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Garfield's band of brothersThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:32AMThey met in East L.A. in the 1940s and '50s, kids with little in common but a love of sports and a need for friends. Now they feel like family. Jim Birakos came to East Los Angeles from Greece just after World War II, an 8-year-old wearing what his next-door neighbor called lederhosen, so unfamiliar with America that he thought the Spanish he heard on the street was English.

Vancouver artist fashions her own career by crafting custom-made pinatasThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:13AMVANCOUVER - Meagan Kennedy’s career path as a pi�ata maker is something like her custom-made creations: it’s bursting with surprises. The 30-year-old Vancouver-based artist spends up to 14 hours a day making the papier mache creations.

Tom Lasorda's devotion to Dodgers is steadfastly true blueThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:08AMEven now, at 82, he travels around to faraway places representing, supporting, loving the Dodgers. That love is unconditional, and his willingness to do anything for them is unmatched. Are the Dodgers getting you down? Are you tired of all the McCourt mangling and Brox bashing and Kemp crashing? Do you sometimes wonder if anyone likes them anymore?

Win Tickets to the 2010 MTV VMAs!Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:18AMDrake is one of a long list of big-name performers scheduled to take the stage at the 2010 MTV Music Awards. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic.com Year after year, the MTV Video Music Awards is where the unthinkable happens.

Contact us:Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:20AMGiven the weather last week and the apparent end of summer and decent into gloomy winter, I think we all need a pick me up and I have just the thing.

Local news and eventsWednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:46AMSt. Clair County Performing arts classes open Space is available for fall classes at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts. Students will have the opportunity to learn, dance and develop, as well as enjoy a safe environment after school.

August when it sizzledWednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:58AMStaten Island Advance/Hilton FloresPOST INSTALLATION I: At the last Livingston Post Installation at Cedar Grove Beach, Richmond County American Legion Commander Mary LaManna conducts swearing-in.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With summer winding down and Inside Out on hiatus for several days,...

Love: Esther Madie Jacobs & Benjamin Franklin Watts Sr.Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:29AMHello there Esther, 79, and Ben, 78, met in October 2007, waiting for the casino bus to Atlantic City. Esther was taking the bus frequently, often without ever entering a casino. "I love the Shore, I love the water, I love the sun," she said.

Around the RegionTuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:59PMn Fountain Springs: The North Schuylkill School District will hold its annual "Meet the Spartans" night at 7 p.m. Thursday at the football stadium in Fountain Springs. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be moved to the gymnasium. All fall