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Dunkin' Donuts Poised For Major Expansion

Posted 01.16.2013 | Home

Dunkin' Donuts has announced plans to expand to Southern California -- specifically in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Ventura and ...

A Winter Getaway for Every Mood and Budget

offMetro.com | Posted 03.09.2013 | San Francisco
offMetro.com

Sure, we've got it pretty good on the left coast. No two-degree days or sludgy puddles... But that doesn't make that morning frost on our windshields any less maddening, and, hey, sometimes we wanna throw a snowball or two.

PHOTOS: Fun Attractions Off The 405 Freeway

Posted 12.04.2012 | Travel

The 405 can be as monstrous as any CGI creature. As one of America's busiest roads, it offers drivers a steady diet of bumper to bumper frustration co...

One Ring

Lawrence D. Elliott | Posted 01.15.2013 | Fifty
Lawrence D. Elliott

The story of what happened the night the family returned home from the hospital after Grandpa Joe's death is quite amazing.

Three California Beach Hotels For Any Budget

George Hobica | Posted 11.06.2012 | Travel
George Hobica

Not that the Mandalay Beach is the last word in good value on the California beach.

L.A. Has a Dog in the Valley's Congressional Hunt

Rob Asghar | Posted 01.02.2013 | Los Angeles
Rob Asghar

The race between Rep. Howard Berman and Rep. Brad Sherman for the newly configured 30th congressional district, in the San Fernando Valley, is a demonstration of raw human tribalism and our eager propensity to fight over most everything.

Fall On California's Coast

iLoveInns | Posted 11.24.2012 | Travel
iLoveInns

New England may be the epicenter of fall travel, but California can also get very colorful.

Stanford Stunner

AP | By ANTONIO GONZALEZ | Posted 11.15.2012 | Sports

STANFORD, Calif. -- Even without Andrew Luck, Stanford still had every answer for Matt Barkley and Southern California. Josh Nunes threw a go-ahead 3...

Public School Teacher Reveals Night Job As Sex Dominatrix

The Huffington Post | Samreen Hooda | Posted 09.06.2012 | Home

A California public school teacher has recently revealed her double life as a sex dominatrix in her new book. Darlene has been a school teacher at...

Natural LA? I'll show you!

The Nature Conservancy in California | Posted 10.16.2012 | Los Angeles
The Nature Conservancy in California

It's true, Los Angeles is a large, busy city, but it is also one of the few cities in the United States with so many biodiverse, natural places to see within 100 miles of the downtown area.

Elderly Couple Alleges JPMorgan Called Them 75 Times A Week

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 08.01.2012 | Business

How many phone calls is too many? For one elderly couple, roughly 75 per week. JPMorgan Chase allegedly called John and Anna Canaday 15 to 75 time...

A Marina Del Rey Staycation

Carly Cylinder | Posted 09.24.2012 | Travel
Carly Cylinder

The phone is ringing, the texts are beeping, my email is flooding. That. Is. It. The phone turns off, the computer shuts down, the silence echoes in sublime relief.

Good on Ya, Mate! Australia Protects Incredibly Big Ocean Area

Carl Safina | Posted 08.20.2012 | Green
Carl Safina

The Australian government has formed the world's largest network of ocean reserves. The network is anchored by a massive reserve in the Coral Sea. As we say, "Go you, Aussies."

Finding Beauty After The Flowers Leave California

Lisa Novick | Posted 07.04.2012 | Travel
Lisa Novick

We long for authentic beauty -- for the autumn colors of the deciduous forests of New England or for the groves of redwoods further up the California coast.

Moderate Earthquake Sways Buildings In LA

AP | CHRISTOPHER WEBER | Posted 06.28.2012 | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES -- Some Southern Californians were shaken out of bed Saturday morning by a small earthquake that rattled homes across the Inland Empire re...

Is Your Favorite Beach Disappearing?

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 03.01.2012 | Los Angeles

A new study finds that rising sea levels due to climate change will remove sand from some Southern California beaches and distribute it to others. ...

First Lady Promoting Healthy Food In Low-Income Neighborhoods

AP | CHRISTINA HOAG | Posted 04.02.2012 | Latino Voices

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Michelle Obama says a proposed new supermarket in the middle of a blue-collar Hispanic neighborhood in Southern California is an ...

Awesome Spring Break Vacations That Don't Require A Passport

Mary Rambin | Posted 04.02.2012 | Travel
Mary Rambin

Each less than two hours outside of a major city, these destinations offer gorgeous landscapes and entertain singles, couples and families for a reasonable price. I love them all just as much as my Mexican hideways!

California Dreaming...

Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 03.28.2012 | Arts
Evelyne Politanoff

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Portraits Of Latino Day Laborers Stir Controversy

Posted 03.27.2012 | Arts

There is something bourgeois, even aristocratic about sitting for a portrait, engaged in the labor of sitting still. That contributes to the unexpecte...

Old Becomes New At The Palm Springs Rendezvous

Brad Schreiber | Posted 03.27.2012 | Travel
Brad Schreiber

As the desert oasis and playground, two hours to the south of Los Angeles, Palm Springs has long been a retreat. Thankfully, the changes in the Coachella Valley are not housing developments but updating and refurbishing of properties for the visitor.

Doug Wheeler Distills Infinity

Gabrielle Selz | Posted 03.25.2012 | Arts
Gabrielle Selz

In Wheeler's art case it is purely the medium of light that we explore, touch, see, and sense. His simplified use of material heightens and distills the experience. Being inside his space is at once ethereal and dense.

Police Detain Man Amid Hunt For Serial Killer Of Homeless Men

AP | CHRISTOPHER WEBER | Posted 03.15.2012 | Crime

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Investigators are "extremely confident" a man in custody is responsible for all four recent killings of homeless men in Orange...

Phenomenal

Peter Clothier | Posted 03.05.2012 | Arts
Peter Clothier

As I've said, I'm a sucker when it comes to California Light/Space art. I arrived in California in 1968, when the movement was still at its height.

PHOTOS: The World's Best Places To Sleep In

JustLuxe | Posted 01.03.2012 | Travel
JustLuxe

These beds are currently occupied by those who played 2011 right. Let us learn from their examples.