Here are some of the many choices: Heisler Park in Laguna Beach,  San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine, Fairview Park in Costa Mesa  and Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley With Southern California’s climate perfection, [...]
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The Bolsa Chica Land Trust was formed in 1992 by a small group of Californians who believed that one of the last standing wetlands ecosystems in Southern California was worth preserving for future generations. The [...]
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The Hobo, played with style, panache and realism is no other than the inimitable Rutger Hauer. Ostensibly, the movie is about how a train hopping stereotypical Hobo, who travels via the rails, unfortunately finds himself [...]
- 3 days ago, 19 Feb 12, 1:30pm -

What’s up?   Well it’s President’s Day Weekend,  so you may have Monday to enjoy too.  Here’s Travelin’ Local’s round up of  Music, Arts, Sports, Children’s Programs, Community Events and more in LA and OC. Clybourne [...]
- 5 days ago, 18 Feb 12, 12:12am -

I don’t know about you, but when I think about golf courses I think about lots and lots of bright green grass and men wearing funny golf pants. I don’t ever think, “I bet they [...]
- 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 8:31pm -

Although Valentine’s Day was just a couple of days ago, for many, the entire month of February, love is in the air. It definitely got me thinking about all of those cute romantic places around [...]
- 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 1:07pm -

Los Angeles -- Look close enough and you can see Yours Truly in the window.
- 51 days ago, 2 Jan 12, 2:00pm -

Los Angeles -- Two boys from Japan were photographing each other in front of the Disney Concert all. I noticed the shoes, had to ask for the photo, got permission and shot away. A match made in LA...Happy New Year!
- 52 days ago, 1 Jan 12, 2:00pm -

Los Angeles -- Fast asleep
- 53 days ago, 31 Dec 11, 2:00pm -

Downtown Los Angeles -- I know..., it's an old ad campaign but this photo made me think of it.
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Downtown Los Angeles
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Pasadena -- Merry Christmas Eve Everyone!
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The 2012 edition of my Watts Happening Ride took place this past picture-perfect Saturday, and it was my complete pleasure to share the following landmark people, places and events I’ve discovered there with the 28 cyclists who joined me: The last…
- 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 2:59pm -

On February 19, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt sentenced some 120,000 Japanese-Americans to prison for the duration of World War II. Today, on the 70th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066, Los Angeles County is marking the occasion…
- 3 days ago, 19 Feb 12, 7:01pm -

I have sung the praises of the Big Map Blog in the past, most recently in December when a 1932 map of Los Angeles was added to its extensive cartographical collection. And here I go again, because they just posted another jaw-dropper in the form of H…
- 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 7:32pm -

After my recent Hollyhock House tour, I met a friend from out of town at the Figueroa Hotel for a drink. At the bar by the pool, we met a woman named Rachel who said she was holding a meetup for the local Atlas Obscura chapter. My friend got all exci…
- 7 days ago, 16 Feb 12, 12:49am -

Walking back from a trip this afternoon to a neighborhood bakery to get some valentine sweets for my sweet, I chanced to look down and discover this intriguing silhouette of a certain historic luxury cruise liner (that I immediately recognized becaus…
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If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it's missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe. Per this article the Los Angeles Times, the city of San Francisco may or may not attempt to simultaneous…
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West Hollywood ~ Los Angeles Photo: Tatiana Arbogast
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FEB 25 ~ 8746 W. Sunset Boulevard PRISM is pleased to present Miss You, an exhibition of new paintings and sculptures within an immersive installation by famed Brazilian artists Os Gemeos. In Miss You, Os Gemeos plays with fantastical notions of magi…
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Chapala Market  ~ Los Angeles
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Fairfax Ave. ~ Fairfax District
- 3 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 6:29pm -

LA’s Autolux is back with a new video that Wired describes as “a geometric multiverse of celestial monsters and drones with ice-cream-cone erections”. Created by director Thomas McMahan and artist Kill Pixie, the video is likely the last from 2…
- 21 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 12:45am -

