Deals from 'Carmaggedon'

Carmageddon might deliver a weekend of traffic hell, but there'll be plenty of pit stops for weary motorists to take the sting out of all the fire and brimstone. Dakota Smith in the Daily News.

Plucky businesses are quickly realizing the potential of serving crazed commuters as well as locals who'll be eager to walk or bike to shops and restaurants to avoid clogged streets and highways when the 405 Freeway is closed.

Adam Milstein, owner of South Restaurant in Santa Monica, has a drink for the most rattled of drivers: the Road Rager, a $3 watermelon liquor-based shot created especially for the weekend.