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Chris Kaman having trouble handling the ball against Emeka Okafur and Devin Brown. AP Photo/Danny Moloshok New Orleans Hornets defeat LA Clippers 112-84. After getting word that center Chris Kaman was named Western Conference player of the week, the Clippers responded by not showing up agains...
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Photo by calibre68 via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The Chief of the Burbank Police Department has announced he's stepping down, just weeks after the FBI launched an investigation into the force he leads. Detectives in Santa Clarita are working to determine if the badly-decomposed...
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AP Photo/Jae C. HongAlthough the massively large Station Fire was fully contained last month, it still burns in the Angeles National Forest. That may be confusing, so revisit the common definitions of containment and control, as given by officials in most fire updates to the public on InciWeb:...
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James Wagner, a journalist over at the San Gabriel Valley Tribune tweeted this gem of a local fact today: "LA County to appoint Buzz Aldrin as Honorary Consul General to the Moon. No joke. LA County/Moon relations will now be better than ever." Don't believe it? It's on tomorrow's agenda (.pdf...
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Well, it's not a full-on holiday meal, but a pretty sweet tasting is going for a cheap ten bucks over at the locally-sourced, from farm-to-table themed restaurant, Akasha in Culver City. For two Saturdays, the restaurant will feature different menus for the price. On Saturday, there will be de...
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Galaxy forward Landon Donovan converts the lone goal last night against Chivas USA. Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images Galaxy forward Landon Donovan converted a penalty kick at the 73rd minute to give the blue-and-gold the edge over in-stadium rivals Chivas USA last night and advance to ...
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Smoke 'em if you got 'em Don, "Mad Men" season finale kicked butt As we know, last night had the excellent season finale of "Bored to Death" which we gave you a sneak peek of but it also had the finale of the multi-Emmy winning "Mad Men" on AMC. "Mad Men" generally had a great season with onl...
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Local sex and relationships blogger AV Flox has launched a new naughty site, appropriately called Sex and the 405. It's tagline: "What your newspaper would look like if it had a sex section." It's a mix of local and national sex-related headlines, from a recommendation for discreet couples at ...
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Out in Pomona, police arrested four young men who burglarized a home Friday night and left a trail of shoe prints that aided police in their quick capture. They were found nearby, "sleeping in a garage stacked with the stolen property, and with some of the ill-gotten goods in their pockets," a...
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Since the announcement last week, Charlie Beck's position as L.A.'s top cop was all done save for a couple official steps, one of which was completed today. The City Council's Public Safety Committee today unanimously approved him, turning the matter over the full council for a vote. However,...
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Talk about wasting no time. Organizers for the Sunset Strip Music Festival have already determined the dates for its third year. It will run from Thursday, August 12th through the 14th, with a Sunset Strip street closure on the last day. “The first-ever street festival brought a renewed...
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Earlier this morning, we showed you the video of The L.A. Wall being torn now. Now, here are photos of the art before it was destroyed in celebration of the falling of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago.The Wall Projec...
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For past week or so, the people behind the Buttermilk Truck have been sneaking around town, previewing its food to whoever came upon it. Although the truck officially debuts Wednesday evening with its late-night menu (think fried chicke...
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ESPN.com columnist Bill Simmons signs copies of his new book, The Book of Basketball, tonight at ESPN Zone in the LA Live complex at 5 p.m. | Photo by Steven Barry courtesy of ESPN Books Fresh off a 10-day road trip; ESPN's "The Sports Guy" Bill Simmons is back home in Los Angeles to sign cop...
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Photo by ItzaFineDay via Flickr Legendary Bay Area restaurateur, chef, cookbook author, and educational garden advocate Alice Waters is in town today to take part in the launch of the first Los Angeles branch of her Chez Panisse Foundation's Edible Schoolyard. The garden at Larchmont Charter...
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Photo by pink_fish13 via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Carpool lanes added to the Southbound 405 Freeway as part of a $167 million project were opened up this weekend, in the hopes this will relieve some congestion on the road. "Caltrans workers Saturday took out barricades on the...
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Video by Zach Behrens/LAistThe 20th Anniversary for the falling of the Berlin Wall was a big deal here in Los Angeles, a sister city of Berlin's. Thanks to the Wende Museum of the Cold War, Wilshire Boulevard last night was bisected by the 60-foot L.A. Wall, donned with images by such artists as ...
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Blue Couch Red Wall | Photo by Tyler S. Andrews via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A police chase might have turned up a man linked to three unsolved murders. The suspect is being held on $3 million bail.After robbing neighbors, burglars were tracked by police back to their garage ...
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Friday was the first Los Angeles Cougar Convention - dedicated to younger men and the older women who appreciate them. The event was organized by the Society of Single Professionals, an educational group dedicated to spreading the word about younger men dating older women. ...
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Photograph by James So on Flickr Gothamist had a week of big stories unfold—Mayor Bloomberg narrowly won his controversial third term while the Yankees won their 27th World Series Championship (yes, suck it, Philly) and celebrated with a ticker tape parade. Seattlest talked about gay m...
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A full month of calavera painting, banner cutting, tissue flower making and other crafting at Self Help Graphics culminated in their annual El Dia de Los Muertos celebration last Monday. The community arts center and printmaking studio has a long history ...
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"Dying is easy; comedy is hard." It's a tired saying, but it's true. It’s hard to think of more than three artists whose comedy albums have been memorable - Steve Martin, Cheech & Chong, and Monty Python. Comedy albums are hard.Granted, Kathy Griffin already has us on her side. She has wh...
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The LACC is seen here performing Paul Gibson's "Dona nobis pacem". The Los Angeles Children's Chorus performs this Saturday at 2 PM at the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica. The West Coast/Left Coast Festival is a collaboration with the LA Phil and composer John Adams highlighting the wor...
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The Chosen One Tim Tebow, Florida Gators quarterback, doing a victory lap after defeating Vanderbilt. AP Photo/John Raoux As Adam Rose pointed out on his twitter it was schadenfreude yesterday with losing being the cool thing to do. Losses by Iowa, Notre Dame, Oregon, Michigan, Penn State and...
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Zeke's Smokehouses in Montrose and West Hollywood are offering an amaaaazing deal (imagine me waving my arms around like in a Crazy Eddie commercial right now)! For only 9.95 you can choose 2 meats and 2 sides! It...
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When you read something you like on LAist, we love it when you hit the "like" button, and we love it even more if you put your two cents' worth in the comments. Getting a dialog going with our readers and making sure we're giving you content you can use ...
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Photo by honeybeejen via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Wall Project: 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin WallThe Berlin wall was toppled on November 9th, 1989. To commemorate this landmark event, the Wall Project has had several segments of the wall erected on Wilshire Boul...
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Come Monday morning, only one L.A. side will remain in the hunt for MLS Cup 2009. The fortunate team that will continue its trek will be determined later this afternoon at the Home Depot Center when the Galaxy and Chivas USA close out the first-ever SuperClásico playoff series.Expectations are h...
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Zenyatta, ridden by jockey Mike Smith, crossing the finish line at the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita. Photo courtesy Benoit Photography She did it. It took a shade over two minutes, 2:00.62 to be exact, but Zenyatta became the first mare or filly to win the $5 million Breeders’ C...
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