Los Angeles, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

Brigid Pfeifer

The world has lost a ground breaking acting legend. On March 29th, 2024, Louis Gossett Jr. passed away in Santa Monica, California. He was 87 years old. Gossett Jr. was born in 1936 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. After obtaining a sports injury at age 17, he was encouraged to participate in a school play. Not long afterwards, he was encouraged to try out for a Broadway play. The rest, as they say, was history.

Academy Award Winning Actor Dies at Age 87

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It appears that a struggling chain may have recieved a desperately needed lifeline. The restaurant industry has been in a tailspin since covid, especially in the casual dining and bars segment. Many major chains have been heavily discounting food and drink in order to bring people in. Recently TGI Fridays has $5 Happy Hours and appears to be doubling down on the bar scene again. Some of the chains also have gone above and beyond lowering margins and in some cases quality to keep the lights on. With this latest move, it seems that the single bar scene may have new life, we learned one of the world’s largest casual dining companies that proudly serves guests with over 850 restaurants in more than 55 countries was about to be taken over.

Popular Restaurant Chain Sold Off to Avoid Closing Doors For Good

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Baker, CA

Pain In The Pass

BAKER, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> Three people were killed in an head-on accident on northbound Interstate 15 Saturday afternoon. Four people were airlifted to the hospital. Photo above is credit by Nicole Rivera.)

3 Killed, 4 Airlifted to Hospital Following Head-On Collision on I-15 near Baker CA., on Saturday

Wasco, CA

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In Wasco, California, deputies arrested a 28-year-old man after he was observed walking around and brandishing the severed leg of an individual struck and killed by a train nearby.

Man arrested after waving around and eating severed leg

Hesperia, CA

HESPERIA, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> A driver was able to get out of his vehicle after his Jeep overturned multiple times. The vehicle landed on its wheels near a Starbucks parking lot on Ranchero Road in Hesperia.

Jeep Rolled Over off I-15 Freeway Offramp into a Starbucks Parking Lot on Ranchero Rd

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Austin, TX

Nadia Chaudhury is the editor of Eater Austin covering food and pop culture, as well as a photographer, writer, and frequent panel moderator and podcast guest. A notable fine dining chef is opening a bar and restaurant promising high-caliber meals and service in Austin this year. Chef Mathew Peters’s new cocktail bar Prélude — opening on Thursday, May 2 — and tasting menu dining restaurant Maven — opening in late 2025 — will be found in the West End neighborhood of downtown Austin at 707 West 10th Street.

A Lofty Restaurant Is Determined to Become a Fine Dining Destination in Austin

Cedar Park, TX

Nadia Chaudhury is the editor of Eater Austin covering food and pop culture, as well as a photographer, writer, and frequent panel moderator and podcast guest. Austin barbecue restaurant Slab BBQ is closing its Cedar Park location over the weekend. The last day of service for the 905 East Whitestone Boulevard business will be on Saturday, April 27.

Austin Barbecue Sandwich Mini-Chain Closes Cedar Park Restaurant

Atlanta, GA

Henna Bakshi is the editor of Eater Atlanta. She has a decade of experience producing news at CNN, including food segments and a cooking show, and is also a seasoned wine reporter with a WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) Level 3 degree. One of Atlanta’s iconic restaurants and mainstays,...

Ray’s on the River Founder Sells Restaurants, Retiring After 40 Years

Anaheim, CA

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SANTA ANA, Calif. – A woman with three prior driving under the influence convictions was sentenced today to 15 years to life for being under the influence of numerous drugs when she hit and killed a 23-year-old woman who was 8-months pregnant out for a walk with her husband in Anaheim. The couple’s infant daughter survived the crash after being delivered through an emergency C-section following the death of her mother. The little girl, now three-years-old, was in court this morning with her father to watch the sentencing, according to the OCDA .

Repeat DUI driver who killed a pregnant woman in Anaheim gets 15 years to life in prison

Buda, TX

Nadia Chaudhury is the editor of Eater Austin covering food and pop culture, as well as a photographer, writer, and frequent panel moderator and podcast guest. Texas barbecue restaurant Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ is closed in Buda from April 25 through May 8 as it undergoes a management change and is in the middle of being sold to new owners, as reported by Austin Business Journal (ABJ).

Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ Is Being Sold to New Owners

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Saint Louis, MO

CJ Coombs

This house is amazing in its architecture. The Robert Henry Stockton House is at 3508 Samuel Shepard Drive (formerly Lucas Avenue) in St. Louis, Missouri. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 1988.

Historic Robert Henry Stockton House: an amazing Romanesque Revival gem in St. Louis, Missouri

Long Beach, CA

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Police detectives are conducting a homicide investigation after a deceased man was found alongside a roadway in Anaheim Hills, according to the Anaheim Police Department .

The hunt is on for whoever killed a Long Beach man and left his body in Anaheim Hills

Chicago, IL

If you buy something from an Eater link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics policy. Ashok Selvam is the editor of Eater Chicago and a native Chicagoan armed with more than two decades of award-winning journalism. Now covering the world of restaurants and food, his nut graphs are super nutty.

Foxtrot and Dom’s Face a Lawsuit While Former Vendors Scramble For Solutions

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One of Taiwan’s Most Popular Fried Chicken Shops Is Opening Its First U.S. Location in LA

Cathy Chaplin is a senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. J&G Fried...

One of Taiwan’s Most Popular Fried Chicken Shops Is Opening Its First U.S. Location in LA

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