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Meatless Mondays: Homestyle Taiwanese at Bean Sprouts Restaurant in Arcadia

Taiwanese cuisine has gained recognition for its street food, night market eats, and even beef noodle soup, but what might be overlooked is the accessibility of vegetarian fare throughout the island. A Jan. 13, 2011, article published in CommonWealth Magazine reported that flexible vegetarianism bec ... More >>

5 Great Indonesian Restaurants In Los Angeles

Indonesian food is fundamentally earthy: Think of spicy red sambal sauce paired with ayam goreng (fried chicken), or fish paste balls and a creamy peanut sauce over lean bean sprouts and crispy green vegetables. Meals are sometimes served on banana leaves, and each dish is designed to stuff you ful ... More >>

The Stupidest Polling Place Story You'll Read All Day

Kudos to CBS2 for breaking new ground in stupid election reporting. The station reports on its website that at least six polling places have been set up in L.A. County mobile home parks or apartment complexes where registered sex offenders live.Why is that a problem? Here's El Monte reside ... More >>

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula Behind Innocence of Muslims? Film Had L.A. Permit, Production

Yesterday we asked if the person or people behind the incendiary film Innocence of Muslims were religious zealots. The answer might be yes. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune broke the news last night that the permit for the flick's production was taken out by a Duarte group called Media for Christ:

Bears Invade L.A. Foothill Neighborhoods For Summer; Juvenile Captured (PHOTOS)

The California black bears are coming out of the hills to eat and play. On a day when Los Angeles County officials warned residents to beware of the big black animals, no matter how cuddly they might appear, state Fish and Game officials announced they've captured one of the black bears suspected o ... More >>

What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: New Surprise Avocado Mea Culpa

The springtime race to keep up with everything that's coming in season has only just begun, and we've already come out of the gate missing one of the most interesting avocados (not an oxymoron) of the season. You will probably not find this one at local markets until next season, assuming Joe Avitu ... More >>

Free Pancakes at IHOP - Today

It's not just breakfast all day, it's free breakfast all day today at IHOP, which is offering a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes to each guest from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m in honor of National Pancake Day. In return, diners will be asked to make a voluntary donation to support the Children's Mira ... More >>

Alex Rodriguez, Young Duarte Man, Dies When Car Flies off Highway 39 Cliff

This post has been updated to correct information about the victim's identity. Twenty-year-old Duarte man Alex Rodriguez was declared dead early Sunday morning. He had driven his Honda sedan off the side of the windy, cliffside San Gabriel Canyon Road -- also known as Highway 39. A 16-year-old gir ... More >>

A Replacement for Indo Cafe's Fried Chicken and Nasi Bungkus

Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​ Dear Mr. Gold: It is tragic that Indo Cafe has closed. Tragic. And I have no idea why. Since I'm not about to hire a private detective, as attractive as that may sound, where can you direct me for nasi bungkus (a rice dish wrapped in a banana leaf) ... More >>

Jose Duarte, Who Worked With Boys From Westside to South L.A., Molested at Least Three Kids, Cops Allege

LAPDDuarte.​A boys soccer coach was charged with child molestation this week and, unfortunately, authorities say the suspect had access to lots of kids. In fact, 42-year-old Jose Duarte coached teams at MacArthur Park, nearby Vista Hermosa Park, and at he Gilbert Lindsey Recreation Center in ... More >>

National Homebrew Competition L.A.-Area Finalists

JgarbeeHomebrews At Pacific Gravity's Annual Party​If you've heard a lot of homebrewer buzz at your neighborhood pub the past few weeks, it's likely because the National Homebrewers Conference (NHC) is being held in San Diego this year. Hoards of home brewers will be descending upon Southern C ... More >>

Francisco Sanchez Jumps off 210 Freeway Overpass, Finally Kills Himself After 10 Suicide Attempts, 2 Prosthetic Legs

