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05 Jul 01 : 00 | SPACED in Los Angeles! Hello Friends! If you go and check out Spaced Invasion, you’ll find some details for two awesome Spaced-centric events happening in Los Angeles! There’s a signing on the 23rd at Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash - West, and a free screening of some choice episodes at the Arclight followed by a... Source : feeds.feedburner.com 27 hours ago |
05 Jul 01 : 50 | The Real Malibu Barbie’s Jeep? Spotted in Santa Monica, this fire engine red Jeep Cherokee Limited sports flags, stickers, and … Barbie dolls? More Malibu Barbie’s Jeep here Source : feeds.feedburner.com 26 hours ago |
01 Jul 22 : 27 | Supergrass Launches New British Invasion of Los Angeles If, like me, you are addicted to 90’s Britpop, then you’ll be very excited to hear that one of the icons of the Britpop movement, Supergrass, is coming to the Avalon Theater on July 12. I tried to get you some free tickets for a contest giveaway, but alas, the Avalon promotion folks... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
02 Jul 03 : 15 | What to do about killer racoons? Don’t read this if you’re an easily-upset type. I’m not kidding. I think I’ve mentioned it before, I have raccoons in my yard. The block on which I live has several groves of eucalyptus and “wild, untamed” Valley floor. I live in a tiny house in the center of the block, off the street.... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
01 Jul 23 : 19 | New Loteria Grill Now Open in Hollywood Are you like me? Do you like the Loteria Grill at the Farmers Market but wish they had a second location that you could get your drink on? I don’t know about you but I’ve had this wish for years. Sure, I could order at Loteria and then get a beer from the bar that is 10 feet away but I’m... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
01 Jul 23 : 05 | Fact and Fiction about "New Driving Laws Taking Effect July 1st!" I’m guessing we can thank today’s enacting of the ban on automobile-based cell phone yakking for the resurgence of a chain email purportedly full of info about a assortment of new fines going into effect in California on July 1st. The message first appeared last year, warning of fines supposedly... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
01 Jul 21 : 27 | Found on Road Alive: BMW Z1 (never sold here) Behold the BMW Z1. A sports car about the size of the original Miata. It was made and sold in Europe and other markets from 1987-1991. It shared the underpinnings with the 3 series of that era. Info I got was that this car was not sold in the US. This particular car caught our eyes first... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
01 Jul 18 : 54 | Cellphone Car Ban: Day One Compliance Is Go! Not to beat the deadhorse on this topic, but just for the helluvit on the way in to work (when I wasn’t talking on my cellphone while biking because it’s still totally legal to do that, suckaz) I decided to see how compliant you motorizing angelenos were on the first day of the new No Cellphone... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
01 Jul 00 : 41 | Venice Skate Park Moves Closer to Reality According to the Argonaut, work on Venice’s beachfront skate park will finally kick off this fall. Curbed has some images of the 16,000-square-foot park, which is scheduled to open late next year. Whooda thunk it would 2009, almost 2010, before the birthplace of modern skateboarding finally opened... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
30 Jun 22 : 16 | Monday Bullets: DI-REC-TIVE Militant Angeleno continues to blog in the 3rd person, as he discovers newly laid track for the Metro Expo Line. This excites MetBlogs. MetBlogs likes trains. MetBlogs wants to go choo-choo. make. see. eat. do. wants SAG to strike, and strike hard. Damn the man! Today is Rex Manning Day! Franklin... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
30 Jun 20 : 31 | Win Tickets! We Are Scientists, Blood Arm, Cut Off Your Hands No, I’m not telling you to cut off your hands at the El Rey tomorrow night. I am, however, telling you to leave a note in the comment section telling me what you would do–what magical invention you would create, or in what fascinating subject you would make a major breakthrough. If you won the... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
30 Jun 19 : 24 | Slusho A Go-Go! Well friends, Steve’s gruelingly short, but bloody battle with the DMV is over! Letters were sent, phone calls were made and many precious minutes of my life were spent on hold. Who, might you ask, is the victor in this epic Man-versus-State fiasco? The steamy conclusion after the jump! Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
