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Dodgers and Pirates: Game Dos

April 6, 2013
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Its the second game of a three-game home stand here at the Ravine. The Dodger stopped the Pirates last night 3-0, with a great pitching performance by Jack Greinke. Clayton Kershaw is on the mound tonight against the Pirates’ A.J. Burnett. Attendance: 39,446 First Inning Starling Marte hits the first pitch of the game...

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Dodgers Face Pirates in the first of three

April 5, 2013
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  The Dodgers (1-2) face off against the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-2) tonight. The Dodgers have actually beaten the Pirates at Dodger stadium six times in a row, but every game is a new game. The Dodgers will say “Wattup?” to Russell Martin catching behind the plate for the Pirates. He served time as a...

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Hapless Dodgers fall to Giants, 5-3

April 3, 2013
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The Dodgers and the Gigantes face off tonight in the rubber match of their series. Last night’s game was marked by a masterful pitching performance by Gigantes pitcher Madison Bumgarner, who shut down the Dodgers 3-0. Tonight Josh Beckett will face the Giants’ Tim Lincecum.   First Inning Bottom The top of the Giants...

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Gigantes Even the Series, 3-0

April 2, 2013
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(Tonight we’re filing our story from the Dodgers media dining room, since the press box is packed. And we even got here early. ) Second Inning: Bottom Sorry, we’re a little late. We were editing that cool video up there. Here, in the second inning, there is no score, but the Dodger’s new South...

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Editorial: The Arroyo Seco Journal (half-heartedly) Endorses Eric Garcetti for Mayor

March 3, 2013
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Forgive the lateness of this editorial, with only a few days before the City casts its votes for a new Mayor and a host of new council members. Frankly, we’ve agonized over our choices for some time—pragmatism versus our personal concerns, disappointment versus hope. We never like to hear people say, “Oh, there is...

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2013 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo: Muscle and Style

February 19, 2013
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2013 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo: Muscle and Style

How long ago was it now that the New Beetle was introduced? They dazzled and impressed, like hot sexy ladybugs complete with a vase for a flower. We understand Bill Gates even bought a dozen of them for friends and employees. Come 2012, the Beetle got its shoulders raised, its stance altered, and a...

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Chevy Spark: A Tiny Revolution

February 18, 2013
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Chevy Spark: A Tiny Revolution

That the US leader in small eco-friendly cars would be GM, specifically Chevrolet, is somewhat of a revelation, not to mention revolution, when one considers this is the home of the Corvette and the Camaro, two of America’s rock stars. And this one is small, we mean tiny. It’s up there, we mean, down...

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Cadillac XTS and ATS: Luxury Rocket Ships

February 18, 2013
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Cadillac XTS and ATS: Luxury Rocket Ships

The American luxury car, all power and flash, but perhaps with a kinder heart and bigger brain, lives on at Cadillac. Though one of these is actually classified by the EPA as a compact, there is nothing compact about either one. Cadillac’s ATS (the sport sedan), and the XTS (the full-size ride), are two...

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2013 Kia Soul: Have You Seen Me?

February 18, 2013
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2013 Kia Soul: Have You Seen Me?

Just down the street from our offices sits this shiny, Alien Green 2013 Kia Soul. There’s another one parked around the corner. And look, there goes one now. Ever since Honda introduced the idea of the mail truck as cool ride, the style and shape of the Kia Soul has been ubiquitous to the...

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The Beverly Garland Hotel: A Valley Oasis

February 14, 2013
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The Beverly Garland Hotel: A Valley Oasis

Tucked in among the chock-a-block apartment buildings and shops on Vineland,  in the looming shadow of Universal City, sits the unassuming Beverly Garland Hotel. Operating under the flag of the Holiday Inn chain, this is clearly a step above any of that company’s cookie-cutter operations. The low-slung Mission-style architecture is at once inviting and...

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