Local news in Los Angeles, CA
by Brad Roberts Somebody turned the heat up under The Happy Hollows, because they came to a full boil last Monday night on the Spaceland stage. (Photo at left from an Echo show by Jeff Koga) It was completely on...
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L.A. Now
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November 20, 2009
A member of one of Los Angeles' oldest and most notorious street gangs was sentenced today to 82 years to life in prison for the murder of a 14-year-old girl and the attempted murder of a second victim. Eduardo Ruiz,...
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Eater LA
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November 20, 2009
It's not all fun and games when Top Chef Masters takes over your local Whole Foods. LAmag recently spotted the likes of Susan Feniger (Street) and Rick Moonen (RM Seafood) among the motley crew storming the Pasadena store. [LAmag]
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L.A.’s Midnight Ridazz are bicycling stars in a 30 Seconds to Mars music video, “Kings + Queens.” Will Campbell has a detailed description of the video in his post — “I’m Just Bitter Because I Wasn’t A Part of It” — if you’d rather read than watch. Get...
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A June temporary injunction forbid developer The Moinian Group from running parking operations on the site of the proposed L.A. Central development. Now, the developer faces foreclosure. Photo by Eric Richardson. In June, Moinian Group Director of Deve...
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Has any Los Angeles band been more productive this decade than Rilo Kiley? Probably not if you count solo projects its members have undertaken. Let’s see: four albums by the Silver Lake quartet itself, two by singer Jenny Lewis (one with the Watson Twi...
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Curbed LA
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November 20, 2009
A report out today says that the public cost for people in supportive or other housing is about half the public cost for similar people who are homeless. The study is by the Economic Roundtable and the Los Angeles Homeless...
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Curbed LA
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November 20, 2009
WILSHIRE CORRIDOR: The marketing team behind the newly-constructed Carlyle Tower have to sell out the 78-unit tower, so they're amping up the sales efforts. Today they sent out a press release announcing "celebrity resident" Larry King a...
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Curbed LA
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November 20, 2009
Following last week's news that there may be some sort of compromise deal being worked out in regards to the Century Plaza Hotel, today City Councilman Paul Koretz, who's basically said he'll throw his body in front of a...
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Jason Feller who blogs for the examiner.com talks about the Grinch in Hollywood, the Santa parade, and where to munch down on the strip.
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