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Happy New Year, and Happy Birthday Arroyo Parkway! Off-Ramp 1-2-2016
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Happy New Year, and Happy Birthday Arroyo Parkway! Off-Ramp 1-2-2016

Patt Morrison's 75th birthday wishes for the Arroyo Parkway ... 5 Every Week preps you for movie awards season ... Brains On, the science podcast for kids, interviews NBC-4's Fritz Coleman about weather forecasting ... the failed African-American film response to Birth of a Nation ...

In an undated photo, revelers at exclusive Jonathan Club in downtown LA celebrate a new year.
In an undated photo, revelers at exclusive Jonathan Club in downtown LA celebrate a new year.
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Patt Morrison's birthday wishes for the Arroyo Parkway ... 5 Every Week preps you for movie awards season ... Brains On, the science podcast for kids ... the film response to Birth of a Nation ...

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75 years ago today, December 30, 1940, the first Freeway in the Western United States opened, changing the way Los Angeles would get around forever.
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Try doing what we did: drive the 110 Arroyo Parkway slowly, in the right lane, and see what a nice drive it is. Your ulcer will thank you.
Litronix pairs Kevin Litrow's synth virtuosity and vocals with the guitar work of Avi Zahner-Isenberg, who also sings in Sub Pop's Avi Buffalo.
Behold: Five great things you should do in Southern California this week, from art to food to music to an adventure we'll call "the Wild Card," from the makers of the 5 Every Day app.
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Amy Heckerling reflects on "Clueless," the "Emma"-inspired movie, 20 years after she wrote and directed it — a movie that captured teens as they are.