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Articles from the June 16, 2018 edition


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  • Korean Expats Hold Summit Party in Mid Wilshire to Watch Trump Meet Kim

    Observer Staff|Jun 16, 2018

    A group of expatriate Korean Americans held a summit watching party Monday night, as President Donald Trump met DPRK leader Kim Jong Eun in Singapore. Due to the time shift, much of the activity was late at night The two Koreas have been separated since Josef Stalin insisted on a Communist government for the North in 1948. They have developed very different economies and governments. South Korea is affluent, while North Korea is among the worlds poorest economies and most authoritarian...

  • Santa Monica City Council Allows Scooters to Operate Until January 2020 as an Experiment

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff|Jun 16, 2018

    Beginning in September, the City will run a 16 month program to study the feasibility of allowing electric rental scooters on City sidewalks and streets. Bird and Lime companies created controversy by simply renting the scooters on City streets without obtaining any prior permits. Their business plan was that they would get the permits later. Bird paid a $300,000 fine to the City in January, and agreed to distribute 22,500 free helmets to riders. The scooters can travel at about 18 miles per...

  • Vista Vegas Views & Craft Cocktails at 16 - A Handcrafted Experience at The M Resort Spa Casino

    Kat Thomas, Edible Skinney|Jun 16, 2018

    A few weeks ago, Edible Skinny was lucky enough to attend an opening night celebration for the new restaurant 16 - A Handcrafted Experience. Perched on the 16th floor of The M Resort Spa Casino, this bar and restaurant's intimate space offers stunning, floor-to-ceiling windows and an outdoor patio. The result: vista views of the Las Vegas skyline paired with a intricate menu of handcrafted cocktails and interactive shared plates. We started out the evening with a round of mid-century modern...

  • Transgender Man Says He Was Stalked, Threatened by Employee at Magic Springs Water Park

    Dane Scott|Jun 16, 2018
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    Yesterday, whilst at my trip to Magic Springs, I was repeatedly harassed /by an EMPLOYEE/, and I've never been more hurt and embarrassed in my entire life. Let me start out by introducing myself. My name is Dane; I live over in Hot Springs Village, and I'm female to male transgender. This means, I was born a girl, but have been living as a man for the past several years. However, I pass and live fulltime as male, have had multiple surgeries, and years of hormone replacement therapy. This is my...