MLK Walkway Project ~ Augustus F. Hawkins Mental Health Center ~ Children’s Defense Fund ~ Freedom Schools ~ Willowbrook
- 1 day ago, 21 Feb 12, 7:11pm -

I recently saw the movie “Midnight in Paris” by Woody Allen thanks to a great matinee deal courtesy of my local library. It’s a decent enough film (which in this day only requires a minimal story line and maybe some … Continue reading →
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For your entertainment. Here is one. See if you can spot the one in this picture. The last one. Fin.    
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Unlike many poor people, including my mother, I am not ashamed of having been a participant in the Food Stamp program. Back in my GR days this was actually a luxury, allowing me to purchase pricier food items like fresh … Continue reading →
- 17 days ago, 5 Feb 12, 10:35am -

The quality of your average sidewalk winitos has been slipping. Nowadays they’re more likely to be covered in filth, angry that you don’t give them spare change, possibly fighting with other winos for drink, money, food, or some other unknown ……
- 40 days ago, 13 Jan 12, 9:23pm -

I’m doing my duty by filing this LH Xmas Parade coverage report, a little bit late but I blame the parade for not being as inspiring as usual. Actually, it was a bit (gasp!) boring. So here it goes for … Continue reading →
- 51 days ago, 3 Jan 12, 7:24am -

I was tagging along with a friend today running some errands, here are a few pictures for you to see while you wait for the clock to tick to the appropriate time. Above, the Rose Parade fools already unfurled their … Continue reading →
- 53 days ago, 1 Jan 12, 3:58am -

Photos: Diane Edwardson, February 14, 2012.  Wonder if this guy has permission from the property owner to park on "Lot C" of the Red Car Property.  "Lot C" is not the unbuilt paper street, Silver Lake Court.  (Click on photo to enlarge.)  Wi…
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Photo: Diane Edwardson, February 18, 2012.  For the heck of it, I quickly counted Black Walnut Trees during a walk down the Red Car Property yesterday.  I counted at least 120.  No, I did not count the multi-trunked trees as more than one tree. …
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Photo: Diane Edwardson, February 18, 2012.  Native California Black Walnuts are sprouting leaves on the Red Car Property.  (Click on photo to enlarge.)California Black Walnuts are a protected species under the City's Protected Native Tree Ordinanc…
- 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 2:09pm -

Photo: Diane Edwardson, February 17, 2012.  Blue Fiesta Flowers started their party early this year, near the Adelbert cut-through on the Red Car Property.  (Click on photo to enlarge.)  Blue Fiesta Flowers seem to bloom later on the Red Car Prop…
- 3 days ago, 19 Feb 12, 2:26pm -

Photo: Diane Edwardson, February 17, 2012, 4:49 PM.  The Red Tailed Hawks know we're watching them.  This one was atop a one of the favored perches, a big pine tree at 2600 Corralitas Drive.  (Click on photos to enlarge.) Saturday and almost da…
- 4 days ago, 19 Feb 12, 3:08am -

Today's mosaic is at the Mona Park Swimming Pool in Compton. Just because it's cold and summer swimming pools with the sun glittering on the water and baking on my skin sounds so nice.Dakota Warren, a local sculptor and mosaic artist, created and ins…
- 2 days ago, 21 Feb 12, 2:47am -

Huzzah! My internet has remained connected for nearly three days! No funky screens with diagrams of broken components, no flashing red light on the modem. No wondering if I should post Mosaic Monday on Wednesday or just wait till next week. I'm going…
- 6 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 2:50am -

Today’s mosaic is on an unoccupied building on Pine at 4th Street in downtown Long Beach. Its columns make it look like an old Home Savings and Loan, but I learn from both Lillian Sizemore and Adam Arenson that it’s a former Bank of America. The…
- 8 days ago, 14 Feb 12, 8:11pm -

John Bengston, who's written three books on silent movie locations in Los Angeles (I have the one on Chaplin), has been posting on his blog about LA locations used in The Artist.Turns out--whether in homage or just because these places had the right…
- 14 days ago, 8 Feb 12, 5:38pm -

