Digging digs. (L.A. Stories).When National Public Radio decided to open a West Coast production facility, no one at the Washington-based network realized that the working spaces in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. could be so luxurious. NPR NPR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Nepal Rupee. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. bought the 25,000-square-foot facility in Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. for $8 million, which included a few California-style perks, including two stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. Sub-Zero refrigerators and a large brick fireplace. The perks are compliments of the previous tenants, Digital Planet, a failed technology company that at one time created and distributed streaming Internet advertising. "These are definitely the best refrigerators I've ever used," said J.J. Sutherland, acting assistant managing editor of the NPR West office. "But do we need two? I'd like to take one home." So far, the staff hasn't roasted any marshmallows in the gas-fired fireplace. In fact, they haven't even turned it on yet. |
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