Entries from LAist tagged with 'observatory'
June 19, 2008
Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist The people behind SaveGriffithPark.org write in and ask the hard questions: It looks like several powerful corporations and the officials they keep have found an unprecedented way to privatize Griffith Park. If you're in the park this weekend – that is, if you're allowed – have a camera and paper handy to record the goings-on. Press releases posted by Forbes and Business Wire reveal that Saturday, June 21st, Disney-Pixar is......
Continue Reading "Dear LAist: Is this the Disneyfication of Griffith Park?"May 16, 2008
Yesterday, a Los Angeles City fire helicopter makes a water drop on a brush fire near the Griffith Observatory with the Planetarium and the telescope domes seen in the background. (AP Photo/Kevork Djanse) Yesterday's fire was knocked down quickly, but it started to bring back memories of last year, almost to date. The big 2007 wildfire charred 800 acres, but when yesterday's fire began, the Los Angeles Fire Department went aggressively after it, sending......
Continue Reading "Griffith Park Fire... Again"January 11, 2008
Haven't you always wanted to grow your favorite fruit in your own backyard? This month you can have your tree -- for free -- thanks to TreePeople and SEE-LA. Just go to one of the Farmers' Markets listed in the flyer at right or fill out this form and you'll be on your way. * LA Mill Opening - Stop by the long-awaiting opening of LA Mill's new coffee shop in Silver Lake. You might......
Continue Reading "Fruit Trees and Other Freebies"