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Ventura County Sting Finds Link to Mail Theft in Downtown L.A.

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arts, los angeles

Published April 30, 2010 at 4:19 p.m.

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Photo by Eric Richardson ... Mail stolen from the Arts District may help add mail theft charges to the results of a Ventura County operation that last week led to 94 arrests and the recovery of stolen vehicles, drugs and counterfeit money ... Mail theft had been a topic of particular interest in the neighborhood, where some residents and businesses had discovered that checks they had sent out hadn't be reaching their destinations ... A community meeting was held on the topic last month, and one

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Next Stop: Wilshire and Crenshaw?

Published Aug. 17, 2009 at 11:30 a.m.

This lot could serve as a subway station. Photo by LA Wad via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr ... Metro has intimated that they'll be voting on a preliminary line for their proposed Wilshire extension later next year, and hopes to connect their "current terminus in Koreatown to the Westside," explains MetroRider LA ... But where the stops will be are still very much in flux; "one of the stations along the line is still kept as optional: Wilshire Boulevard and Crenshaw Boulevard." ...

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Anonymity Is The New Fame: Meet Frankel

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music

Published Aug. 11, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.

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I heard you never do interviews ... That's true. I don't like being the center of attention ... Well, I appreciate you talking with us ... (laughs) Yup, I'm breaking radio silence, just for you ... Well, I appreciate that. Let's start at the beginning. What made you pick up an instrument? ... The first instrument I ever played was an organ ... My parents had one in our living room growing up ... It had a headphone jack, so they wouldn't have to listen to me while I fiddled around on it and they

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LAst Night's Action: Angels Get By Twins

Published July 24, 2009 at 4:00 a.m.

Howie Kendrick tying the game with an RBI single against the Twins in the ninth inning. AP Photo/Mark Avery ... LA Angels defeat Minnesota Twins 6-5 (10th inning) ... On the day the Angels unveiled the logo for next season's All Star Game being hosted at Angels Stadium, the Angels needed some extra to come from behind against the Twins. With Joan Jett in attendance, the Angels allowed Jason Kubel to ride roughshod over them. Kubel went 2-for-5 with three RBI in this game giving him 10 RBI in

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A Bicycle Boulevard for 4th Street?

Published July 24, 2009 at 3:55 p.m.

View Larger Map ... For a few years now, there has been a movement to turn the 3.6-mile 4th Street from Koreatown to near MacArthur Park into a Bicycle Boulevard ... Next week, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition will hold a meeting about the idea ... "While a Bicycle Boulevard on 4th may be in the city's current Bike Master Plan, it's one of the projects that exists on paper but hasn't seen a lot of energy from the city," explains Damien Newton at Streetsblog LA. "The first step has been

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Recession Obsession: KyoChon Fried Chicken

Published July 9, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.

Finger Licking Amazing ... KyoChon’s chicken isn’t monstrously fried the great American way -- where one’s first bite in doesn’t include chicken flesh -- it’s crispy but its skin isn’t a chore ... They have wings and “sticks,” a.k.a. chicken legs ... While the sticks are meatier (and more expensive,) I find the wings to pack the right mixture of meat, skin, and fantasticness ... Their two flavors are terrific ... The Garlic Soy Sauce features its titular ingredients, and

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Koreatown Bank Shuttered

Published June 27, 2009 at 1:00 a.m.

Federal and state regulators seized Koreatown's Mirae Bank and sold its most of its assets to rival Wilshire State Bank, marking the third bank failure in Los Angeles County this year ...

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One Way We Fight Water Pollution: Catch Basin Screen Covers

Published May 20, 2009 at 7:38 p.m.

An empty pack of cigarettes and a plastic coffee cup cover caught by a catch basin screen cover Zach Behrens/LAist ... Speaking of LA County's terrible water quality ranking that was announced today, have you seen these along Los Angeles' curbs? These catch basin screen covers prevent litter larger than ¾ of an inch from entering the storm drain system that brings water to the ocean via the LA River and Ballona Creek ... Over the past year, they started appearing in the Valley, but they were

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Recession Obsession: Big Friggin’ Dumplings in Koreatown

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los angeles, restaurant

Published May 14, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.

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Someone Hail The King ... I order the pork King Dumplings, also offered with beef ... Featuring chopped leek, these dumplings are as juicy as they are savory ... These grenade-like pork bombs are not only admirable for their stature, but their juicy, zesty flavor, which makes a return trip seem wise ... When one’s order is relayed to the waiter, an instant crackle and sizzle sounds from the open kitchen ... It’s then I find myself gazing at the menus items pictured on the wall ... “Should

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Lawsuit accuses Mahony of improper response in abuse case; archdiocese denies it

Published May 7, 2009 at 4:35 p.m.

Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony and the Vatican engaged in a "conspiracy of silence" by transferring a priest from Italy to Los Angeles, where he went on to molest teenagers at a Koreatown church, a lawsuit alleges. The complaint also ...

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