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Photo by Tales of an LA Addict via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr If you answered: A Grilled Cheese Sandwich on Wheels, you'd be correct! Yes, Los Angeles, it's coming. Another food truck is gearing up to hit the streets to peddle a familiar food for the socially networked masses. Already reaching out to local foodies via Twitter, the Grilled Cheese Truck says they'll be "oozing through the streets of LA soon,"...

It's been a while since we updated our list of Food Trucks that Twitter, so we gave the internets another scour, recalled some of our own recent food-on-wheels excursions, and have added a whole bunch of eateries to the growing ranks. Some are just getting on the road, and some are in the works, so of course the best way to know where to go is to follow them on Twitter, and get ready...

Photo by jek in the box via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Happy 228th Birthday, Los Angeles! (PS You don't look a day over 227.) A Georgia astrophysicist expresses gratitude for the firefighting efforts that saved the historic, important, and much-loved Mount Wilson Observatory from the flames of the Station Fire. An all-day celebration today brought the Mayor's Summer Night Lights program to a close for the year. According to Councilman Bernard...

It's that time again: Weekend breakfast. Or, if you prefer: Brunch. May we tempt you with this Eye Nosh-able shot of the Ricotta Pancakes with Lemon Creme Fraiche and Blueberry Sauce, Side of Seasonal Fruit and Maple Syrup enjoyed by food blogger and LAist Featured Photos pool contributor LA & OC Foodventures? Need some words to go with your picture? How about this, from his blog report

Photo by nautical mile via Flickr It seems like just yesterday we were prepping to dive into the deep end of Summer 2009, and now with Labor Day Weekend upon us it looks like it's time for us to start coming in from the water. Well, that's the case for most City of L.A. Public Swimming pools, as all but seven city seasonal aquatic facilities will close on Labor Day. You can get your...

Last week the news of the death of Adam Goldstein, better known to many as DJ AM, shocked many people. Although authorities are still working to determine if his death was accidental or suicide, Goldstein apparently died of a drug overdose in his New York apartment, where drug paraphernalia was found. The 36-year-old DJ had recently finished working with Dr. Drew Pinsky on a television show about addiction, and "was said to have agreed to go back to rehab just hours before he died," according to the LAT's blog The Dish Rag.

Photo of the Haines Canyon neighborhood by write-pudding via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr This afternoon the monstrous Station Fire continued its slowed-burn of the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains, moving east towards communities to the north of Pasadena, as predicted earlier today. "The eastern flank is burning in the San Gabriel Wilderness Area near Devil's Canyon, said Nathan Judy of the U.S. Forest Service," and "in Altadena, the fire...

Atkins' 1977 autobiography describes her shift to Christianity Could the 18th time be a charm for Susan Atkins? The San Gabriel-born 61-year-old woman who was "convicted of killing actress Sharon Tate and seven others four decades ago," is up for parole one more time today, according to abc7.com, in a hearing postponed from May 28th. Atkins, who was not expected to live this long after being diagnosed with brain cancer, was denied "compassionate release"...

It's Time for Lunch...what's on our kids' plates? Tater tots, pudding cups and mystery meat often find a home on kids' cafeteria trays, but that doesn't have to be the case. This fall, the Child Nutrition act, which leaves schools only $1 to spend on each child’s meal after labor, equipment and overhead costs, is up for re-authorization by Congress. In order to promote awareness of the need to change food policy for school-age children, Slow Food L.A. and Whole Foods are behind 6 "Eat-in" events in Los Angeles community gardens this Labor Day.

This afternoon, the Los Angeles City Fire Department announced that evacuations issued due to the Station Fire within the city in the Sunland/Tujunga area have been lifted, and residents are able to return to their homes. Per the LAFD all areas in the community West of Blanchard Canyon to Alpine Village (which include Lonzo St, Sevenhills Dr, Hillhaven Dr, Hillhaven Av, Dos Rios Dr, Angeles Dr, Deliban Av, Amidon Pl, Burland Av, Terecita Rd,...

Photo by Anthony Citrano via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr 25-year-old Travion T. Ford was found guilty of second degree murder today in the stabbing death of a USC film student last year. Want to lend a hand somehow to help those affected by the Station Fire? CurbedLA has a useful guide. The City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation won an Emmy for a frank PSA about the perils of not...

As the Station Fire continues to burn through the dense, dry brush of the San Gabriel mountains and close to many foothills communities, the threat posed to Mount Wilson remains of utmost concern. "Firefighters have been pulled away from Mount Wilson, where critical broadcast towers for many television and radio stations are located [...] Fire officials expect the mountain to be overrun with fire by 7:00 p.m. Sunday, indicating a probable outage for local...