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Small businesses are a key component of American life. Nowhere else is this more true than in a tightly-knit small town or a ritzy polyp of Los Angeles. Becoming immersed in the variety of small businesses in Los Angeles County and in Central Massachusetts revealed a missing piece to my once mundane work in a restaurant: the human impact or, in essence, why business matters at all from the perspectives of the business owner and of the worker. The roots go back to our yeoman beginning tied to our national origin. Exposure to so many employees and managers brought me into a more complicated sphere to which I have grown more focused on as workers' conditions go into flux thanks to pandemics, recessions, inflation and the ambition to unionize.
NEWS STORIES AND PROFILES
August 7, 2019
Rodeo Drive welcomed visitors to the city on Aug. 1 at the third annual Summer BOLD, “Beverly Hills Open Later Days.”
July 31, 2019
Shoppers will have to wait until Aug. 5 for Diamond Foam and Fabric to reopen at its new location on 4910 W. Jefferson Blvd., three miles away from its home on 611 S. La Brea Ave.
July 31, 2019
The Beverly Hills Planning Commission voted unanimously on July 25 to recommend an ordinance to the City Council to amend the municipal code on the room limit of hotels within the city.
July 25, 2019
As the temperature rises, so does anticipation for Summer BOLD in Beverly Hills, the city’s “open later days” programming beginning Aug. 1.
June 5, 2019
As it makes its way to Santa Clarita, Mon Ami is looking to continue its mission by bridging the gap between seniors and college-age youth.
November 25, 2018
As 2018 reaches its conclusion, the Westfield Valencia Town Center is getting itself ready for holiday-themed events as a way for families to enjoy their shopping trips.
November 24, 2018
Old Town Newhall businesses welcomed an influx of shoppers during what has become known as Small Business Saturday.
November 18, 2018
The annual Sip N’ Shop welcomed hundreds of visitors to several shops and restaurants around Main Street in Old Town Newhall on Saturday.
November 5, 2018
A small group of would-be entrepreneurs had 54 hours to ready themselves for a successful business plan at the end of Startup Weekend SCV, held in the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center at College of the Canyons from Friday to Sunday.
October 21, 2018
Golden Valley High School opened its gym on Sunday to Santa Clarita families and businesses for the 15th annual Kids Expo, a fundraiser for the Child and Family Center.
October 6, 2018
As a way to give back to Santa Clarita, Logix Federal Credit Union will kick off its day of community service at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Oct. 8.
October 6, 2018
Brewery Draconum will offer its first Oktoberfest weekend, offering games, brews and food, beginning Saturday, according to organizers.
September 7, 2018
After months of anticipation, T.J. Maxx will be opening its location at The Promenade at Town Center on Sept. 16, a spokesperson of the fashion and accessory store confirmed Thursday.
August 24, 2018
The Santa Clarita community is invited to get on some bikes and ride at the second annual Trike Derby at Wolf Creek Brewery on Oct. 6.
August 4, 2018
Valencia-based Landscape Development Inc., one of California’s leading landscaping companies, is in expansion mode for the latter half of 2018.
July 27, 2018
Just as the heavy-duty gloves they make come in pairs, Mechanix Wear Inc. will soon have a new kind of pairing: With the addition of a new warehouse in the works, it’ll have two facilities in Valencia.
July 12, 2018
In what was a surprise for its owner, workers and guests, Telly’s Charburgers is moving from its location at Bouquet Canyon Road to one of two possible locations — one on Plum Canyon Road or another on Soledad Canyon Road.