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Rest In Peace Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston has died at the age of 83. While this might be an opportunity to lambaste Heston for his crusade of right wing causes for the last decade, let's remember that, on this 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., that Heston used to be a liberal Democrat…
RIP: Charlton Heston
He succeeded Ronald Reagan as president of the Screen Actors Guild.
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Successful apartment composting stories wanted
If you have a lawn or garden, you can easily transform food scraps into healthy, eco-friendly, compost. All you need to compost is basically a bin with holes at the bottom. But apartment-dwellers who don’t want to send fruit peels and veggie pieces to the landfill have a harder go of it.…
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Extra, Extra: Round, Round, Get Around
Photo by delara-photos via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A 16-year-old boy who shot at a police car in Boyle Heights last night remains at large today. Details are clearing things up about what was first reported as a drive-by shooting that took place on Ventura Blvd. last night;…
Saturday surveys: Bambi and enviro-activism
Did watching Bambi make you an environmentalist? Or as New Scientist asks, “Did Bambi’s big eyes make you see green?” According to the New Scientist, “David Whitley of the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Education says that we owe our environmental awareness to…
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10 Survival Tips for Barack and Hillary
It seems that tonight Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are both attending the same rubber chicken dinner at a sold out event in Butte, Montana. I happen to like Butte a lot (I stayed there twice this summer, as those readers who caught my crazed road postings might remember). Butte’s a…
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Remembering MLK: A Matter of "Pride"
“Early morning, April 4 A shot rings out in a Memphis sky. Free at last, they took your life They could not take your Pride.” -U2, “Pride (In the Name of Love)” It’s now been 40 years since Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated. This weekend, the “news” will look back on the…
The Black Keys (4/1/2008) at The Wiltern - a photoset on Flickr
Black keys concert I went to. Much better pics than mine.
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TOYS on Parade at Gallery 1988
This piece by Tokidoki will cost you $2,500. / Photo by Stephen L. Gould. “Toys,” an exhibit of artwork inspired by classic toy brands, opened at Gallery 1988 on Melrose earlier this week. The collection pays tribute to the 40th anniversary of Hot Wheels cars – and LAist was there for…
Building Healthy Communities 101 > Getting The Facts > Population & Growth
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So We're Not Exactly Girl Scouts
Sometimes a girl just gets so cranky and angst-ridden, she needs an emergency administration of both chocolate and alcohol. If you don't have Kahlua and ice cream , you will have to rummage through the cupboard and just make do. If you're lucky, you may hit upon an amazing combo. This is a…
Emerald City: Down with paper directories –
Latest from Emerald City, my enviro-blog at LAtimes.com >> Q&A: Stopping phone book deliveries. dave asks: “Do you know how an end can be put to this waste?” >> Healthy Child Healthy World: Guide to greening baby’s home. “Healthy Child Healthy World” begins…
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Tonight in Rock: Le Loup, Groove Armada, Ninja Academy
Le Loup rocks it like Radiohead having babies with Arcade Fire. City Hall, where Groove Armarda is playing tonight, is a great space. And the Ninja Academy? "Ninja Academy say fuck off to unwritten musical rules while bringing a unique blend of overdriven, busy bass playing and a full-on…
An interesting look at Sherman Oaks
A lot of people seem to find me as an elected Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council rep through this blog and e-mail me at my Non-NC address. Brother Zach: I live in SO with my wife and soon to be baby. Hey, what's up with all the street peddlers man? People selling Spider-Man blow up dolls, corn on…
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Westfield Expansion
Debate is going strong on the Westfield Mall expansion. It is inevitable as time changes that upgrades will be needed. If Westfield does not change their ways, the future could hold an abandoned space that will call for change anyway. What I see missing from all the newspaper articles and what…
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Bicycle Sidewalk Parking Count: 33
How many sidewalk bicycle racks are there in Sherman Oaks? 33*. These are the LADOT Inverted U bike racks (see picture) that you see on the street that are part of the LADOT Sidewalk Parking Program. The 33 does not include racks at the Library, parks or off the sidewalk at businesses. Bike…
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Sherman Oaks NC on Flickr
At the neighborhood council, we take so many pictures, but never get to share them with the public. Part of that is that we are all volunteers and updating a website with photos mixed with different technical web skills of members, Flickr was an obvious choice. It is also an easy way to be part…
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Gus's in South Pasadena to re-open April 14
Get ready for the new Gus's, but with the same great vintage piggy sign. Hopefully Gus's, which is set to open April 14, will provide a much-needed family-oriented choice for South Pasadenans that falls somewhere between the perhaps too-populist Carmine's and the pricier places like 750 ml, Cafe…
Pencil This In: Saturday
Photo by K. Moriarty via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr FILM It might be hard to enjoy the recent Lindsay Lohan film I Know Who Killed Me, but the Silent Movie Theatre believes it’s possible. Tonight, filmmaker Chris Sivertson and the theatre’s Holyf*ckingshit series presents…
Blek le Rat opens Subliminal Projects tonight.
