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Daum: The gift of a great dog

2013-05-16 00:00:00

We got another dog right away. That wasn't the plan. But back in March, less than two weeks after Rex died and when I still had faint bruises from digging my fingers into my forehead amid uncontrollable sobs, I signed us up to "foster" a Saint Bernard mix...

Cinemark to build 14-screen movie theater at Carson mall

2013-05-16 04:00:00

Cinemark Holdings Inc., the nation's third-largest theater chain, is bulking up in Los Angeles County with plans to open a multiplex at the SouthBay Pavilion shopping mall in Carson. Vintage Real Estate, which owns and manages SouthBay Pavilion, said it...

Coachella 2013: Ensnared by TNGHT, Purity Ring

2013-04-13 13:30:00

What's the most important instrument of contemporary beat music? A thumping kick drum? An oxygen-sucking bass line? A tastefully choppy vocal edit? Nope. It's something much simpler: an 808 snare drum. Two acts playing back-to-back sets in the Gobi...

Fab co-founder Bradford Shellhammer lays out plans for change

2013-04-11 15:42:00

For proof of how fast the business of design is changing, look no further than Fab. The site launched in 2010 as a TripAdvisor-Foursquare-Yelp social-networking hybrid called Fabulis was aimed at gay men. But having burned through most of its start-up...

Kroger to put vehicle charging stations at California, Arizona stores

2013-04-09 00:00:00

To your grocery list, add electricity. Kroger Co., the country's largest grocery store owner, with chains including Ralphs and Food 4 Less, plans to install a total of 225 vehicle charging stations at 125 supermarkets in California and Arizona. San...

Amazon 'TV pilots' are set to fly (Part 1)

2013-04-23 07:07:00

Amazon, the online bookseller turned online department store, turned e-book-reader manufacturer, turned publisher, turned video streaming service, turning movie-and-TV studio, has posted its first 14 "TV pilots" -- six kids' shows and eight grown-up...

Angelo Surmelis opens home store in Eastern Columbia building

2013-03-07 10:43:00

Designer Angelo Surmelis doesn’t want all of your business at Angelo:Home, his new, 1,500-square-foot store in the historic Eastern Columbia building in downtown Los Angeles. “We're all unique; our homes should be as well,” the veteran...

YouTube video of horse slaughter inflames debate over horse meat

2013-03-23 06:00:00

For activists, the video is not only an animal execution on tape, it’s a public challenge. The clip, posted on YouTube, shows an employee of a southeastern New Mexico slaughterhouse — a business that is seeking federal approval to...

Federal legislation would ban slaughter of U.S. horses

2013-03-14 06:30:00

Proposed federal legislation would ban the export of American horses for slaughter, reinstitute a ban on slaughtering them in the U.S., and protect the public from consuming "toxic" horse meat. � The measure, called the Safeguard American Food Exports...

McDonald's blames February sales slide on 2012 leap year

2013-03-08 09:22:00

Sales at McDonald’s restaurants slipped 1.5% last month, but not because of global economic difficulties or fast-casual competition. The fast food behemoth attributed the slide to the difficulty of comparing February’s performance against...

Taco Bell latest brand to be tied to European horse meat scandal

2013-03-01 08:08:00

Taco Bell says it has discovered horse meat in some of its British products, joining a growing list of burgers, lasagnas and pizzas affected by a food labeling scandal rapidly unfurling across Europe. Taco Bell said in a statement that it was “...

Donkey and water buffalo found in South African burgers

2013-02-26 11:04:00

You think “beef” burgers with horse meat are bad? A new study out of South Africa shows that two-thirds of meat sold at supermarkets and butcheries contain unlabeled amounts of donkey, goat, water buffalo and other mystery ingredients....

An inexpensive Ikea chaise provides another place to lounge with a good book. Gutierrez initially had the pink bouganvillea in a pot and has moved it to two different houses. The lemon tree also has grown since being transplanted from a 1-gallon pot. "I love my lemon tree," Gutierrez said.

2013-04-30 15:23:52

Furniture retailer Ikea plugged in the largest rooftop solar array in Maryland on Tuesday.

2013-04-16 09:33:22

Each of these 100 percent wool rugs is unique thanks to being hand-knotted by skilled craftsmen. The design's angles and the colors might be cool, but the thick pile should keep your feet cozy. Details: $499, 7'10" x 5'7"; for store locations

2013-03-13 00:00:00