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- The Jewish Journal asks: "Can L.A. support an Israel Festival?"
- A warning for citrus tree owners.
- Regular ol' Angelenos are still waiting for Short Order to open up, but Nancy Silverton and Amy Pressman have managed to get the big O (err, that's Oprah Winfrey) a taste of their oh-so-tasty burgers.
- Speaking of burgers, Pasadena's cherished Pie 'n Burger is launching a truck.
- Dwell talks to designer Jonathan Adler about what he re-reads, getting fired, and his wish to rebrand an airline to up the glamor in travel.
- Amtrak says they plan to step up security on their rail networks in the wake of the killing of Osama Bin Laden and the revelation Al Qaeda may have been targeting our nation's trains.
- Blogging LA shows blogger Militant Angeleno some bloggery love.
- Don’t (Humphrey) Bogart that trademark, man!