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The Weekly Newspaper of Inglewood
Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 68, No. 7 - February 14, 2019
St. Mary’s Celebrates Black
History Month via Music, Dance
This week, Inglewood’s St. Mary’s Academy commemorated Black History Month with a celebration of the liturgy. The girls dressed in attire of Africa and the African diaspora, while they praised and
worshiped through music and dance. Fr. Claude led the group in prayer for justice and equality among races in our world. Attendees also prayed for the six African American candidates on the road to
sainthood. Photo: St. Mary’s Academy.
LAX Shows Some TLC Ahead of
the Valentine’s Day Celebrations
By Rob McCarthy
Love is all around today at Los Angeles International
as throngs of passengers and business
travelers jet home for Valentine’s Day to be with
the ones they love. This heart-shaped holiday
features a pair of new attractions at LAX, and
one of them is for the taking outside the airport.
The LAX sign on Sepulveda Boulevard has
been decorated for Valentine’s Day and people
are encouraged to stop and snap a picture and
submit it on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
The image can be of a couple, an individual
or a family. Make it romantic, quirky or stylish
-- whatever your heart desires, the airport
says. The sign is located where Sepulveda
meets Lincoln Boulevard. “We can’t wait to see
how our guests and community friends capture
their feelings of love and excitement with a
photograph in front of one of our city’s most
iconic features – the LAX sign,” said Barbara
Yamamoto, the chief guest experience office
for the airport.
People who tag their photos with #LoveLAX
and @flyLAXairport on social media are eligible
to win Los Angeles World Airports merchandise.
LAX will randomly select five winners
on Feb. 15 from all eligible submissions and
contact the winners on social media. The airport’s
promotions staff also is looking for romantic
types who are planning to pop the big questions
today. Anyone who intends to propose today can
mark the occasion with a photo contest entry at
LAX. The people at the airport can help make
it happen, but time is short. Contact laxpr@
lawa.org today to capture the special day and
share it with the airport’s social media followers.
Like Cupid’s arrow, pictures and details
of romantic proposals today should be a hit.
For pop music fans, LAX’s terminal 2 opened
a new exhibit of famous singers and musicians
to celebrate the Grammy Awards handed out
Sunday night in Los Angeles. Bruce Springsteen,
U2 and Jay-Z are among the featured artists,
along with their Grammy hardware.
The exhibition showcases the evolution of
the GRAMMY Award through the years. The
display includes five statues from the collection
at the Downtown Los Angeles Grammy Museum,
near Staples Center. The music-themed
celebration is located in LAX Terminal 2 beneath
the stairwell access to airline lounges. LAX is
the first airport to host an exhibit in partnership
with the Grammy Museum, it says in a
release. Deborah Flint, chief executive for the
Los Angeles World Airports, said the experience
temporarily brings L.A.’s music business
and the airport under one roof. “Our partnership
with the GRAMMY Museum provides
our guests arriving at LAX with a taste of
this special event that they can’t experience
anywhere else,” she noted.
The executive director of the downtown
music museum said his organization likewise is
jazzed about the partnership of giants in tourism
and entertainment. “We’re thrilled to have a
presence at LAX to help welcome visitors as they
arrive in L.A.,” said Michael Sticka, museum executive
director. “We wanted to create the perfect
entrance into the music capital of the world.”
Guests for the exhibit’s unveiling on Feb.
5 were treated to Grammy merchandise and
listened to a choir perform Grammy-nominated
songs ahead of the 2019 award show. The
Grammy-theme installation will remain on
display through 2019.
The GRAMMY Museum opened in 2008 and
is a non-profit dedicated to cultivating a greater
understanding of the history and significance of
music. The museum explores and celebrates all
aspects of the art form from the technology of the
recording process to the legends who’ve made
lasting marks on our cultural identity. The museum
in 2017 integrated with sister organization,
the GRAMMY Foundation, to broaden the reach
of its music education and preservation efforts.
The museum’s mission is to make music “a valued
and indelible part of our society” through exhibits,
education, grants and public programming.
Tourism and the growing tech industry near
LAX contributed to a record year in 2018 for
passenger travel at the nation’s second-busiest
airport. Driven by new air service and continued
growth in international destinations, LAX served
87.5 million travelers. That represented a 3.5
percent increase in passenger volume compared
to 2017, airport and city officials said.
“From our museums to the mountains, and
Silicon Beach to Sunset Boulevard – Los Angeles
is a global crossroads and a place where everyone
is welcome,” said Mayor Eric Garcetti. “Another
record year of travel at LAX is the latest reminder
that our city continues to reach new heights.”
International passenger traffic continues to
slightly outpace overall traffic growth at LAX,
with a record-setting 26 million international
travelers last year. “LAX’s amazing success is
due in large part to the continuing investment
Los Angeles is making in modernizing our
airport and improving the passenger experience.
As more terminals are renovated, and
the new people mover opens, our success and
popularity as a destination will only increase,”
said Los Angeles City Councilmember Joe
Buscaino, chairman of the Trade, Travel and
Tourism Committee.
The people mover project officially got
underway on Jan. 31 when crews demolished
a former Burger King restaurant at 96th Street
and Airport Boulevard in Westchester. The
building was flattened to make way for the
Automated People Mover or APM. When
completed, it will move airport passengers on
an elevated platform above Century Boulevard.
The 2 ¼-mile guideway will link the airport
with a new car rental facility, a passenger drop
off and pickup area, and rail service, according
to airport planners. Drilling for the support
columns is scheduled for this year.
In 2018, nonstop flights from LAX served
109 U.S. markets and another 93 internationally.
Top international markets included London,
Mexico City and Seoul, while New York (JFK/
Newark), San Francisco, Chicago and Las Vegas
were the most popular U.S. markets. LAX served
15 airports throughout California in 2018. •