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Los Angeles based-editrix Laurie Pike shares her insights about living in Los Angeles and how she manages to tirelessly explore the city. Laurie is singularly well qualified to share the scoop about what's damn good in this town, given her extensive resume which includes editorial stints at Glue magazine and Movieline, as well as freelance contributions to Los Angeles Magazine, Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, and British Vogue. In addition to writing for print...

The Los Angeles General Services Department's efforts to unload a couple libraries at auction further proves that nothing is sacred in this hot real estate market. The former Durant Branch on Gardner in Hollywood and the erstwhile location of the Westchester Branch on Sepulveda Eastway are going on the block next month. Minimum bidding on each starts at $1,000,000. 'Tis a pity that the small scale and mid-century charm of these two neighborhood branches...

The Los Angeles General Services Department's efforts to unload a couple libraries at auction further proves that nothing is sacred in this hot real estate market. The former Durant Branch on Gardner in Hollywood and the erstwhile location of the Westchester Branch on Sepulveda Eastway are going on the block next month. Minimum bidding on each starts at $1,000,000. 'Tis a pity that the small scale and mid-century charm of these two neighborhood branches...

This week writer/producer Silvio Horta fields LAist's 20 Questions. The Silvio Horta ouvre includes television shows "The Chronicle" and "Jake 2.0," and the horror flick Urban Legend. Contrary to generally accepted entertainment history lore that Josh "Phenom" Schwartz of "The O.C." is the youngest TV show runner at 27, Silvio was actually the industry's youngest show runner at the tender age of 26. 1. Age and Occupation: 30. Writer. 2. How long have you...

This week writer/producer Silvio Horta fields LAist's 20 Questions. The Silvio Horta ouvre includes television shows "The Chronicle" and "Jake 2.0," and the horror flick Urban Legend. Contrary to generally accepted entertainment history lore that Josh "Phenom" Schwartz of "The O.C." is the youngest TV show runner at 27, Silvio was actually the industry's youngest show runner at the tender age of 26. 1. Age and Occupation: 30. Writer. 2. How long have you...

The LA Times Home section takes a look at the static stars of Hollywood. No -- not dead or wooden, talent-less actors, but examples from the city's vast stock of residential architecture that's seen by audiences all over the planet. After all, we do live in the world's largest back lot. Yet despite the frequency with which we recognize "real" LA locations, it remains exciting to see places like your fave house, the coffee...

The LA Times Home section takes a look at the static stars of Hollywood. No -- not dead or wooden, talent-less actors, but examples from the city's vast stock of residential architecture that's seen by audiences all over the planet. After all, we do live in the world's largest back lot. Yet despite the frequency with which we recognize "real" LA locations, it remains exciting to see places like your fave house, the coffee...

The annual Zagat Survey of restaurants has just been released. The Southern California portion of the 2005 edition, which includes evaluations of 1,744 restaurants by 6,621 participants in Los Angeles and surrounding areas (Orange County, Palm Springs and Santa Barbara) contains a few changes this year that are certain to be intensely debated across tables all over town. For starters, the 2005 Zagat reveals some interesting trends. Angelenos eat out more frequently than the...

The annual Zagat Survey of restaurants has just been released. The Southern California portion of the 2005 edition, which includes evaluations of 1,744 restaurants by 6,621 participants in Los Angeles and surrounding areas (Orange County, Palm Springs and Santa Barbara) contains a few changes this year that are certain to be intensely debated across tables all over town. For starters, the 2005 Zagat reveals some interesting trends. Angelenos eat out more frequently than the...

Garth Trinidad is familiar to most LAist readers as the host of "Chocolate City" on KCRW, a show that contributes to a local radio scene that makes Los Angeles the envy of listeners across the country (fortunately for them, there's online audio streaming.) Thanks to Garth's radio presence, heaps of hip hop, soul, jazz, and all sorts of underground and non-mainstream music is broadcast over FM radio that otherwise would be heard by far...