Huzzah! The LA Conservancy is presenting another Millard Sheets tour; this one covers Claremont and Pomona. The tour will feature some of the murals and mosaics that I know so well, since I once lived in Claremont (more to the point, so did Sheets--f…
- 23 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 12:56am -

Peter Stults and Sean Hartter designed these movie posters, which are showing up on a lot of ad blogs. Mediabistro pointed me toward one, but you can google the artists' names and find many more. Here, I reproduce only those that celebrate movies wit…
- 27 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 5:30pm -

"Downton Abbey," season twoThe "Downton Abbey" phenomenon couldn't have come at a better time for Southern California's new primary PBS station."Downton" ended its second season run on Sunday by attracting a 2.3 rating and 4 share in the Los Angeles…
- 20 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 1:05am -

The Typo Terrorist is behind the tagging on this Silver Lake billboard for "Good Deeds." "Stop letting him make movies," the TTT pleads. Here's hoping somebody listens.
- 1 day ago, 21 Feb 12, 7:22pm -

The Clippers are finally giving fans something to cheer about, which is quite a change for much-maligned owner Donald Sterling. But for fans of good design, Sterling is still Public Enemy No. 1.Eagle-eyed reader John noticed this recent Sterling ad,…
- 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 4:04pm -

Short notice, but if you're looking for a post-Valentine's Day date night experience -- or just a Friday night on the town -- we're offering a pair of tix to "When Lucent Found Herakut."The show is described as "an edgy meld of Cirque Du Soleil-style…
- 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 9:25am -

As you've probably heard by now, the Kodak Theatre will soon be no more. A judge has approved cash-strapped Eastman Kodak's request to sever its pricey naming deal for the big theater at Hollywood and Highland (home to the Oscars), and now, as Variet…
- 6 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 2:45am -

Spotted as I drove to work this morning: A mural turning Bette Davis' famous advice to "Take Fountain" into a cartoon -- located on Fountain, naturally.Meanwhile, check out this wild clip of Bette Davis being interviewed by Johnny Carson on "The Toni…
- 6 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 2:25am -

Beth, 2/12/12 - Hobby Lobby is closed on Sundays! Last Sunday, just before Valentine's Day, my good pal, Beth and I drove down to Rancho Cucamonga to visit the famous Hobby Lobby store. There aren't very many branches in Southern California, Rancho…
- 23 hours ago, 21 Feb 12, 10:32pm -

Oh Yes, we certainly did pass a good tahm, dahlin' at the Original Farmers Market Mardi Gras celebration this past weekend! Even though the weather was a bit chilly, the feeling at the Market was warm and fun. Many bands performed. People were thr…
- 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 11:08pm -

Courtesy of L.A. Public Library photo collection: Photograph caption dated April 6, 1962 reads, "Soupy And Pies Ready For Mardi Gras -- TV's pie-in-the-face man Soupy Sales informs three Valley officers of UCLA's Mardi Gras he will appear at the…
- 5 days ago, 18 Feb 12, 1:16am -

Mardi Gras Prep at Chez UnderhillOh! Which Hat to Wear?Woo Hoo! This weekend is the best Mardi Gras celebration this side of the Rockies! The Original Farmers Market is celebrating it's 23rd Mardi Gras all day Saturday and Sunday, with an extra sp…
- 6 days ago, 16 Feb 12, 10:13pm -

Film Noir Counter at Philippe'sTraffic home last night was horrendous! I only have to travel 8 miles from East Santa Monica to Mid-City L.A. Ugh! I forgot that Valentine's Night traffic was bad. My 20-35 minute drive took two hours last night!!!!…
- 7 days ago, 15 Feb 12, 11:21pm -

Heart Afghan in ProgressHappy Valentine's Day everyone! I'm so obsessed with hearts! I must have at least 8 or 9 different heart necklaces, heart earrings, heart pins and more. Red is one of my favorite colors. I started this heart afghan, using…
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- 6 days ago, 16 Feb 12, 9:43pm -

