Jerry Mahoney

This weekend, LAist went to Hell and back. Yes, we finally made it to Hollywood Hell House, and our wicked little souls thank them. If you're still not familiar with the concept, basically, Hell Houses have become something of a fundamentalist Christian Halloween tradition. They've sprung up all over the Bible Belt as an alternative to haunted houses, but instead of skeletons and ghosts, they're full of homosexuals and abortion patients, and the "scary"...

This weekend, LAist went to Hell and back. Yes, we finally made it to Hollywood Hell House, and our wicked little souls thank them. If you're still not familiar with the concept, basically, Hell Houses have become something of a fundamentalist Christian Halloween tradition. They've sprung up all over the Bible Belt as an alternative to haunted houses, but instead of skeletons and ghosts, they're full of homosexuals and abortion patients, and the "scary"...

Parking just got a lot easier in Los Angeles -- well, for the people who own hybrid vehicles, at least. Starting today, the city of LA begins a pilot program allowing hybrid owners to park at all city meters free of charge. Parking enforcement officers have been trained to recognize the fuel-efficient, environment-friendly cars and not write tickets when their meters blink red. The catch is that even hybrids are still subject to time...

Parking just got a lot easier in Los Angeles -- well, for the people who own hybrid vehicles, at least. Starting today, the city of LA begins a pilot program allowing hybrid owners to park at all city meters free of charge. Parking enforcement officers have been trained to recognize the fuel-efficient, environment-friendly cars and not write tickets when their meters blink red. The catch is that even hybrids are still subject to time...

We've all been stuck in this predicament: you have relatives or friends visiting from out of town, and they want to do some sightseeing. You beg and plead with them, "Trust me! Hollywood is skuz central!" and "You've seen the handprints at Mann's Chinese on TV. Isn't that good enough?" and "No, I will not spend five hours with you searching out Don Knotts' star." But they drag you up to Hollywood Boulevard, and...

We've all been stuck in this predicament: you have relatives or friends visiting from out of town, and they want to do some sightseeing. You beg and plead with them, "Trust me! Hollywood is skuz central!" and "You've seen the handprints at Mann's Chinese on TV. Isn't that good enough?" and "No, I will not spend five hours with you searching out Don Knotts' star." But they drag you up to Hollywood Boulevard, and...

If you're on a blind date, one of the best ways to judge your companion is to observe how he or she is treating the waiter. If they're sniping at every tiny delay in service, demanding Sprite refills every five seconds and sending their food back multiple times for imaginary inadequacies, odds are that's how they're going to be treating you in a few months. So run. It's a sad fact of life in...

If you're on a blind date, one of the best ways to judge your companion is to observe how he or she is treating the waiter. If they're sniping at every tiny delay in service, demanding Sprite refills every five seconds and sending their food back multiple times for imaginary inadequacies, odds are that's how they're going to be treating you in a few months. So run. It's a sad fact of life in...

If we had our way, every garage in this city would have 100,000 spaces, all with easy elevator access, and they'd have 100 exit lanes, each staffed by a friendly cashier with a lenient approach to the validation policy, and oh yeah, all the walls would be made of rich milk chocolate with a creamy nougat center. But if we can't build our garages in Fantasyland, we'll take the one at the Grove instead....

If we had our way, every garage in this city would have 100,000 spaces, all with easy elevator access, and they'd have 100 exit lanes, each staffed by a friendly cashier with a lenient approach to the validation policy, and oh yeah, all the walls would be made of rich milk chocolate with a creamy nougat center. But if we can't build our garages in Fantasyland, we'll take the one at the Grove instead....