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New comedy flag to start flapping

New comedy flag to start flapping

It's no secret the Flappers Comedy Club is nearing its opening date of Sept. 11. The 1920s-inspired marquee is up and turning quite a few...

 

Salsa savvy

Most people reach a point in their lives where, though they may not know everything, they at least know what they like. Or, as is even...

 

West of Broadway

Music from Broadway, TV and film gets a pops twist when the Glendale Renaissance Orchestra performs at the Alex Theatre. The evening's...

Deluca's a little shy on flavor

Everything about the new Deluca's Deli in the Americana says "Italia." Strains of its lyrical language are bandied about over glass deli...

 

Source of strength

Cancer patients and survivors find respite from treatment and build friendships with those facing similar trials in a program offered at...

 

More melancholy this 'Wither's Tale'

Directly on the heels of the wacky "CHiPs the Musical" comes the Troubadour Theater Company's noticeably more sedate "A Wither's Tale."...

 

Reaching for the top

Natalie Krakirian is pirouetting her way toward her goal of becoming a professional ballet dancer.

Roasting up toasty jazz at Jax

Roasting up toasty jazz at Jax

Whatever happened to jazz? It was once popular enough to have an entire decade named after it. But the last few years have not been as kind....

Rejuvenating the art of designing letters

Rejuvenating the art of designing letters

Calligraphy, the art of designing letters, can be traced back as far as the 10th century and the inherently artistic Ottoman Turks. With...

Memoir of Hollywood's wild side

Memoir of Hollywood's wild side

Everyone in Hollywood has a story, right? Countless aspiring actors, filmmakers and crewmembers have flocked to Los Angeles over the years...

La Cita still a good standby for 37 years

La Cita still a good standby for 37 years

This column is usually dedicated to reviews of new or newish restaurants. Sometimes old classics need to be revisited to see if they're...

Bea Bea's is the place for breakfast

Bea Bea's is the place for breakfast

Burbank is blessed with a number of restaurants that serve good breakfasts, but none can compare with the recently opened Bea Bea's, whose...

  • Movie review: 'The American'

    "The American" is an exercise in style and withheld sentiment, a bleak and atmospheric art-house thriller that's more of an aesthetic...

  • Warning: This is not a reliable review of "Going the Distance." When it comes to contemporary American romantic comedy, my brain, heart...

  • I'm talkin' 'bout Machete! He's the federale who's a sex machine to all the chicks, and no friend of the racist whitefolk out to mess with...

  • Zhang Yimou uses Chinese operatic humor to great effect in re-imagining the Coen brothers' 'Blood Simple.'

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