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Escape Car-Mageddon! The Complete 405 Shutdown Survival Guide – Weekend Shut-down Specials all over Los Angeles!

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With all the anticipation of Car-Mageddon weekend, where the largest freeway in the country will shut down, www.Car-Magaddon.com is LA’s complete 405 Shutdown Survival Guide, the website offers up-to-the-minute information about the 405 shutdown, news and traffic updates and, most importantly, specials and discounts from local businesses that will be offered throughout the weekend of July 15th -17th.

Car-Mageddon.com 405 Shutdown Deals Include:

Good luck!!

Angel’s Santa Monica

– $4.05 food n booze menu + live music + no cover + games n prizes all weekend! Moonshine anyone?

Barney’s Beanery

– $5 Car Bombs when you mention Car-mageddon

Body Wellness

Come by for a FREE Yoga or Pilates class. Sign up or call as spaces are limited for the pilates classes. Call for appointments: 310.453-1221.

Brentwood Restaurant & Lounge

– Come join them for Car-mageddon!  We will be offering complimentary appetizers to all that weekend.

Briles Wing & Helicopter, Inc.

is offering helicopter shuttles between Van Nuys and the Westside. Enjoy the ride above the Sepulveda Pass from a helicopter! Special deal: $150 per person each way. Call Lance: 818.994.1445.

Central Social Aide Pleasure Club
-is offering buy-one-get one draft beers when you Check-In to Carmageddon on Facebook.

Checa chic boutique

Ladies: Don’t drive this weekend, Go Green & ride your bike. Shop Local!! Shop in your community this weekend. Come in and receive 10% off your entire purchase, 50% off Swimsuits, and $15.00 scares. New Markdowns up to 50% off. Just mention this AD. Checa chic boutique- Santa Monica Clothing, Accessories, Handbags, & Swimsuits.

Copyland Inc

– Offering $40.50 for 405 color flyers. Printed one side, no bleeds, on 20lb white paper for $40.50 + tax. Print from your 1, print ready file. No rush. Price valid through 07/31/2011.

Create:Fixate-

Arts organization Create:Fixate (C:F) is back with its signature blend of vibrant artwork and exciting music, the collective creation of over forty local artists, DJs, and musicians! We are proud to present: Stop-Pause-Now, Saturday, July 16, 2011

7PM to 2AM.

Daily Grill

– Daily Grill offers $4.05 menu featuring themed cocktails, appetizers & homemade desserts at 6 locations.

DEFIB at The Good Hurt

– Celebrate the 405 being closed with a killer electronic music show in the westside. DEFIB at the Good Hurt. $10 gets you in, Drink Specials, Pool Tables, Go Go Dancers, and FREE energy drinks!

Esquire Photography

– Esquire Photography is taking $405 OFF of ANY Wedding Package! Now through July 31st.

Gladstones

– During construction on the 405 freeway, guests stopping in at Gladstones can choose from a select group of menu items priced at $4.05. Choices are: Cup O’ Chowder, Rock Shrimp, Calamari, Chips & Salsa, and Domestic Draft Beer.

Harvelle’s

$5 Irish Car Bombs and Cadillac Margaritas

Hotel Palomar

– Car-Mageddon.com Hotel Special
* Accommodations for two nights in Deluxe or Vista Guestroom
* Complimentary Daily Parking
* Complimentary In-Room Movie
* $40.05 Dining Credit in Blvd 16 Restaurant and Lounge

Joe’s Pizza

-is offering a free soda with the purchase of two slices

Locanda del Lago

is offering EVERY item on our Stuzzicchini “Finger Food” Menu for $4.05 (regularly priced at $5-$10) for anyone who mentions Car-Mageddon. Come join us for this steal of a deal!

MacMall Retail Store, Santa Monica

$25 off $50 purchase

July 17- TouchPad Giveaway- See store for details and registration

Purchase this coupon and use it toward thousands of products from a full line of already discounted Apple products to HDTVs and accessories. Redeem this coupon in our Santa Monica Retail Store only. Only one can be redeemed per transaction. One per customer. One per household. Coupon cannot be used on iTunes cards and Gift Certificates.

Malibu Grooming Company

is offering you 10% off all dog and cat grooming services and pet boutique retail! Visit our store in Malibu.

Nutrifit, LLC-

Why fight traffic? We’ll bring meals to you. Sign up for 1 meal cycle, get CarMageddon weekend FREE!

O’Briens Irish Pub

is offering 3 Domestic Bottled Beers, $5 well drinks and $5 Wings all weekend, if you mention “Car-mageddon.”

Reflexology By Dawn

-Chill out and enjoy a 70 minute reflexology mobile spa service at a one time 25% discount for your perfect rejuvenating recovery from carmageddon. Session locations restricted to within a five mile distance from Santa Monica. Offer good for 4.05 months starting from July 15, 2011.

Showbiz Store & Cafe Block Party

Block party…special

South Santa Monica

– $3 Gridlock Shots, Road Ragers, and Bud STOP Lights!

Street Strider LA

– Get out of your car and experience the best exercise on the planet, while having the most fun and creating LOW to NO impact on your body Described as “running on air” or “feeling of utter weightlessness”, StreetStrider will surely amaze you and your friends! Cut through traffic at speeds of 30+ mph, climb all hills that stand in your way, and carve ski turns down the other side. Rental Rates usually $20/hr. Use PROMO CODE “Car-Mageddon” and Stride the famous Venice Boardwalk for only $4.05 + tax (30 minute StreetStrider rental).

