• “Theater kid” makes good,Jean Lowerison

    “Theater kid” makes good

    If there is such a thing as a born theater kid, Ocean Beach native Tyler Tafolla is it. His mom coordinated a local theater company in San Diego, and his dad directed and produced his own TV shows on local public station KPBS. Tyler always wanted to be in musical theater, and when on a birthday trip

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  • Pure Gold: L.A.’s Gary Gold Gets Candid About The State of Luxury Real Estate,Alyson Pitarre

    Pure Gold: L.A.’s Gary Gold Gets Candid About The State of Luxury Real Estate

    Gary Gold, one of L.A.’s most successful and trend-setting real estate agents, possesses a hidden talent: he’s a master of the sound bite. His “Gold-isms” range from bullish realism (“Stop panicking”) to straight talk with a twist (“I’ve had my best years in a bad market”) – and they’ve helped him b

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  • Flapping for Ali’s chicken,Frank Sabatini

    Flapping for Ali’s chicken

    Just when you think you’ve settled on a favorite place for fried chicken and waffles from the decent number of places that serve them, along comes Ali’s Chicken and Waffles to shake things up. The two-year-old business, which shares space with Donut Star in City Heights, is one of those hidden gems

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