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What's keeping 8 million of us here in LA? It's what we've got that Nebraska's not. The beaches, man. Heal the Bay released it's annual Beach Report Card yesterday. Their conclusion? It's been a bad year for LA's best natural feature, mostly on account of the record rains. (Rain... continue reading on LAist

Because you can, at Grand Central's newest eating venue, find a teriyaki beef bento box on the menu, with contents described in English, Japanese, and Spanish. Yes, Spanish. We're not vouching for the quality. We tried the ramen breakfast special, and must say that it is only so-so. For... continue reading on LAist

Thanks to U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper for giving the green light to the AQMD's new fleet rules. The rules require state and local agencies to purchase the "cleanest commercially available" vehicles when adding to their fleets. (Not unlike government purchasing policies requiring use of recycled paper and such.) The... continue reading on LAist

In downtown LA, you take your wildlife where you can find it. We caught our first sighting of the California Plaza ducks today. The family of ducks (one emerald-headed mallard, a plain jane mama, and a small string of fluffy brown babies) first waddled onto the watercourt in 2003, and... continue reading on LAist

For those not not planning to attend the Festival of Books, there are a few Earth Day events around town this weekend: everything from KCET's Strange Planet screening event at the Aquarium of the Pacific to hand-on, down-and-dirty creek restoration projects. LA Weekly's Judith Lewis has a list of Los... continue reading on LAist