New industry convention in Los Angeles aims to “fill the local gap” of departing AFM
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Screen— American Film Convention to take run October 15-17 at Magic Box in DTLA.
The Points Guy—Virgin Voyages plans first cruises from New York, Los Angeles with new ship. Virgin Voyages is finally bringing its adults-only cruises to the New York and Los Angeles markets. The 2-year-old cruise brand, which currently operates most of its North America sailings out of Miami, on Wednesday announced it would soon offer its first regular sailings from the giant coastal cities as well as Seattle. The trips will …
NBC News—Los Angeles unleashes a new weapon in its fight against mosquitoes: More mosquitoes. In Los Angeles, those who wage war on mosquitoes are adding a weapon to their arsenal: more mosquitoes. The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District on Thursday launched a pilot program to release tens of thousands of irradiated, lab-raised mosquitoes into the local environment. These mosquitoes are all male and have been sterilized by the radiation, so the hope is that they will find wild female mates and impregnate them with dead-end sperm, rendering the resulting eggs worthless. ...
KLFY—Local fire departments have new weapon against grain bin accidents. The Eunice Fire Department and the Port Barre Fire Dist. No. 2 have received grain bin safety recovery kits donated by the St. Landry Farm Bureau.