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Tuesday, February 5 at 7:00pm
Photo by http://MikesPhotos.us via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Not only will there be a saturation of police officers everywhere tonight, there will be at least two checkpoints set up, one in Hollywood and another in the NoHo Arts District. From 8 p.m to 3 a.m., there will be a c...
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California health officials today are warning of high levels of lead in Chen PiMei Candy imported from China by a Rosemead-base company. "Recent analysis of this candy by CDPH determined that Chen PiMei Candy contained as much as 0.14 parts per million (ppm) of lead," explained the state's publ...
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At Cabrillo Point | Photo by dc9000 via Flickr We're no snowy Chicago or any other place with a traditional winter. But that doesn't mean we can't have our polar bear swims on New Year's Day! Here's what's happening:8 a.m., Hanson Dam in Lake View Terrace: Anyone a...ge eight or older can enter...
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The Wine Bar at HOWS Market Redevelopment can be a bitch. The struggling and slowly burgeoning NoHo Arts District took a hit on Monday when HOWS Market owners announced to employees that the store would be shut down over the next few months. "It's not doing the sales," explained partner and o...
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California Happy Cows come from California | Photo by lindsayshaver via Flickr The Sacramento Bee has put together a nice A-thru-Z list of new state laws in 2010 (also a fancy poster to go along with it). We won't list all of them here, but here are a handful of the ones that we found interes...
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In an effort to revitalize West Hollywood's Sunset Strip, Monday will see the beginning of a new boulevard in the form of street resurfacing project that will also bring more pedestrian friendly sidewalks, flowers and trees. It will mark the first time since the famous artery has been repaved s...
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Start practicing for tonight's final New Year's countdown of the decade with some '80's hair metal: Europe's "Final Countdown." ("Arrested Development" fans, remember this one?)
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Baron Davis working against Steve Blake in the Clippers loss against the Trail Blazers. AP Photo/Don Ryan Portland Trail Blazers defeat Los Angeles Clippers 103-99. Calgary Flames defeat Los Angeles Kings 2-1. Notable NotesTexas Tech head football coach Mike Leach was fired Wednesday morning...
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Photo by didier burton via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Fascinating: "Peace breaks out among LA gangs: It's all a matter of economics."The movie Battle: Los Angeles was filmed in LA... Louisiana, that is, which has Curbed LA asking "If we can't keep a movie in to...wn that has 'Los Angeles' i...
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Audrey Malone and Hunter Curra from The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra are entertained during KidrockersEarlier this month, the family-friendly Kidrockers followed their November show with The Henry Clay People and Silversun Pickups with their last show of 2009 at The Echo, hosted by comedian Matt D...
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Avoid this scenario | Photo by Alex E. Proimos via Flickr If you find yourself too drunk to drive tomorrow night (or any night, for this matter), just don't drive. Please. Luckily, tomorrow is New Year's Eve, which means a few things: a) lots of bad drunks on the roads b) lots of police on th...
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Sometimes, concert going does not go as well as one would hope. For instance, this reviewer had high hopes of bringing LAist readers the entire line-up of the KROQ Acoustic Christmas Night 2. Instead, I was kicked...
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New Year's Eve-Eve just keeps rattling. After a pleasant shaker in the Death Valley area this morning and a large set of them at the border--the biggest being a 5.8 that swayed buildings in San Diego--a 3.3 magnitude earthquake rattled near Mentone and Yucaipa at 4:17 p.m. in San Bernardino Cou...
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Photo by orphanjones via Flickr If you're planning to drive on the 134, 210 or 710 on New Year's Eve or Friday morning, heed Caltrans' warning as there will be various ramp and lane closures occurring due to the Tournament of Roses. Thursday, December 31, 2009 to Friday, January 1, 2010Glenda...
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For those of you partying at home to avoid the crowds, expense, and scary drivers, there is no reason why you can't enjoy elegant and delicious cocktails. These are mostly holiday punches, but don't be afraid to get that shaker out. Even the weird-sounding ingredients are available at any store...