27 Jun 19 : 45 | Archiving Angeles (AA): The Shoe Shine Boys Ralph wanted to grow up to be a doctor. But, for this day, he was a shoe shine boy. And he was one of the best. Today’s operation: Could he finish his fries faster than Joey could drink his Coca-Cola? The year was 1966. Photo from UCLA Library Digital Collections Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
29 Jun 04 : 30 | Free Handyman Or, in my case, handywoman. Now that I am done with the academic school year, I am helping out my aging parents at their house. I am changing precariously placed light bulbs, moving out old furniture, and (gasp!) helping them clean out the garage. I find myself needing tools and supplies, and I hate... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
28 Jun 19 : 25 | Michael Turner dead at 37 Hello friends, Mark here. Last night, an amazing artist, Kung-Fu master, L.A. resident and genuinely swell guy lost a long battle with cancer. I got to meet Michael a few times post-cancer diagnosis and he was always really excitable and pleasant to be around, even when he was pushing his way... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
27 Jun 22 : 55 | Metro Meeting Politics Derail L.A.’s Future Metro had their big board meeting last night about the future of public transportation in Los Angeles. From the looks of it, no one walked away happy about the outcome. In short, they want to get a half cent tax increase on the ballot to fund projects. They just don’t know what those projects are.... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
28 Jun 00 : 40 | City of Monrovia sued for harassment & discrimination - again & again Two new suits filed in the last month against City of Monrovia by Police Officers. June 2007 I first reported the settlement of a lawsuit against the city of Monrovia by officer Solarez for harassment and discrimination based on sexual orientation. Barely 6 months later officer... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
27 Jun 20 : 51 | IO West Vs. Car: The Update! Quick follow up to yesterday’s post about A car driving through the front of the IO West theater, yeah, um, they are gonna be closed for a while. This from their e-mail list: THEATRE & BAR CLOSED DUE TO ACCIDENT At approximately 4pm on Thursday, June 26th, an SUV crashed through the front of the... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
27 Jun 19 : 51 | Not a stellar valet experience We’ve talked about sketchy valet situations here before but this one is definitely reaching the top of that list. These photos showed up on my friend Skampy’s flickr feed yesterday and are from a situation downtown at The Edison on Wednesday night. Apparently upon leaving the bar the valet... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
27 Jun 19 : 00 | Friday Bullets: Caption this, Fred! CAPTION THIS (please leave in comments) photo by K763, used under Creative Commons Mike at Franklin Ave. gives us a peek at his recent 99cent store haul, including 99cent bottles of wine. Zach at LAist discovers parking as low as $5 at the west end of the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, as he... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
26 Jun 21 : 00 | "The Wrecking Crew" Free Screening on Saturday Night The Los Angeles premiere of the documentary The Wrecking Crew will be this Saturday night (June 28) at 8pm downtown. The screening is part of the Grand Performances series called Movies That Matter and will be “a free, outdoor festival style screening under the stars.” You might be wondering... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
27 Jun 03 : 04 | Car Vs. IO West No details on this yet. Photo taken about an hour ago by Graham Douglas. Thanks Shane! Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
27 Jun 01 : 58 | George Carlin and the Falling Flower Arrangement This story may mean nothing. People who knew George Carlin will be the only ones who can tell. A couple days ago on my way home from the bank, I was stopped at the intersection of Vine and Selma, where Carlin’s Walk of Fame Star is. There were a handful of flower arrangements left there, including... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
25 Jun 19 : 38 | 500-Plus Law Enforcement Officers Invade Glassell Park in Pre-Dawn Raid on... The LA Times reports there was a massive 500-man raid on Avenues gang members in Glassell Park early this morning: The latest enforcement effort against the Drew Street clique began about 4 a.m., when law enforcement officials mobilized in Glassell Park near Fletcher Drive and Estrara Avenue.... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
26 Jun 00 : 58 | Zines Grow Up: re:Active’s latest re:magazine launch Q: What do flier-making, zine-creating punks do when they grow up? A: They go to art school and form nonprofits dedictated to student arts education. At least, that’s what my friend Michael did. His nonprofit organization, re:Active, uses the production of a theme-based magazine to inspire... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
