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The Weekend Cocktail: The Ides of March and The Bloody Caesar

BY GWEN KENNEALLY Caesar: Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue shriller than all the music. Cry “Caesar!” Speak; Caesar is turn’d to hear. Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March. Caesar: What man is that? Brutus: A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March. From the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare This scene can send... (more)

My Four-Legged Find: Fun in the Sun and WoofStock 90210

BY RACHEL WEIL This Sunday, March 14th, over 150 dogs and cats will be at Roxbury Park in Beverly Hills looking for their forever home. Join all 6 LA City Animal Shelters and Carson Shelter for WoofStock 90210, an event not to be missed. The corner of Roxbury and Olympic Blvd from 11 am – 3 pm will be four-legged finds waiting for you to take them home. Visit http://www.laanimalservices.com/events/woofstock.pdf... (more)

My Daily Find Deals: A* List Sample Sale, Menchies, Morton’s The Steakhouse, Pinkberry

BY KAREN YOUNG A*List Sample Sale Sunday, March 14 in North Hollywood. Attention recessionista fashionistas! The A*List Sample Sale is being held this Sunday, March 14 from 11am-4 pm at a new North Hollywood location. Peruse among racks of  gently worn clothing, shoes and accessories from the personal closets of celebs and socialites, as well as new items from... (more)

Women of a Certain Age Shine in “Broads!” at the El Portal Forum

BY AMY LYONS They’re not dead yet. That seems to be the overarching message in “Broads!” a musical about four female senior citizens who sing, dance and stare down old age with sass. The story surrounds Nilda (Ivonne Coll), Louise (Leslie Easterbrook), Elaine (June Gable) and Myra (Barbara Niles), who put on an annual talent show at a South Florida retirement... (more)

French macarons are the new cupcake and Belwood Bakery has them

BY KAREN YOUNG Macarons are being touted in food circles as the new cupcake. No, not the chewy coconut variety. This macaron (pronounced mack-ah-rohn) is the French confection — the dainty little sandwich cookie that comes in myriad of colors. French Macarons...joie de vivre. Photos by Karen Young   What originated in Italy in the 8th century, and brought to France... (more)

My Valley Leaders: Meet State Senator Alex Padilla

BY ANGELA  FENTIMAN (Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series by Angela Fentiman in which she profiles Valley leaders.) When Alex Padilla was growing up in the northeast San Fernando Valley he always wondered why his community was not getting its “fair share.” Now, as a State Senator for California’s 20th Senate District, he has made a career... (more)

In My Next Life: Old Life Meet New Life

BY DAVID NICHOLS “It’s kind of hard to explain,” says My Beautiful Grown Daughter, referring to Delaney and me. “When the two of them get together it’s like…” Her voice takes on a searching quality, as if she’s just returned from studying some remote Himalayan tribe and is trying to explain the behavior she’s observed to a group of wide-eyed undergrads.... (more)

Frozen Crush mixes Italian Ice and Fro-Yo for a unique cold dessert treat

BY  KAREN YOUNG There’s new frozen treat heartthrob in town. The name? Frozen Crush — Italian ice with a fro-yo twist. As the first establishment of its kind in Los Angeles,  it’s co-mingling right next door to Pinkberry in Northridge. If you’re from the east coast or spent any time there, you know about Italian Ice. So as luck would have it, my first visit... (more)

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