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K-Town News

Korean dining restaurant ‘Baroo’ named LA Times’ 2024 Restaurant of the Year

On July 9, the LA Times announced that Baroo, a modern Korean dining restaurant located in the LA Arts District, has been named the...

Koreatown’s GenSpace becomes a new role model for senior community centers

Wallis Annenberg GenSpace, a senior center located in the heart of Los Angeles Koreatown, is gaining mainstream attention for bringing together older adults from...

Securing a lunch meal becomes sensitive issue among seniors after pandemic

On May 22 at 11:30 a.m., Cecilia Seo, 86, had lunch at an outdoor table at Dawooljung near Olympic Boulevard and Normandy Avenue in...

Manhee Koju Foundation donates $50,000 to support vulnerable groups in Koreatown

The Manhee Koju Foundation (Chairman Hyungman Park) held the “2024 Life Grants Award Ceremony,” and donated a total of $50,000 to the local community. On...

Screen projector protests criticizing Korean President cause stir in LA Koreatown

A controversy is sparking over protest phrases criticizing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration that are being projected onto the walls of a...

Celebrating Parents’ Day, Councilwoman Heather Hutt donates $100k to Koreatown Senior Center

In celebration of Parents' Day (May 8 is Parents' Day in Korea), the Koreatown Senior & Community Center held the '2024 Parents' Day Big...

KACCLA elects sole candidate CPA Dongwan Chong as 48th president

Dongwan Chong, president of DWC Accountancy Corp, has been elected as the 48th president of the Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles...

Seniors feel terrified on Metro, facing dangers with no staff in sight

On April 22, a man suddenly stabbed a woman in the neck with a knife on the subway at the Universal/Studio City station on...

Movement for reinstalling landmark sculptures in Koreatown gains traction

After the Korea Daily reported that a sculpture representing LA Koreatown had been removed without the knowledge of the Korean-American community and placed in...

Missing Koreatown sculptures found in city storage amid vandalism and neglect

The city government's responsibility for maintaining the symbols and signs that mark LA Koreatown has been called into question as they have been left...