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Feel the Rhythms of the Beat at the Watts Towers Arts Center Campus

The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) and Friends of Watts Towers Arts Center presented a wonderful two-day showcase of music, rhythms, culture, art, cuisine, and community with the 44th Annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival on Saturday, September 26, and the 49th Annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival on Sunday, September 27, 2026. Both festivals ran from 10:00 am-6:00 pm at the Watts Towers Arts Center Campus, one of Los Angeles’s iconic, historic landmarks. (1727 East 107th Street, Los Angeles, CA. 90002). Where Truth, Art & Community Connect!

News Observer September 29, 2026
African Americans
News Observer

COMMENTARY: The Audacity of Joyce Beatty

Standing up to a bully requires more than slogans, press releases, or carefully staged outrage. It requires looking power in the face, refusing intimidation and saying, plainly, no. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty has that courage.

News Observer September 29, 2026
Front Page
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Dodgers Get 100th Win, Headed to Playoffs

The Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-1 in 10 innings at Oracle Park, securing a 100-win season — the fifth in the past seven full-length seasons and the sixth during manager Dave Roberts’ tenure.

News Observer September 29, 2026
Los Angeles
News Observer

Big Ten Names Players of the Week

The Big Ten Conference has announced its Players of the Week following another weekend of conference action, with Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith earning Offensive Player of the Week honors and Minnesota linebacker Maverick Baranowski taking Defensive Player of the Week honors.

News Observer September 29, 2026
Los Angeles
News Observer

Trojans Fall in Coliseum

The USC Trojans suffered another difficult loss on a big stage Saturday night, falling 41-27 to No. 20 Oregon at the Coliseum before 75,000 fans.

News Observer September 29, 2026
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Bakersfield
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HBCU-Authorized Charter School Coming to Columbia; Applications Open Oct. 28

C.R. Neal Academy, a tuition-free public charter school authorized by Voorhees University, plans to open in August 2027 with 260 sixth and ninth graders — the first charter school in the country authorized by an HBCU, the school and university say. Applications for the first year open October 28.

News Observer September 29, 2026
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art - Los Angeles aug 2022
Los Angeles
News Observer

Lucas Museum Opens With Free Admission for Kids and EBT Cardholders

The reported $1 billion museum co-founded by Mellody Hobson opened to the public Tuesday in Exposition Park. Children 17 and under get in free, California EBT cardholders can claim two free adult tickets, and residents of the museum’s own ZIP code get a free pass.

News Observer September 29, 2026
Arts & Culture
News Observer

31st Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival-Let the Music Play On

Los Angeles, CA, the 31st Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival is one for the record books. People were feeling both festive and sad. Everyone was happy to attend this year’s iteration of the jazz festival. People were equally sad knowing that this is the final festival under Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr., of The New Ninth District.

News Observer September 23, 2026