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[indent][indent][hider=INITIATE Center of Dance][hr]	[color=f7941d][b]Summer Snyder[/b][/color], who is a well-known choreographer, is one of the three founding partners of INITIATE, which is now an internationally recognized dance company. She is not necessarily the most famous out of the batch of leaders, due to her focus on her personal life and letting business come to her in LA, but she is the instructor who frequents the studio the most. All three founders started from the bottom, worked their way to the top, and now have something to show for their ambition. Along with champion and celebrity dancers as special guests for surprise events, she and her team aim to give the ultimate dance experience blending fun, ease, and comfort with quality dance instruction. Aside from being one of the most beautiful dance studios in the world, they offer first rate services which include but aren't limited to free sessions for all genres of dancing, private dance lessons, group dance classes, social practice parties, and memorable events open to the community like the annual benefit showcase that helps fund and maintain the center. Truth be told, the building use to be an abandoned church but while Summer was building her dance reputation as a young adult (known by her maiden name, Aspen), she use to be a junior instructor at a small run down studio, which was going out of business. The owner had lost the fight to provide a safe haven for dancers who had little to no means, and definitely could not afford to go to some elite academy. Divine inspiration came to her where she and the local kids that had similar backgrounds to her planned and hosted a benefit to earn money to build a community center open to everyone not just the rich. She was able to convince a bank manager to call local arts community donors to attend the benefit and with hard work and all the passion in their hearts, she and every kid that believed in the cause were able to get money to build INITIATE. [hr][/hider]

[hider=VBR Boutiques, Bellerose’s Bridal, & the Bellerose Fashion House][hr]	Think: Victoria Secrets meets David’s Bridal, with subsidiaries like H&M. Bellerose is a world-class brand, originally known for their one-stop bridal shop, but has expanded around the world for their amazing products and shopping experience. Their strengths will always lie within feminine wear, but that doesn’t mean they won’t build on top of their fashion empire. VBR boutiques can be found throughout the busiest shopping centers, that sell a range of products under the signature Bellerose collection and VBR labels. These products include but are not limited to: women’s and men’s ready-to-go wear, fragrances, accessories, jewelry, footwear, and watches. If there is a VBR in the area, there is most definitely a Bellerose’s Bridal nearby, where your dream look for not only you, but for your entire wedding party, can become reality. Lastly, tours are offered at the LA Bellerose Fashion House to the community. There are floors that display collections throughout the years, like a museum, and the architecture and interior design itself is inspirational and worth seeing at least once if you’re into the fashion industry.[hr][/hider]

[hider=Captain Cuddle’s: Pizzeria, Heartfelt Bites Cafe & Bakery, and The Underground][hr]	[color=f7941d][b]Bartimaeus Locke[/b][/color], baby daddy for [color=f7941d][b]Evelyn Green[/b][/color], half-brother of [color=f7941d][b]Alyssa Green[/b][/color], and one of the people with the much desired and never maxed out AMEX Black Card with the words ‘Green Company’ written on it, bought a building from a friend. The building was home to a bakery, known as Heartfelt Bites, and had a basement converted into its own home AND a top floor apartment.

	Ty bought the building, as well as the surrounding two, and set about his dream: Captain Cuddle’s! Something he’d thought about his entire life. A place for people to hang out and relax. With some construction work, he’d busted down the walls, combined the basements, and made the three buildings into one big one! He preserved the bakery and cafe, just expanding the workplace for his friend and head chef: [color=f7941d][b]Remy Wells[/b][/color]. He turned the top floor into a pizzeria, and modified the basement (now three times as big!) into a little hang out.

	[color=f7941d][b]The Pizzeria:[/b][/color] The top floor of Captain Cuddle’s is a pizzeria, old school, neon, retro, arcade-y. It’s designed for kids, but a lot of teens hang here — mainly because Hailey Green-Locke and her celeb friends do sometimes! The pizza is great, the games are fun, and the prizes are fabulous. None of that lame Chuck E Cheese things. Ty doesn’t care if it’s crazy expensive, the games are fair, and if you earn enough tickets, you get COOL stuff. Like, for example, a vintage car. It changes every month.

	[color=f7941d][b]Heartfelt Bites:[/b] [/color]A place that offers something for everyone, whether you’re searching for a special cake or simply looking for something sweet, you’ll find exactly what you’re craving for at this one of a kind bakery, where there is love put in every dish and the aroma of home-style baking weakens even the strongest will. When you enter the shop, you’ll forget it’s December because you’ll immediately be thinking about Valentine’s since the colors, atmosphere, and friendly customer service, spells ROMANCE in the air. More often than not, there’s a cute girl wearing a pink or red uniform ready to serve you and you can’t help but feel warm on the inside.  
 
	[color=f7941d][b]The Underground:[/b][/color] A fairly nice comedy club and hangout place for teens that enjoy poetry slams, rousting, and rap battles.[hr][/hider]

[hider=365 Combat Club][hr]	A small, old school combat gym. Established in the 80s, and originally headed by a man named Owen Andrews, the 365 Combat Club is now lead by [color=f7941d][b]Troy Lyon[/b][/color]. A naturally skilled fighter, he runs the club largely for people like he used to be: Angry, misguided, directionless teens. He instills discipline and helps them see that it isn’t fun, being guided by rage.

	He doesn’t fight quite as often as he used to, but is still a capable fighter in his own right. He spars with students on occasion.[hr][/hider]

[hider=The Sunshine Diner][hr]	The Sunshine Diner, a beautiful piece of downtown LA. The sign on the outside claims it’s historic, the reality is it was opened in 2010. It’s designed to have that ‘oldschool’ feeling though, down to a pinball machine near the front door. It serves mostly American food, but also a few different Mexican dishes. It’s in SoCal, what did you expect? It’s owned by an older dude who seems… eccentric, to say the least. Every few weeks, he stops by and wants things rearranged, or a new theme in the restaurant, or wants new menu items…[hr][/hider]

[hider=Hummingbird Creations][hr]	It’s small.

	It’s almost a hole in the wall, you miss it if you aren’t looking for it. Hummingbird Creations is a cute, quaint flower shop. It’s curated by an elderly couple, who carefully raise and maintain each flower that's sold and put on display. The shop is a labour of love, and in the space behind the boutique’s building, there’s a lovely garden with a small fountain in the middle. Youngsters are allowed to sit in the fountain to study or relax, but the couple quietly request that it stay quiet.

	A few animals roam the shop and the garden, mostly cats, but there are a couple of bunny-rabbits. It’s a wonderful, comfortable place to work; but overall, it’s nothing special. It’s a little more expensive than your more commercial flower shop, but you get something you don’t get elsewhere: love and tender care.[hr][/hider][/indent][/indent]