Lindsay William-Ross

Fresh produce sold at the market is used at the Farmer's Kitchen, seen here from their opening day event, October 10, 2009 (Photo by Peggy Archer/LAist) The fight to keep the popular Hollywood Farmers' Market up and running has been long and costly, and to help off-set the expenses related to the effort for its operator, the non-profit organization SEE-LA, to negotiate with city representatives and the Los Angeles Film School, a fundraising dinner...

Photo by jibbit via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr "On April 29, 1986, a major emergency fire at the Los Angeles Central Library was so challenging, it required more than 350 firefighters and nearly every facet of the department before it was knocked down," explains the Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society. "The tough firefight used 60 fire fighting companies, 1 arson unit, 9 paramedic rescue ambulances, 3 helicopters, 4 salvage companies,...

One Santa Ana retail worker lucked out when he kept his cool during an attempted robbery yesterday afternoon. The clerk behind the counter at Game Geeks was confronted by a would-be robber armed with a knife, according to the OC Register, only instead of handing over the cash as demanded, the clerk first asked the robber "Are you serious?" and then proceeded to pick up the phone and call the cops.

Photo by johnwilliamsphd via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr It was no deal for the labor groups who rejected a proposed contract deal with the City of Los Angeles, and as a result, yesterday Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa got down to the business of ordering 42 furlough days for various city employees, according to CBS2. The Mayor issued the order verbally during a press conference at City Hall: “I hearby direct all city...

Photo by Fred Camino via Flickr A Metro bus driver was injured on the job last night when someone shot at her bus with a pellet or BB gun, according to ABC7. The incident happened at around 10:30 Wednesday night as the bus was at Vernon Avenue at Figueroa Street in Exposition Park. The suspect shot at the bus from the outside. The driver was struck in her finger, and treated on-scene for her...

Photo by mac_filko The Los Angeles Police Department have arrested Jose Quintana, a man thought to be impersonating a police officer in the commission of multiple grand theft cases carried out in the Rampart area. Authorities say Quintana posed as an undercover Los Angeles police officer and befriended individuals who have been arrested or whose family members have been arrested. According to the LAPD, Quintana told his victims that he had the ability to...

Arrrrrrgh, pirates! (Photo by LifeSupercharger via Flickr) The FBI have conducted a raid on the Los Angeles apartment of an actor they believe uploaded theatrical releases like "The King's Speech," "127 Hours, " "The Fighter, " and "Black Swan," to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, according to Wired. Wes DeSoto, a member of the Screen Actor's Guild, was allegedly the first person to upload those titles to the site in January. The high quality...

Chicken & Waffles goodness (Lindsay William-Ross/LAist) Some of the best grub isn't found on the menu, and the crowd-pleasing Grilled Cheese Truck has a not-so-secret secret special that shows up now and then, and it's a winner--literally. The "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner," is a chicken-and-waffles sandwich created by Grilled Cheese Truck co-founder's Dave Danhi, and this Saturday it not only captured a second place win in the Kama Sutra category at the Grilled Cheese...

Vintage Postcard depicting Harvey House at Union Station Metro's ownership of L.A.'s historic Union Station is still in its infancy, but already the transit agency is making strides to bring the rail hub back to its glory. As spotted by Franklin Avenue, a sign set up in the station declares that the space once belonging to the famous Fred Harvey "Harvey House" dining room is once again up for grabs as a restaurant. Once...

Screenshot/Current The only countdown to Keith Olbermann's last minutes as host of his MSNBC show "Countdown" came abruptly, as the show came to its end to the surprise of its viewers with just a couple of segments' notice back in January. A couple of weeks later came word that Olbermann was headed to Current TV with a new nightly news show in the works, and today we're learning that the show will bear the...

Photo by cokeisit7 via Flickr The naked body of a deceased woman was discovered late Monday night next to an off-ramp of the I-5 Freeway in Boyle Heights. The corpse, left in a plastic storage container, was likely dumped by her killer or killers, say the Los Angeles Police Department, according to LA Now. The body was found in the brush off the freeway at State Street and Cesar Chavez Avenue by a homeless...

Johnie's on Wilshire (Photo by LA Wad via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) In 1947, along with Louis Armet, architect Eldon Davis formed the firm Armet & Davis. After years of designing some of Los Angeles' most iconic "Googie" style restaurants, the duo became known as the "Frank Lloyd Wright of '50s coffee shops." Davis died Friday at the age of 94. Los Angeles Magazine's Chris Nichols talks about the legacy of...