Week of April 19, 2009

Chivas USA and Galaxy Follow Familiar Paths

Get Out: Earth Day Events, Kids Books, Crochet With Plastic

Bicyclist Killed in Echo Park in Late Night Hit-And-Run

Photo Essay: The Collection of Michael Jackson

This Week's Most Popular: Tea Bagging, Ramen, & More Tea Bagging

LAFD OT Has Some Critics and City Officials Feeling Burned

Dodgers Get Off to Hot Start

2009 Coachella Music Festival - Day Two In Photos

Classical Pick of the Week: The Holy Trinity of Classical Music

Week Around the Ists

The Boogaloo Assassins and Budos Band @ Echo, 4/16/09

Photo Essay: Prepping for Summer Beach Days Ahead

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Weather Check: We're Still in a Heat Wave

Box Office Review: Zac Efron | Champion

Mayor's Budget Proposal Said to Solve Budget Deficit

New LAPD Headquarters' Proposed Name Draws Fire

Bringing Up the Rear: How LA Ranks Nationally for Job Growth

Seven Questions with Rich Wysockey and Marty Poole; 'Venice Beach Heart & Soul' Photographer and Writer

LA Avengers Fold, Leaving LA Without Football Once Again

Map of the Day: All the Scenic Outlooks from Mulholland Drive

Newly Proposed East Hollywood Bicycle Racks Literally Show Neighborhood's Diversity

2 O.C. Charities Show Up on List of 10 Least Efficient Nationwide

Tonight In Rock: Common, The Presets, The Henry Clay People, Fool's Gold

Photo Essay: How LA Spent One Very Hot Weekend

Pencil This In: Animation @ Redcat, Cool Cats Pop-Up Store

Video of the Day: Live Bald Eagle Cams on Catalina Island

LA Times Scribes Win Pulitzer for Explanatory Reporting

Seven Questions with Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt

Man Arrested for Decapitating Horse's Head, Feeding it to Dogs

TV Junkie: Tivo To Go Toe-To-Toe With Nielsen; Is Your Show On the Chopping Block?

How the Mayor Plans to Avoid 2,800 City Worker Layoffs

Heat Wave Check: Temps Reach 99 in Downtown

LAst Laugh: This Week in Comedy

New Echo Park Crosswalk Debuts on Sunset Blvd.

Vin Scully To Be Inducted Into National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame

LA Welcomes 15 First Ladies from Africa

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LAst Night's Action: How Safe Are Ballparks?

Hot Enough? Heat Wave Breaks Records Across Southland

Rep. Harman's Alleged Quid Pro Quo Scandal

New 818 Area Code Causes Fire Alarm Auto Call to be Rejected

Native Californians Will Soon Outrank Transplants, Migrants

Sable Starr has Left the Scene 1958-2009

Gavin Newsom Uses Twitter to Announce His Run for Governor

DLANC Founding Member Lesley Taplin To Be Remembered In Celebration of Life

Time to Start Thinking About the May 19th Election

Interview (Part One): Multi-Instrumentalist/Producer Jon Brion Talks About His Early Experiences With Music

South LA Reporting Project Wins Grant

Map of the Day: Emergency Red Cross Containers Across LA

LAist On the Red Carpet @ the 2009 TV Land Awards

Tonight In Rock: Throbbing Gristle, The Boxer Rebellion, Heartless Bastards, Mayer Hawthorne & The County

Brush Fire Near Silver Lake, 1 Dead in Westwood Blvd. Crash

Weather Check: 20 Degree Difference between Beaches & Inland

Pencil This In: 'The Hills' are Alive, Free Ben & Jerry's Cones

Hollywood's Famous Pumpkin Bread Ready to Make a Return

DVD Tuesday: Buy The Wrestler

Interview: UB40's Saxophonist, Brian Travers

TV Junkie: Fred Segal in Santa Monica in Reality Series; Messing in NBC Comedy

Sexiest Man Alive, Hugh Jackman, Leaves Arse-Print for Fans

New Law Will Only Let You Water Lawns on Monday & Thursday

'Tom Bradley Center' Suggested as Name for New LAPD Headquarters

When Break Dancing Meets Poetry...

Photo of the Day: The Moment Gavin Newsom Pressed Send on Twitter

Extra, Extra: Chill Out

LAst Night's Action: It's Still a Lakers Win

Heat Broke Records Again Yesterday, What's in Store for Today?