Look out, San Francisco...ites? Is that what you call yourselves? San Francisco-itians? San Franians?Hey, gimme a break. I'm a fucking Angeleno. Say that a couple times and you'll get just how stupid that sounds.Anyway, San Francisco, I'll be all…
- 19 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 5:26pm -

Lancaster, CAThere's a mystique around bladed weapons. Some Zatoichi shit or something. I don't know. Whatever it is it makes idiots do really stupid things.And here's the latest. While L.A. County sheriff's deputies were serving a se…
- 20 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 8:04pm -

First off, an announcement.I'll be at Borderlands Books in San Francisco next Saturday, February 4th at 3pm, signing with author of zombie novels FEED, DEADLINE and the soon to be released BLACKOUT Mira Grant (AKA Seanan McGuire). If you haven't p…
- 27 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 9:35pm -

Culver City, CASo last night, Eric Beetner, Mystery Dawg and I held our third Noir At The Bar at The Mandrake and goddamn was it good.DEMON BEETNER WILL DEVOUR YOUR SOULThe crowd was fantastic and I saw some new folks I didn't recognize. Th…
- 30 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 8:57pm -

Back in September of 2007 the body of Pasadena City College nursing student Liya Lu was found in a trash can and the evidence pointed to one Isaac Campbell as a suspect. Campbell was picked up in, Minneapolis? I think? Anyway, they picked him up a…
- 32 days ago, 21 Jan 12, 6:30pm -

Los Angeles, CAA couple of days ago some people walking their dog in Bronson Canyon in the Hollywood Hills found a bag with a head in it.  This, as I'm sure you can understand, caused great consternation.The police have been crawling through t…
- 34 days ago, 19 Jan 12, 6:41pm -

People tend to glamorize the old Red Cars. It’s controversial to say this, but by the time they were shut down the trains were considered pretty loud, dirty, clunky, and outdated. The shame isn’t that they were dismantled as much as that people d…
- 71 days ago, 13 Dec 11, 7:15pm -

Our Halloween Coffin Hunt was such a blast… with the help of the Los Angeles Federal Credit Union and More LA Than, we’re continuing our brand of family friendly local sight-discoverin’ and prize-winnin’ fun into Christmas and Hanukkah! FOR F…
- 77 days ago, 7 Dec 11, 9:26pm -

Our Halloween Coffin Hunt was such a blast… with the help of the Los Angeles Federal Credit Union and More LA Than, we’re continuing our brand of family friendly local sight-discoverin’ and prize-winnin’ fun into Christmas and Hanukkah! FOR F…
- 77 days ago, 7 Dec 11, 8:05pm -

Our Halloween Coffin Hunt was such a blast… with the help of the Los Angeles Federal Credit Union and More LA Than, we’re continuing our brand of family friendly L.A.-discoverin’ fun into Christmas and Hanukkah! The Story Mrs. Claus is burned o…
- 81 days ago, 3 Dec 11, 8:26pm -

We’re on the tee veeeee, workin’ together with Eye On LA!!! :D
- 30 Oct 11, 12:43am -

Click on the image below and you’ll be taken to ISSUE THREE of HiddenLA Highlights! TO SUBSCRIBE, CLICK HERE!!!
- 4 Aug 11, 5:33pm -

THE BITCH LIST The Bitch Pack announces  The [Screenplay] Bitch List. It’s sad to see that only two Oscar nominated films passed The Bechdel Test (see below). Women talk to each other in real life, so why do they not more in our “best” films?…
- 4 days ago, 18 Feb 12, 8:12pm -

I just dined and dashed for the first time in my life. It looked pretty risqué when they did it on Silver Spoons, and my years of Catholic schooling have instilled such a high level of guilt that I would never even consider stealing anything, but I…
- 7 days ago, 15 Feb 12, 7:59pm -

One of our names begins with T and the other with A – we’re a magical combo representing the front and the back, the best of both worlds, the humps and the lumps. We’re women with similar life paths, who came to Los Angeles ages ago and earne…
- 8 days ago, 14 Feb 12, 5:25pm -

