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Rendering of The Market at Santa Monica Place Breaking tradition with the mall staples of ubiquitous big-brand food vendors, Santa Monica Place's The Market will feature an "artisanal food experience" showcasing local vendors. Today The Market's opening date, May 20th, was officially announced. The Market will join the Dining Deck on the third floor of the fully revamped mall, completing the level and its all-food offerings. The Dining Deck opened in August 2010, and...

Photo by FredoAlvarez via Flickr Robert Cuevas is $162,700 wealthier now, however, he came into that money by spending 1,627 days behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. Last week, California's Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board approved the award in a "rare move," reports CBS2, making it just one of only 16 claims out of 116 filed since 1984 the agency has approved. Calculating a rate of $100 per day for each...

Put your hands in the air, wave 'em like you just don't care, Mayor! (Photo by current events via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) Leave it to a politician to come up with a very diplomatic playlist. LAT's Pop & Hiss asked Villaraigosa what he listens to on his iPod, and it turns out the Mayor likes "an eclectic mix" for when he's working out or entertaining at home: "classic and contemporary...

Photo by CarbonNYC via Flickr Authorities have been building a case against the husband of a Lomita woman who has been missing for 16 months and is believed dead, and this morning that man attempted to evade the police by jumping off a cliff in Rancho Palos Verdes. 47-year-old David Viens was upgrade to a suspect in the case of his missing wife. Now he is listed in critical condition after plunging about 80...

Photo by © Albert's Canon Photography | L.A.° via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr For the first time in its (albeit brief) history, BlogWorld & New Media Expo is leaving Las Vegas, and setting up in Los Angeles. The event, which brings together blogging and tech pros from all over the internet, and the globe, will take place November 3-5 at the LA Convention Center, and, in another first, will split into...

Photo by ˜db˜ via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Authorities a shooting that took place mid-morning today on a Metro bus in Glassell Park was gang-related, according to KTLA. The victim, a man thought to be in his 40s, was shot inside the bus following an argument with the gunman. At the time of the shooting, the bus was stopped in the 3700 Block of Eagle Rock Boulevard. The victim was shot...

Scott and Jean Adam (via Quest) Reaction to the killing of two couples at the hands of Somali pirates aboard the SoCal-based yacht The Quest has been widespread among Americans. Jean and Scott Adam are being remembered as "gentle and adventurous" Christian missionaries who loved sailing, and were passionate about their faith, according to the Daily Breeze. At the Del Rey Yacht Club, where the couple were members for a decade, the flag was...

When you "check in" to Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles, you know co-owner Chef Mario Batali is in the house when his orange crocs are on the wall by the door. Now, when you are in the house at the Mozza restaurants, the house will know you are there if you check in on Foursquare, and you can get a badge and some specials for your technological tendencies. "Having just joined Foursquare myself this...

Photo by melissssaf via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A reminder today from City Clerk June Lagmay that if you want to have your say in the March 8 Primary Nominating Election, today is the last day to register to vote. That means if you've hit the big 1-8 lately, or moved, you've got to get your info in today in order to hit the polls next month. Your options: You can...

Gabriela Stein (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department) Late yesterday, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office identified the second body found in the yard of a Lennox home as that of Gabriela Stein, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Stein had been reported missing in December, along with her husband, James, whose remains were also found buried in the same yard last week. The Steins were the owners of the home, which neighbors...

Scott and Jean Adam (via Quest) Southern Californian couple Scott and Jean Adam are among the four dead aboard the Quest, the American yacht hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Arden, reports the LA Times. Negotiations were underway between the pirates, who were holding the Adams and Seattle-based couple Phyllis Mackay and Bob Riggle hostage, and U.S. military personnel when shots were fired. Both couples on the Quest were shot dead by...

Inspectors at LAX today encountered a not-so-pretty find : About 5,400 fake M.A.C makeup brushes attempting to land in L.A. from China, reports CBS2. The faux beauty tools arrived, and seized, " in five shipments at an air cargo express consignment location between Jan. 20 and Feb. 11," according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rep. The big pile of fake M.A.C. was estimated as having a retail value of $112,500. Okay,...