Calling all shoe lovers! The economy is no excuse for not buying shoes that will benefit a Los Angeles charity benefiting children in foster care. Shoe lovers can indulge their desires in the first-ever online auction of shoes worn by celebrities like Elton Jon, Jennifer Love-Hewitt and Giada de Laurentiis.
Archive for April, 2009
Win Jackie Johnson, Pat Harvey’s Shoes!
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Dine On A Dime For Cinco De Mayo
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Looking for the perfect place to celebrate Cinco de Mayo? Christina McLarty has two spots to share that won’t break the bank.
Chrysler’s bankruptcy path uncharted, but GM could follow
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Obama calls his decision to push a Chapter 11 filing on the automaker unfortunate but necessary. The move sends a sharp message to General Motors and its stakeholders as their deadline looms.
Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington Martin Zimmerman — President Obama’s decision to save Chrysler by pushing it into bankruptcy Thursday puts the major U.S. automaker in risky, uncharted territory and could portend a similar outcome for General Motors Corp. as it races to meet its own government restructuring deadline.
College-bound students run into financial wall
Thursday, April 30th, 2009More families request aid, but universities and the government tighten up, jeopardizing enrollment of some students to schools where the cost of a four-year education can reach $200,000.
Krystal Rodriguez and her mother both cried with joy in April when she received her college acceptance letter from USC.
Charges Filed Against Boys Who Took Guns To School
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Two high school students in West Covina have been arrested for allegedly stealing two handguns, bringing them to campus and planning an attack at a school assembly.
Hasbro, Discovery partner to create kids’ TV channel
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Discovery Kids Network will be renamed and relaunched, with the toy company controlling 50% of the children’s cable channel. Hasbro makes Trivial Pursuit, G.I. Joe, Transformers and Scrabble.
In a deal that will surely make activist groups froth and may have rivals looking over their shoulders, Discovery Communications Inc. and Hasbro Inc. are partnering on a new kids’ cable channel aimed at the elusive 14-and-under demographic.
Dodger Stadium Given Its Own Zip Code
Thursday, April 30th, 2009The United States Postal Service will designate Dodger Stadium and the associated property with its own zip code — 90090 — beginning June 6.
96,000 cribs sold nationwide are recalled
Thursday, April 30th, 2009The recalled cribs were made by Jardine Enterprises and sold at Toys R Us, Babies R Us and other retailers.
About 96,000 cribs sold at Toys R Us, Babies R Us and other retailers nationwide are being recalled because wooden slats can break, creating a gap that can trap or strangle infants and toddlers.
Polanski gives no hint of returning to U.S.
Thursday, April 30th, 2009The film director has not taken any steps to show up in court next week to ask a judge to dismiss his 1977 child-sex conviction. He would face arrest on his arrival from France.
In February, more than three decades after movie director Roman Polanski decided the judge in a child sex case was giving him a raw deal and fled to France, another Los Angeles judge extended an olive branch: There’s evidence you weren’t treated fairly, the judge said.
Swine Flu Information Hotline Established
Thursday, April 30th, 2009What is swine flu? How can I catch it? What are the symptoms of swine flu? If I have a flu shot, can I get it?