SusieCakes Bakery

– (Brentwood location only – 11708 San Vicente Blvd) is offering their delicious, made from scratch cupcakes at a Two for One (2 for 1) price only on Sat July 16. Order in advance! Or come by on Sat July 16th. A Sweet Treat for Carmageddon

TAP-a-holic

– Turn Car-mageddon into “Karma-geddon”. TAProbics- the most unique & fun, cardio dance workout around- on 7/16 at 11am- 100% of profit will go to VisionNation to help find cures for blindness and eye disease. For ALL levels. Shoe rentals available. $20 for class, or donate any amount on the pricing page of our website. LA traffic will never get better, but it’s always better when you can SEE! on 7/17, get $4.05 off of TAProbics at 12pm!

Task Rabbit

– Get $15 off Tasks posted between July 16-17. We will run errands so you can avoid the gridlockTaste in the Palisades

– Happy Hour all day at TASTE in the Palisades!

The Beverly Garland Hotel

– Breakfast Buffet $15+ includes glass of champagne, Mimosa or Bloody Mary – available Sat. & Sun. 6AM – 11AM.

Social Hour in Decoy, enjoy $9 Carmatini’s & $9 Carguerita’s along with free apps 4:40-6:30 PM, Sat & Sun. Special Saturday night in Tula’s, 3-course dinner for 2 people, $79++ includes a glass of wine or champagne and $25++ per child under 12, from 5 PM – 10 PM. Reservations 818-255-7290.

The Beverly Hilton

– Room package: starting at $405/night- Junior Suite, 30 Minute Pampered by the Pool Treatment, Nightly in-room movie, 2 Drink Coupons and 2 Appetizers for Trader Vic’s. Special for So Cal Residents: Stay Saturday night for $364.00 and get Sunday for only $40.50. Use promo code: 90210. Call 310-274-7777 for availability and restrictions.

The Glendon Bar and Kitchen

– Come celebrate Car-Mageddon at The Glendon Bar and Kitchen! Mention Car-Mageddon for great deals all weekend!! Offering Happy Hour food pricing all day, all weekend: $5 well drinks and $3 Bud Lights. In honor of Car-Mageddon, we will be playing super rad, intense, high-speed, car-chase movies all weekend long!

The Lobster

– 10% off your bill if you’re a local

The Shops at Woodman & Ventura

– Don’t Fret the 405 Closure! The Shops At Woodman & Ventura are throwing a Car-Mageddon Weekend Block Party July 16 & 17. So relax and rediscover your neighborhood. There are new shops and eateries as well as all your old favorites offering discounts and goodies galore, so come and spend the day with us!

Tiato- The only logical solution to Carmageddon? Tiato’s Summer Beer Garden! Offered every Friday from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. starting July 15 through September 30. Stay out of traffic’s way and enjoy $6 pints of German, Vietnamese and Austrian Beer on tap or sip some chilled handcrafted beers by the bottle for $7. While you’re here, take a bite out of our Shark Burgers (sustainable) and Housemade Sausages or lighten up with their new Duck Confit Salad. All this and more in Tiato’s Citrus Herb Garden Patio. If you haven’t checked them out, this is a better time than ever!

Escape the mayhem and join us Sunday, July 17 for Tiato’s Sunday Brunch where the Mimosas are bottomless and the ambience is unrivaled. Sit in our Citrus Herb Garden Patio and enjoy our specialty brunch entrees ranging from Roasted Grape Bruschetta and Vietnamese Crepes to our Grass Fed Burger, Tiato Benedict and Tiato Eggplant Tofu. Also, select from our list of handcrafted fresh-baked cookies and pastries. And if our popular White Summer Fruit Sangria doesn’t keep you refreshed, just mention “Carmageddon” and receive a complimentary Mimosa on the house with purchase of any Brunch Menu food item.

T-Man Tattoo

– Why spend your time in traffic? Get a TATOO! 15% off tattoos or piercing during closure if you mention car-mageddon.com. We make tattooing very comfortable in our cool, chic Studio City parlor!

Twist – CAR-mageddon weekend Friday July 15th to Monday July 18th…cash in on this fantastic discount! We are offering BuyLocalMarket.com customers a “deal to steal” $50 worth of ANY merchandise in the store for only $25! This offer is valid ONLY ON THESE DAYS and cannot be combined with Twist rewards redemption. Offer must be redeemed in person with voucher. Visit BuyLocalMarket.com to buy this special offer!

Westfield Century City Mall

-is planning a weekend of giveaways, special offers, and entertainment during the 405 closure, July 16 and 17, giving local residents a fun alternative to the traffic headache. Shoppers can enter to win the “I Survived the 405” Prize – a $500 gas card, free valet for the rest of the year and a car wash once a month for the rest of the year.

Westfield Culver City Mall

The featured event is the “Tailgate Party” held Saturday and Sunday, 12-5pm, brought to you by Bunnin Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, and Best Buy. This weekend-long extravaganza will include: Best Buy Video Game Tournament. Tricycle Races – guests will race down an obstacle course to win gift cards from retailers and valet passes from Westfield Culver City “I Survived the 405 Closure” photo booth and FREE refreshments!

Westfield Fashion Square – Avoid Carmageddon! Westfield Fashion Square is planning a weekend of giveaways, special offers, and entertainment during the weekend of the 405 closure, July 16 and 17, giving local residents a fun alternative to the traffic headache.

Yogis Anonymous- All day Saturday & Sunday, the drop-in rate for a single class is $10 (usually $17).

Zengo at Santa Monica Place Mall is doing an all-night happy hour in the bar on Friday July 15. Will also offer a car-mageddon discounts all weekend long.

Car-Mageddon.com’s mission is to provide information, foster a sense of calm, promote local businesses and festivities and put a positive spin on an otherwise ominous occasion.  A portion of the proceeds raised will benefit GO Campaign www.gocampaign.org, a Santa Monica-based nonprofit that supports vulnerable children around the world.

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