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Noted Hollywood vintage dealer faces hard times, undaunted
Nick Metropolis has struggled to keep his once-iconic furniture shop in business. After a series of ill-fated moves, he’s giving it one last go.
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Rent hike turns Eagle Rock bookstore into organizing hub
Read Books will close June 1. The shop is using its final weeks to organize around small business displacement.
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Do trees burn houses? Or is it the other way around?
Surveying the trees that survived the fires of 2025, scientists update what we know about how and why cities burn.
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Giant fake werewolf in 'We ♥️ Altadena' shirt sparks fight
A prop werewolf put up for Halloween by residents of a sober living facility became a symbol of pride after the Eaton Fire. It's also divided the community.
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From the desert sands, a college rises
Just outside Bombay Beach, you'll find an experiment in higher learning called Mars College. It focuses on AI art, tech, and the joys of surviving in extremity.