The marathon is just around the corner and the big question is “What are you wearing?’ Yes, even with the physical training and mental preparation, the clothes you’ll have on March 2 matter…A LOT. It’s true. Here we'll explore apparel options and what the first time marathoner needs to know when they dress up for the big day. Before writing up this post, I did some research and asked experienced runners what the newbie......

Cranes along Vine St. in Hollywood | Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist Today, Councilman Eric Garcetti delivered the annual State of Hollwood address at an event organized by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. He dedicated the address to Johnny Grant, who passed away earlier this month, and spoke about what makes a great neighborhood, at-risk youth tragedies and all that has been great and to be great for Hollywood. Here are excerpts from the address......

It's tamale season! Every year around this time, our family spends one Sunday wrapping tamales for Christmas Eve. It's easiest to make the meat the day before, then have the wrapping party the next day. This is not a solo project. Stock up on beer and make something easy, like chili, and invite all of your friends over. Call every Mexican restaurant/deli/store in your phone book and find one that sells the masa pre-prepared. Some......

LA is home to dozens of classic, independent, badass rock clubs. Many of these clubs helped launch most of your favorite groups. But those bands would have never made it on stage if it wasn't for the booker, the person who actually hires the bands to play the show on the particular date. Wednesday we introduced you to Patrick from Safari Sam's. Today we are very happy to share with you the all caps......

LAist is on the road a lot. A LOT. LAist is on the Internet a lot. A LOT! In fact it's our job to be on the web. So last month we invested $125 on our new BFF, a Verizon EVDO modem that slips into our laptop and allows us close-to-DSL speeds from anywhere that gets good cell reception. The $60 a month fee has definitely seemed worth the $2 a day, because there's......

It is no secret that whomever stepped up to the plate after the departure of LAist's great sports mind, Phillip Wallace, had huge shoes to fill. We've gone through several false starts with a few different people attempting to tackle (writer's note - do you love how we're running with the football metaphors on Championship Sunday?) the daunting challenge of covering the endless number of sports teams and sports stories of the Southland. Then......