January 2011
Ned Hepburn: LA to-do list. →
nedhepburn:
Someone a few days ago asked me for an LA to-do list. Seeing as I don’t live there anymore (I KNOW, RIGHT?) I thought I’d share it.
1. Outside inner right hand corner table at Stir Crazy coffee shop. My favorite coffee shop in the city. Casbah Cafe on Sunset was my first job. 2. … half a block…
What To Do Tonight In L.A. 1/31
The weekend might be officially over, but that doesn’t mean that there’s nothing to do tonight to kick the week off right. Not only are there some shows to check out tonight, but you can also catch us all from Downtown Lobby DJing too!
Peter Bjorn & John will play yet another show in L.A. tonight at Bardot in Hollywood for School Night. You need to RSVP for this show but...
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Watchatencio:
Everything #13
I did a segment for this month’s episode of Danny Jelinek and Jason Whetzell’s Channel 101 anthology show “Everything.” It was a lot of fun to make, and I was honored to be asked to be a part of one of my favorite shows. It was also a lot of fun to go to my first live Channel 101 screening and meet some really talented people, some of whom have been making videos that...
Two NFL Visions of the Same Dream | ESPNLA →
mikeypizzle:
indieandyy:
Majestic Realty Company’s stadium/resort in City of Industry:
VS.
Anschutz Entertainment Group’s downtown stadium/event center: But there is still that pesky little issue of need a team to move here.
I like the look of the stadium in LA but putting in the city couldn’t be a worse choice…As If traffic isn’t bad enough when there’s a Lakers game, or it’s the...
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The Santa Anita Park Foodtruck Festival!
It’s a great day to get your grub on!
Foodtruck Festival at Santa Anita Park! Sat. Jan 29, 2011 at 11:30am – 4:00pm Santa Anita Park Infield 285 West Huntington Drive Arcadia, CA 91007 View Map
Sample some of L.A.’s finest food trucks at the Gourmet Food Truck Festival at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, January 29th from 11 am to 4:30 pm. The FOOD TRUCK FARE features...
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USC-Figueroa Street Chevron Replacement
Back in the fall, the Chevron at the corner of Figueroa and Exposition Blvd was cleared out for this 5-story private housing project by developer ICON. The project broke ground yesterday.
“This new facility is being developed in response to the significant shortage of on and off campus housing resulting in students being forced to find housing further from campus. Surveys conducted of...
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OXYGEN IS OVERRATED: A PHOTO PROJECT →
photo by Mike Rosen
I just stumbled across this swimming-pool inspired photo project, presented by the research agency ifonlyhecouldswim (IOHCS), which is devoted to “investigating the interrelationships among hydrology, spatiality, and culture.”
IOHCS is seeking submissions of “swimming pool culture projected by the lens” via their flickr group or via email until March...
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LAUSD Cop May Have Shot Himself, Arrested →
suburbanmike:
You got busted, bro.
The investigation into the case revealed that Stenroos may have in fact shot himself. “The current state of the investigation refutes Stenroos’ initial account of the incident and we are now certain that there is no outstanding suspect in this shooting,” say the LAPD via a release issued tonight.
I spent four years of my teenage life attending (and...
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Hollywood Bowl 2011 Summer Season Announced! -... →
START PLANNING
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Shooting in DTLA This Morning →
suburbanmike:
Some dude drinking a cup of coffee while waiting for a carpool ride to work gets shot in the face on Pico Blvd, between Main and Los Angeles.
According to [LAPD Lt.] Vernon, reports the Daily News, security officers noticed a young, tall Latino man wearing a baseball cap and white shirt with gray Ed Hardy-like writing, take off a green shirt from around his neck, wipe his face,...
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California wins at Foursquare →
spiegelman:
New York: fourth place. Ouch! You guys are losing to Minnesota. Better step it up! Tom & Jerry’s ain’t gonna save you by itself.
(Do people still check in to Tom & Jerry’s?)
UPDATE: Oh, that’s just gym checkins. Fatties.
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“People are afraid to merge on freeways in Los Angeles. This is the first thing I...”
– Bret Easton Ellis, “Less Than Zero” (via nedhepburn)
WatchHere’s a glimpse of the last Check Yo Ponytail with Tobacco, Nadastrom, Royal Bangs, and Kastle. Also, check out Michael C. Hall just hanging out (sans knives).
End transmission.
Best Fries in LA →
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Watchdelbertshoopman:
California Adventure time lapse [01/22/11]
LA Library Patrons Love Dan Brown →
michaelclair:
His book, The Lost Symbol, was the most checked out of 2010 according to LAist.
But really, would you expect any less from the townspeople that greenlit Transformers 2 and spend 80% of their waking days worrying about who’s eating in Katsuya?
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The Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count →
Once every two years, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority teams up with members of the community to count the homeless in Los Angeles over the course of three nights.
The mission of LAHSA is to support, create and sustain solutions to homelessness in Los Angeles County by identifying who and where the homeless are. This is happening the 25th-27th. Do a good deed. Earn something worthwhile...
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