Feuer establishes himself as clear frontrunner in California’s 30th Congressional District, outraising Friedman by 2-1 and Portantino by more than $200K in this quarter alone Mike Feuer has raised more money than any other candidate running to replace Adam Schiff in CA-30. Among those considered his chief competition, Feuer outraised Assemblymember Laura Friedman by 2-1 and State Senator Portantino by more than $200k in just this quarter. Feuer’s impressive fundraising numbers are a testament to the strong grassroots support he has built throughout the district, with his earnings so far totaling over $654,000. Feuer reported nearly $630,000 in cash on…

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During Pride Month in June, Disneyland After Dark will bring the first-ever Pride Nite for two unforgettable evenings at Disneyland Resort! Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite is a separately ticketed event that celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community and allies, and will be held on June 13 and 15, 2023, inside Disneyland park. This after-hours event includes themed entertainment, Disney characters, one-of-a-kind photo opportunities, specialty menu items, event merchandise and more! It begins with a three-hour pre-party mix-in from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. PT, then the private party runs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. PT, when guests can ride some popular attractions after…

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Legendary R&B singer Will Downing is set to release a new single “Till We Meet Again,” on May 1 in honor of his daughter, Aron Siobhan Downing. The song is from his recently released album, PIECES, which coincides with an unfortunate incident in Will’s personal life – the sudden passing of his 31-year-old daughter Aron.  “I wanted to create a song that could provide comfort and support to anyone who is struggling with suicidal thoughts, and mental health challenges, and to remind them that they are not alone,” he said. “It’s important that we break the stigma around mental health…

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A lifelong learner and student of life, Yahziq Ohmn-Drayden entered academia at the age of 40 by enrolling at Compton College in 2018. After contributing to his community creatively for years through his work as an MC, writer, poet, and artist, Ohmn-Drayden decided he wanted to develop other skills to help his community. He chose Compton College because it is located in his hometown and holds special meaning for him. “While I have moved from the area, I liked that I was still participating in the community where I grew up,” he said. Ohmn-Drayden was inspired by how Compton College serves a…

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The City of Gardena’s 20th Annual Gardena Jazz Festival is approaching fast! We are looking forward to another great festival that will celebrate our 20th year! Tickets go on sale Monday, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM at https://20thannualgardenajazzfestival.eventbrite.com or in person at the Nakaoka Community Center (1670 W. 162nd St. Gardena, CA 90247) from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday – Friday. Ticket pricing and artist announcements coming soon! Interested in being a vendor? Make sure you are signed up for our email list group “Vendor Opportunities” You can update your profile at the bottom of this email. Check out our festival along with…

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During Pride Month in June, Disneyland After Dark will bring the first-ever Pride Nite for two unforgettable evenings at Disneyland Resort! Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite is a separately ticketed event that celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community and allies, and will be held on June 13 and 15, 2023, inside Disneyland park. This after-hours event includes themed entertainment, Disney characters, one-of-a-kind photo opportunities, specialty menu items, event merchandise and more! It begins with a three-hour pre-party mix-in from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. PT, then the private party runs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. PT, when guests can ride some popular attractions after…

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Acclaimed theater company A Noise Within has announced an eclectic six-play 2023-24 season sponsored by the S. Mark Taper Foundation that the company is dubbing a “Balancing Act.” “Each of the six plays is about someone or something in desperate need of alignment,” explain co-artistic directors Geoff Elliott and Julia Rodriguez–Elliott. “Each has some kind of imbalance or discord at its center. Perhaps we can say the same about the world we’re currently living in.” Kicking off the season on Labor Day weekend will be The Bluest Eye, a haunting and tragic portrait of a Black girl’s coming of age in the racially turbulent 1940s, adapted by Lydia R.…

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More Than 2,000 Students, Parents, Teachers, Civil Rights and Education Leaders Participated in Rally to Advocate for an Alternative Solution to the Governor’s proposed “Equity Multiplier” that Misses the Mark with Lowest Performing Students. More than 2,000 Black students, parents, teachers and education and civil rights leaders marched today at the California State Capitol to give a voice to Black students who have been left behind in Governor Newsom’s “Equity Multiplier” budget proposal, which falls short in narrowing the academic gap between Black students and other groups on state achievement tests. The event was sponsored by the Black in School Coalition which includes…

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