Hey, why not? “That was a great song, who was it by?” “My band.” “Let’s go back to my place.” - Nookie gotten. TweetRelated Posts:Look at these Ticketmaster prices for “platinum” Van Halen seatsWilco at the Hollywood PalladiumSingin…
- 14 days ago, 8 Feb 12, 9:51pm -

Seems the owner of MyLAScene.com has found a way to get rich quick (or earn $20 a month.) MyLAScene.com automatically scrapes full posts from LA Snark, BlogDowntown, Curbed LA, EaterLA, LA Can’t Drive, LA Observed, LA Taco, LAist, and LosAnjealous.…
- 23 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 1:25am -

Idiocy Meter      Asshole Meter      This ugly bitch and her awful attitude got bumped up to today’s post. I didn’t even bother blurring out her face because, frankly, she was so ugly you could even mistaken her for being a man. OK, why a…
- 2 days ago, 21 Feb 12, 7:54am -

Idiocy Meter   Asshole Meter   Here’s another horrible senior citizen stereotype that shouldn’t be driving. This old lady was driving this old-person-colored sedan (license plate 4UOT) was driving around Woodland Hills with clearly only half a…
- 4 days ago, 18 Feb 12, 4:19pm -

Idiocy Meter   Asshole Meter   Douchebag alert…this non-signaling, weaving suit in a white sedan was your classic, impatient, self-entitled L.A. prick. We were on the 101 Fwy N in Sherman Oaks riding in the slowest, #5 lane. Suddenly, we saw this…
- 7 days ago, 16 Feb 12, 8:29am -

Idiocy Meter   Asshole Meter   My wife and I were watching the Bachelor tonight (yes, I admit it), and god, does that Courtney girl suck. Some people really are just awful human beings and live on being aggressive, conniving, disingenuous assholes.…
- 9 days ago, 14 Feb 12, 8:55am -

Idiocy Meter   Asshole Meter   Here’s another leapfrogging punk in Sherman Oaks that deserves and honorable mention. The license plate on his Mercedes is 6SUF…for selfish, ugly, fuc*er. I was traveling east on Burbank Blvd. in relatively light…
- 12 days ago, 11 Feb 12, 6:07am -

Exhibits A thru F:     Idiocy Meter    Asshole Meter     Pictures are worth a thousand words, are they not? I can’t get any clearer about the pervasive, stubborn, arrogant, apathetic L.A. attitude you see in this town than this series of BMW…
- 14 days ago, 8 Feb 12, 10:54pm -

By now you've heard his catchy a cappella vocalizing on the infamous viral video clip (Brand X covered it here), but how much do you know about the actual singing "Trololo Man," himself? Until a few days ago, probably not a whole lot. That changed wh…
- 1 Sep 11, 8:30pm -

Destroyer's Dan Bejar owns an incredibly fruitful musical mind. Not only is he prolific, releasing seven albums and three EPs in the last 10 years, but each album carries a different style, with Bejar and his rotating cast of band mates traveling fro…
- 22 Mar 11, 3:00pm -

AT&T and T-Mobile to merge: The $39 billion deal with enlarge AT&T's portion of the wireless spectrum, which it claims will help users (read: iPhone owners) frustrated by current speeds. [Wall Street Journal] 'The Hobbit' starts production: After yea…
- 21 Mar 11, 6:06pm -

Gregg Gillis is from Pittsburgh PA, and he wants to party with you. The man known as Girl Talk made a career out of mash-ups back before they became the lowest common party denominator they are now, but no one has managed to replicate, or even effect…
- 21 Mar 11, 3:00pm -

This long running off-Broadway cult hit returns to L.A., and fittingly this improv-meets-musical is playing at improv's hallowed ground here, the Groundlings theater. Come see the brave cast of Jimmy Ray Bennett, John Gregorio and Stephen Guarino tak…
- 21 Mar 11, 2:00pm -

Being from L.A., we knew dogs could be a fashion accessory -- but usually they're found in Paris Hilton's purse, not as a hipster scarf. (For the record, the dog in question looked pretty happy hanging out during Foster the People's set at Shangri-La…
- 18 Mar 11, 9:00pm -

