Mark Your Calendars for the Long-Awaited (Re)Opening of Clifton’s Republic

Featured image credit: Difference Engine Ever wanted to eat Jell-O in an enchanted forest? Then mark your calendars for October 18. It’s the long-awaited date for the Grand Reopening of Clifton’s Republic, an event only bested by the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round on the “when’s this going to re-open?” scale. While portions of the eccentric cafeteria-turned-multi-level […]

Los Angeles Architecture 101: Programmatic Architecture

Featured image credit: Chalmers Butterfield Here in the post-internet world, it’s hard to recall just how dramatically the automobile changed the country. Few American cities felt the cultural impact quite like Los Angeles. The arrival of the family car in Southern California created fertile ground for a series of architectural movements with none more over-the-top […]

Camille’s Culinary Creations Crosses Industries and Cultures in the Name of Flavor

Burbank has no shortage of baked goods. But few bakeries can hope to match the heart, soul, and time-tested passion of Camille’s Culinary Creations. But to be fair, Camille’s is not just a bakery. Blending a bakery and catering service, this black-owned, women-owned business, led by a dynamic mother-daughter partnership, has been making a name […]

Visit These 100 Black-Owned Businesses for National Black Business Month (and Beyond)

August is National Black Business Month, but, as our directory below proves, these 100 black-owned businesses are establishments worthy of consistent traffic all year long. A few of these businesses have even been featured in JohnHart’s blog (and JohnHart Media’s YouTube channel) before. From health food to soul food, bold flavors to bolder fashions, community […]

California Cannabis Cafe Bill Would Put a Little More Focus on the Cafe Side of Things

Not to fan the flames of any stoner stereotypes, but munchies are a very real thing. And if State Representative Matt Haney (D) has his way, they might finally get curbed. He wants the state’s cannabis cafe locations to serve food prepared onsite. It doesn’t seem like a particularly controversial take. In fact, his Assembly […]