Somehow, we missed Press-Telegram reporter Kris Hanson’s latest port report yesterday–which is too bad, because it kinda reads like a script for the TV series The Fabulous Life of … .
The “of” in this case is Port of Long Beach harbor commissioners, Mayor Bob Foster and Second District Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal, who have flown many [...]

Back in the day–the racist day–many black performers were better received abroad than at home, where they could have any seat on the bus, so long as it was at the back.
Blues pioneer Big Bill Broonzy was one; he ventured abroad in his 50s, beginning in 1951–and became a sensation, earning standing ovations and critical [...]