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Entries from LAist tagged with 'walkoffame'

April 25, 2008

AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes No longer the CEO of Disney, but now immortalized on Hollywood Blvd. in the Walk of Fame, Michael Eisner was joined by Mickey, Minnie, current CEO Bob Iger and John Travolta (whoa, that moustache) when he was honored with a star today. The chosen spot, of course, appropriately themed, was outside Disney's Hollywood Blvd. property -- El Capitan Entertainment Center, home to Jimmy Kimmel Live. Related -- Cancel That, New Disney......

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March 8, 2008

The Flat Stanley project was started in 1995 by Dale Hubert, a Canadian schoolteacher. The project is based on the title character in Flat Stanley, a 1964 children's book. In the book, Stanley Lambchop is squished flat, which gives him unique abilities, like being able to slide under doors and travel in envelopes. The project is intended to increase literacy and educate children about geography. Classes participating in the Flat Stanley Project make their......

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January 11, 2008

Hollywood's honorary mayor, Johnny Grant, passed away Wednesday night. LAist Featured Photos photographer, Jonathan Alcorn, visits his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star:Flowers on the star of Honorary Mayor Johnny Grant beneath the Kodak Theatre during a memorial held by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Honorary Mayor Johnny Grant has died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles on Jan 9,,2008. He was found by police in his room at the Roosevelt Hotel......

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