Elina Shatkin
Former Food Editor & Freelance Editor
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The 6-foot stone monument has stood since 1925 in a section of the famous Los Angeles graveyard where more than 30 Confederate veterans and their families are buried. It was taken down early Wednesday morning.
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For the first time, CicLAvia will roll through San Pedro and Wilmington — and businesses along the route are getting ready.
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Reports that the summer job is dead have been greatly exaggerated. In fact, for teens who want to find work, it's a great time.
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It won't be dishing out franks anymore. Still, you'll be able to visit the iconic hot dog stand, once a shining example of Southern California's novelty architecture boom, in a museum.
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Last year, the festival tried to become the world's first zero-waste tasting event. They didn't succeed. This year, they're pushing harder to hit that goal.
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All trains have been outfitted with a "bike and board" passenger car. You can thank an enterprising 11-year-old from Riverside.
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Only two entities possess water rights to the LA River. One is the city of Los Angeles. The other is Lauren Bon.
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Ancient bone fragments found while digging for the Crenshaw/LAX line might come from a bison and a sloth that weighed 1,500 pounds and measured 10-feet long.
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A Fresno sixth-grader was crowned champion, beating 290 spellers — many from California.
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