UFC Gym has opened its 35,000-square-foot Brea facility in the long-vacant Tower Records building at 220 S. Brea Blvd. Many plans had been floated for the space (a drugstore and even a hotel), which has seen only seasonal tenants come and go. The store closed in 2006 after Tower Records went bankrupt. Wood Investments Cos.…
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By day, guests aboard Universal Studios Hollywood’s Studio Tour are taken via tram onto the studio’s famous backlot for a leisurely behind-the-scenes look at real working studio sets and various attractions like Fast & Furious—Supercharged and King Kong 360 3-D. But during the theme park’s annual Halloween Horror Nights, once the sun sets, the backlot…
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This Lemon-Kissed Skillet Pancake, with its beautifully browned dome, teams the tartness of fresh lemon juice as well as two palate-pleasing sweet components, powdered sugar and warm blueberry syrup. Sometimes called a Dutch baby, this breakfast or brunch treat is much like a popover. It’s a great emergency treat for unexpected guests. Lemon-Kissed Skillet Pancake…
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Los Angeles city leaders say they will tackle a fentanyl addiction crisis that is consuming L.A.’s MacArthur Park, which has become a hub for fentanyl sales and consumption in the midst of the heavily Latino working-class neighborhood of Westlake. The neighborhood is facing devastating consequences for people who use the synthetic opioid and the community forced…
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These seasoned rockers have pretty much seen it and done it all as musical journeymen who have long been committed to a life on the road. But their latest tour is going to be one for the record books, if they pull it off in Redondo Beach this weekend. Devon Allman, the son of the…
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The Halloween spirit began to possess Goodwill Southern California back in August. In Lincoln Heights, a creepy doll with blood-red tears and a stuffed animal in a Grim Reaper cloak posed amongst the seasonal tchotchkes. At the regional flagship store in Glassell Park, a witch and a flapper were amongst the mannequins dressed in their…
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When 26-year-old Sean Devey whistles in your ear it’s a thing of beauty. Seriously, this is no joke. When he puckers up his lips and whistles classical songs, it sounds like a lone violin lovingly serenading you with sweet whisper-soft notes echoing through your ears and pretty much melting your heart. He’s that good at…
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When the 2021 season began, Shohei Ohtani was at a career crossroads. Ever since he’d hurt his arm halfway through his rookie season in 2018, Ohtani had failed to live up to his two-way player promise. After a pandemic-shortened 2020 season when Ohtani called his performance “pathetic,” there was a growing sentiment that he might…
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The August Nielsen ratings were released last week for Los Angeles, and while I will not be covering the entire list — I leave that for quarterly reports so as to not bore you too much — there was definitely a station worth mentioning: KFI (640 AM) The reason it’s worth mentioning has as much…
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California lawmakers passed some precedent-setting climate and environment bills before the clock ran out Thursday, Sept. 14 on the 2023 legislative session. That includes a first-of-its-kind bill to make big corporations disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. Others would make it harder for oil companies to drill along the coast or abandon old wells, and still…
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