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Is Professional Football Finally Headed to Los Angeles?

By Jimmy SpencerOct 6th 2010 – 6:40PM

Professional football may return to Los Angeles as soon as next year. The United Football League is in discussions to place a new franchise in Los Angeles, league commissioner Michael Huyghue told FanHouse on Wednesday. Huyghue said that the league is in conversations with three potential ownership groups that have...

Jim Morrison's Ghost Said to Haunt Restaurant Bathroom

By Chris EptingJul 1st 2010 – 12:32PM
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Chris Epting, AOL

(July 1) -- July 3 marks 39 years since Jim Morrison, the deep-voiced front man for the band The Doors, was found dead in an apartment bathtub in Paris, France. But that doesn't mean "The Lizard King" isn't still making the rounds in one of his former West Hollywood haunts. As devout fans gather at his Parisian grave...

LA Coliseum Bans Raves After Teen's Death

By Lauren FrayerJul 1st 2010 – 8:43AM
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Michael Tullberg, Getty Images

(July 1) -- The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum has temporarily banned raves after a 15-year-old died Tuesday after a suspected drug overdose last weekend at a counterculture festival that drew 185,000 to the stadium. The Coliseum Commission president, Barry Sanders, said Wednesday he was instructing Coliseum managers not...

Rave in LA Sends 120 to Hospital; Docs Urge Ban

By Scott MartelleJun 29th 2010 – 2:18PM
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Michael Tullberg, Getty Images

LOS ANGELES (June 29) -- A massive two-day rave at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum that sent 120 mostly drugged-out teens and young adults to emergency rooms -- and may have led to the death of one -- has sparked a call by some doctors for the dance parties to be banned. The Los Angeles Times reported late today that a...

Las Vegas Writer Pads Resume With Crazy Jobs

By David MoyeApr 26th 2010 – 11:41AM
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Las Vegas Review-Journal

(April 23) -- In this economy, any good job is a good job -- even when your job is to do as many crazy jobs as possible. And that's how Corey Levitan earns his keep. Levitan, 44, is a columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and his specialty is tackling the most bizarre jobs that Sin City has to offer. Since his...

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Remember LA In 1999?

Feb 09th 2012 - 11:52AM

Don't let the marquee fool you: while Woody Harrelson is the star of the upcoming cop drama "Rampart," the film is just as much about the troubled society in which his tortured character exists.

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Richest Man In LA Wants To Own The Dodgers

By Kathleen.Miles@huffingtonpost.com(Kathleen Miles) Feb 08th 2012 - 03:51PM

And he may just be the future owner of the Dodgers.

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Gary Busey Files For Bankruptcy In Los Angeles

By The Huffington Post News Editors Feb 08th 2012 - 02:55PM

Court records show Gary Busey has filed for bankruptcy and is listing more than $500,000 in estimated personal debts.

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How A Glass Of Wine Launched My Business

By Young Entrepreneur Council Feb 08th 2012 - 11:00AM

I was still a newbie to Los Angeles when I launched my branding studio, Colin Is My Name. I built a snazzy website; I had some beautiful (and expensive) business cards letter-pressed.

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New 'The Amazing Spider-Man' Trailer Premieres At Midnight; Fans Around The World Gather

Feb 07th 2012 - 01:27AM

Special guests and fans were treated to a special preview of The Amazing Spider-Man on Monday in Los Angeles.

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