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My Downtown L.A. Shooting Spree

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The FBI will probably put me on some sort of watch list for this post, but I don’t care. I can’t resist crowing about a brand-new experience I had this past weekend: a shooting spree at the downtown Los Angeles Gun Club.
The whole idea came about while sitting over coffee Sunday afternoon with friend and [...]

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Photo Op: Some Eaton Canyon Ramblings

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A black-and-white view of Eaton Canyon — chaparral, poison oak and all. Situated in the San Gabriel Mountains near Altadena, the area was originally named El Precipicio for its steep gorges, the result of its location along what was once a main sector of the San Andreas Fault.
The bridge at the lower left is part [...]

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BlogoBuzz: A Downtown Guide for Last-Minute Valentine’s Romance

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Frantically looking for last-minute Valentine’s activities in the Downtown Los Angeles area? Don’t worry, all is not lost. The Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID) has a host of ideas for procrastinating Romeos (and/or Juliets), including intimate dining locales, lovingly thoughtful gift-shopping suggestions, and especially romantic spots to pop the question if you’re so inclined. [...]

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Hollywood’s Legendary Bronson Caves Are Just a Stone’s Throw Away

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Recognize this gaping oriface in the Hollywood Hills? If you don’t, you obviously weren’t a fan of the 1960s Batman television series or numerous other Hollywood productions hearkening back to the Silent Era.
This is one of a handful of man-made excavations at the southwestern corner of Griffith Park known as the Bronson Caves. Featured prominently [...]

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Tripping Out to Pentecostalism’s Birthplace

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Believe it or not, this little Victorian in Los Angeles’ historic Filipino Town is widely recognized as the birthplace of Pentecostalism.
Yes, before Aimee Semple McPherson’s celebrity revivalism, the Spirit took hold of a small band of fervent religionists here at 216 N. Bonnie Brae in 1906, allegedly inspiring them to speak in tongues not heard [...]

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Tripout to Charles Lummis’ El Alisal Hideaway

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Imagine trekking more than 3,000 miles to take a job. Yet that’s exactly what Charles Fletcher Lummis did in 1884 after accepting a reporting position at the Los Angeles Times.
In what has to be one of the greatest early promotional stunts in L.A. Media history, Lummis journeyed on foot from Cincinnati to the City of [...]

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