Before Banksy and Shepard Fairey there was Blek le Rat. The French street artist is quite possibly the first person to use stencils for graffiti, a style he pioneered to veer away from the NY city tags he had witnessed. His first stencils of life sized rats invaded the streets of Paris in the…
Clicklist: Bobcat for bananas and other fair trade stuff
>> Help fair trade fruit company Oké USA buy a Bobcat Excavator! Why? El Guabo, a fair trade banana co-op in Ecuador, has experienced devastating flooding. The Bobcat will both help undo the damage and prevent / mitigate the impact of future floods. Your tax-deductible contribution will go…
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IKEA's US Stores to Dispose of Disposable Bags This Year
One of the first major stores in the US to initiate a surcharge per plastic bag, IKEA, has announced that they will stop providing customers with disposable bags entirely in October of this year. The decision to ban the bag in the States comes on the heels of the same move the Swedish-based…
The Final Four
American Idol eat your heart out. The men's NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament is down to its final four teams, and for the first time all four #1 seeds are in the Final Four since the Tournament started seeding in 1979. This should prove to be great ratings for CBS and a great…
Friday Night Pizza Parlor Drive-By Might Be First Bullets to Break 40-Hour Violence Moratorium This Weekend
Looks like some folks in the San Fernando Valley didn't get the memo about the city's 40 hour moratorium on violence. According to the Daily News, "a man was shot outside of a pizza parlor in an apparent drive-by shooting late Friday." The incident took place after ten o'clock last night…
Skybus Airlines Goes Belly-Up; No More Bargain Basement Burbank-to-Columbus, OH Flights For Us
Just weeks after announcing the addition of more flights from Burbank Airport, discount airline Skybus is closing down today and plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The shutdown was revealed late yesterday; all flights were completed Friday, but the airline had flights scheduled through…
A Lost Cause....
From the great James Wolcott at Vanity Fair:Loss HorizonIn a recent speech Republican hopeful John McCain raised the somber spectre of what defeat in Iraq would do to that region, to America's morale, and to its standing in the world."I'd much rather lose a campaign than lose a war," McCain…
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King Spoke in LA Just 3 Weeks Before His Assasination
Photo by mil8 via the LAist Featured Pools on Flickr Yesterday marked 40 years since Dr Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. But did you know this? MLK Jr spoke at a packed congregation in Los Angeles just three weeks before his assassination: The 40th anniversary of the assassination of…
What's Eating Fresh and Easy?
As one of the people who gave Fresh and Easy a positive review when the supermarket chain opened here last fall, I can nonetheless also understand why they're not doing as well as they'd hoped.The stores, for starters, are way too industrial and not inviting in the least. They're also, quite…
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I Know, I Know, It's McDonalds -- But Hey, Free Ice Coffee
Thanks to the O.C. Register's Fast Food Maven for spreading the word on this freebie:According to the Maven, McDonald's is offering up its new Iced Coffee -- well, 8 oz. versions, at least -- for free through Sunday. The flavors include hazelnut, vanilla, caramel, sugar-free vanilla and regular.…
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Siel gets a (Whole) Life
Pick up the latest issue (April 2008) of Whole Life Times, because a feature article I wrote is in it. Or, you can just click here and read it online – “Spin Cycle: Real green goods or greenwashed sales pitch?” is about goods that first make the news about being eco-innovations…
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Charges Dropped Against Anonymous Member Sean Carasov
SoCal Anonymous has announced that the DA has decided not to proceed with prosecution in the case of Anonymous member Sean Crasov, who was arrested on Saturday, March 15th, for a charge of "Criminal Threats." Total bail was set at $50,000. Sean "Rorschach" Carasov's arraignment was scheduled…
Shocker! UTA's Nick Stevens To Endeavor
EXCLUSIVE: I'm told that, at 10 pm on Friday night, United Talent Agency was formally notified by an attorney for longtime Motion Picture Talent Department head and board of directors member Nick Stevens that he's jumping to rival Endeavor. Insiders tell me that two other UTA partners in the…
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