Rachel Heller Zaimont

The $1.20 Thrill Ride, Looff's Lite-A-Line

Rachel Heller ZaimontJanuary 15, 2015

The bell rings, and some 20 heads hunch over rows of glass-topped tables, eyes locked on the tiny metal balls ricocheting across numbered, color-coded boards. Green 4, red 2, blue 5 — the players race to connect the dots in a straight line. Within three minutes a winner is called......

If You're Intrigued by Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster, You'll Like Paul Crehan's New Book

Rachel Heller ZaimontJuly 8, 2014

Paul Crehan is welcoming guests at a backyard book release party for his new young-adult novel, The Secret of Alpine Valley, when the ape walks in. It's a mild June evening in the Westwood hills and Crehan's family, friends and colleagues from the TV production world had been lounging at......

Tziporah Salamon Wants to Teach L.A. How to Dress

Rachel Heller ZaimontFebruary 13, 2014

On a Sunday afternoon, Tziporah Salamon has gathered a handful of students at Golyester Vintage Clothing on La Brea and set them loose among the racks of coats, capes and dresses. "Just take it all in," she instructs the group of mostly middle-aged women. "Really zero in. That's how we start;......

Gil Garcetti Was the D.A. Who Prosecuted O.J. Now He's L.A.'s First Dad – and an Artist

Rachel Heller ZaimontJanuary 30, 2014

Gil Garcetti steps up to the podium before a crowd of about 50 at the 2014 L.A. Art Show and opens with a self-deprecating quip. "I don't know if any of you remember me as district attorney, but I wasn't dressed like this, was I?" he says, gesturing to his......

The Nerdiest Holiday Display in Los Angeles

Rachel Heller ZaimontDecember 10, 2012

See also: *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *Our Calendar Section, Listing More Great Things to Do in L.A. Nothing says happy holidays to a nerd like a shelf full of vintage action figures in Santa caps. That's the sight that greets customers outside Curry House in......

Family Fun Arcade Prepares to Close, After Four Decades as a Granada Hills Hangout

Rachel Heller ZaimontNovember 8, 2012

See also: *10 Best Arcades in L.A.Bathed in the glow of the flashing CRT screen, Jon "Jesus" Lemerand yanks his joystick back and slaps a button, letting loose a 2-D punch. A handful of onlookers hoots and claps. It's Friday night at Family Fun Arcade, or FFA, and a motley......

Luci Romberg Is the Queen of Freerunning, an Extreme Sport That's Like Running But More Awesome

Rachel Heller ZaimontOctober 25, 2012

Luci Romberg is practicing corkscrews over a blue gymnastics mat on a sweltering day. Most of the other 16 members of Team Tempest are here at the gym, too, also rehearsing methods of launching themselves airborne: flipping off ledges, leaping between walls, vaulting off foam blocks. They're rarely all right......

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The $1.20 Thrill Ride, Looff's Lite-A-Line

If You're Intrigued by Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster, You'll Like Paul Crehan's New Book

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Luci Romberg Is the Queen of Freerunning, an Extreme Sport That's Like Running But More Awesome

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