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The NFL; On it’s way to LA, finally?

It’s official, well sort of. More speculation, “hand shakes”, and promises of an 800 million dollar stadium abound. A business partner of developer Ed Roski Jr.’s says he has “no doubt” a National Football League team will play in Los Angeles in 2009 according to the Whittier Daily News today. Seven different teams have expressed [...]

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Dig Weekend Guide - Labor Day Weekend

It’s time for a staycation. That’s a vacation where you stick around town and explore something local. Dig Lounge is your personal staycation planner for this lovely Labor Day Weekend. Long Beach does it up right with a Hula Festival, Crab Festival, and Blues Festival all wrapped up into one weekend. Get out of town [...]

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Joe Loves LA

Ya-Ya we love you too, but please start winning some games. We reported back in June that Andre Ethier was blogging about food in LA. Now Joe Torre is blogging about life in LA. Driving, yip yap dogs and the most important home run ever. Joe on gas prices: “Who’d have guessed that a gallon [...]

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Tempura at Thousand Cranes

After checking in with the Ramen gods at Daikokuya on Saturday night I was in for quite a shock, 15 parties of two and four tops all waiting for one of the limited spots inside this small Little Tokyo ramen shop. At least an hour, I thought to myself. Then I recalled the tempura bar [...]

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Dig Weekend Guide - Aug 21-24

Welcome to the weekend. You’ve made it. Start it early and be amazed by life size dinosaurs, or celebrate Culver City’s heritage, take a road trip up to Paso Robles, enjoy a tiki festival in Long Beach, bet on the ponies in Del Mar, check out live music in Silverlake, or crash a food expo [...]

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Dining Out to End Cancer

How often do you get the chance to eat out, maybe try a restaurant you’ve never tried before, and help out a great cause at the same time? Not only that, they’re offering you a discount on your final tab, up to 25 percent off! The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation at UCLA has launched a new [...]

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Dig Weekend Guide - Aug 15-17

The summer halfway point has come and gone and you can already feel the days starting to shorten. But don’t fret, there are still 5 weeks of summer left and lots going on. Check out the Celebrity Food Show in Anaheim, mariachi in Santa Fe Springs, 80’s music sing along in Downtown, wine tasting in [...]

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The Counter comes to the Marina

Hamburgers are my weakness, more so than any other food. And so, you can imagine, how happy I was to find out that they were opening The Counter in Marina Del Ray very close to my office. The Marina spot is the newest location in their attempt to dominate the world wide custom made burger [...]

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Wine & Dine Wednesdays at the Wine House

Every Wednesday, Upstairs 2 will be serving an amazing four course dinner prepared by chef Todd Barrie (formerly of Joe’s Restaurant) and paired with four wines from around the world, chosen by the Wine House sommelier, Marilyn Snee. The food and wine served will represent a different wine region or theme each week. There will [...]

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Grubing for Breakfast in Hollywood

Betty Fraser, the Top Chef that people either loved, or loved to hate. Her and Denise DeCarlo’s hidden breakfast and lunch spot is tucked away amongst film studios and post-production houses. I knew Grub existed, but I had yet to try it out. Voted over and over on Citysearch in the top ten of breakfast [...]

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