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Silverlake Wine alums open Everson Royce wine store in Pasadena

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12:03 p.m. | By John Rabe |

My Two Sons - Silverlake Wine alums open Everson Royce wine store in Pasadena, named for their two sons. Lots of wine, no chairs.

"My Three Sons" sons buck child actor blues

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5:00 a.m. | By Hettie Lynne Hurtes |

KPCC’s Hettie Lynne Hurtes marks "My Three Sons Day" in Los Angeles (Wednesday) by talking with three of the sons from the long-running TV sitcom, Barry and Stan Livingston and Tim Considine.

Hank Rosenfeld: Old Jews, old news

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May 15, 2012 | By Hank Rosenfeld |

"Old Jews Telling Jokes" is old news for Irv Brecher collaborator Hank Rosenfeld.

Steve Soboroff's typewriter time machines

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May 14, 2012 | By John Rabe |

What was missing from the Unabomber's typewriter? And what did Steve Soboroff find in the typewriters owned by Joe DiMaggio and Ernest Hemingway?

After school arts program combines real life and theater

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May 11, 2012 | By Kevin Ferguson |

On Saturday, May 19, middle schoolers from all over the South Bay will go on stage in Lawndale for a very different kind of school play.

Historic 1992 Watts gang truce — bigger than the LA Riots?

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May 4, 2012 | By Frank Stoltze |

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the L.A. riots, but the anniversary of a truce between black street gangs in Watts is getting much less media coverage.

Are you ready for LA's first "Hyperopera?"

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May 4, 2012 | By Kevin Ferguson |

The Industry's debut production of "Crescent City" allows the audience to take an active role in the viewing experience.

What was that ear-splitting noise in West L.A.?

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May 4, 2012 | By Jerry Gorin |

It sounded like a miter saw cutting through the center of the earth. But what was actually behind the awful sound, and might you hear it again?

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Hosted by John Rabe
Airs Saturday 12-1 p.m.; Sunday 7-8 p.m.

Off-Ramp is a lively weekly look at Southern California through the eyes and ears of radio veteran John Rabe. News, arts, home, life... covering everything that makes life here exciting, enjoyable, and interesting.