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The community altar is part of a 10-day cultural exhibition at Gloria Molina Grand Park in downtown L.A.
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Meet Dwayne, a 2 year old Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog. Dwayne is just about the nicest dog you'll ever meet. He's good-natured and wants to play and have a good time. He is full of energy, good humor and has never met a person he didn't like. Dwayne is available through The Dog Squad dog rescue. West LA Animal Care Center is looking for a home for Cat, a 2-year old, spayed, Calico beauty. Calico cats are believed to bring good luck in many cultures.
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In today's Get Out, you can get inked, play two rounds of crosstown trivia or take a gander at yesterday's news. Fuck yeah!
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When Los Globos hosted a FYF Fest pre-show last night featuring Glass Candy and Chromatics, the choice of venue baffled at least one blogger. It turns out that it was a hint of what is to come: El Cid owner Steve Edelson bought the venue two months ago, and handed over management to Echo Park Records.
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Bony Joanie, Snotwich Sandra, Charred Chad…Garbage Pail Kids were all the rage for kids in the ‘80s. This Friday, Gallery 1988 is hosting a tribute to “the grossest trading cards ever” with more than 100 artists giving their individual spin on the iconic stickers as part of their Childhood Items We Miss The Most Month.
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Happy Labor Day weekend, everyone. If you're staying in town, we found a couple of events that might entice you to go out tonight: there's a tequila tasting at a/k/a in Pasadena; an art opening at La Luz de Jesus; and writer Dan Fante at Skylight Books.
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This week's announcement that Chaz Bono is part of the new cast of "Dancing With The Stars" brought out the haters and the transphobes -- over at the DWTS message boards, viewers suggested that the show was no longer family-friendly and that the producers were pushing a homosexual agenda.
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Sunset Junction organizers are firing back at city officials, who said they spent the entire year trying to hammer out negotiations over last year's bill before they voted to call the whole thing off.
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If you are one of the 100 or so people who bought their Sunset Junction ticket at Origami Vinyl, you're in luck. The same is true for ticketholders that bought their tickets the Silverlake Farmer's Market. Over at their blog, the Echo Park record shop is now promising to refund the money you paid for the tickets and service fees: "Now, at long last, everything has been ironed out and we are happy to announce that refunds will be issued."
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A plein air painter's series on burning banks has police and bankers genuinely freaked out. They're worried, of course, that the artist in question might be a terrorist. They visited him at his home and questioned him. "One of them asked me, 'Do you hate banks? Do you plan to do that to the bank?'" Schaefer told the Los Angeles Times.
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The lease has been signed, and an opening looms on the horizon: Diesel: A Bookstore in Malibu will indeed re-open, confirms LA Observed. A legal skirmish and low sales volume left Diesel no choice but to close up shop in February, however rumors soon swirled that the owners had their eyes on a spot in the Malibu Country Mart.
