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- The annual Echo Park Lotus Festival fared pretty well this weekend--despite the lack of, well, lotuses.
- Preservation of the work of well-known architects is a respected pursuit...unless you're looking to preserve a set of tract homes designed by Paul Williams in Rancho Palos Verdes.
- A Garden Grove woman went from being a part-time social worker to a full-time lotto winner when her scratcher netted her $750k.
- These mailboxes in Canoga Park are the bomb! No, wait, they have bombs in them, and the LAPD are looking for two young suspects behind the crime.
- So is this a sort-of case of poetic justice? An exec from TV's Access Hollywood is recovering from a snake bite that kept her out of work all during the Michael Jackson death coverage bonanza.
- Speaking of the late Gloved One, does his sister LaToya think he was murdered?
- Here's a great Q&A with one of the LA-based finalists for that sweet 6-month gig blogging about wine up in Sonoma.
- It's the Hair-plane! Read the whirlwind recap by Broadway's Hair revival cast member Gavin Creel as he and 49 other jet-setting hippies make a quick trip to L.A. to appear on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien tonight.
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Cruise off the highway and hit locally-known spots for some tasty bites.
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Fentanyl and other drugs fuel record deaths among people experiencing homelessness in L.A. County. From 2019 to 2021, deaths jumped 70% to more than 2,200 in a single year.
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This fungi isn’t a “fun guy.” Here’s what to do if you spot or suspect mold in your home.
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Donald Trump was a fading TV presence when the WGA strike put a dent in network schedules.
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Edward Bronstein died in March 2020 while officers were forcibly taking a blood sample after his detention.
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A hike can be a beautiful backdrop as you build your connection with someone.