We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on LAist. Busted Tees, where they're selling three colors of the LED scrolling belt buckle. If you're interested in advertising on LAist or any other site in our network, check out our online mediakit.......

An “acid bomb” is capable of a 300-foot blast radius. So why did a 12-year-old bring one to school today in the OC? Cal State Northridge (CSUN) is building a 1,700-seat, performing arts center and just received their largest donation of one million from Attorney and civic leader David Fleming and his wife, Jean. Oh noes! Charlize Theron's home got robbed last week! Save up those quarters, DASH will not be accepting Metro passes......

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on LAist. Dewars Repeal Day, because you shouldn't take the right to have a drink for granted. Go Eight, a banging Hanukkah party tomorrow night at the Echo Plex. Mazel Tov! The Sasquatch Gang a comedy from the guys who brought you Napoleon Dynamite. Love is a Mix Tape, Rob Sheffield's book about women, music, and love. Busted Tees, where they've got naughty......

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on LAist. Dewars Repeal Day, because you shouldn't take the right to have a drink for granted. Go Eight, a Hanukkah party on December 8th at Echo Plex. The Sasquatch Gang, which opens in L.A. today. We also have a special contest from them today, more details after the jump. Busted Tees, where they're selling 12 shirts for $12 each. If you're interested......

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on LAist. Dewars Repeal Day, because you shouldn't take the right to have a drink for granted. Go Eight, a Hanukkah party on December 8th at Echo Plex. Homes for Working Families, because who hasn't been squeezed out of the housing Wristcutters, which is in theaters now. Busted Tees, where you get free shipping with the purchase of three shirts. If you're interested......

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on LAist. Go Eight, a Hanukkah party on December 8th at Echo Plex. John Mayer , throwing his 1st Annual Charity Holiday Revue. Tickets may still be available. Homes for Working Families, because who hasn't been squeezed out of the housing Wristcutters, which is in theaters now. Busted Tees, where you get free shipping with the purchase of three shirts. If you're interested......

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on LAist. AMEX Urban Adventures, because big cities are full of little adventures. Go Eight, a Hanukkah party on December 8th at Echo Plex. Homes for Working Families, because who hasn't been squeezed out of the housing Coasting.com by Shimano, where you can wander around aimlessly. Wristcutters, which is in theaters now. Busted Tees, where they've thrown their weight behind Hillary in '08.......

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on LAist. AMEX Urban Adventures, because big cities are full of little adventures. Park, the Movie, which is playing at Music Hall 3 starting today. Coasting.com by Shimano, where you can wander around aimlessly. Wristcutters, which is in theaters now. Busted Tees, where you can get free shipping with the purchase of three shirts! If you're interested in advertising on LAist or any......

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on LAist. AMEX Urban Adventures, because big cities are full of little adventures. Nip/Tuck, with season 5's premiere on October 30th. Coasting.com by Shimano, where you can wander around aimlessly. Wristcutters, which opens today. Busted Tees, where you can get free 2nd day shipping when ordering 4 shirts! If you're interested in advertising on LAist or any other site in our network, check......

It's not like the Los Angeles Business Journal is out to get us. It's just that some media outlets outsource their online advertising to affiliate programs and some of those programs have malicious ads snuck into them by evil spammers posing as advertisers. That said, Google and StopBadware.org have now joined together to bring their internet neighborhood watch to your web block:What is this page? You landed on this page because Google's independent testing......

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on LAist. AMEX Urban Adventures, because big cities are full of little adventures. Interpol, at the Forum on Tuesday. World War Z, perfect as Halloween is coming up. Nip/Tuck, with season 5's premiere on October 30th. Coasting.com by Shimano, where you can wander around aimlessly. Wristcutters, opening next week. Travelzoo, with its Top 20 list on travel deals. Busted Tees, where they're in......

As is the custom around these parts, we would like to take a moment to thank this weeks' advertisers on LAist. AMEX Urban Adventures, because big cities are full of little adventures. Look Me In the Eye, which is apparently an instant best seller. Busted Tees, where they have hoodies! If you're interested in advertising on LAist or any other site in our network, check out our online mediakit.......

We'd like to take a brief moment to thank this week's advertisers on LAist. AMEX Urban Adventures, because there's shopping, dining, and entertainment destinations to be discovered. Look Me in the Eye, by Augusten Burroughs' older brother. The Next Iron Chef, starting Sunday in its quest to find...the next Iron Chef. Busted Tees, where they have some shirts on sale for $9.99! If you're interested in advertising on LAist or any other site in our......

Once again, we would like to take a brief moment to thank this week's advertisers on LAist. The Darjeeling Limited, a "spiritual quest" starting tomorrow. Who Hates Whom, the new book from Bob Harris. Thunderstruck, the bestseller now in paperback. Busted Tees, which has a $12 sale for their top-12 shirts through Sunday. If you're interested in advertising on LAist or any other site in our network, check out our online mediakit.......

Drum roll please...here's a list of advertisers this week on LAist. Sarah Silverman Program, who has new episodes starting in October. The Redondo Beach Lobster Festival, which is in its 12th year. Lobster and the beach? Sounds delightful. Look Me In the Eye, in bookstores on September 25th. Busted Tees, which is still having a sale with free shipping if you buy three shirts. If you, or anyone you might know wants to be on......