Hello All! We are very excited to introduce you to our newest In-and-Around-Los-Angeles.com site sponsor, Lifecrowd! Lifecrowd is an online destination connecting those eager to discover, share and participate in fun activities and meet n…
- 40 days ago, 13 Jan 12, 5:18pm -

Transport yourself to a dark German beer hall or lounge out in the beer garden, this funky and cool little place in Silver Lake is a fun night out both for the great German beers and the grubby German food. Extra cool because there are 3 or 4 d…
- 64 days ago, 20 Dec 11, 8:28pm -

OK, so this children's museum isn't a "museum" per se. It doesn't have works of art or other collectibles. I suppose a better description of the Kidspace Children's Museum would be a science museum or "exploratorium" but its more than either of these…
- 2 Aug 11, 11:36pm -

Our good friends at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium and Heal the Bay have recently opened a new exhibit that we thought you'd all be interested in, especially those with kids (or just a love of science and nature and learning new stuff!). The Pacific…
- 18 Jun 11, 4:51am -

We've already told you about the natural beauty of the Topanga State Park. But what about the Topanga community and neighborhood? Topanga is like a slice of the 60's in Los Angeles. Surrounded by natural beauty, this quirky, crunchy commun…
- 3 May 11, 4:54pm -

We just added Los Feliz & Silver Lake to our Los Angeles Neighborhoods section. These funky little villages within LA have a lot to offer. With a lot of unique character and personality they have a great blend of young hip fun and artsy/s…
- 3 May 11, 6:07am -

For those of you unfamiliar with this grand tradition, the goal here is to either hold (or photoshop) the previous year's pumpkin picture in the current year's offering. This procedure is inspired by a noble tradition started back 19 years ago by ou…
- 1 Nov 11, 12:23am -

Great news for Southern California hikers: The western entry to the Angeles Crest Highway has reopened to vehicle traffic.
- 6 Jun 11, 5:23pm -

This weekend, we finally got around to taking the absolutely delightful, 10-mile Bridge to Nowhere out and back.To reach the Bridge to Nowhere trail, you take highway 39 straight up into the mountains, passing two giant dams and reservoirs. Looking…
- 30 May 11, 6:34pm -

Freeman spins a great biographical yarn about Chandler, and she manages to illuminate some interesting corners of L.A.'s past and present while she's at it.
- 10 May 11, 4:00am -

One of the very few frustrations of not living in New York any longer is missing out on the new music/performance pursuits that my friends are up to. Case in point -- The Dead Sextons... Joe Sullivan on sax. Here's...
- 6 Apr 11, 4:18pm -

It's about 30 degrees here and everyone looks to be suffering from some malicious combination of malnutrition, stress, and anxiety.
- 11 Dec 10, 12:06am -

Work has been quite busy lately however Chris wanted to pop in and gush about his new toy: the Samsung Galaxy S2. I'm hoping I can convince him to take over posting duties until work slows down for me. But as we're totally a house divided over here (…
- 19 Oct 11, 3:53am -

It's Banned Books Week (totally news to me) and there are tons of events taking place across the country to celebrate.I'm always surprised to see the titles that pop up banned books lists. I mean, Are You There God, It's Me Margaret? It should be a c…
- 27 Sep 11, 1:08am -

Our neighborhood pizzeria, Joe Peeps, has the most delicious pizzas. Their Hawaiian is divine. Whenever we swing by for dinner or to pick up a pie, I drop a few quarters into their Simpsons pinball machine.It's my goal to nab one of the top scores.I…
- 22 Sep 11, 4:17pm -

1. Peruse Craigslist for bikes, typewriters, apartments (just for fun, we're not moving) and furniture.2. Check email accounts.3. Completely purge email accounts.4. Unsubscribe to various email mailing lists.5. Resubscribe to various email mailing li…
- 20 Sep 11, 12:30am -

