Estate Sale via Paranoid Craigslist Ad

AN ESTATE SALE planned for Feb. 26-28 in Atwater Village has all the hallmarks of a conspiracy manifesto. All caps. No periods. Ominous motives, like "WE NEED TO START FRESH" and "MOVING FAR" and "WOULD NOT WANT YOUR CHILDREN HURT." Not to mention the "under cover" security. Get the Craigslist ad while it's hot. Location to be announced Feb. 25.

Cold Stone Creamery Location: $195,000

HERE'S A TANGENTIAL way of getting into the Pinkberry frozen yogurt craze. (Even if it's a year too late.) The Atwater Village location of Cold Stone Creamery is for sale and the owner promises a "soft serve treat" called Tartberry - coming soon. From the sale listing: Cold Stone Creamery Franchise For Sale 3134 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles Price: $195K, Adjusted Net: $50K-60K. Be one of the few to get involved in a great franchise. Cold Stone Creamery is a growing concept with stores opening worldwide. We are the best premium ice cream concept out there. We make all our ice creams in our stores. We started carrying a line of shakes and smoothies. We will soon have a soft serve treat called Tartberry. This location has a lot of potential. It has not been marketed very well. It is near Los Feliz, Silver Lake and Glendale.