Marcellus Cole

Crenshaw Boulevard, the place where con-struction cranes tower, & Metro expansion continues to grow and alter the ever-chang-ing streetscape of Leimert Park; some places remain steady amidst the constant change. Earle’s on Crenshaw is but one of them. From the outside, it sits like a familiar fixture in a corridor that has seen decades of renovation & change. But inside, the atmo-sphere feels less like a restaurant and more like a gathering space that never fully resets.

Long before stages and studio leases, both Sean Ev and Demi Lauren walked the halls of Palisades High School in their own respective eras. More than a decade later, they are building something of their own; rather than chasing space, they instead choose to create it. For Sean Ev, that foundation began with a phrase, “1K4L,” or in other words, “One Thousand for Life.” “It started in high school when I attended Palisades High School (15),” he said.

A U.S. military operation in Venezuela has triggered sharply divided reactions both here at home, and even abroad, while raising significant constitutional and geopolitical questions about presidential authority, congressional oversight, and the motivations behind U.S. intervention.