An empty parking lot told the story Wednesday morning outside the West Hollywood IHOP, which usually serves hungry customers 24 hours a day. Although a Christmas wreath could still be seen on the wall above the empty counter and kitchen area inside the restaurant, a note on the door told customers the holidays are over. […]
Hundreds of residents gathered in Brighton Park Thursday morning to protest against the tentative plan by Mayor Brandon Johnson to erect winterized tents to house migrants in an empty parking lot on 38th and California. Shortly after the protest began, Ald. Julia Ramirez, 12th, arrived with an aide and the two had to be escorted out by police after dozens of protesters gathered around them, .
Their houses were flattened, their streets were decimated and their neighbors had to move away. But now, people from as far as Atlanta come back home on Saturdays to eat at Kim Long. Here’s how Vietnamese restaurants became the heartbeat of East Biloxi.