Shenzhen New World Group, a Chinese development company, has purchased the Los Angeles Marriott Downtown Hotel, which had filed for bankruptcy last year. The hotel was sold for $63 million by Leeward Strategic Properties, which took ownership of the hotel after it was foreclosed on last year. The previous owner, local financier Ezri Namvar, had [...]
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Meating Your Maker at Lawry’s the Prime Rib
Posted by admin on March 29th, 2010
If you’ve ever dined at an organic, vegetarian restaurant, think of the L.A. institution called Lawry’s the Prime Rib as the exact opposite. Thousands of the faithful who couldn’t care less about organic, vegetarian, carrot juice, cholesterol levels, portion size or PETA, pay regular homage at this ultimate shrine to carnivores. As a nonmeat eater, [...]
