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Dear Abby: I’m my families chamber of secrets. Should I open up the gates and reveal all?
DEAR ABBY: There are two significant secrets in my family, and as I’m a member of the oldest generation and likely in my last decade, I wonder if they should see the light of day. The first involves my cousin. He’s a year older than I am and doesn’t know he…
NYC’s hottest cocktail bar is flying to LA for a boozy two-night takeover
Double Chicken Please is bringing its bizarrely brilliant food-inspired cocktails, hot honey chicken and buzzed-about bartending magic to West Hollywood this month. New York’s cocktail crown jewel is packing its shakers and heading west — giving Angelenos a…
New 10,000-seat arena is coming to California — but first, officials want to solve the traffic nightmare
Rancho Cordova is ready for the big leagues — but they just have to make sure fans can find a parking spot first. The California city is moving forward with plans for a massive new 10,000-seat arena that could become a sports and entertainment destination for…
Chipotle removes jalapeños connected to Minnesota salmonella outbreak after 110 people get sick
Here we go again. Mexican fast-food chain Chipotle is replacing jalapeños at some of its eateries amid a salmonella outbreak in Minnesota, the company said Tuesday. About 110 people have been sickened just in the Land of 10,000 Lakes — with 75 of the affected…
NYC’s Theater District provides ideal home for new Diner 24 featuring singing waitstaff
Diner 24 is getting an encore of sorts, opening new digs in New York City’s Theater District where customers will be serenaded by singing waiters while chowing down on classic eats, Side Dish has learned. The new two-story space is slated to open late next…
LA County landlords must keep rentals below a certain temperature starting in 2027
Forget “California cool” — the Golden State is now demanding actual cold. Los Angeles County is turning up the pressure on landlords — by telling them to turn down the temperature. Starting Jan. 1, 2027, landlords in unincorporated parts of LA County will be…
No alcohol, no problem for this trendy LA bar
At Free Spirited, the trendy Alhambra alcohol-free bar, the appeal is clear. “It’s just like a bar, but without all the drunken fighting,” regular Vanessa Marquez said. Like other mocktail hot spots across Los Angeles, from Venice’s Bar Nuda to Highland…
California universities ranked among the best colleges for long-term career success — 5 schools make top 40
The Golden State is proving the gold standard for higher learning. Five California universities made this year’s list of top 40 institutions in the US according to a new ranking. Stanford University, ranked 10th overall, leading the pack in LinkedIn’s Top…
I’m a Jewish fashion editor. Galliano’s Met Gala should happen — even though it’s hard.
It’s hard to light a dress on fire without triggering fire alarms, but I did it in 2011. First I knocked down the smoke detector in my tiny apartment with a Swiffer. Then I doused the dress — a Christian Dior cotton mini by John Galliano that I’d scrounged…
Southern California city crowned best place to beat hangovers as Golden State dominates national rankings
Irvine isn’t exactly known as party central. But it turns out nobody nurses a bender better. The famously buttoned-up Orange County city has been crowned the best-equipped place in America to survive the morning after, topping a ranking of 75 major US cities…

