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Ask anyone what first comes to mind when they think of Los Angeles, and he or she will mention the glitz and the glam, the celebrity tabloids, Hollywood mansions and palm tree-lined freeways.

And The Milwaukee World Hound Dog Team [The one-acre, privately owned 154-spot parking lot at 500 N. Broadway occupies the west half of the block bounded by E. Michigan and E. Clybourn streets.

* Uwem Akpan signs Say You're One of Them, 5 p.m. at The Oprah Store, 37 N. Carpenter.

The next time you get a dollar, check to see if it is funny; and we don't mean counterfeit.

A* Southern Indiana Restaurants offering vets free meals Applebee's will offer free meals to veterans and active military showing military ID, photo or uniform all day Wednesday, and Golden Corral will offer a free meal to veterans and active military on the honor system from 5 to 9 p.m. Nov.

A master class taught by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa FREE Thursday, November 12 at Noon District of Columbia Downtown Center for the Arts The Lansburgh Theatre 450 7th Street NW Washington, D.C. "The Shakespeare Theatre Company and Washington Performing Arts Society present Happenings at the Harman: A master class taught by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa featuring ...

The front entrance and lobby of Carlsbad Medical Center are closed for remodeling.

Anxious eyes peered out the windows of homes as a tour bus rolled slowly down Bellefontaine Street, where boarded-up homes, barren fields and pea-shake houses plague a Near-Northside neighborhood.

A new flea market to the area called the Baltimore Big Flea will take place Saturday-Sunday, Oct.

We arrived in Washington D.C. on a perfect October day to begin Hilltop on the Hill.

Clark Construction has began work on one of Washington DC's most visible corners - 1000 Connecticut Avenue, at the corner of K Street NW.

An estimated 100,000 people attended Sunday's march. They want President Obama to push for civil rights protections from the federal government.

Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria, let's do this. SNAP SNAP The Americans and Beat Poetry What: One-day intensive poetry writing workshop inspired by Robert Frank's legendary portfolio and the literary cats of the time.

Sound Transit's design for a commuter rail line from Tacoma Dome Station to Lakewood is dividing city leaders and residents and creating an election-season stir.

The next city in the "Brownsville Series" is Upton in Baltimore, Maryland where I found one of the most affluent African American neighborhoods in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century.

The Arlington County Board and WMATA agreed last week on final terms of sale for the former WMATA bus garage site for the final piece of the Founders Square puzzle in Ballston.

While not everyone pines for an urban lifestyle, many people see the advantages of living in a place where residents can walk to most destinations, easily access public transportation and enjoy cultural attractions.

The State Office Building in Pittsburgh will close Wednesday through Friday because of the G-20 summit, the governor's office said today.

Security will be tight for September's Group of 20 summit and will likely disrupt the lives of those who work, live and do business Downtown.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Getting plan crazy and bicycling A real problem when you do planning and think in terms of systems, structures, and processes is that you think the answer for everything is more and better plans.