Jennifer Saxon

Although I usually write about art, here on LAist, I jumped at the chance to join in on a group project of reviewing restaurants in Thai Town. All these cool, different types of people writing about L.A. because they love it, gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside. And speaking of warm fuzzy feelings, I sure lucked out with the restaurant I was assigned. Ord Noodle, is a very homey, neighborhood kinda place. Decked out...

Florencia Pita is one busy lady. A current faculty member at the Sci-arc (Southern Institute of Architecture), she is also a gifted designer and architect in her own right. Her Alice exhibit at LAXART (which just ended on August 30th) was a creative 7x20 foot installation inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Working with cast urethane, & covered in orange vinyl the exhibit explored bringing life to the found images in the...

This Saturday is a good night to catch a couple of cool art openings around town! ACME is launching the group show Tugboat, featuring a variety of works by L.A. based artists Justin Beal, & Doug Crocco, along with Tomory Dodge, Tony Feher, Davis Rhodes, Lisa Sanditz, and Neal Tait. Opening reception is Saturday night from 6-8pm. - runs thru Oct. 6 - ACME - 6150 Wilshire Boulevard, Spaces 1 & 2 - www.acmelosangeles.com...

You've probably whizzed by his 17-foot image dozens of times or been stuck in traffic behind one of the many trucks that he rides on. The Little Man with the Hammer, the trademark of The Western Exterminator Company was born in 1931. The creation of telephone company artist Vaughn Kaufman, "The Little Man" has been used as the trademark for this family-run company (celebrating it's 86th year) ever since. The Los Angeles icon known over...

Take a break from that drab Starbucks & get some culture this weekend at the Chango Coffee House in Echo Park! Beginning this Saturday Sept. 1st, the neighborhood eatery/java cafe will present the work of BUGHOUSE in a new exhibit entitled Paraphernalia. Prints, photographs, apparel, and even home accessories are the canvas for this eclectic husband & wife team. The work has fun retro comic art flair, mixing in politics, social issues & vintage...

L.A.'s glorious summer evenings are perfect for enjoying cinema al fresco. Check out these goings on around town for the weekend & beyond. Downtown's Million Dollar Drive-In, which launches this Saturday is described as L.A.'s first "urban drive-in" and will primarily cater to bike & foot traffic, unless you have a classic car that is pre-1965--then you have the chance of nabbing one of the 15-20 parking spots that will be available. This weekend's film...

There is so much cool stuff going down tonight, you'd better start chugging that Red Bull!! First, the Hammer Museum will be celebrating the closing night of Eden's Edge: Fifteen L.A. Artists. Admission to the museum will be free(!), and DJ Tendaji Lathan will spin the soundtrack as you enjoy the cash bar and the works of L.A. artists Ginny Bishton, Sharon Ellis, Matt Greene, and Jason Rhoades (who is sadly no longer with...

Lace up those tennies and grab that trusty iPod! Our good friends over at Metro and LADOT in conjunction with the Confederation of Downtown Assoc. are now offering free podcast tours of downtown L.A. through the program Downtown LA Walks. Downtown LA Walks describes itself as an urban "way-finder", and was designed to help people navigate their way around via new signage noting landmarks, and historical facts. The fun and informative podcasts offer several...

Did you know that LACMA is free everyday after 5pm?? Even on the weekends! You can now enjoy our fab county museum in the evenings. There is so much in the permanent collections- ancient art & artifacts from all over the world, costumes & textiles, renowned paintings by the likes of Degas, Whistler, Picasso, amazing photographs, Egyptian art, it is truly endless! Be sure not to miss the Japanese Pavilion a separate building that...