At 2am officials got a call of stink in downtown LA but found nothing. But 12 hours later a "black tarry substance" was coming up through the ground, manhole covers and sidewalks along Olive Street. Oozing. Bubbling, even. 120 feet of Olive St has cracked and risen about 18 inches. An apartment building was evacuated; it may not be able to withstand the shifting ground. Exactly what the smell or substance is, where it's coming from, or how to stop it remains a mystery. Sounds like The Blob to us. more ›

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Unlike most bloggers and Congress, LAist doesn't have much of an opinion on the Terry Schiavo case. She's all the way over there in Florida, has been in this vegetative state for 15 years, and it just seems like an issue best left to her family, the courts, and her doctors. more ›