Nominations close Wednesday for Super Bowl legacy grants to help local community organizations

The Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee’s official Super Bowl LVI Legacy Program – Champions Live Here, which will recognize 56 “unsung hero” grassroots organizations and nonprofits who are making a transformative impact in underserved communities across the Los Angeles region, will close nominations Wednesday, March 31. In partnership with the LA84 Foundation, the Play Equity…

Witness: Officer in Floyd case gave onlookers a ‘cold’ stare

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As onlookers pleaded with Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin to take his knee off George Floyd’s neck, Chauvin just gave them a “cold” and “heartless” stare, the teenager who shot the harrowing video of the arrest testified Tuesday at Chauvin’s murder trial. In tearful testimony, Darnella…

Rested Kings can’t conquer Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 29: Nicolas Hague #14 of the Vegas Golden Knights goes after the puck against Blake Lizotte #46 and Carl Grundstrom #91 of the Los Angeles Kings in the first period of their game at T-Mobile Arena on March 29, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) LAS…

Lady Gaga’s wounded dog walker is finally home, and he lost part of a lung

LOS ANGELES — Lady Gaga’s dog walker, who was shot by assailants as they stole two of the singer’s French bulldogs, was recovering at home Tuesday morning after having part of his lung removed. Ryan Fischer was wounded Feb. 24 while walking three of the singer’s dogs on the 1500 block of North Sierra Bonita…

OCVarsity’s Orange County football top 25 for Week 4

This week’s Orange County high school football top 25. FOOTBALL TOP 25 1. MATER DEI 2-0  Monarchs are 2-0 in Trinity League after frosh QB Elijah Brown threw for four TDs in 49-7 win over Orange Lutheran leading to this week’s big game. Last week: 1 Next: vs. Servite, Saturday, Santa Ana Stadium 2. SERVITE…

13 Things NOT to Do on Facebook

These days, most businesses know they need to have a presence on Facebook. Searching for a business on Facebook and seeing they don’t have a page garners the same reaction from users as searching for a business on Google and seeing they don’t have a website: They just don’t look legitimate. But once you’ve created…

The Social Media Content Calendar Template Every Marketer Needs [Free Template]

“We have a 9 a.m. meeting? Hold on — let me just click around the internet like a maniac to find something for the morning tweet.” Sound familiar? Scrambling for social content is nothing new. We have meetings. We run late. Things come up. And it’s really hard to get any meaningful amount of work…

The Social Media Content Calendar Template Every Marketer Needs [Free Template]

“We have a 9 a.m. meeting? Hold on — let me just click around the internet like a maniac to find something for the morning tweet.” Sound familiar? Scrambling for social content is nothing new. We have meetings. We run late. Things come up. And it’s really hard to get any meaningful amount of work…

The Social Media Content Calendar Template Every Marketer Needs [Free Template]

“We have a 9 a.m. meeting? Hold on — let me just click around the internet like a maniac to find something for the morning tweet.” Sound familiar? Scrambling for social content is nothing new. We have meetings. We run late. Things come up. And it’s really hard to get any meaningful amount of work…

The Ultimate Guide to B2B Marketing in 2021

Effective marketing is difficult to get right. Between creative demands, budget limits, and channel decisions, marketers have a lot to juggle when developing their marketing strategy. The biggest determinant of effective marketing, however, is your audience. If you’re not properly targeting your buyer persona, your promotions and advertisements will likely fall on deaf ears. You…

11 Sample Business Plans to Help You Write Your Own

Ask any successful sports coach how they win so many games, and they’ll tell you they have a unique plan for every single game they coach. To have a fighting chance against any of their opponents, they need to prepare a specific game plan tailored to each of their opponents’ strengths and weaknesses. Otherwise, they’ll…

11 Sample Business Plans to Help You Write Your Own

Ask any successful sports coach how they win so many games, and they’ll tell you they have a unique plan for every single game they coach. To have a fighting chance against any of their opponents, they need to prepare a specific game plan tailored to each of their opponents’ strengths and weaknesses. Otherwise, they’ll…

What is Comparative Advertising? [+ Examples]

Advertising is the process of creating messages that raise awareness of your brand. These messages can have various purposes like attracting potential customers, promoting upcoming sales, and introducing new products to market. Most advertisements center around one business, but a unique type, called comparative advertising, centers around two. When done right, comparative ads can successfully convince…

Rested Kings can’t conquer Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 29: Nicolas Hague #14 of the Vegas Golden Knights goes after the puck against Blake Lizotte #46 and Carl Grundstrom #91 of the Los Angeles Kings in the first period of their game at T-Mobile Arena on March 29, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) LAS…

Rested Kings can’t conquer Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 29: Nicolas Hague #14 of the Vegas Golden Knights goes after the puck against Blake Lizotte #46 and Carl Grundstrom #91 of the Los Angeles Kings in the first period of their game at T-Mobile Arena on March 29, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) LAS…

Lady Gaga’s wounded dog walker is finally home, and he lost part of a lung

LOS ANGELES — Lady Gaga’s dog walker, who was shot by assailants as they stole two of the singer’s French bulldogs, was recovering at home Tuesday morning after having part of his lung removed. Ryan Fischer was wounded Feb. 24 while walking three of the singer’s dogs on the 1500 block of North Sierra Bonita…

OCVarsity’s Orange County football top 25 for Week 4

This week’s Orange County high school football top 25. FOOTBALL TOP 25 1. MATER DEI 2-0  Monarchs are 2-0 in Trinity League after frosh QB Elijah Brown threw for four TDs in 49-7 win over Orange Lutheran leading to this week’s big game. Last week: 1 Next: vs. Servite, Saturday, Santa Ana Stadium 2. SERVITE…

Mysterious disease killing young California bears in the Sierra Nevada

TAHOE CITY— A mysterious disease has stricken several young black bears captured in the Sierra Nevada, and one telltale sign is their fearlessness at being around humans. California veterinarians said in the past 12 months, officials have captured four bears with encephalitis, which can be caused by a body’s immune system attacking itself, the Sacramento…

Clippers hit 19 3-pointers, crush Bucks for 6th win in a row

Clippers guard Terance Mann, right, goes up for a shot as Bucks forward Khris Middleton watches during the first half of Monday night’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, right, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game…

Niles: What’s missing from Disneyland’s new plan?

Disneyland’s latest ask of the City of Anaheim seems pretty straightforward. But recent history shows that not everything in the relationship between the city and its most famous landmark comes easily. Disneyland is asking for additional land use flexibility on its property, in a proposal the resort calls DisneylandForward. (So much for physical distancing when…