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fromThe Mercury News
2 days ago

12 long-lived Bay Area restaurants we said goodbye to in 2025

Longstanding Bay Area restaurants closed after decades due to retirements, inflationary and post-pandemic costs, redevelopment, and other business pressures, affecting community landmarks and memories.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

DTLA's once-famed nightlife is flailing. Can this cozy DJ bar bring crowds back?

The freshly revamped, DJ-driven lounge in downtown's historic core filled out with loft-dwelling locals still getting mileage from their Halloween costumes, while incoming Dodger fans hooted and revved their engines out on Main Street. The bar's owner, concert promoter Rolando Alvarez, was off tending to another event, but Bar Franca's two DJ's for the night, Maddy Maia and Tottie of Sisters of Sound, wound up the ebullient crowd under a soft pink, hand-painted barrel roof.
Los Angeles
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