Prolific restaurateur Steven Arroyo of Cobras & Matadors, Escuela Taqueria and more dies at 55

Steven Arroyo photographed in April in his newly reopened Cobras & Matadors restaurant on Melrose Avenue. (Spence Nicholson) He built a collection of some of the city’s most influential restaurants and was dubbed “one of L.A.’s most ubiquitous restaurateurs.” Steven Arroyo, the prolific, attention-grabbing force behind Cobras & Matadors, Church & State, Escuela Taqueria, Malo, … Read more

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square fund now raising $2B for IPO — well below $25B target

Billionaire Bill Ackman said on Tuesday that his new portfolio will raise roughly $2 billion in capital — a fraction of the $25 billion the hedge fun manager had initially floated. Pershing Square USA, Ackman’s first new investment vehicle in a decade, expects to sell up to 40 million shares priced at $50 each. It will begin trading on … Read more

Biden says he and Kamala Harris are ‘talking’ about VP pick, claims he ‘cured the economy’

WASHINGTON — President Biden said Tuesday that he and Vice President Kamala Harris are “talking” about her running mate pick — a decision expected within days — and predicted he’d be remembered as the leader who “cured the economy,” despite a jump in inflation and interest rates since he took office. The 81-year-old president spoke … Read more

Nixon fire in southern Riverside County spreads rapidly, forcing evacuations

The wind-driven Nixon fire that erupted Monday south of Highway 371 in Aguanga has scorched nearly 4,000 acres and damaged structures. (OnScene.TV) The Nixon fire near Aguanga in southern Riverside County exploded in size after the vegetation fire ignited Monday afternoon, growing to almost 4,000 acres by Tuesday morning, according to the California Department of … Read more

Michigan Senator Gary Peters a ‘dark horse’ for Harris VP pick: report

United States Senator Gary Peters, D-Mich., is reportedly a ‘dark horse’ in the Kamala Harris veepstakes. ZUMAPRESS.com/Rod Lamkey DETROIT — A Michigan politician with statewide reach is being considered in the Kamala Harris veepstakes – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a darling of the Democrats who insists privately and publicly that she’s taken herself out of the … Read more

Reroute Saskatoon delivers donations and diverts waste from landfill

“I think a lot of people are really happy that we’re taking all that thought and energy and time off their hands and we’re doing that for them.” Launne & Dillon Kolla, with their family, opened Reroute Saskatoon on May 31, 2024 to schedule pickups for donations, unwanted goods, waste and recyclables. Photos by Erin … Read more

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