Adrienne Crew

Los Angeles's vast world of media extends beyond the Los Angeles Times and the LA Weekly to include print publications that cater to myriad local interests and tastes. Among these is Sushi and Tofu magazine helmed by David Kudo. This publication serves as a valuable community resource for food lovers and L.A. residents with an interest in Japan, and provides an additional connection to a country which has had a significant impact on the...

Well, we now have confirmation that the Park La Brea apartments truly anchor rainbows. Here's a picture taken from Wilshire Blvd, near San Vincente, of the rainbows that appeared around 2 PM on 12/29/2004. If you look carefully, you'll see 2 parallel rainbows....

We've been housesitting in Malibu all weekend so the morning's storms had us worried, especially after monitoring the tsunami news from South and Southeast Asia. The morning commute was pretty hairy what with all the gale force winds and floods on the 10 freeway. Note to speeding LA motorists: hydroplaning is not a contact sport. Happily, the storm seems to be moving on (for now). We've also found some helpful webcams set up along...

We were distressed to learn that a fire last night destroyed Glatt Mart at 8708 West Pico Boulevard in the Pico-Robertson area. abc7.com provides more details: The fire at Glatt Mart at 8708 W. Pico Blvd. was reported at 11:38 last night and extinguished by 1:10 this morning, Humphrey said. The building, portions of which collapsed, was empty when the fire began, he said. About 85 firefighters from 11 fire companies battled the fire,...

Influential intellectual and author Susan Sontag died today at 71. Steve Wasserman, Los Angeles Times Book Review Editor, published her obituary in today's issue of the Times. The author of 17 books translated into 32 languages, she vaulted to public attention and critical acclaim with the 1964 publication of "Notes on Camp," written for Partisan Review and included in "Against Interpretation," her first collection of essays, published two years later. Sontag died at Memorial...

Discover Magazine's January 2005 issue names 2 UCLA scientists as authors of significant discoveries in 2004.Discover Magazine's January 2005 edition recognizes the work of two UCLA researchers as among the top 100 scientific discoveries of 2004. The separate research studies were led by Dr. Julio Licinio, of UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine and Neuropsychiatric Institute, and by Paul Thompson, of the Neuropsychiatric Institute. Licinio's team discovered that lean people experience a huge nighttime surge...

Bad news keeps rolling into the Southland this week. abc7.com reports that a float in a Disneyland parade struck four people, including a woman who was taken to a hospital. "A Christmas Fantasy Parade" was near the end of its route, near "It's a Small World" attraction when it hit four spectators at about 8:15 p.m., park spokesman Rob Doughty said. Anaheim fire Capt. Jamie Hirsch said the people were hit by the simulated...

LAist will have a limited publishing schedule for the duration of the Christmas and New Year holidays. We plan to go dark on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Have a safe, sane and satisfying holiday break and we'll be back at full force in the new year....

Well, we're almost at the climax of the Christmas-Consumer Feast Days that usher in the winter season. If you are like us, you're cash poor but gift rich, and we've got to get through about 10 more days until payday. Here's some suggestions for making merry in LA on a budget: *Take part in the Las Posadas procession depicting the journey of Mary and Joseph at El Pueblo, downtown LA 7:15 p.m. on Thursday,...

LABlogs.com reports that the Los Angeles Fire Department has just launched a blog that gives readers insight into the fires its personnel battle on a daily basis. Fire reports include details on the monetary damage estimates as well as the suspected cause of each incident. Each report contains sad and shocking details that make for riveting reading. On Monday, four companies of firefighters fought a fire in a small residential duplex at 114 East...