Carlitos was set up in the front of the shop windows tattooing his wife Tina.
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One local gets to the bottom of the IE/L.A. border mystery.
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I Found the New Best Carne Asada Taco in L.A, And It’s in a Parking Lot In Silver Lake
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Her Parents Are Still Missing After Venezuela’s Earthquakes. Now Her DTLA Restaurant Is a Donation Center for Victims
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A New Spot Doing All-Day Sonoran Hot Dogs With a Mob of Tacos
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One city attorney candidate has a plan while the incumbent remains quiet.
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