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The Coolest Buildings In Los Angeles
It may be about architecture, how it changes the neighborhood or the lasting cultural impact but these buildings will make you look twice. The Getty Villa (credit: http://www.getty.edu) The Getty Villa...
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Best Fun For Kids In Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles may seem like an uninviting place for kids, but there are actually lots of places to take your children and plenty of fun things to do there. Plus, there are fountains all over...
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2 Killed By Amtrak Train In Commerce Were Teens
COMMERCE (CBS) — Los Angeles County authorities said Tuesday night that two teenage boys were among the three people killed by an Amtrak train in Commerce. Investigators say a freight train was...
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‘The Talk,’ Union Station Team Up To Help Local Families
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The hosts of the CBS hit show, “The Talk,” teamed up with the Union Station, a shelter that houses homeless families and children, to help a local family in need. Jennifer...
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Officials Eye Union Station For Calif. High-Speed Rail
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Over $30 million in federal stimulus funds has been set aside for buying property and doing other preliminary work in the Los Angeles area for a high-speed rail system that would...
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Metro Buys Union Station For $75M
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Metro says they are buying Union Station for $75 million and will turn the historical landmark into a modern transportation hub. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit...
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Missing Autistic Boy, 14, Last Seen At Union Station Is Found
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A 14-year-old boy diagnosed with autism who went missing Friday during a field trip to Union Station has been found safe and sound. Christian Olague had been last seen on an...
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Amtrak Train Kills Pedestrian Near Union Station
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pedestrian has been struck and killed by an Amtrak train leaving Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. The train struck the pedestrian just south of Union Station. Officials...
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Commuters To Save 30 Minutes Travel Time With New Metrolink Service
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Metrolink will begin an express service between downtown Los Angeles and the Antelope and Santa Clarita valleys in May, saving commuters as much as 32 minutes in travel time. The...
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Metrolink Launches 16 New Train Services
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Metrolink has launched 16 new train services to help commuters save both travel time and gas money. The express trains began operating Monday as part of a six-month pilot project....
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Coolest LA Prom Locations
(credit: Mark Habermeyer) Today’s proms tend to be held off campus and at swanky venues all over the Southland. After all, why dance in a sweaty old gym when you can boogie at the same places...
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Amtrak To Offer Half-Price Fares At Some Stations This Weekend
BURBANK (CBS) — Amtrak plans to offer half-price fares this weekend to passengers traveling between Union Station in downtown and Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, giving travelers another option during the...
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KFWB On Your Corner: Union Station
(KFWB 980) — Downtown Los Angeles is the meeting point for rail in the city: the nexus of Amtrak and Metrolink as well as the MTA’s light rail and subway. Russ Spears has more on L.A.’s historic...
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Suspicious Package At Union Station Prompts Evacuation
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A suspicious package was found on a Red Line subway car Tuesday, prompting a partial evacuation of Union Station while the sheriff’s arson/explosive team conducted an investigation...
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From Planes To Trains: TSA Expands Spot Searches To Union Station
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — An all-too-familiar sight at LAX and the rest of the nation’s airports will soon be coming to the city’s busiest train station. KNX 1070′s Pete Demetriou reports rail passengers...
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Metro Brings Back Dodger Stadium Shuttle
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A Dodger Stadium Metro shuttle is back for the 2012 pre-game and regular season, thanks to a grant by the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee. “Once again, The...
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DTLA Or Bust: A Guide To Downtown Los Angeles
While outsiders claim Los Angeles is a bunch of suburbs in search of a city, insiders beg to differ. In fact, downtown is one of the most vibrant areas in this vast metropolis. Consider the following...
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Prepare to Celebrate the Written Word at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
America’s largest public celebration of the written word, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, takes place on April 21 and 22. After 15 years at UCLA, The Festival of Books relocated to the...
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Gov. Brown Signs High Speed Rail Funding Bill At Union Station
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Gov. Jerry Brown visited Union Station Wednesday to sign into law a bill that will provide funding for the first phase of a high-speed rail project expected to connect the...
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Best Places To Play Tourist In Downtown LA
(credit: Kristi Marcelle) The ongoing revitalization of downtown Los Angeles is piquing interest in things to do in a downtown once considered a no man’s land. While the splashy entertainment complex...
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