Food & drinkfromThe Mercury News1 day agoA Silicon Valley engineer's go-to lunch spot closed. So he bought the place.John Vink bought and reopened a favorite Armadillo Willy's in Sunnyvale as Empire Armadillo BBQ & Deli to preserve his weekly Pit-Smoked Boneless Chicken Sandwich.
Real estatefromLos Angeles Times3 weeks agoGraffiti-tarnished towers in downtown L.A. remain in limboUnfinished Oceanwide Plaza's graffitied high-rises remain unsold amid bankruptcy, halted construction, high costs, and stalled auctions, harming downtown Los Angeles' image.