Why has the internet gone apeshit spreading the news that LA Weekly's food critic Jonathan Gold is headed to the LAT? We take a look at the certainty of errors in reporting a known uncertainty. more ›

Not that we have any particular interest in this topic, but CBS is holding a contest for L.A.'s most valuable blogger. According to their website, the battle is on for the title in six different areas of coverage. more ›

From fried chicken in a dead bush to moist hair clippings found on the sidewalk, gag-worthy grossness finds a home at Gross Stuff in LA. Want to see a picture of a gray-haired Barbie trapped in a gutter? How about an apple so badly decomposed that it looks like a toad? Those with a sensitive hurl reflex should take appropriate measures before clicking; chicken soup in a glass jar may not sound gross, but somehow, it's yak-inducing. more ›

One locally-based website and blog, BargainBabe.com, has been giving consumers tips, tricks, and opportunities to save some bucks through a number of discounts, coupons, and savings hints. With her third annual Frugal Festival (& Food Swap) happening this Saturday, we got in touch with the Bargain Babe herself, former Daily News reporter Julia Scott, to talk about the event, her site, and saving a few bucks while living in the big city. more ›

You can't always say what you want online; or, you can, until someone tries to stop you. One Irvine-based blogger, Larry Roberts, has had a grievance filed against him by the Orange County Association of Realtors (OCAR) for his "over the top" posts that violate the professional realtor's code of ethics, according to the OC Register. more ›

Latinos represent Metro's largest ridership demographic, and now those customers can keep up-to-date with their transit system in Spanish. El Pasajero is described by Metro as "an interactive website that will post a steady stream of news and features, photos and video about virtually every aspect of mobility that Metro is involved in from running buses and trains to overseeing highway improvements, bicycle and pedestrian programs, goods movement, vanpools, carpools and more." more ›

Another local community will have its ins and outs covered daily online via Patch, as Hollywood comes into the fold of networked hyperlocal neighborhood sites today. more ›

Five entries in and already she has a media contact sending out emails? Welcome to LA, where attractive homeless women attempt to write themselves out of poverty by blogging about Italian leather boots, free samples from the Clinique counter, Amy's Gluten-Free Baked Ziti and finding love online. Dating While Homeless has arrived. more ›

The sudden death of Dr. Marc Abrams, better known as Silver Lake's "Walking Man," has inspired an outpouring of heartbreak and emotion from those in and around the community that he called home for 30 years. more ›

This morning in Austin, Texas, where the annual SXSW conference is being held, Pepsi announced the winner of its Refresh SXSW Challenge, in which three people competed for a $50,000 prize to launch a web-based campaign for good. Mark Horvath, who was once homeless himself on the streets of Los Angeles, won the grant for his blog InvisiblePeople.TV. He even won against SparkHelp, a location-based mobile application that looks to connect people to opportunities to volunteer in their communities, which was backed by top blog Mashable. Today's grant is part of the bigger Pepsi Refresh Campaign, which will dole out $20 million over the course of the year to "bring digital pro social ideas to life." Congrats, Mark! more ›

Yesterday BabyCakes, a NYC import, opened up their bakery in Downtown Los Angeles (it was our Tweet of the Day too). With many locals eagerly awaiting their arrival and their selection of vegan, agave-sweetened, organic, and gluten-free goodies their first day drew crowds, including blogger Quarrygirl, who put together and shared with us a post with photos and some quick thoughts on what she tasted. more ›

Authorities revealed this morning that missing Van Nuys resident and violinist Robert Korda, 54, "was found dead on July 12 by LAPD Missing Person Unit detectives at the Los Angeles County Coroner," according to the Daily News. However, "the cause of his death is under investigation." Korda's son Noah was actively using the internet to spread the word about his missing father, in the hopes that someone might come forward with information to help the LAPD locate the man. Late last night he posted this message on his blog: The final update for now. 7/12 11:55pm more ›

As the mainstream media continues to crumble around us, more and more remaining news sources are turning to the internet as a legitimate resource for information and mass appeal. You can’t watch an evening news segment without hearing the word ‘twitter’, and most every single site now has a blog associated with it. GM has a blog? Kodak? Boeing? While occasionally a corporate blog can be helpful (see also: the Google blog any time Gmail fails to function properly), for the most part they are just another buzzword that someone threw money at. And while LAist enjoys a reasonable amount of media credibility (we’re no Perez Hilton, thank god), there are still plenty of events that we can’t get into, and even more small blog sites that can’t even get their foot in the door. more ›