25 Jun 21 : 30 | No More Clover At Groundwork Coffee nerds around the world bow in awe of the Clover coffee machine, and ramble on about it’s $10,000 pricetag as proof of the superior cup of joe it produces. For a while it was big news that Groundwork Coffee in Downtown LA had one. Well, they don’t anymore. I don’t know if people just... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
24 Jun 20 : 34 | Creature of the Night It’s been awhile since I posted and I do feel bad. Really, really bad. I’ve been hit with an allergic reaction that makes me quite uncomfortable and not a nice person. Believe me, it’s bad enough that I can’t act right when it’s hot, but with the allergic reaction, I turn into... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
23 Jun 22 : 55 | Monday Bullets: Denise Hamilton’s Near Death on the 5 LAObserved’s Denise Hamilton was nearly killed as a U-Haul hitch smashed through her windshield as she headed home along the PCH. She had just attended an Esotouric bus tour - you know, those tours that feature the crazy deaths of Angelenos? Hamilton newest novel, The Last Embrace - a noir mystery... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
24 Jun 22 : 43 | Derby Dolls’ 1st Banked-Track Tourney Roller derby teams from all over the Southwest will converge on LA this weekend for an explosion of contusion-inducing bubble-gum-pink hell on wheels. The locals–our very own Derby Dolls–will be pitted against teams from Arizona, Texas, OC, and San Diego in two days of mayhem. Hooray! Mayhem!... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
24 Jun 18 : 30 | Another purple flower marks June in LA Jacaranda’s kick off the month with an explosion of purple above our heads. Agapanthus, aka Lily of the Nile starts its bloom cycle the middle of the month and peaks by the July 4th celebrations. Most are a wondrous shade of purple. Their bloom arrives just in time for masking the mess... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
23 Jun 06 : 00 | Weekend Outing: Evergreen Cemetery It’s been said that there are more people alive now than that have ever lived throughout history. It’s not true, at least with respect to the whole planet, but it’s an intriguing thought, anyway. I wonder, though, whether it’s true for Los Angeles? I’m not about to pull out a calculator... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
23 Jun 23 : 59 | So, its hot, but you gotta wear pants… Guys - hate the heat, but hate shorts even more? One suggestion presented by a likeminded Metafilter are “man-pris… Capri pants for dudes.” Sure. I bet they go well with your “manties,” “man-purse,” and “bro-zeere.” As spurred by the question on Metafilter: I’m a huge baby.... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
23 Jun 21 : 24 | Favorite L.A. Area Spots — Nike Missile Control Site A stark reminder of L.A.’s Cold War air defense system can be found at the top of San Vicente Mountain, off an unpaved portion of Mulholland Drive. The official name for this facility is the Cold War-creepy LA-96, a/k/a the Van Nuys/Sepulveda Nike Missile Control Site. It’s also one of the... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
23 Jun 16 : 00 | George Carlin Dead at 71 George Carlin died of heart failure last night in a Santa Monica hospital after complaining of chest pains yesterday afternoon. He had a history of heart trouble. George Carlin is probably most famous for his “Seven Words You Can never Say On Television” routine from the early 70’s. (Please... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
23 Jun 04 : 27 | Hawk chicks are learning to hunt Both Hawk chicks have survived and are out and about. The skill set this week is learning how to hunt. They have learned the fine art of lizard catching so far. The larger of the two has taken to using my birdbath for his own private day spa, much to the dismay of the swallows around here. The... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
23 Jun 02 : 20 | Free Comics! Come and get ‘em! Earlier this morning I went shooting with my friend Michael Pusateri who informed me he had a shitload of comics he wanted to give away to someone who would be into them. And by shitload I mean crapload. I told him to send me a photo or two and I’d post ‘em here and someone would surely snatch... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
22 Jun 16 : 00 | An argument in chalk I have no idea what this is about. I have no idea who did it or why. It is one of those little bits that makes you smile then you move on. A complete story in two words. The one scratched out must have the bigger meaning. Pic by me on the boardwalk on the way to the beach with the trusty... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
