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Old-school cool still reigns in Southern California... except when it's being demolished by developers.

Photo provided. Barbara Bowman. By Barbara Bowman Our first tale concerns the April 6 Ojai Planning Commission meeting. The purpose of this gathering was for the commission to review and

Clark Street Diner revives the much-loved 101 Coffee Shop with the same look and even sharper cooking.

Print I was lucky for so many years to live around the corner from the 101 Coffee Shop. Open from early in the morning to very late at night, it had the kind of comforting diner vibe and menu that almost always could scratch my itch or soothe me when I needed soothing. Maybe I was tired and nothing but a tuna melt on crisp, buttery sourdough would do. Maybe I’d had a rough day and craved meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Who doesn’t need to sit at a counter and slurp a milkshake sometimes, esp...

A Look Back at How 101 Coffee Shop Became Part of Movie History 25 years ago, the dearly departed diner was a key location in ’Swingers,’ a movie named after another iconic L.A. coffee shop Today, a metal gate secures the door of the 101 Coffee Shop on Franklin Avenue in the Hollywood Hills. Graffiti is scrawled across the windows and a lonely, dusty jukebox stands in the corner begging to play another classic rock tune. The restaurant’s closing was reported over New Year’s weekend, but...