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It all started with the jam. This being Los Angeles, it wasn’t, of course, just any jam. It was — and is — organic, and local, and often made from varieties of fruit that usually don’t make it out of California, like Blenheim apricots, or combinations that you don’t see elsewhere, like strawberry and rose. The jam is fragrant and not overly sweet, and you want to eat it with a spoon. Word started to get around that Jessica Koslow, 33, was spreading it with ricotta on burned brioche, and soon there were lines out the door at Sqirl, her cute, shabby, hip little storefront on Virgil Avenue in East Hollywood. “Sqirl was, really, a jam company,” she said to me a couple of weeks ago, munching on a piece of brioche with blood-orange marmalade and almond-hazelnut butter. “I knew it couldn’t stay that way, because I wanted to create a place that worked, long-term, on a street corner that no one wanted to be on.” So Koslow turned Sqirl — the name combines “squirrel” (as in “squirrel away”) … [Read more...] about Breakfast Gets New Life at Jessica Koslow’s Sqirl

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 3 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Libia Vargas De Dinas said she held tight to her faith for the three nights she spent inside a holding cell after the door closed behind her on Friday, Jan. 27. The 72-year-old janitor was cleaning an inmate holding cell at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Friday night when "the door shut behind her and she was unable to open it," police said, according to WESH-TV. Vargas De Dinas told the station by phone from her hospital bed that she knew no one would go up to the 23rd floor until Monday morning, describing that realization and the fact that her key card and cell phone were out of reach as "total despair." "I prayed to God that he would take care of my health, body, mind, soul and spirit," Vargas De Dinas told the station in Spanish. DOZENS TRAPPED AND INJURED AFTER RUSSIA … [Read more...] about Florida courthouse janitor, 72, who is diabetic, accidentally locked in cell over weekend: ‘I prayed to God’

0 Seasonal & Holidays Your guide to menorah lightings, holiday light extravaganzas, concerts, Nutcrackers & more near Altadena & the San Gabriel Valley. Susan C. Schena , Patch Staff Posted Reply ALTADENA, CA — Keep the ho-ho-ho-ing going! While many such holiday events as tree lightings and parades are over, festivities still abound for Hanukkah and Christmas 2022 throughout Altadena and the San Gabriel Valley. The Jewish Festival of Lights begins Dec. 18, running through Dec. 26, while Christmas falls this year on Sunday, Dec. 25. Peruse Patch's annual guide to menorah lightings, Santa stops, "Nutcracker" ballets, Christmas concerts and other holiday extravaganzas. Do note: Always confirm with organizers that events are proceeding as planned when posted. And to all our readers, Happy Holidays, from Patch! ----------- ALTADENA: THROUGH JAN. 8: 'Christmas Tree Lane' Holiday … [Read more...] about Christmas Events & Hanukkah Fests 2022: Altadena & Nearby

0 Seasonal & Holidays Your guide to menorah lightings, holiday light extravaganzas, concerts, Nutcrackers & more through Arcadia & San Gabriel Valley. Susan C. Schena , Patch Staff Posted Reply ARCADIA, CA — Keep the ho-ho-ho-ing going! While many such holiday events as tree lightings and parades are over, festivities still abound for Hanukkah and Christmas 2022 throughout Arcadia and the San Gabriel Valley. The Jewish Festival of Lights begins Dec. 18, running through Dec. 26, while Christmas falls this year on Sunday, Dec. 25. Peruse Patch's annual guide to menorah lightings, Santa stops, "Nutcracker" ballets, Christmas concerts and other holiday extravaganzas. Do note: Always confirm with organizers that events are proceeding as planned when posted. And to all our readers, Happy Holidays, from Patch! ----------- ALTADENA: THROUGH JAN. 8: 'Christmas Tree Lane' Holiday Lights … [Read more...] about Christmas Events & Hanukkah Fests 2022: Arcadia & Nearby

0 Seasonal & Holidays Your guide to menorah lightings, holiday light extravaganzas, concerts, Nutcrackers & more through Sierra Madre & San Gabriel Valley. Susan C. Schena , Patch Staff Posted Reply SIERRA MADRE, CA — Keep the ho-ho-ho-ing going! While many such holiday events as tree lightings and parades are over, festivities still abound for Hanukkah and Christmas 2022 throughout Sierra Madre and the San Gabriel Valley. The Jewish Festival of Lights begins Dec. 18, running through Dec. 26, while Christmas falls this year on Sunday, Dec. 25. Peruse Patch's annual guide to menorah lightings, Santa stops, "Nutcracker" ballets, Christmas concerts and other holiday extravaganzas. Do note: Always confirm with organizers that events are proceeding as planned when posted. And to all our readers, Happy Holidays, from Patch! ----------- ALTADENA: THROUGH JAN. 8: 'Christmas Tree Lane' … [Read more...] about Christmas Events & Hanukkah Fests 2022: Sierra Madre & Nearby