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Driving down this unsuspecting stretch of Interstate 15 in San Diego County, it's hard to tell that some of Southern California's most notable craft breweries are just off the freeway.

The Palace Theatre in partnership with American Foundation for Equal Rights and Broadway Impact have announced a one-night-only reading of "8," a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8, written by AFER Founding Board Member and Academy Award-winning writer Dustin Lance Black .

"Perfectly romantic Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country is always in the mood for love," shares Kimberly Adams, Temecula Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau president and CEO.

LA's top DIY destination to buy cheap Valentine's flowers up to 70 percent below retail prices wants your ideas for a sparkling LA Flower District makeover.

As part of its plans to expand the highly successful international hospitality brands Dream and Night globally, Hampshire Hotels & Resorts, the management arm of Chatwal Hotels & Resorts unveiled an aggressive brand building initiative in India with the announcement of a five year plan to launch fifty-two hotels in India.

The cool weather system could bring 0.25 to 0.75 inch of rain to the L.A. Basin, and more than one inch in the mountains, the National Weather Service said.

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Follow: Stylelist-Beauty , Video , Jennifer Lawrence , Jennifer Lawrence Hunger Games , Jennifer Lawrence Beauty , Jennifer Lawrence Hair , Jennifer Lawrence Makeup , Stylelist-The-Two-Faces-Of , Stylelist-Uptown-Downtown Location: 84th Academy Awards announcement in Los Angeles, California on January 24th, 2012 Look: The 21-year-old actress , who ... (more)

Los Angeles. The suspect referred to as the Civic Center Slapper has struck again.

The Royalty treatment: Band's adventure continues with album work in L.A. : Since signing with Victory Records in November, things have been moving very quickly for local indie rock band the Royalty.

We smell a rat, and smog, and garbage, and more: Los Angeles, Calif. has been named the smelliest city in the world.

Boston Harbor was so thick with ice on this date that a channel had to be cut through the ice for a ship to leave with 30,000 letters for England.

This year's L.A. Cupcake Challenge plans to be no different, with dozens of bakers from all across Southern California competing for the title of best cupcake in Los Angeles.

Follow: Kristen Wiig , Stylelist-Beauty , Video , Kristen Wiig Beauty , Kristen Wiig Hair , Kristen Wiig Makeup , Stylelist-The-Two-Faces-Of , Stylelist-Uptown-Downtown Location: 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California on January 29th, 2012 Look: The 38-year-old "Bridesmaids" actress , who's gone a bit goth since ... (more)

"Free at last!" exclaimed a Los Angeles gadfly as victims of eminent domain flocked into L.A. City Hall to celebrate the abolition of California's redevelopment agencies.A Today is VR day , the date on which the Golden State's more than 400 redevelopment agencies must dissolve themselves.

McConnell Government Relations is a successful government and public affairs firm with strong contacts in Los Angeles City Hall and the Los Angeles County Hall of Administration.

A giant dragon is positioned high above the Plaza Theatre stage for tonight's El Psao debut of the hit Oz-themed musical, "Wicked." The Broadway musical about the witches of Oz, which is expected to do blockbuster business beginning today at the Plaza Theatre, also has a lot of airborne stuff -- sound, lights, a metallic "bubble" and a large, ... (more)

The images of 1940 Los Angeles that photographer Ansel Adams shot for Fortune magazine, then put away and forgot for awhile , are getting their first public display other than on websites.

Here's an extreme makeover ideally suited to sunny California: transform your under-utilized rooftop into a lush garden.

In the run-up to what eventually became the Pike project, Long Beach officials were looking for a "wow" factor that would distinguish the development from others in Southern California.