April 4, 2009

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Photo Gallery: What a catch!

Photo courtesy  Jill Weisleder/Los Angeles Dodgers   A billboard creates an interesting effect as Los Angeles Dodgers Andre Ethier makes the catch at Dodger Stadium last Thursday, April 2. Also, the right fielder hit a run-scoring triple and homered in the eighth inning to help the Dodgers dust the Angels 6-to-2 in that exhibition game. 
Saturday, April 4, 2009

New online newsletter focuses on the Southland social scene

A colleague from my days working at Channel 4 News, Dee Dee Brown, has a new online venture. This week, Dee Dee sent out the first edition of her colorful e-newsletter, “DEE DEE DA DA.” Front and center, a review by Dee Dee of Sky’s Gourmet Tacos, a Mexican restaurant with a splash of soul, on West Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles. Dee […]
Saturday, April 4, 2009

A temporary ban on big rigs after tragic truck crash

Paramedics and firefighters tend to a victim of that deadly multiple vehicle/truck accident 04/01/09 Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times   Under pressure from local officials and residents, Caltrans yesterday issued a 90 day ban on big rigs along a treacherous stretch of Angeles Crest Highway. The ban came two days after a double-decker car carrier careened out of control and slammed into several vehicles at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard […]