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What will Los Angeles look like in 50 years? The Architecture + Design Museum’s latest exhibit Rethink/LA presents this question with a series of 20 photographs of present-day LA juxtaposed with 20 collages of a future LA. From Dodger Stadium to the LA River, the sprawling city’s landscape has been interpreted by forward-thinking volunteers with the goal to inspire a sustainable vision for the post-oil future.

It’s no easy feat to get an L.A. crowd to sing along and dance with an indie, folksy singer-songwriter. Unless you’re Thomas Dybdahl. The Norwegian singer performed at The Satellite in Los Angeles on Saturday night, for the last stop on his North American tour.

Crowds. Sun. Parties. Crazy promotional programs. Strange outfits. Studios and indie scenes. These are the ingredients for events in Hollywood, but they also came together for this year’s Comic-Con International in San Diego.

Tomorrow afternoon, 70 girl musicians will take the stage at the Echoplex to show off their musical prowess after attending the second annual Rock n’ Roll Camp For Girls in LA. Over the past few days, campers aged 8 to 17 have picked up instruments and learned to rock without fear. Campers learn an instrument, form a band, write a song, and cap it off with a rock-fueled showcase for the public.

There's an elegance to Locanda del Lago's cuisine that makes it a solid spot to experience Northern Italian. They do it so well that it's a beautiful representation should you be conducting a study in The Differences Between Northern and Southern Italian.

When we first heard that Chef David LeFevre left downtown’s Water Grill late last year, we freaked out a little. Where else could we enjoy LeFevre’s sublime cooking? And how long would we have to wait? But almost immediately LeFevre announced that he would be opening his own restaurant, so our fears were allayed. That new place turned out to be MB Post in Manhattan Beach, and it hasn’t disappointed.

Just when you thought you had The Veggie Grill figured out - it's tasty, but no, the meat isn't real - The Veggie Grill surprises you. There's a secret menu!

With the NFL on hold, it appears as if pro basketball has followed suit. The NBA imposed a lockout of its players at 9:01 p.m. PST Thursday following the expiration of the league’s collective bargaining agreement. Both owners’ representatives and union leaders were unable to reach a new labor deal following a three-hour meeting in New York earlier in the day, putting the 2011-2012 season in jeopardy as a result.

Not to be detoured by artist vandalism the newly opened Post No Bills working print shop and gallery space in Venice is redefining the perception of street art, making it even more accessible and print designs affordable.

The new kid on the block in Culver City, MoKo, quietly slipped in to town in late April when it took over the former Gyenari space.