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Cole’s French Dip to Close August 3 After 117 Years

The shutdown highlights how rising costs, crime, bureaucracy squeeze independent eateries in Downtown Los Angeles.

Unsolved 1985 Liddicoat Fire Spurs 40th-Anniversary Reflection on Bay Area Wildfire Response

Tarrant County Hires Public Interest Legal Foundation, Implements Precinct Changes and Overhauls Historical Commission

Berkeley Flea Market Closes After 50 Years With City Eyeing Relocation

John Oliver Debuts Erie Moon Mammoths Alternate Identity for SeaWolves

ExxonMobil Demolishes Baytown ‘White House’ in Early Morning Implosion

City Council Committee Approves Partial Landmarking of St. Adalbert’s Church Complex

Winchester Council to Decide on ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ Oak’s Future

32nd German Mill Day Showcases Hundreds of Historical Mills

Casa Leopoldo Honors Rosa Gil with Reunion of Barcelona’s Cultural Icons

Fog City restaurant permanently closes after four decades on the Embarcadero

Mysuru’s Nalwadi Wadiyar statue defaced, prompting calls for round-the-clock protection

Thieves Steal WWI Memorial Plaques from Chatham Church Lychgate

Webb’s of Bearwood to Close After Nearly 105 Years as Longtime Owners Retire

Early-Morning Fire Destroys Seven Bournemouth Beach Huts

150th Millicent Cup Triumphs Over Weather Concerns

Juan Manuel López-Chaves, Champion of Galician Heritage, Dies at 91

Thornton-le-Beans: A North Yorkshire Village Steeped in History and Charm

Steve Rai Named Vancouver Police Chief After Rigorous Selection Process

Wickham Horse Fair in Full Swing as 800-Year Tradition Continues