Entries from LAist tagged with 'angelscathedral'
February 24, 2008
Since the recent opening of LACMA's Broad Contemporary (BCAM) a flurry of international eyes have been on Los Angeles, and an ensuing flurry of words have issued forth in review. It seems irresistible to review the Broad without also reviewing the city that houses it, which was precisely the tact taken by Chris Haslam in London's Sunday Times today. It takes Haslam seven paragraphs into his article to even mention the precise reason he......
Continue Reading "BCAM's Art Makes the Brits Say LA's Legit"December 7, 2007
The rain came and delivered traffic, crashes, power outages and no snow in the mountains. Boo! A developer keeps on pushing to build a 1500-home project right next to Disney. Obviously, Mickey wants the area reserved for tourism. He's so greedy. It's probably not a good idea to hang a noose at your workplace, even if it is Halloween at the Port of LA. Just the same, it's not a good idea to take......
Continue Reading "Extra, Extra: Newport Beach Gypsy Clans"December 4, 2007
Cardinal Roger Mahoney revealed that he had been assaulted in July outside of Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral; the attacker was "enraged by the Catholic Church's sexual-abuse scandal within days of a record settlement with hundreds of victims." Karl Dorrell will not be coaching UCLA in its upcoming Las Vegas Bowl game. Defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker will coach in the interim. If the world weren't already all shook up by Jakob Lodwick's departure......
Continue Reading "Extra Extra: So Sue Me! "August 5, 2007
Maybe you've got a long lunch and you've been itching to see the inside of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Well, here's one opportunity this Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. The Cathedral's organist, Samuel Salvador Soria will be playing an organ recital. We're not sure what on the program yet, but he's a former prize-winner at the J.S. Bach International Competition at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. If dude can play Bach like......
Continue Reading "Classical Pick of the Week: Downtown Lunchtime Organ Concert"March 11, 2005
Egads, the weather has been lovely lately, hasn't it? Makes us almost ready to forgive Mother Nature for the torrential rains, winds, and mud. Last weekend was so nice that we thought we ought to get out of the house and into the heart of the city, so we did a little "resident tourist" number and plotted out a hearty walk and photo-taking tour of some spots in downtown LA. We started off the......
Continue Reading "Weekend Resident Tourist: Downtown LA DIY Walking Tour"