Since the beginning of the year, I've been having all sorts of skin problems. My face used to fall into the normal to oily category but now it's kind of all over the place. One cheek is fairly normal, though occasionally oily and the other is foreve…
- 19 Sep 11, 8:59pm -

Welcome to Whittier where the Missoni is prettier!When Chris and I moved from Los Feliz to the suburbs last summer, I whined and complained and generally made a brat out of myself.But then, I realized the burbs ain't so bad. They're quiet, the neigh…
- 14 Sep 11, 4:56am -

Until recently, Palm Springs was primarily filled with specialty coffee poseurs, outposts of larger chains, and a single venue - King's Highway - that has Stumptown Coffee, but sells it at inflated restaurant prices. The caffeinated dynamic shifted w…
- 1 hour ago, 22 Feb 12, 8:00pm -

Eric Greenspan is a fellow New Jersey native who spent his formative years in Fullerton and Calabasas, which is where he fronted a punk band called The Green Armpits. He took that punk rock mindset to Berkeley, where he majored in Entrepreneurship an…
- 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 11:00pm -

Every week involves a steady stream of food, drinks and people. Of course not every taste or conversation is post-able, but the range of experiences is usually pretty amazing. Lucky me. Here are some of the highlights from the past seven days, some o…
- 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 8:00pm -

Here are links to some of the more interesting posts from L.A. food writers over the last week: Caroline on Crack, Eater LA, Grub Street LA, LA Mag Digest, LA Times Food, LA Weekly, Street Gourmet LA and Taste Terminal.
- 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 6:00pm -

There are a lot of great bartenders in New York City, and some of them even own establishments, but Jim Meehan has managed to distinguish himself beyond the bar. The PDT owner is also a consultant and frequent contributor to publications like Food &…
- 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 11:00pm -

Manhattan Beach finally has a destination restaurant, perhaps for the first time since chef John Rivera Sedlar cooked at Saint Estèphe. Okay, that's a slight exaggeration, but M.B. Post, chef-owner David LeFevre and business partners and brothers Ch…
- 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 11:00pm -

If you live in the Northeast corner of Los Angeles (and you’re like me), you’ve probably been jonesing for some serious ice cream. It seems to be one of the glaring omissions in the area—if you live in or around Highland Park, and you’re in n…
- 6 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 8:46am -

My friend Anh turned me on to this cool global art project by the Art House Co-op, an independent Brooklyn-based company that organizes global collaborative art projects. The Concept: The Meal gives you and your food a chance to be featured in a real…
- 9 days ago, 13 Feb 12, 6:00pm -

Me make pretzels? What were the chances? Pretty slim, actually, but ever since I got my new stand mixer, I’ve been pretty adventurous. I mean, this recipe even required yeast! Usually, that would be a deal breaker for me, but I took a chance. And i…
- 13 days ago, 10 Feb 12, 2:08am -

I’ve never had a bad—or even just okay—meal at La Casita Mexicana. The small South LA restaurant, clad in vibrant colors, giant paper mâché produce and an Our Lady of Guadalupe painting, has become a legend in the 14 years it’s been around…
- 15 days ago, 7 Feb 12, 9:55pm -

A long, long time ago, I posted about these cheese-filled poppers. I thought I’d unearth the recipe again since that big football game is happening this weekend, and everyone’s looking for ideas.  I’ll be making pretzels with cheese dip, mysel…
- 19 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 6:09pm -

First off, nobody is saying this is a healthy cookie. It’s neither low-fat nor low-calorie nor low-sugar. None of that is the point. “What is the point?,” you ask. Well, part of it is that there’s some actual nutrition involved, and even more…
- 21 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 12:25am -

I tell you I just can't get enough of these nostalgia dinners--bring back all the restaurants I missed when I was either too young, too broke, or too busy daydreaming. On Wednesday, February 29th, the trailblazing City Cafe--the restaurant that put c…
- 9 days ago, 14 Feb 12, 7:03am -