Guest Blogger Esther D. Kustanowitz is a freelance writer and creative consultant who recently relocated from New York to Los Angeles. She wears a lot of sunblock, and blogs at My Urban Kvetch and JDaters Anonymous, among other places. more ›

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Mere hours after we interviewed Veronica Belmont last month, news broke that she was leaving the daily video podcast she helped launch -- Mahalo Daily. more ›

If you aren't familiar, Clinton Sparks has rapidly risen from the basement of his mother's house in Boston to an elite DJ, producer and on-air personality. Recently, the host of the nationally syndicated Smashtime Radio and producer of numerous classic mixtapes like the first two volumes of the "We Got it 4 Cheap" series by The Clipse and The Re-Up Gang, has crossed over into cable television as the music correspondent for E!'s The Daily 10. A man on the go, criss-crossing the country from coast-to-coast to throw down some of the biggest parties in the country's top clubs, to producing beats for A-list artists to appearing on your television screen, Clinton took a little time to talk with LAist prior to boarding his flight from Las Vegas, where he hosts Daily 10 Smashtime Saturdays at Body English, to LA. more ›

We ran into two of our favorite LA-based music bloggers, Justin Gage of Aquarium Drunkard and Ashley Jex (Jax) of Rock Insider at SXSW last week. We ducked behind The Mohawk, where Aquarium Drunkard cosponsored the Hot Freaks! day party featuring performances by Jens Lekman, Film School, British Sea Power and more. more ›

Los Angeles police arrested a 21-year-old Loyola Marymount student last night, 11 hours after an anonymous post threatening to kill "many people" appeared on a college gossip blog. "I am going to shoot and kill as many people as I can until which time I am incapacitated or killed by the police," read an entry posted Saturday morning on the user-generated gossip site JuicyCampus.com, according to the Loyolan. LAPD investigators and university officials traced the... more ›

Michael Bauer, he of the infamous review of Los Angeles restaurants, just posted this response on his blog: I figured I was treading into a tsunami when I wrote about the Los Angeles restaurant scene in Food last Wednesday. I knew some would disagree, but I had no idea what I wrote would be construed as dissing our sister city to the south. Several people sent me the links to comments on LAist and... more ›

If you missed your soaps this week, and if your ex is actually complying with that restraining order, you may be missing out on your daily dose of drama. Well, if the three-dimensional world has been too uneventful of late, I can assure you the fur has been flying in cyberspace. And if I may be so bold to ask, please grant me one giant, all-encompassing (sic) for this post. This week, Martini Republic,... more ›

Welcome to the latest edition of Ask the MACist, the column where I answer your Macintosh, Macintosh-related and other technology questions with hopefully more clarity and insight than you could ever need. We'll get to your questions in a moment but first I just want to thank those of you who sent well-wishes to me during my bout with pneumonia last week. I'm happy to say that I'm well on the road to recovery... more ›

View Stats on LAPD Video Wednesday: Around 3,500 Thursday: Around 4,000 Friday: Around 27,000 Monday: Over 677,100 Disappearing Act Sean Bonner of Metroblogging LA writes an op-ed on an editorial about Use of Force on LAPD's blog. As of this publishing, the LAPD's editorial is missing. No distractions for you! Many corporate-based Internet filters block YouTube, and City Hall is no exception. But the fact that it took hours to see the video within... more ›

There are many great photographers in Los Angeles. LAist isn't afraid to pick favorites, and our two favorite photographers right now are The Cobra Snake and Malingering. We enjoy both of these artists because they celebrate LA fashion in a unique and sometimes hilarious way. The Cobra Snake uses fancy cameras and glamourous locations, whereas Malingering uses inexpensive equipment and photographs in very mundane places like Venice Beach and Third Street Promenade. While Cobra... more ›

Back in February, I got an e-mail with the subject line, "blog tip." With a link to the blog, all the e-mail said was, "just some information - nothing flashy. Glad to know you. LACN." Overtime, the anonymous LACityNerd became an authority to all things, city of Los Angeles. I don't know who the nerd is. I don't even know if the nerd is a male, female, child or beast. All I know is... more ›