Gavin Newsom to Visit LA-based Green Architecture Firm Today

What Deficit? State Staffers for Politicians See Raises

Susan Atkins up for Parole Next Month

10-Year-Old Boy Hit & Killed by Metrolink Train

Beach Closes After Wastewater Discharge

Waterboarding Said to have Helped Stop a Terrorist Attack in LA

Morning After Report: 90210 Episode 20 'Between a Sign and a Hard Place'

Interview: Katy Newton on the Faces behind Craigslist Missed Connections

The Hidden Staircases of Hollywood Heights

The Gelato Bar's New Spring and Summer Flavors

Tonight In Rock: Jeff Beck, Dan Deacon, Castledoor, Hecuba

NPR Features 3-Day Series on Skid Row

Pencil This In: Ancient Samurai and Facebook Dangers

New Outdoor Environmental Art Exhibit Begins Today in Expo Park

Thursday: Spinal Tap Unwig-out

Map of the Day: Solar Power in Los Angeles County

TV Junkie: Cowell Says 'No' To Slippage; 'Millionaire' Returns Briefly

National Park Service Gets $10 Million for Stimulus Projects in Santa Monica Mountains

Take a Peek Inside Halo, New Cahuenga Corridor Nightclub

Sunset Junction Tickets on Sale, but Festival has no Permits

Bass Backtracks on Staff Salary Raises

Depeche Mode to Shut Hollywood Blvd. Down Tonight through Friday

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LAst Night's Action: The Road Still Haunts Dodgers

Reds Crash Chivas USA Party

Are You Eligible to Save 20% or More on Your Utility Bills?

Rick Dees Gives Way to New Radio Station

Gold Line Eastside Extenion: Let's Call it la Linea de Oro

Bar Made Famous by Bukowski Slated to be Replaced

Interview: Elizabeth Ziman of Elizabeth & the Catapult

2009 Coachella Music Festival - Day Three In Photos

The 'Hidden Staircases' of the Hollywood Bowl

A Tofu Factory (and Vegan Restaurant) in the Valley

Tonight In Rock: UB40, Joss Stone, Black Kids, Lenka

The Body Shop Reopens Tonight

Pencil This In: Short Industrial Films, Sake Tasting and Billy Bob Thornton

Recession Obsession: French Dipping Like It's 1909 at Philippe's

Graffiti Artist Goes Legit: Solo Exhibit Opens Saturday

New Studio City Median Better for Pedestrians, Restaurants

TV Junkie: PBS All Online; ABC & Spike Renewals

Jay Leno Hospitalized

Video of the Day: Naked Man at Coachella Tasered by Police

In a Private Home, this Play takes You on a Drama from Room to Room

Your Weekly LAist Film Calendar

Shade's Charity Wine Event Drinks us Under the Table

LAPD Uses Bean Bag Shotgun on Suspect in 'Southland'

Extra, Extra: 3.8 Earthquake Shakes the OC

LAst Night's Action: Lakers Lose Game Three

Cute! Check out the Baby Giraffe Just Born at the LA Zoo

Metro Gold Line or Linea de Oro? Metro Board Approves Both

Water Levels at Lake Mead Down by 14 Feet

Seven Questions with Rob Flippo, Dodgers' Bullpen Catcher

Weekend Weather Check: Strong Marine Layer, Cooler Temps

More than 900 Bird Strikes Reported at LAX

Taste: Now Open In Pacific Palisades

How Many Grilled Cheeses Will You Eat This Weekend?

Tonight In Rock: Jon Brion, Ghostland Observatory, Great Northern, Bobb Bruno

City's Animal Services Boss Resigns

Standout Wines from the Shade Wine Tasting

Pencil This In: Art + Music = Poketo, Cocktails @ the Tam o'Shanter

Meet Jeremy Mendicino of That Mean, Nasty, Hideous Band Known As...Pretty & Nice

Weekend Movie Guide: Tyson Fighting The Soloist

Mutant Chronicles Premiere @ The Mann Bruin Theater April 21st

The Soloist Wants You To Get Involved

TV Junkie: Almodovar To Do TV; Leno Misses Tonight Show; TV Land on Sunday

Carnivore! Tomorrow at the LA Weekend!

Police Looking for Information on Skid Row Double Homicide

Kohoutek Music and Arts Festival Begins Tonight

Thanks to This Week's Advertisers

Automatic Luxury Machine Debuts in Santa Monica at U*tique Shop

Three Sheets Saved!

Video Of the Day: Depeche Mode Get 'Personal' With Hollywood

Movie Review: Tyson

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The Curse of the Cahuenga Pass & Gold Treasure Next to the 101

Chivas USA and Galaxy Set For Rematches

Get Out: LA Weekend, Books Galore, Chinatown, Fresh Photography

LAistory: Mapping LAist's LAistory Series

Check It Out: The Garden Opens in Theaters

2 Women Shot at Party in 'Upscale' SaMo Neighborhood

Tonight In Rock: The Go-Go's, Mandy Moore, Fastball, You Me & Iowa

Actress Bea Arthur Dead at 86

Is This the Next Pinkberry?

Pocahaunted and The Cave Singers @ Spaceland, 4/18/09

Week In Rock: Yann Tiersen, The Faint, The Parson Red Heads, Jesca Hoop

Don't Drink the Water: Malibu Businesses Cited for H2o Violations

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