11 Jun 21 : 50 | Los Angeles Area Bumper Sticker of the Day — Freedom Fries Edition The bumper sticker on this Volvo wagon reads “Fermez le Bush.” I assume that it’s intended to be a political message, since the other possible interpretation is so, um, un-French. Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
22 Jun 03 : 01 | Former Pasadena Mayor Candidate offers up PSA on Crocs A few weeks ago on a silly post about Crocs the lack of love for those things surfaced pretty quickly. From my favorite commenter Burns offered up this on the post: “Crocs are simply a poor fashion choice. Socks in Crocs? An abomination!” Aaron Proctor, the former Pasadena mayoral candidate,... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
22 Jun 00 : 18 | Keeping Your Pets Cool and Safe Allow me to introduce you to Daisy J. Dog, my 8 year old pitbull. Daisy has two primary responsibilities, to be good and to love me and she does them both very well. In return, I am responsible for her health and safety. Most of the time this is no problem: a few walks, two bowls of food, water... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
21 Jun 19 : 26 | Fine Art reception…free of course tonight Tonight the Montecito Fine Arts College of design is hosting an opening night reception for a show featuring the work of the faculty and staff. The “Art Off the Canvas” show is presented in conjuntion with the East West Art Association. The show itself will run June 21 - July 19, 2008. Of... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
20 Jun 04 : 04 | Angelenos 10 Commandments These aren’t set in stone (ha,ha), so feel free to leave your own in the comments. Thou shalt have an earthquake kit in their home and trunk. Thou shalt always complain about the weather despite living in the nation’s most moderate climate. Thou shalt know the location of the nearest In-N-Out,... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
19 Jun 22 : 09 | Saints & Angels: Molly McAleer At MetBlogs, we like to recap what local bloggers are writing about a few times a week. Every now and then, one person stands out in the thick cloud of the Los Angeles Smogosphere for something they’ve done that makes life better in L.A. Meet Molly McAleer of Koreatown. She blogs at molls…she... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
19 Jun 16 : 41 | Screwy B. Mayor Freshly back with his 18-member delegation from a wildly successful taxpayer-supporter tour of Israel, Mayor Antoniobama Hillarygosa defended the trip by saying: “I’m mayor of the city of Los Angeles, not some small town in the desert somewhere. We are a global city.” A spokesperson for the... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
21 Jun 02 : 00 | Downey Farmer’s Market: Bigger and Better This weekend, people in Downey and the surrounding areas should come visit the Farmer’s Market. Since it’s debut a month ago, the market has doubled in size. More fruit vendors have set up shop, some prepared food vendors have shown up, more flower growers have arrived and there is now a band... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
20 Jun 22 : 38 | New Calls for Red Line Extension to Burbank There may be a new train coming to the Valley. The Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA) has been hanging around City Hall this week to convince lawmakers that an extension of the Red Line from North Hollywood to Bob Hope Airport in Burbank is a pretty good idea. (Who doesn’t?) The subway... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
19 Jun 03 : 30 | It Caught My Eye: A Separate Peace I found this on a recent morning commute through the southeast end of the Crestview district while pedaling under the 10 Freeway along quiet residential side streets that get me to Venice Boulevard while offering me sanctuary from the no-bike-zone hell that is southbound La Cienega Boulevard (make a... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
18 Jun 16 : 44 | Full Moon Illusion Tonight Tonight as the sun is setting, look to the eastern horizon to see the moon rising. This full moon is known as the “Solstice Moon” and if it looks bigger to you, don’t panic, the moon is not suddenly hurtling toward Earth. This effect is known as the Moon Illusion and astronomers have been... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
20 Jun 05 : 45 | Summer’s Eve Triptych This morning, I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off. Grades were due, I threw my ESL coordinator a baby shower, and I volunteered to be one of the people in charge of planning the end of the year staff party at school tomorrow. After school, as I finished entering the last of the... Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
13 Jun 21 : 08 | Archiving Angeles (AA): Recessions in Time Little Ryan did not have a traditional Christmas. His family, like others, was hit hard by a crumbling economy. They were living in a moving van in the Valley. They were lucky. The year was 1982. Photo from UCLA Library Digital Collections Source : feeds.feedburner.com |
