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  • Holiday Parade in L.A.?

    Holiday Parade in L.A.?

    Los Angeles doesn’t strike me as the quaint type of town one associates with parades.  Perhaps that’s why there’s a Coca-Cola-sponsored “Live Positively” holiday parade and tree lighting ceremony taking place on December 13, and the only information I can find about it is on...

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  • Third-Annual Great L.A. Walk Is Tomorrow

    Third-Annual Great L.A. Walk Is Tomorrow

    Back in 2006, Michael Schneider of Franklin Avenue decided to commemorate his 10-year anniversary as an Angeleno by inviting anyone who wanted to come along for a walk on Wilshire from the boulevard’s beginnings downtown all the way to the other end in Santa Monica....

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  • Organization of Black Screenwriters Short Film Showcase This Thursday

    Organization of Black Screenwriters Short Film Showcase This Thursday

    Sorry for the short notice and lack of photo, but I was just sent word about this last night and wanted to pass it along as soon as I could.  The Los Angeles-based Organization of Black Screenwriters, founded in 1988 and whose “primary function is to...

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  • Shhh…info embargo over, 2010 Mustang world premiere will be LA Auto Show

    Shhh…info embargo over, 2010 Mustang world premiere will be LA Auto Show

    The info embargo is over.  As of 12:01AM 11/18 I can share some tidbits that I was given at last weeks Lincoln MKZ reveal on the new ‘stang that should whet a few appetites around LA.   First its no secret that for Ford, LA...

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  • Twitter on our community “LAfirestories” twitterfeed.

    Twitter on our community “LAfirestories” twitterfeed.

    You can twitter about your experiences, concerns & ideas without creating a twitter account. In addition to the email for your fire stories, concerns & questions (see post below this one), I’m also conducting an experiment: I’ve created a twitter account that anyone can login...

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  • Save the puppets!

    Save the puppets!

    Legendary Puppeteer Bob Baker needs your donations to save his theater from foreclosure. I know, things are tough all over, but this is a particularly sad story. WHAT: Emergency Campaign to generate funds to save The Bob Baker Marionette Theater from Foreclosure DEADLINE: $29,000 needed...

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  • Felt Club: This Sunday!

    Felt Club: This Sunday!

    It’s that time of year again – Felt Club is upon us! FELT CLUB: HOLIDAY 2008 Sunday, NOVEMBER 16, 11am-7pm @ Shrine Auditorium Expo Center 700 W. 32nd St., LA CA 90007 www.feltclub.com No longer a monthly or even quarterly indulgence, we’ve got to get...

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  • Congratulations, Sean and Tara!

    Congratulations, Sean and Tara!

    Sean Bonner (our fearless leader) and Tara Brown (fearless leader-adjacent) were married yesterday. Jason DeFillippo took some amazing pictures of the ceremony, including this one. Congratulations, you two!

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  • Your 2009 Calendar is ready

    Your 2009 Calendar is ready

    So many choices out there for minding the date – but there’s only ONE Barracuda Girl 2009 Pin-Up Calendar! These are printed in an extremely small run, so be sweet and click this link to order one. Days and months are in English, Hawaiian, Japanese,...

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  • Axes now falling at the Times – layoffs underway*

    Axes now falling at the Times – layoffs underway*

    UPDATED BELOW: Looks like the L.A. Times has begun laying off more journalists, as we mentioned it would a few weeks ago. Blogger Veronique deTurenne Twittered, posted at her HereinMalibu blog at LAObserved, and then just now posted something at the Times blog. In the...

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  • BarCampLA 6: Today

    BarCampLA 6: Today

    BarCampLA 6 is this weekend.  Last minute notice, I know.  I had planned on posting this yesterday, but life & work got in the way.  So here’s some tidbits and hopefully, I can make it out there to meet you! What is BarCampLA? BarCamp is...

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  • Shopping or Nature?

    Shopping or Nature?

    This past weekend, I had to go buy a new tennis racquet for Sunday.  We packed the family in the car and headed over to Westfield Shoppingtown Mall (not a generic name at all) to shop at Sports Chalet.  Now, I’m not a fan of...

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  • Bratton: Beware the October terror attack

    Bratton: Beware the October terror attack

    Barely two weeks left to go before this nation decides who should replace the worst president in U.S. history, and L.A.’s top police officer throws an ideological bomb into the room: Al Quaeda may be planning a terrorist attack to somehow influence the U.S. elections,...

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  • Classic Eats Evening – First In A Series

    Classic Eats Evening – First In A Series

    Inspired by a random comment I made in a blog post a few weeks ago, the LA Metblog team decided to plan some Classic Eats Evenings around Los Angeles. The first one is scheduled for Saturday, November 8. What’s the big idea? Many of us...

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  • 9th Annual Japanese Food Festival

    9th Annual Japanese Food Festival

    The 9th Annual Japanese Food Festival is drawing near.  October 25th, is the day to celebrate the best in local Japanese cuisine.  The all-you-can-eat experience is one of the best ways to be introduced to Japanese cuisine that you may have missed out on if...

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