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  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Beverly Hills' Fugliest Oil Well, Aka The 'Tower of Hope'

    Everyone knows L.A. sits atop a vast reserve of petroleum sludge and stink (hence the Tar pits, the methane vents, the ever-bobbing drills along La Cienega Blvd. in Baldwin Hills, etc.), but would you ever suspect that's the reason for this sad, drooping, pastel colored tower on the Beverly Hills/Ce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Prawnspotting: Spot Prawns at the Hollywood Farmers Market

    lewong2000/flickrSee spot prawn.​ Spot prawns are actually shrimp. They lack the branching gill structure present in the small, swimming decapods known as prawns. We know that because we looked it up. Regulars at the Hollywood Farmers Market (where we dodge fedora-crowned dye-jobs, stroller ... More >>

  • News

    September 27, 2007

    Blue Whale Requiem

    Mystery reigns as sonar tests pit military training against beloved Southland pods

  • News

    July 26, 2007

    Griffith Park $50 Million, Catalina Zero

    Denuded by fire, the island’s long-suffering and unique ecosystem could be reborn — for a price

  • News

    June 21, 2007

    Man-Made Reefs or Oily Eyesores?

    In a raging debate, some say Mother Nature has warmed to California’s offshore oil rigs

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