Elina Shatkin
Former Food Editor & Freelance Editor
(she/her)
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The two-story building on 1st Street in Boyle Heights doesn't look particularly impressive but it hides an exceptional story behind its cement facade. -
Fellow Southern Californians, it's time to mine our grit and faith as we attempt to stay strong in the face of a devastating #avocadoshortage.
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Imagine "Ace of Cakes" meets "Robot Wars" with a dash of "RuPaul's Drag Race" thrown in — but starring scientists with gourds, knives and electronics.
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The cougars of Los Angeles finally have online profiles (with photos!) to match their real world lives.
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Get ready for a sugar rush as you vote for your favorite — and least favorite — Halloween candy in our super scientific poll.
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"I'm still kind of in shock," Sparks star and league MVP Nneka Ogwumike says of her team's WNBA championship win.
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One of Hollywood's most famous indoor concert venues was approved to become an official Los Angeles landmark.
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Movies that feature the iconic train station onscreen will be screened at Union Station itself. Bring on the fedoras and femme fatales.
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Until this week, one of the rarest and most remarkable mammoth skulls ever seen by modern humans had been buried in the soil of Santa Rosa Island for 13,000 years.
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Would you pay for the privilege of cuddling cats while quaffing cappuccinos? The new Crumbs & Whiskers is counting on it.
Stories by Elina Shatkin
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