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State 'recalculates' Olson's prison stay
Talk about corrections. Months after finalizing Sara Jane Olson's prison release date, five days after letting her out — but two days after police groups...
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Inspectors find dirt on books at Southern Calif. carwashes - Los Angeles Times
Paid workers at some of the other 1,000 washes throughout Southern California said they earned as little as $1.63 an hour. As of January, the minimum wage was $8 an hour.
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Lessons of Long Beach
Writing as an alum of the Long Beach Press-Telegram, author and journalist Dennis McDougal bemoans the paper's downgrade in a Sunday Opinion piece for the...
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A Conversation At The VFW Bar About Dresden
“You bastards!” “What?” “You motherfucker. To sit here and boast about that shit you guys did. Carpet bombing.” “Hey –” “Hey, my ass. One hundred thousand dead. You just did what you were told, huh, and opened the bomb bay doors of your…
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SurveyLA Pilot Survey Program To Start | Office of Historic Resources, City of Los Angeles
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Sally Jessy Raphael Called…
…She wants her gigantic red glasses back. Oh dearies, sometimes when you have kids, your fashion sense goes down the shitter: We love you X-Tina, but those shades have got to go! Would you wear this?? In the words of... Lil John: "YEAH!!!" …
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Who is killing America's fast food founders?
The death today of Popeye’s Famous Fried Chicken founder Al Copeland marks him as the third fast food founder to fall victim to the Reaper in the first three months of 2008. The passing of the flamboyant businessman set off alarm bells this morning in the Tabloid Baby conspiracy unit, which…
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Danny's Kosher Pickle User Reviews - Covina, CA 91722-3608 - Citysearch
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Hanging with My Peeps on Easter Sunday
Move over Easter Bunny, 'tis the season for Peeps. Those little marshmallow treats (eaten fresh or stale, your choice) had their day in the sun today. Literally. I spent a gorgeous Easter Sunday in Southern California hanging outside with my peeps -- take a look for yourself.
Checking in, Glamour Free, in LA | New York Times
A writer prefers the luxury-challenged side of Los Angeles, the Koreatown and Thai Town neighborhoods.
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Blessing of the Animals Brings Out L.A.'s Pets
By Ed Fuentes Cardinal Mahony makes his way to the stage for the blessing. The cow takes its place as lead of the procession. Saturday marked the 78th Blessing of the Animals at Olvera Street. The procession from the plaza to a Los Angeles street stage was led by a single cow. Once…
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Extra, Extra: Spears to Leave Los Angeles?
Hope you took advantage of the weather this weekend | Photo by Tha_Sco via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Temperatures this weekend hit near record highs with 87 in Downtown, 88 in Long Beach, 83 in Malibu, 86 in parts of the Valley and the highest at 89 in Riverside. The pop…
Photos: Jens Lekman @ The Music Box at Fonda, 3.21.08
Swedish troubadour Jens Lekman brought his sweet, shy, Burt Bacharach-meets-the-Avalanches sound to the Henry Fonda Theater on Friday and kicked almost out every jam he's got: "Maple Leaves," "Black Cab," "The Opposite Of Hallelujah," a jittery new song and even an Arthur Russell cover. Only…
Week Around the -Ists
LAist photo credit: Wilmar Estrada, Adam Rose, Zach Behrens, and LAist Featured Photos contributor, coffeextv LAist initially met the coolest police officer at the Anonymous protest, and then later, caught thousands of UCLA students celebrating spring break in their undies.Torontoist found a…
Photo Essay - Pershing Square Pillow Fight
Several hundred people squared off in Pershing Square yesterday to help celebrate International Pillowfight Day. LAist brought you a wonderful photo essay on the event last night. And since about 500 of the 300 people at the pillowfight had cameras, I suspect these aren't the last photos you…
Lamill Coffee adds dinner service
Lamill has apparently ended its soft opening stage and is now open seven days a week from 7 am to 10 pm, 11 pm on weekends. A new dinner menu from Michael Cimarusti includes chai-spiced duck breast, crispy New Zealand char, smoked salmon risotto and onglet (steak frites). Don't miss the Rhode…
Photos from The Hammer Premiere & Afterparty
LAist was on hand for the world premiere of The Hammer and the subsequent Stoli-fueled afterparty (read our review of The Hammer here) and got exclusive interviews with the cast, crew, and celebrity guests (read the interviews here); and now that I've finally figured out how to upload photos,…
Curbed LA: CurbedWire: Downtown Real Estate Agents Dispute Times Piece, Glendale Development
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Photo Essay - 4th Street Slip N' Slide
Yesterday as I made my way from the Blessing of the Animals to the Great Pillowfight of Pershing Square, I was amazed to find that 4th street had been shut down for this commercial shoot. The image of a giant slip n' slide running across two city blocks in the heart of downtown was a joy to…
Classical Pick of the Week: You Can Stand Under This Umbrella
The Green Umbrella series is a distinctive program of the LA Phil that features cutting edge programming rarely seen in a major concert hall.. New works are commissioned and performed along with works that have become staples in classical music repertory over the last 50 years or so. This…
Skyline - Residential Buildings - New York - Architecture - New York Times
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Pencil This In: Sunday
Photo by retro traveler via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr ART OPENING & TALK Stephanie Rosenthal, exhibition curator and chief curator at the Hayward Gallery, London, discusses Allan Kaprow—Art as Life, a new show at the MOCA. The exhibit is opening today and runs until the…
Photo Essay - Blessing of the Animals - 3/22/08
While the feathers were flying in Pershing Square, just a few miles north, feathers of a different kind were being blessed at Olvera Street. A tradition since 1930, it has to be seen to be believed. The crowd is an interesting mix of religious folk and what looks like extras from a John…
1947project | Los Angeles De-Mythified
News from the past, surrounding Los Angeles
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This Week's Most Commented & Recommended
When you read something you like on LAist, we love it when you hit the "recommend" 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 are top priorities for us. So…
Happy Easter
Although my own kid is 22, I still force, wheedle, cajole him into an Easter hunt every year in which he follows a dozen badly rhymed clues (many of them with references to the dog, the cat and, if at all possible, Bruce Springsteen). The clues eventually lead him to a festive basket [...]
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Bargain Home Buyers: Get On the Bus!
Photo of bungalows in Monrovia by Living in Monrovia via Flickr The City might not want to help you buy a home, but the Repo Bus Tour will help you find one. A driving tour of SGV neighborhoods has been assembled by Pasadena-based LTV Real Estate, reports the Pasadena Star-News. The tour…
Church of Scientology Strikes Back - Anonymous Responds
I have examined a large file of this picture, and only the blurred-out address appears to be photoshopped. The rest of the poster looks legit. -Tasha For months, a group calling itself Anonymous has been running giggling circles around the Church of Scientology. At the same time, caution is…
Clicklist: Odd writing projects
>> Time for another meme: My six word memoir — so strategy fell behind the bed. Tagged by to do, tagging jozjozjoz, Hannah, lillie in the city, meg, and The Worsted Witch. If you need instructions, they’re on to do’s post. >> The Majency Oracle: A big deck of cards to get…
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Photo of the Day - Easter Arts and Crafts
Lynda Barry has a comic that pokes fun at the ubiquitous use of paper plates as craft fodder for every possible holiday. That particular Ernie Pook's Comeek really hit me where I lived. I too have known the humiliation of the paper plate Easter bonnet. This is a picture of my preschool…