Local Trader Joe’s Parking Lot Officially Recognized as Extreme Sport – Screw the News
Insurance adjusters, of all people, made it official LOS ANGELES – A Trader Joe’s location on a busy commercial corridor has developed such a reputation for chaotic, borderline hazardous parking lot navigation that a regional insurance adjuster reportedly flagged the…
Rare Rain Causes City to Collectively Forget How to Drive Within Minutes – Screw the News
Freeway speeds dropped by half before a single drop actually hit the pavement LOS ANGELES – A light rain shower that lasted just under an hour this week was enough to trigger citywide traffic slowdowns, at least four minor freeway…
Avocado Toast Museum Opens in Silver Lake, Draws Immediate Skepticism and Lines – Screw the News
Critics call it absurd, then wait forty minutes to get in anyway SILVER LAKE – A pop-up museum dedicated entirely to the cultural history and visual aesthetics of avocado toast opened this week to a line stretching around the block,…
Neighborhood Watch App Turns Into Full-Time Surveillance Hobby for Retired Resident – Screw the News
He’s identified 340 packages, four raccoons, and one extremely lost tourist WOODLAND HILLS – A retired accountant who installed a neighborhood watch app primarily to monitor package deliveries says the hobby has since expanded into what he describes as “basically…
Triathlon Influencer Tries Surfing Once, Declares It Basically CrossFit – Surfing LA
A single beginner lesson yields sweeping conclusions about a completely different sport DANA POINT, Calif. – Endurance sports influencer Blake Farrow, known online for detailed breakdowns of transition times and heart rate zones, completed his first-ever surf lesson Saturday and,…
County Debates Whether Taco Truck Qualifies as Official Surf Culture Landmark – Surfing LA
A beloved parking-lot fixture faces an unlikely bureaucratic reckoning SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. – A decades-old taco truck parked in the same gravel lot above a well-known point break has become the unlikely subject of a county heritage review, after…
Malibu Point Now Unofficially Zoned for Content Creation, Locals Say – Surfing LA
A public break becomes a stage, and the surfers become extras MALIBU, Calif. – A stretch of public sand near Third Point has been unofficially rezoned as private property by a coalition of influencers who arrived before dawn, according to…
New Wetsuit Marketed as Localism-Proof, Absorbs Dirty Looks Instead of Cold – Surfing LA
Neoprene company claims patented weave deflects hostility, not just wind chill OCEANSIDE, Calif. – A local wetsuit startup has begun shipping what it calls the industry’s first “social-friction-resistant” suit, a 4/3 millimeter neoprene garment the company says is engineered less…
City Council Deadlocks on Whether Kelp Counts as Wildlife or Set Dressing – Surfing LA
A routine coastal permit hearing turns into a three-hour debate on the nature of seaweed SANTA MONICA, Calif. – A routine hearing on a beachfront filming permit stretched past midnight this week after two council members could not agree on…
Typhoon Preparedness App Notifies Users Approximately Never
Developers blame a glitch that has somehow survived four major updates MANILA – A widely downloaded typhoon preparedness app has come under renewed criticism this storm season after users reported receiving push notifications for minor rain showers with unusual promptness,…