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Off-Ramp

Off-Ramp for March 31, 2007

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City Hall Tower; Lucille Ball Remembered; El Pollo Chino; Star Power; Downtown LA Rising; Comic Book Legend Len Wein; These Streets Aren't Paved With Gold; Final Four
City Hall Tower; Lucille Ball Remembered; El Pollo Chino; Star Power; Downtown LA Rising; Comic Book Legend Len Wein; These Streets Aren't Paved With Gold; Final Four

City Hall Tower; Lucille Ball Remembered; El Pollo Chino; Star Power; Downtown LA Rising; Comic Book Legend Len Wein; These Streets Aren't Paved With Gold; Final Four

City Hall Tower

Off-Ramp for March 31, 2007

John Rabe breaks a few rules to climb the city's forbidden tower. John's guide, city hall's very own "Deep Throat."

Lucille Ball Remembered

Off-Ramp for March 31, 2007

In the 1970s, actor and writer Taylor Negron took a class from the First Lady of Comedy. Negron shares a side of the Funny Lady that few have seen.

El Pollo Chino

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LA Times' food critic Russ Parsons takes you to a live chicken mart in Chinatown. The chickens are to eat.

Star Power

Off-Ramp for March 31, 2007

Phil Spector told police he shot a woman. So, how come he's out on bail and his trial hasn't even started yet? Joe Domanick asks these questions in next months Los Angeles Magazine.

Downtown LA Rising

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Off-Ramp architecture critic Sam Hall Kaplan maps out the overlooked but significant housing developments in downtown Los Angeles.

Comic Book Legend Len Wein

Off-Ramp for March 31, 2007

The X-Men is a huge franchise now, and while Marvel founder Stan Lee is a big part of that, so is a man named Len Wein.

These Streets Aren't Paved With Gold

Off-Ramp for March 31, 2007

The Daily Journal's Anat Rubin reports that L.A. City is throwing away the chance to get tens of millions of federal dollars to help the homeless.

Final Four

Off-Ramp for March 31, 2007

KPCC News Editor Nick Roman talks about UCLA's chances at winning the NCAA championship.