Packing ‘Em In: Cross a football-mad Kuwaiti...

Packing ‘Em In: Cross a football-mad Kuwaiti expatriate with a pizza joint that specializes in cheese pies and you’ve somehow got a natural gathering place for Green Bay Packers fans. . . . In the one-time dairy land now known as West Hills, Hovig Avakian has created a haven for followers of the Pack. To get a good seat at his Casa di Pizza to watch the team in the Super Bowl this afternoon, many partisans say they’ll be arriving soon after daybreak. C12

Hole in One: Who says the government can’t make money? Los Angeles has finally hit the green with its purchase of a miniature golf course and arcade. . . . Officials say the Sherman Oaks Castle Park was losing money when purchased 3 1/2 years ago. City managers say the course, which was given a face-lift, turned a profit of $850,000 in the past fiscal year.

Ommmniscient: Speaking of spiritual gathering places, where were you at 9:35 a.m. Thursday, when the sun, moon and planets were forming a six-pointed star? Scott Harris was joining hands with 70 ethereal souls who seem to believe the new Age of Aquarius dawned right then on Ventura Boulevard in Tarzana. . . . He walked out of the Imagine Center with an O Wa Ka card, a crystal and something very rare in columnists: a cleaner and more aromatic aura. B1

Medical Miracle: Anyone worried about how former hotshot Assemblyman Richard Katz was going to make ends meet after leaving the lawmaking biz can now rest easy. . . . The transportation expert got appointed to a $75,600-a-year gig sitting on a state board that negotiates Medi-Cal contracts. B3