That secret sauce might just have come with whiskers. Hipster burger lovers in Los Angeles got a stomach-churning surprise Tuesday, after trendy hotspot The Win-Dow was slapped with a closure order by pubic health inspectors for a rodent and vermin infestation. The walk-up smashburger spot had developed a devoted following for its no-frills, affordable food … Read more
They’re hanging on by a thread. A cliffside wedding venue and restaurant in Pismo Beach is shutting down after a bitter court battle between the property owners and the venue’s owners revealed concerns that the picturesque property may slide into the ocean, according to the Fresno Bee. Ventana Grill confirmed last week that they will … Read more
DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, I ran into an old friend I hadn’t seen in more than 25 years. We went to dinner the following week. The dinner lasted three hours. Abby, she talked the entire time! It was a mix of grandiose stories, complaints about her health, complaints about her relationships and an attempt … Read more
This nightmare is enough to make anyone wince. A British woman may never see out of her right eye again after a devastating parasite burrowed into her cornea, leaving doctors with no choice but to sew her lid shut in a desperate attempt to save her sight. Now, Emma Marsden is opening up about the … Read more
Don’t mess with him. A father is going viral for stepping in to reprimand a stranger who yelled at teen girls traveling for the first time — and people online are praising him for it. In a video shared on X (formerly Twitter) by user @Suzierizzo1, a crowd of people appears to be standing at … Read more
Los Angeles County health inspectors were busy last week, temporarily shuttering a string of eateries over everything from alleged vermin infestations to sewage issues and failing inspection scores. The 13 shut downs were posted on the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s food facility closure list, which tracks restaurants that are ordered to cease … Read more
Trader Joe’s has shut down a long-running rumor that its employees are trained to flirt with customers while working the checkout line. “Definitively, no,” Bryan Palbaum, CEO of the California-based grocery store chain, said on the Trader Joe’s podcast in 2023. Still, the rumor persists — and not entirely without reason, according to some. “I think … Read more
When most NYC couples get married, their wedding does not shut down Manhattan’s iconic Fifth Avenue. Neither does it span five venues, six DJs, eight caterers, 10 choreographers, 16 fashion/jewelry designers, 400 guests and 8,000 flowers. There are no content creation teams; no swag-filled goodie bags; no off-Broadway theatrical productions to thrust the couple’s love … Read more
Well-rounded. A new image from the Artemis II Orion spacecraft, currently en route home from its journey to the Moon, reveals Earth for what it is: a glorious sphere. This is news because an alarming number of our fellow human beings subscribe to the belief that the Earth is actually flat and that a shadowy … Read more
Lovestruck fans didn’t just slide into Jeremy Meeks’ DMs over the past few years — they showed up to jail. The so-called “Hot Felon,” whose smoldering mugshot broke the internet back in 2014, said that overnight fame came with an unexpected downside: obsessed admirers hijacking limited prison visit slots — and shutting out the person … Read more
It was once a boomtown filled with prospectors drawn by the promise of copper and lead riches. But now what’s left of Leadfield – a ghost town in Death Valley National Park about 22 miles west of Beatty, Nevada – stands as an example of one of the worst examples of mining speculation and fraud … Read more
Dmitry Mazentsev got a pizza’ bad luck when his promised deal to get free Domino’s pizza for life — after tattooing the company’s iconic logo on his body — fell through recently. Mazentsev was one of 350 winners for the top pizza chain’s 2018 “Domino’s Fever” competition, which promised 100 free pizza vouchers per year … Read more
Chloe Kim added another medal to her Olympic resume, but she removed one thing from her social media. The three-time medalist in the halfpipe revealed Friday that she had to turn off direct messages from her Instagram account over “very disturbing images” she had been receiving. “Hello hello! Happy Friday! I unfortunately had to turn … Read more
Your iPhone calendar used to remind you about dentist appointments and dinner reservations. Now? It might be screaming that you’ve “won a prize” — or worse, that your device is infected and your bank account is toast. Welcome to the latest digital headache: a calendar con that’s turning Apple users’ schedules into spam central, per … Read more
Gail Rudnick and Kim Murstein — the no-nonsense hosts of hit podcast series “Excuse My Grandma” — are The Post’s brand-new advice columnists, From family feuds to friendship fallouts, money, marriage and sex, there’s no topic too taboo to tackle, and the native New Yorkers will hash out each issue from their differing perspectives to tell the … Read more
It’s a crappy situation. The Honest Company — founded by Jessica Alba in 2012 with the hope of providing cleaner and more sustainable baby and household products — has shut down its app and stopped all product sales through its website. Rather than direct sales, the company will now sell its product through other retailers … Read more
Matt Damon remembered being put in his place by one of Hollywood’s finest as he reminisced on his decades-long career. During an appearance on the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast, the Oscar-winner revealed that Clint Eastwood had a few choice words for the actor while they worked together on the 2009 docudrama “Invictus.” While running down … Read more
Jack in the Box plans to close dozens of restaurants by the end of the year in an effort to cut costs and boost revenue. The franchise said earlier this year it would shutter between 150 and 200 underperforming stores by 2026, including 80–120 by the end of this year, under a block closure program. In May, … Read more
KISS frontman Gene Simmons downplayed politics during an interview with CNN on Sunday, and urged Americans to stop worrying about their neighbors’ political beliefs. “It’s nobody’s business who you support,” Simmons told Manu Raju on CNN’s “Inside Politics.” “Nowadays, people engage in, ‘So are you pro or,’ and my first question is, ‘Who the f— are you? … Read more
In the wild, wild West, things went south. A new report has surfaced that Kevin Costner allegedly got into an on-set incident during “Yellowstone” that caused production to temporarily shut down. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Academy Award winner, 70, came to blows with Wes Bentley, who played his son, Jamie Dutton, on the … Read more