Cinco de Mayo Party Guide

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The origin of Cinco de Mayo parties and celebrations has gotten a little fuzzy for many over the years (could it be the tequila or cerveza?). Some will say it’s Mexican Independence Day. Wrong. Some will say it celebrates some battle. Close. Some will say it’s an excuse to drink a lot of tequila. True, but not the real reason behind the celebration.

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LA, Her Way: Shawna Dawson of Artisanal LA and Street Food Fest

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Central and East LA have always been home to Shawna Dawson, an LA native who founded Sauce LA, the Artisanal LA fair and the LA Street Food Fest. Headquartered in Old Pasadena, Sauce LA oversees marketing for many of the city’s best restaurants, including Bestia, Republique and Petty Cash Taqueria. The firm also plans two major culinary events throughout the year: Artisanal LA in spring and fall (April 26-27 and October 11-12) and the Street Food Fest on June 28.

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L.A. Real Estate Attractive to International Buyers

According to the California Association of Realtors “2013 International Clients Survey”, homebuyers outside of the U.S. find the California real estate market quite attractive, especially southern California. Out of the total homes purchased by international buyers last year in California, a whopping thirty five percent were in L.A. County with Orange County, San Diego and…

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The Tax Implications of Obama Care on Los Angeles

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Beginning in 2014 the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (the health care legislation sometimes known as Obama Care) will impose the new requirement that U.S. persons, with certain exceptions, have minimal, essential health care insurance.
A minimum essential health care policy is one in which the insurer pays 60% of the average medical expenses incurred by an average person over the course of one year.
How this will affect your family will depend upon a number of issues

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