'47 Chevy in Wilmington, CA by Oscar CastilloChef John Sedlar knows how to throw a party. I attended a preview for the Pacific Standard Time Art as an Appetizer secret menu at both Playa and Rivera restaurants. Influential bartender Julian Cox shook…
- 14 days ago, 9 Feb 12, 7:43am -

Check out Dana Goodyear's piece in the New Yorker on Javier Plascencia's Mision: to save Tijuana through cuisine. If you're not an online subscriber, you can still pick up a copy at newsstands in the Jan. 30th issue of the New Yorker.The exciting yea…
- 23 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 3:33am -

I've always shopped in the Produce District at the various Mexican produce markets, pinata and sweets shops, and Latino cooking supplies wholesalers along Olympic Bl. to the west of Central Ave. You can find quality chiles--a broad selection, too--M…
- 31 days ago, 22 Jan 12, 10:34am -

The 14th annual Los Angeles Times Travel Show will be held Saturday and Sunday, January 28 – 29, 2012, with an exclusive travel trade-only day on Friday,January 27, 2012. The show will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Downtown LA.It'…
- 34 days ago, 20 Jan 12, 7:21am -

Photograph of General Francisco "Pancho" Villa at the Museo Francisco Villa in Hidalgo del Parral, ChihuahuaHidalgo del Parral--founded in 1631 as a mining colony--would begin our [Aromas y Sabores] eye opening odyssey into the northern state of Chih…
- 36 days ago, 18 Jan 12, 7:21am -

My Jack Russel TERROR (broken coat JRT- fully inbred = hyper) gets a daily dog walk (clarification- I walk her 2 or 3 times- but I PAY for a 45+ min dog walk from a professional dog walker). I am so lucky to have found best dog walker ever- Tammy br…
- 44 days ago, 10 Jan 12, 2:13am -

kinda didn’t want to keep posting here as I’m still in Sacramento– trying just to stay working, and I work about 1/2 block from where I’m staying (and my gym is right across street too). I LOVE downtown LA so nuch- read all the blogs, LA Tim…
- 49 days ago, 5 Jan 12, 12:43am -

There is an annoyng yet funny trend here- not sure why it’s like it is, but at least 50% of workers have the “suitcase on wheel” that they take to and from work. I mean BIG- not just for a laptop and notebook, etc. Two reasons this really pi…
- 3 Aug 11, 5:50pm -

Is the horsepower of a leaf blower a reflection of the size of a guys “package”? Honestly, I don’t care about the size of a guys junk, but when I used to drive Ferraris and Porsche I got the annoying “he must have a small penis” comments fr…
- 3 Aug 11, 5:36pm -

My girlfriend gave White Dog a new whale stuffed toy with a “squeaky” in it- it lasted all of 2 hours… I was greated by this scene when I went to bed… LOL!The my g/f friend sent another stuffed toy- a big lobster. I am glad I did not do muc…
- 23 Jul 11, 1:39am -

I was walking back from lunch with some co-workers and we were following a route where we were mostly in shade from trees as the noon-time temp was approaching 90-degrees. I commented on how much easier it was to handle the hot weather because of al…
- 23 Jun 11, 12:26am -

Yesterday, my team and I worked a morning press conference at MetLife Stadium to announce WWE's WrestleMania XXIX (29) will take place at the arena in 2013 with events throughout the New York/New Jersey region. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, WWE…
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- 7 days ago, 15 Feb 12, 3:09pm -

I've been ordering flowers for my mother and Nanny from ProFlowers.com for years now. I even got Raphael ordering from it too. They always have a beautiful selection including my favorite- tulips -and they are more affordable than other online floral…
- 17 days ago, 6 Feb 12, 4:34am -

Five months after moving, we finally had a small housewarming party at our apartment with friend's coming up from the city. Since I love a theme though, I pulled out all the stops, calling it my Scotch & Sauce party. I made my dad's long pasta sauce,…
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- 28 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 2:22pm -

12 years ago today I lost my father. One minute I'm saying goodnight to him on the phone and by the morning he was gone. Just like that, I no longer had a dad. The oddest part was that everything changed, but everything else was still the same…
- 29 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 2:33pm -