18 of SoCal's best female bartenders will descend upon the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel this Sunday to compete in a bartending bonanza. Drinks will be shaken, stirred and poured by the able hands of licensed libation ladies, all in the spirit of battling breast cancer. more ›

It seems like everyone is going pink these days in support of breast cancer awareness, and apparently skateboarders didn't want to be left out. Tomorrow, local nonprofit Boarding for Breast Cancer will play host to an 18-mile ride down the Pacific coast, beginning in Santa Monica and ending in Redondo Beach, intended to raise funds and awareness for the disease. more ›

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). To help celebrate "25 years of awareness, education and empowerment," per the NBCAM website, DermFx in Redondo Beach and Sunset Beach is offering free radiation tattoo removal throughout October. more ›

The annual Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure 5K run/walk began at 9 a.m. on Sunday in Los Angeles with nearly 10,000 participating Angelenos raising over $1.5 million. According to CBS Local, Komen has invested almost $2 billion dollars to become "the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world." more ›

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Carly Fiorina has been hospitalized with an infection, her campaign announced today. She last year successfully battled breast cancer but "an infection associated with the reconstructive surgery and, as a result, she was admitted to the hospital to receive antibiotics to treat this infection." They said doctors expect her to make a full recovery and be on the campaign trail soon. She was scheduled to be in Riverside County today. more ›

Seventeen restaurants tomorrow will donate 10 percent of their gross profits for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner service to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Los Angeles County. “Breast cancer awareness and prevention education is a cause close to my heart,” said Chef Ben Ford, Proprietor and Executive Chef at Ford’s Filling Station in Culver City. “I admire the work the Susan G. Komen Los Angeles County Affiliate has done in making strides to find a cure for this all-too-common disease, and I am thrilled to be able to have my restaurant and craft contribute toward this.” more ›

El Capitan is featuring what has quickly become a Halloween classic, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. There is a special twist to this screening though: it is in 3-D. If you miss it tonight, you'll have to wait until the 30th for one of the special late night screenings that will run through November 1st. more ›

We continue our ScientIST series for October focused on Breast Cancer Awareness. more ›

LAist’s freshly minted Ph.D., Melissa, is stepping out of the lab to bring you Scient-IST. Our resident expert will give you the inside scoop on health, science and breaking research. more ›

A redneck, a Hasidic Jew, and Michael Jackson walked into a bar. No punchline here ... just some funny photos. This Saturday a flip cup tournament was held in Hollywood to raise money to fight breast cancer. If flip cup and charity seem like strange bedfellows, well ... yes, they are. Some of the outfits were even stranger. more ›

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