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Los Angeles Times •

Lavender for love, salt for cleansing: A day in the life of an L.A. astrologer and witch

Gogo Akopyan’s coffee order has a way of confusing people.

“I ask the barista to put an intention in it and sometimes they’ll give me a weird look,” she says. “Stirring clockwise will bring in your intention and stirring counterclockwise will get rid of certain intentions.”

That’s one of many rituals that punctuate a regular workday for the astrologer and provider of occult readings.

Akopyan’s job is to interpret your past, present and future. She simply needs the time, date and place of your
Los Angeles Times •

Elon Musk says X will get rid of blocking

Elon Musk says users will no longer be able to block other accounts on X, the social media platform formerly called Twitter.

The block tool on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, will be removed, according to owner Elon Musk.

“Block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs,” Musk wrote in a post to X on Friday. “It makes no sense.”

The block button allowed users to prevent others from seeing or responding to any of their content. Leaving blocking intact for di
Los Angeles Times •

Strike hits dozens of L.A. hotels as tourism industry expects lift from Taylor Swift's SoFi concerts. Here's what to know

Striking hotel housekeepers called on Taylor Swift to support their fight for better wages and benefits at a rally July 27 at the Hyatt Regency LAX in Los Angeles.

If you’re planning a trip to Los Angeles in the next few days — particularly if you’re visiting to see Taylor Swift — there’s a chance a strike by hotel workers could affect your stay.

A group of housekeepers, front desk workers, cooks and other hotel employees represented by Unite Here Local 11 has been urging the pop star to postp
Los Angeles Times •

Dangerous heat wave during 'hot labor summer' — how picketing workers brave the sun

Los Angeles fast-food workers armed with umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun rallied on Thursday outside the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.

It is shaping up to be a “hot labor summer” — literally.

As the region plunges into a record heat wave, Southern California workers across multiple industries are hitting steamy sidewalks and scorching asphalt to picket in front of iconic Los Angeles hotels, fast-food restaurants and major Hollywood studios — to name a few. It’s sweat-inducing an
Los Angeles Times •

Kamala Harris touts the small-business side of 'Bidenomics' at Santa Monica restaurant

Vice President Kamala Harris, second from left, along with Isabella Casillas Guzman, administrator of the Small Business Administration, and Rep. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park), listen to Andrew Arrospide and Dan Londono, far right, the co-founders of Santa Monica restaurant Alfalfa.

As President Biden leans into pitching voters on economic progress made under his watch ahead of the 2024 election, Vice President Kamala Harris is on a mission to highlight how small businesses have fared under “Biden
Los Angeles Times •

SoCal submarine tour business motors on in shadow from Titan disaster

Passengers look out the portholes of the Nautilus, a semi-submersible that operates out of Avalon on Santa Catalina.

As they do on any other sunny day, people packed into the narrow cabin of the bright yellow Nautilus, a semi-submersible owned and operated by Catalina Adventure Tours, on Friday to experience an under-the-sea adventure off the shores of Avalon, Calif. — but not too deep.

But this wasn’t any other day. Just 24 hours earlier, after days of dramatic headlines, the U.S. Coast Guard
Medium •

“There’s very much that threat…” the Jewish experience at UNR

“There’s very much that threat…” the Jewish experience at UNR

Elizabeth Kaminsky walked into their temple during Jewish High Holy Days and was met by an armed guard.

“There’s very much that threat,” said Kaminsky.

The Jewish community at the University of Nevada, Reno is often ignored according to its members, and others don’t often realize the severity of anti-semitism.

In recent years, UNR has had multiple instances of blatant antisemitism which have been publicized.

In 2017, then UNR sen
Las Vegas Review-Journal •

Las Vegas vintage clothing shop keeps it ‘Neon’

Inside the store, known as Neon Cactus Vintage, shoppers are greeted by co-owners and married couple Negar Hosseini-Nasab and Alicia Avery.

Tucked inside the downtown Las Vegas shopping center Fergusons Downtown is a colorful vintage store with a doormat that says “gayest place in town.”

Inside the store, known as Neon Cactus Vintage, shoppers are greeted by co-owners and married couple Negar Hosseini-Nasab and Alicia Avery.

Unique and bold clothing and accessories wrap around the space while

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