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In today's Extra, Extra we've got racist graffiti in Pasadena, a special garden in Culver City, and a Girl at a Bar at some speakeasies, and more news bites of the day. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

What is being described as a "thunderous explosion," according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, ripped through a Sylmar business in a commercial area late yesterday afternoon, tearing the roof off the building and leaving three men injured, per a news release.

It's hard to imagine more L.A. trend clichés in one sentence, however we're learning that burger chain Umami is going green big time with their just-announced ninth location at The Grove.

A manhunt launched five days ago to find two young Ventura County inmates who broke free from their labor crew in the Hollywood Hills has concluded with the pair's apprehension. Pablo Ladislow Ontaneda, 18, and Christopher Ochoa, 19, were located last night to a home in Jurupa, according to NBCLosAngeles.

Jason Dana Paul, the man convicted this spring for the attempted murder of his girlfriend and leading authorities to hold a 10-hour-long standoff outside their Tarzana home has been sentenced to serve 35 years to life in prison.

When you send out a press release about a "secret" gig, things aren't so secret anymore. Such is the case with Green Day, the chart-topping rockers who are expected to play a teeny-tiny club-sized benefit show in Costa Mesa Thursday night.

Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood, the two men accused of beating Giants fan Bryan Stow outside Dodger Stadium, were arraigned today, with both entering pleas of "not guilty" on multiple charges, reports L.A. Now. Reports indicate the men were not revealing any emotion while in the courtroom this morning.

Quinn and Karen Hatfield, the husband and wife chef duo behind the popular Hatfield's restaurant, have announced they are prepping to open a second eatery, The Sycamore Kitchen, early next year in a remodeled former print shop. The casual restaurant is being pitched as a "hip, neighborhood haven for seasonally-focused fare and sweet and savory rustic pastries."

One of Santa Monica's nicknames is "Tree City U.S.A." so it's no wonder trees are serious business there. While one pursuit is turn the seaside city into a giant, functional arboretum, currently the city is asking their residents to chime in about "replacement trees" designated for their residential streets as part of SaMo's Urban Forest Master Plan.

It was a unanimous set of "aye" votes at around Noon today by the Los Angeles City Council that helped the plans to put an NFL stadium on the L.A. Live campus in Downtown L.A. to move forward.

The Los Angeles Police Department announced today they have made two arrests in the fatal hit and run that took the life of a high school senior out riding his bike in Canoga Park this April.

Barflies, boozehounds, and all-around cocktailing know-it-alls, Table 20's 2nd Annual L.A.'s Best Bartender Contest is open for nominations, and you can win, too, just for naming your favorite guy or gal behind the stick.