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Category Archives: Los Angeles
Murder/Suicide On LA’s ‘Holiest Street’
The LAT reports: "Park La Brea: A white man and a white woman, approximately in their 60s, were found dead inside their home at 200 S. Detroit St. in the Park La Brea area at about 11:23 a.m. Saturday, Feb. … Continue reading
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I Wasn’t Weird At LimmudLA
Pico/Robertson: Saturday night. Pouring rain. Video I get a taste of LimmudLA and it left me hungry for more. LimmudLA is a weekend of Jewish learning. I want to go but it costs $500 bucks and I don’t have a … Continue reading
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LimmudLA Executive Director Ruthie Rotenberg
David Suissa writes: Ruthie Rotenberg couldn’t make up her mind. She had to choose between two amazing jobs. One was connected to the future of Jewish education in America; the other could potentially re-energize the Los Angeles Jewish community. In … Continue reading
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Eat & switch: Ex-mayor turns Larry David’s deli into an upscale, expensive, organic, goyish eatery
TabloidBaby writes: For years, Mort’s Deli was the gathering place in the heart of Pacific Palisades, California, where Sunset Boulevard meets the Pacific Ocean. You might know it as the deli that’s been featured often on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm– … Continue reading
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Free Comedy Walk In Downtown Los Angeles Thursday Night
Brady Westwater writes: The first monthly – ALL FREE – Downtown Comedy Walk just announced a stellar line up of 30 comedy acts running from 8 PM – 9:30 PM as part of the Downtown Art Walk. Visit over 30 … Continue reading
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LA Gang F13 Accused of Targeting Blacks
Thomas Watkins writes (and I have more here): LOS ANGELES (AP) – In a murderous quest aimed at "cleansing" their turf of snitches and rival gangsters, members of one of Los Angeles County’s most vicious Latino gangs sometimes killed people … Continue reading
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Mizrachi Bank’s Los Angeles Rep
From the New York Times: In some cases, the contributions were returned as cash payments through what the government called “an underground money transfer network” involving businesses in and around Los Angeles’s jewelry district, the government said. Three men in … Continue reading
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Los Angeles Public Library Offers Free Video Streaming
You can now watch movies, TV shows, documentaries etc for free. Click here and check it out. I’m going to watch this documentary on Yosemite. I was there in May and loved it.
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Let’s Hope Mayor V Stays Away From This News Hottie
MayorSam posts: Yes, like the Westside White Guy, I’ve posted some girly pictures. There’s a new anchor-babe in town, in fact she was voted the "sexiest newscaster of 2006" in an FHM Magazine reader poll. Elita Loresca is the new … Continue reading
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