Google Maps​Over the last decade, 41-year-old Duarte resident Francisco Solomon Sanchez has been engaged in an inner battle between mind and body -- and up until last Friday, the latter refused, against all odds, to quit. The Pasadena Star-News reports that Sanchez "has jumped or threatened ... More >>

Alice Zhang, 16-Year-Old Arcadia High Student, Killed in Crosswalk During Sunday Sunset

Facebook16-year-old Alice Zhang​Updated after the jump with a tremendous show of love and respect for the teen, and a fundraiser for her family, while police continue to investigate the accident. Alice Zhang, one of two 16-year-old girls hit by a car while making their way across West Duarte ... More >>

French Bulldog Thief Strikes Again, Running Off With $3,000 Orange County Purebred

Orange County Sheriff's DepartmentDuarte resident Darryl Cole stole one French bulldog too many​Updated after the jump with the dog thief's "obsessive compulsive" history. Originally posted at 12:53 p.m. French bulldogs are super cute, we'll admit. Especially in holiday sweaters. But 20-year- ... More >>

Break-In Burglar Takes $2,000 In Coins From Manhattan Beach Wells Fargo

Way more than $2,000 in coins... but not everyone can have hustle like Scrooge​It's the season for artistic public thieving in L.A. County. First, on Oct. 27, there was the guy with the Obama mask who stuck up an El Pollo Loco branch in Duarte with a toy knife. A week or so later, there was t ... More >>

Carly Fiorina, Rebublican U.S. Senate Candidate, Hospitalized With Infection Caused By Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Associated PressCarly Fiorina on a better day​[Updated after the jump: Fiorina will be released today -- and is expected back on the trail by tomorrow.] [Updated after the jump with the probability that this is just an infection. Expert commentary from Laura Kruper, M.D., an assistant profess ... More >>

Five Bandits -- One With Obama Mask And Toy Knife -- Tie Up El Pollo Loco Employees In Duarte, Make Off With $4,000

HalloweenCostumes.comA show of patriotism at the Crazy Chicken​Halloween (and Election Night) couldn't come soon enough for a group of hooligans in East County yesterday. Just after the last couple customers had moseyed out, five masked men descended upon an El Pollo Loco branch at 1212 Hunti ... More >>

Duarte And Azusa Head to Court In San Gabriel Valley Mining Showdown

Save Our Canyon​In a San Gabriel Valley smackdown, the city of Duarte is suing its neighbor to the east, Azusa, over the latter's approval of new mining on Duarte's doorstep.According to Duarte, Azusa stands to make more than $60 million in fees from the mining over the next 28 years. Meanwhile, D ... More >>

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More Food in Cars: Sonic Drive-In Opens in Duarte

If you get hungry on Monday and are driving anywhere near Duarte, Sonic Drive-In officially opens its new store in that town at 6 a.m. Cherry limeades, extra-long chili cheese Coneys, whatever. The new Duarte location is the closest of the chain's drive-ins to the actual city of Los Angeles, so live ... More >>

Angeles National Forest Wildfire Rages

Google Maps/InciWebSite of Morris Fire​Many Los Angeles residents awoke this morning to blue skies whose horizons were muddied  by smoke from the Angeles National Forest wildfire 22 miles to the east. The air also bore a campfire scent. The latest wildfire broke out near Morris Dam in San Gab ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

New Mayor in Hot Seat  Mary Su, who was sworn in as Walnut's first Chinese-American woman mayor Wednesday night, is already at the top of recall petitions because she did not display enough ardor in opposing an NFL stadium being planned for neighboring Industry. Hoodie Recall About 300,000 kids ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Wag the Gang Dog Lancaster officials hope to chase gangs out of town by imposing steep fines and penalties for owning dangerous dogs.Too Poor to Give Up The Daily News reports that many Valley day laborers are too broke to even return to Mexico or Central America. Mine Your Own Business Duarte resid ... More >>

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