Got a second? Good! Because we want to thank the advertisers on LAist this week: CNN.com, who has a surprising amount of video on their site (including one of a couple with sextuplets). Fierce People, in fine theaters now! SickofBlueCross, because everyone is tired of dealing with insurance companies. Busted Tees, which is having a buy three, get free shipping sale right now. If you're interested in advertising on LAist or the Gothamist Network of......

In our continuing effort to pay for things around the office, we'd like to take a moment to thank the advertisers on LAist this week: Fierce People, the crazy family movie that's in theaters now. The Hunting Party, which starts today in Los Angeles. Busted Tees because everyone needs some funny shirts, right? Bonus - they have a sale that ends next Wednesday. If you're interested in advertising on LAist or the Gothamist Network of......

Servers aren't cheap, so we'd like to take a moment to thank the advertisers on LAist this week: Fierce People for making our family seem so much less dysfunctional than the family in the movie - yikes! Busted Tees for making us feel like our T-shirt collection isn't quite funny enough. Strong American Schools lest we end up like Miss Teen South Carolina. If you want to become advertiser on LAist or the Gothamist Network......

Water-coloring, jazz-listening, horse track-attending, local politics-loving, cocktail-making, Joseph Mailander is stepping down from the blog he helped form, the Martini Republic. LAist has the exclusive interview with one of our favorite LA bloggers who dares say something about the Yankees which we recommend that you ignore as we have done. LAist: There appears to be some major changes in Martini Republic, namely I see that you are not the Editor of the site any......

All he wanted to do was share his big moment with as many eyeballs as possible. He was supposed to pop the question during the Super Bowl during a commercial, but when the spot was yanked, the guy behind MySuperProposal.com settled for having the ad run tonight during the popular show "Veronica Mars", his dear one's favorite program. "JP" explained it a little on his site yesterday before he popped the question: At various......

The Lakers are halfway through the “Coldest places in North America during the dead of winter” road trip to the Midwest and East. So far: four games, two wins. Not a stellar outcome, but not bad considering they have two starters (Luke Walton and Kwame Brown) watching games in street clothes, plus had to play one without Kobe Bryant (for an infraction far less serious than what LeBron James got away with without a suspension,......

I received this e-mail yesterday from the city: On behalf of the City of Los Angeles and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, thank you for contacting 3-1-1 on Jan 21, 2007 to report graffiti at XXXXX MOORPARK ST.Your report has been assigned the following Service Request Number: 148021. You will be notified via e-mail when the contractor reports they have completed this request. In most cases, the graffiti will be taken care of within a few......

- "These days, consumers are like walking TiVos, filtering out so much of what they see and hear in advertising. To reach this media-savvy demographic, advertisers have to 'give to get.' In other words, they have to give viewers something special, something unique, in exchange for their attention," Mark Kingdon, chief executive, Organic Inc. said regarding the fact that YouTube is opening its floodgates to movie studios, record labels, and other companies who want......

Last summer Fox's Rupert Murdoch bought LA Internet start-up MySpace for $600 million; now, almost a year later, Fox execs are speculating that the social networking phenomenom is worth about five times that, according to the British site The Observer, which wrote two stories today about the media giant. MySpace is one of those online places where young people hang out - though 'swarm' might be a more accurate term for the kind of......

The Winter Olympics in Turino -- formerly Turin for those English speakers who thought that extra "o" was just too much to pronounce -- have been akin to the proverbial two-week-old, 500-pound elephant in the room for most Angelenos. Ratings have been down, thanks to a myriad of factors (e.g., hyped superstars coming up duds, other networks throwing up new programs, it's too cold in LA to watch cold sports on TV). According to......

Gabrielle Middaugh Pascoe is a journalist and webentrepreneur determined to enlighten Angelenos about every fascinating activity that our metropolis has to offer. She edits and distributes a daily email newsletter called Single Shot, which delivers tips and information on the very best people and places and things in the city of Los Angeles. Age: 35 Occupation: Founder, Single Shot How long have you lived in Los Angeles, and which neighborhood do you live in?:......

Last night we attended the launch party for Tu Ciudad Los Angeles, a new lifestyle magazine targeted at 30-something, upscale Hispanics with above average household incomes. The party was held at the historic and plush Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with great music by Go Betty Go and Los Amigos Invisibles. Plus, an open bar, which we feel is always a good idea at events like this. Tu Ciudad is published by Emmis Communications, which also......

New to Los Angeles? Looking for a way to make a long-lasting impression on all the cool, hip and happening folks spending their hard earned cash on living the life? Fed up with billboards and normal television advertising as a way to get your own personal brand forcefed upon as many Angelenos as possible? There is a solution. An insane solution, but a solution nonetheless. LAist was stunned and amused to find this eBay......

Los Angeles’s vast world of media extends beyond the Los Angeles Times and the LA Weekly to include print publications that cater to myriad local interests and tastes. Among these is Sushi and Tofu magazine helmed by David Kudo. This publication serves as a valuable community resource for food lovers and L.A. residents with an interest in Japan, and provides an additional connection to a country which has had a significant impact on the......