latimes:

In Montana, an old arcade game worth a fortune: The outside world recently discovered this town’s classic gypsy fortuneteller booth. Only one or two of its kind are left in the world. Collectors are offering millions, but cash-strapped Virginia City won’t sell. “We love her,” says one official.

Photo: Janna Norby of the Montana Heritage Commission in Virginia City with the town’s vintage fortuneteller machine in July. The town is so cash-strapped that Norby has since lost her job, but the commission won’t sell the machine. Credit: Michael Albans / Associated Press

latimes:

Hard work, devotion to one another propel triplets to success: The work ethic was instilled early in the triplets, who helped their father at his Pasadena barbershop. And they had strong community support, Hector Tobar writes. This fall they all set off for prominent colleges.

Photo: Nicole, Aubrey and Charles Walker, from left, at a high school graduation in Pasadena in June.

latimes:

To the chaos in Seal Beach, firefighters bring focus, skill and heart: Scott Belshe and his colleagues from Station 44 in Seal Beach find a world falling apart in the Salon Meritage. Their instincts and experience carry them through; the tears would come later.

For a few seconds, time seemed to slow as he scanned the room, pausing on the victims, each apparently shot at close range, each forming a snapshot in his mind. He put down an EKG monitor and an orange case filled with IV fluids, bandages and medications and for the next half-hour, instincts — honed by 21 years experience — guided him through the worst mass killing in the history of Orange County.

Photo: Paramedic Scott Belshe was one of several emergency-team members at the scene of the mass shooting. Credit: Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times

hartfordcourant:

Barbara Sarmento of Farmington was one of the Occupy Hartford demonstrators to line Main Street in Hartford after a march Friday. ”Corporations are not people, and the system seems broken,” Sarmento said. Rick Hartford photo.

latimes:

These popsicles are based on John Zurier’s painting “Arabella” (2005), which you can see over on our food blog Daily Dish. Cool!

sfmoma:

“Constantly coming up with new ideas for art-inspired desserts, edible spinoffs have included a Katharina Fritsch ice cream sandwich, with poodle-shaped chocolate cookies sandwiching vanilla ice cream; a fudgsicle-take on Ellsworth Kelly’s Stele I (located in the sculpture garden); and a Thiebaud cake inspired by the museum’s large collection of Bay Area artist Wayne Thiebaud’s paintings.

The latest addition to the menu is a popsicle created in reference to Santa Monica-born artist John Zurier’s painting “Arabella,” included in the “The More Things Change” exhibition, on view until Nov. 6. The popsicle, made of fresh spearmint ice milk and strawberry, costs $5 and will be available up until the exhibition’s closing day.”

 (via Caitlin Williams Freeman and SFMOMA’s latest edible art offering - latimes.com)

Photo credit: Charlie Villyard