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Jorge Orozco to receive Rancho's Amistad Award
DOWNEY - Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center Chief Executive Officer Jorge Orozco will receive Rancho's highest honor, the Amistad Award, at the Rancho Los Amigos Foundation's 2... |
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Cafe N' Stuff's Ebie Ghaneian likes to reinvent his restaurant
DOWNEY - The last time this reporter had as much as peeped inside Cafe N' Stuff was years ago. Revisiting it on Monday on assignment provided a few surprises. The fuzzy picture of the res... |
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Nightclub looks to expand, hire go-go dancers
Club DB Lounge is heading to the Planning Commission again in an attempt to rehire go-go dancers, claiming their removal last year led to a decline in business. Club DB, located at 8206 F... |
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Fire union has enough signatures to force election
DOWNEY - After a months-long campaign, the Downey Firemen's Association has officially collected enough petition signatures to place an initiative on the ballot next year that will amend the... |
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Fire department workers named Employees of the Year
DOWNEY - Dispatch supervisor Tracy Gonzales and fire engineer Renick Sampson were honored by Downey Masonic United Lodge No. 220 as "Public Safety Employees of the Year." Gonzales has bee... |
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Dr. Jacquelin Perry's life celebrated at Rancho
DOWNEY - An overflow crowd of rehabilitation medicine royalty, patients and Rancho staff attended last Friday's Celebration of Life ceremony at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Cent... |
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Claudia Hernandez chronicles women's stories of resilience
DOWNEY - For most people, recalling 50 inspiring women working toward lasting change in their neighborhood would be a difficult feat - not for Claudia D. Hernandez. "Not at all, women com... |
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Dr. Stauffer among 'Women of the Year' honorees
DOWNEY - Downey's Dr. Mary Stauffer and Norwalk's Eileen Sandoval were two of the nine "inspiring women of distinction and service" representing their respective cities who were honored Mond... |
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Downey art gallery profiled on 'Vista L.A.'
DOWNEY - "Vista L.A.," the long-running ABC-7 news magazine highlighting Southern California's dynamic Latino community, will feature Stay Gallery and its efforts to galvanize Downtown Downe... |
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School board renames East Middle School after Doty
DOWNEY - In recognition of Dr. Wendy Doty's service to the Downey Unified School District, the school board voted last month to rename East Middle School after the outgoing superintendent wh... |
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The Four Preps bringing oldies back to Downey
DOWNEY - The Four Preps, an all-male quartet that amassed eight gold singles and three platinum albums over a career that has spanned several decades, will perform at the Downey Theatre on S... |
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Matthew Paulson on his way to Special Olympics state bowling tournament
DOWNEY - Matthew Paulson has been a client at The Arc - Los Angeles and Orange Counties for 15 years and as far as he's concerned, he wouldn't have it any other way. From the employment s... |
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Wheelchair athletes finish 125-mile challenge
DOWNEY - Ten-year-old Lourdes Mack rolled onto the course for last week's inaugural Rancho Quad Marathon Relay Challenge hoping to complete a one-mile trip around the Rancho Los Amigos Natio... |
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Rancho legend Dr. Jacquelin Perry mourned
Dr. Jacquelin Perry, a legendary physician and researcher considered the Grande Dame of Orthopaedics, passed away at her home in Downey on Monday at age 94. Dr. Perry was the world's mo... |
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Eric Ledet traveled 1900 miles for independence
DOWNEY - Imagine taking a one-way plane ride nearly 1900 miles across the country with no guarantee of a job or a place to live upon touchdown. Eric Ledet need not wonder - he's flown tha... |
