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New Year’s Eve 2010 For Procrastinators and the Poor
By Lucindamichele | No CommentsSo, it’s December 31st 2009 and you’re sitting in your pajamas working from home watching cooking shows and wondering what the hell you’re going to do tonight. C’mon. I know I’m not the only one. Fret not. Here are my picks for events that will... -
The AKC Dog Show, As Told In Flip Cam Form
By Queequeg | 3 CommentsWhile at the AKC Dog Show a few weeks ago, I managed to capture a few choice moments on our handy Flip Cam. Our amazing editor, Lucinda, patiently and awesomely pieced together the too many mini-videos I shot and this here is the result. Happy... -
Fox Hills mall Undergoes Major Expansion
By Matt Mason | 9 CommentsThe old Fox Hills mall in Culver City, where I have been many times, was a somewhat sleepy place. Not any more. In time for this past Christmas, the expanded and renamed Westfield Culver City shopping center unveiled itself to huge crowds. The mall appears... -
Operation Chihuahua Drop
By Kevin Ott | 3 CommentsRemember that kids’ movie that came out a few months ago? Something about Chihuahuas and offensive Mexican stereotypes? It was called, like, Viva Chihuahua or something. And like most movies about cute dogs, it resulted in a slew of parents buying Chihuahuas for their squalling... -
Metblogs Grinch of the Year Gets Grinched
By David Markland | 38 CommentsIt is with sincere regret and disappointment that I’m making the call to effectively cancel the “Metblogs Grinch of the Year” contest. -
Cell Phone Service Coming to Red & Purple Lines
By Jason Burns | 6 CommentsIf Metro gets its way, you may soon be playing @foursquare deep in the bowels of the L.A. subway. The Source is reporting that the agency is moving forward on the development of a request for proposal that will be sent out to private firms... -
Los Angeles 2020
By Jason Burns | 4 CommentsKCRW’s Marc Porter Zasada has a Huffington Post wish for the 10’s. In the next decade, he would like to see Los Angeles become more of a city. A real city. To… try to cease being a collection of freeways and malls, a sprawl of... -
NYE Sobriety Checkpoints
By Jason Burns | 2 CommentsThe LAPD would like you to know in which parts of town it is not OK to drink and drive: North Hollywood Hollywood Downtown Everywhere else is a go. Happy New Year! LAPD Sobriety Checkpoints: Thursday, December 31, 2009, 8:00 PM – 3:00 AM Hollywood... -
My Least Favorite Finds of 2009
By Queequeg | 3 CommentsI don’t know what compels people/us to compile year end lists. Maybe it’s a way to organize 12 months of discombobulated memories. Maybe it’s our very few articulations of hope – that even though you didn’t get the girl this year, you’ll have your shot... -
ICME: Truth In Vanity Plate
By frazgo | 3 CommentsNice to see an honest vanity plate on a car in LA. This little Hummer’s plate says it all. Pic by me with the trusty cell cam, it does get bigger with a click. -
Reader annoyed with a Fed Ex parking “tard” (his words not mine)
By frazgo | 5 CommentsReader Roky spotted this outside his apartment and took a pic. Not so much a tard as assholian in my book as he could have just as easily double parked in the street like the guys in brown do regularly on my street. Seriously, taking... -
Savin’ All Your Foodstamps And Burnin’ Down The Trailer Park
By Will Campbell | 6 CommentsI’m actually quite pleasantly surprised that it took a full four days before finding my first curbside Christmas tree carcass. But I’m even more surprised that the inaugural corpse pictured above has a celebrity connection seeing as it’s pronated where it was pitched on the ... -
Win Tix to Squirrel Nut Zippers on Friday Jan. 1st!
By Lucindamichele | 3 CommentsWhat a way to ring in the new year! This accomplished cavalcade of musicians returns in full form with its original members, including the showstopping Katharine Whalen and Jimbo Mathus. After lots of side projects for the various members–solo records, touring with the Dickies, collaborating... -
Recycle That Tree!
By Julia Frey | 1 CommentI know, it’s only three days after Christmas, but it’s the most wonderful time to discuss Christmas Tree Recycling in the City of Los Angeles. Let’s prepare for 2010 by doing the right thing with your tree. First of all, if you live in a... -
Win Tix to Chromeo, Peanut Butter Wolf & Gaslamp Killer on New Year’s Eve
By Lucindamichele | 19 CommentsI will be doing a rundown of NYE events for those of you who, like me, get around to the “Hmm, what should we do for New year’s Eve?” convo on December 30th, but before I do that here’s one solid option where I can...