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In an effort to get the 2009 shows on the 2009 books, we're having a bit of a yard sale on post-show galleries. It's a mixed bag, but all the more fun! The English Beat, for example, were in town at the end of Nov...
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Holy Merry Christmas! Daily News photographer Michael Owen Baker caught this van loaded with bicycles parked on Glenoaks Boulevards in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Lake View Terrace (say "LVT" to sound like a neighborhood local) in the Northeast Valley. See a larger image here. Found via the...
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W.C. Fields: A face fit for radio, a persona fit for the pictures. | Photo courtesy of mtsofan via flickrI'm always stuck when it comes to New Year's resolutions. I've already got a great job, a beautiful lady & a weekly soap-box to rave about my favorite theaters. But there's always room f...
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All this talk about burgers means only one thing: FRIES! So how about a little side-order tastebud teasing with these Eye Nosh pics of fries from all over town found in our LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr. A sampling of previous French Fry coverag...
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LA locals Rooney kicked off their Fall tour in support of their Wild One EP, exclusively available all special-like at the merch table at each show. Rooney is the perfect blend of catchy and cute, like cotton cand...
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Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre members doing some improv. Photo by Mild Mannered Photographer COMEDYThe folks at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre have something special in store to close out the holiday season: Shitty Holidays. Driven by random audience interviews, the program will re-...
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Beginning Friday, Time Warner Cable customers may not have access to their favorite shows like the Simpsons, Fringe and even the Sugar Bowl on its various channels. The two companies have yet to reach an agreement on the per subscriber reimbursement fee. "FOX wants up to 50% more per subscriber c...
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Earlier this month, SoCal Connected on KCET aired this feature on car washes that underpay employees, among other inhumane violations. It's a good reminder about a long standing problem at a frequented service by thousands of Angelenos a day. It's also a good time to look back at 2009 and what ha...
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Photo by staceyviera via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A study conducted by Central Connecticut State University takes a look at literacy in major US cities and aims to present a portrait of the country's "cultural vitality," and it's not-so-great news for Los Angeles.Of the 75 cit...
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It's been a shaky day. The Death Valley area had a nice 3.6 earthquake earlier this morning, but the U.S.-Mexico border takes the cake. A 5.8 earthquake struck at 10:48 a.m. on the Mexico side some 20 miles from Mexicali in Baja Mexico and Calexico in California. It's been followed by various a...
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When you're good, you're very, very good... (Photo by Malingering via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) A few days ago we asked for some input on a very serious issue: Who's got the best burger in the Valley? The results were pretty diverse, including the non-carnivore options, and ...
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Some were hoping Los Angeles would see under 300 homicides this year, but by December 26th, 308 had occurred, according to the latest LAPD COMPSTAT report. That number is still considerably lower--18.1% lower to be exact--than the 376 homicides of 2008, which was considered low back then. Count...
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The people behind a nicely done, but faux press release and University of California website about $0 tuition last month are at it again. UCSD's b.a.n.g. lab in the Visual Arts Department have by introducing the controversial Transborder Immigrant Tool, which will "allow virtual geography to m...
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The autopsy conducted on Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan has been ruled "inconclusive" by the Orange County coroner's office, "and more tests will be performed to determine the cause of death," reports KTLA. Sullivan, 28, was the drummer for the band Avenged Sevenfold, and ...appears to have died of nat...
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Photo of Patti Smith in performance | Photo by richt/tlobf on flickr About one year ago, Nuart Theater in Los Angeles premiered the award-winning Dream of Life, a documentary about rock legend Patti Smith, filmed by Steven Sebring. It was not highly publicized but the theater was crowded with...
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Michael Jackson (AP Photo) It's big business when a celebrity dies--not just for the memorabilia hawkers, the slap-dash t-shirt makers, or the TV documentarians, but because the late celeb's business keeps local civil courts busy. In 2009 it was Michael Jackson whose death prompted "a flurry...
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