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In February 2005, the first Pinkberry opened on a quiet street in West Hollywood by 32-year old Korean entrepreneur Hyekyung (Shelly) Hwang. The frozen yogurt fiends came in droves, forced the LAPD to write 1,000 parking tickets because the store's neighbors couldn't find a place to put their cars amidst the visitors' SUVs, and now Hwang has signed more than thirty leases for yet-to-be-opened Pinkberry stores around the country.

Jeffrey Sebelia, 36, Los Angeles, CA The NY Post had scoop on the New Yorkers: Laura Bennett has five children, has no "formal training" (Marla redux?), and designs clothes and jewelry; Keith Michael is from Brooklyn, designs menswear, was named "best newcomer" by Sportwear International; Malan Breton does voiceover work and was named "one of 12 new designers to watch by Women's Wear Daily in 2005"; and Alison Kelly has a clothing line, Dahl. And we guess the finale will take place during the Spring 2007 fashion shows this fall. If you know anything more, let us know.

Edith Bellinghausen, Queens For A Day

I love people who love subway maps as much as I do. This page at Reed.edu has about a million of these Subways / Transport maps. In my personal opinion, the nicest subway system in the world is in New York, followed closely by Madrid, Paris, and London. The coolest subway system is probably in Rome- there are only two lines and everything is covered in 1980s style graffiti. The worst subway system? My bet is still the gazillion dollar distaster in LA. "Hollywood to West Hollywood in only 15 minutes!" [via x990000]