easily tell if a restaurant has that simple, yet, crucial component to the pice of the puzzle; the puzzle that makes “Local” not major chain restaurants thrive. The journey of of some of Los Angeles’ local restaurants begins in Culver City California, a suburban
Before development exploded in California, the state contained about 5 million acres of wetland habitat. Unfortunately, over the years California has been willing to part with 91 percent of its wetlands, Southern California having lost 95 percent. Los Angeles County has only one wetland remaining. This being the Ballona Wetlands located between Marina del Rey and the Westchester bluffs, it was once a major part of California’s natural wetland systems. Before development, Ballona wetlands natural
Fatty Falls to Drugs The religious football player, the black slave, the obese comedian and the Catholic priest can all be tragic heroes both in fiction and reality. A tragic hero is defined as someone that is of high stature, has a tragic flaw, and has experienced a spiritual or literal death. Chris Farley was an exceptional example of a tragic hero. Although he was not born into nobility, Farley’s comedic talent allowed him to rise to high stature. However, Farley’s flaw of having an addictive
Describing the night of the killings, after 10 p.m. on Aug. 20, 1989, Erik says that he and Lyle got into an argument with their parents at their Beverly Hills, California, home. The fight then escalated, he claims. “I was in the foyer, Lyle was coming out of the den and my mom was following him and saying, ‘You’re not going out,’ and Lyle said, ‘Why?’ And my mom said, ‘Because I said so,’ and then my dad came out and he told my mom to shut up. He looked at Lyle and said, ‘You’re not going out.’
this falcon a duck hawk. That was a poor name, since falcons aren't hawks and they rarely kill ducks. The American peregrine was once found all across the eastern United States and southern Canada. In the west, the species was found from Mexico to California. DDT poisoning hit this subspecies the hardest. Even today, naturalists are still working hard to save the American peregrine from extinction. The smaller tundra peregrine (Falco peregrinus tundrius) lives farther north. Tundra peregrines range