The Brief

LOS ANGELES - This weekend marks eight months since the Palisades fire sparked, leveling homes and businesses.

On Labor Day, crews were hard at work restoring buildings along Sunset Boulevard. Among the businesses open is Ruby Nails and Spa. The CVS has reopened and so has the Starbucks on Palisades Drive. Spruzzo Restaurant is also open.

What they're saying:

"Looks like hometown, home sweet home. The best feeling to see all my clients come back to visit, to support," said business owner Ruby Hong-Tran.

"Labor Day marks the people like the shops that have opened up and there are so many opening up," said Larry Vein, executive director of the Pali Strong Foundation.

"We feel very engrained in this community and we wanted to make sure that people have somewhere to come ba

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