Through April 17, STK Steakhouse will serve its Bounty from the Seven Seas menu for Lent. It features four possible starters — Duck & Shuck ($26), New England Clam Chowder ($17), Spicy Yellowtail Crispy Rice ($27) and Grilled Octopus ($39) — and one Surf & Turf Fried Rice ($41) for a main.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and discipline. The observance begins on Ash Wednesday ...

Christians hear the words "Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return." Those words ring differently for many whose churches and homes burned in the Los Angeles fires.

Fish and other seafood, however, are considered fair game. In Biblical times, fish was an everyday food, plentiful in the Mediterranean (quite different from today when fish is way more expensive than a burger).

The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday after the Eaton Fire, clutching umbrellas along with their hopes that this season of Lent could lead, from ashes to ashes and on to an Easter of new beginnings.

A storm system has moved into Southern California on Wednesday, bringing rain, a chance of thunderstorms and even a "remote risk of tornadoes," the National Weather Service (NWS) said.

Quick service restaurants such as McDonald’s promote fish sandwiches while chains such as Kings Fish House and Market Broiler play to their strengths.