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It's an extra resource to rely on as the price of gas goes up, up, up.

Anthea Raymond was a Patch local editor until May 2013.
It's an extra resource to rely on as the price of gas goes up, up, up.

The so-called 'pizza delivery man killing" of this past summer has left many scared and confused about whether their neighborhood is, in fact, changing.
A London paper says Eagle Rock, Highland Park and Pasadena are the places to go to find "the non-collagen-implanted, surgically unaltered human being." True?
Rolling hills are indeed a shared thing. What else?
A vehicle spun out of control and crashed through the restaurant's window, injuring a pedestrian there Tuesday. Julie Wong of CD13 says the office was not aware of previous efforts to have a barrier installed at the corner.
The iconic restaurant is popular for family pizza parties, but on Tuesday around 5 p.m. it was empty.
Pizza's been in the local news a bit lately. Who sells the best stuff in Echo Park-Silver Lake? Cast your vote below and tell us why.
Thursday night jam sessions hosted by locals Triple Chicken Foot at 1642 have been attracting dozens of players.
Blogger Diane Edwardson says some black walnut trees on the Corralitas Property are spouting leaves. She counted possibly more than 120 there in total Monday.
The last installment of the author's revealing visit with the grand old man of L.A. letters.
The author had a chance to visit with this grand old man of L.A. letters and hear about his Echo Park life. The first of two parts.
At least 12 cop cars arrived the corner of Lucille Avenue and Effie Street to help arrest the driver of an SUV.
Our occasional feature returns with Ilsa, the White German Shepherd, out and about on a Sunday.
A judge directed a man who had entered the house twice not to come within 100 yards of Council member Eric Garcetti or other members of his household.
The stretch of street is being shut down to create the Sunset Triangle Park.
The Cypress Park Library asked users to take photos of themselves reading. They did, and folks piled on.
Silver Lake resident Jesse Narducci shot the attached images on the 500 block of North Harvard Boulevard, where two died and another three suffered critical injuries in a house fire and multiple shooting Thursday.
A SWAT Team found the bodies when they finally entered the building around 3:15 after firefighters took down a blaze.
The crew and caterers lined Lemoyne Street and the 1700 block of Sunset Wednesday, though most of the action was inside.
The Echo Park resident adds his name to a growing list of candidates. The move was not unexpected.