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A shooting in broad daylight on Sunset Boulevard near Wilton Place reportedly involved U.S. Marshals and personnel from the Los Angeles County district attorney's office firing on a suspect described as a "fugitive under surveillance," according to LA Now. Few details have been made available about the case, though witnesses have told various media outlets they heard multiple gunshots and describe a hectic scene and aftermath.

Photo of Cocktail at Mom's Bar by Talley Hsu for LAist; inset: Manila Machine Truck photo by Lindsay William-Ross/LAist Water is fundamental, as are the specifics about a fundraising event taking place Thursday night at Mom's Bar and Lounge [LAist Story]. Wells4Wells is running happy hour events all over the nation that night to raise money to build a well at a school in sub-Saharan Africa. They need just $5,500 to make it happen,...

Photo of a cocktail by Biancaniello at the Library Bar by nomsnotbombs via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Chef Meg Hall is teaming up with one of the city's most innovative bartenders, Matt Biancaniello of the Library Bar at the Roosevelt, for the second installation of her roving dinner and cocktail party, A Moveable Feast. Taking a cue from the Hollywood Roosevelt's storied past, the theme of the evening is old Hollywood...

Talkin' about tacos...and much more. How does street food shape culture? (Photo by shabdro nga via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) Street food can put the taste of the globe in the palm of our hands, and a whole cultural landscape on our palates. The phenomenon has changed how we eat in very recent times here in Los Angeles, as we lead the pack in our thriving "new wave" of street eats...

A Santa Clarita resident who shares a home with several roommates says he was the target of an apparent hate crime. Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Deputies were dispatched on a call of a vehicle fire at the home, according to a release issued by the LASD, and the victim, an African-American male, said he initially heard noises coming from outside the front of the home. In his driveway was "his 2009 Scion fully engulfed...

"Have you heard the Awesome news? - The End of the World is Almost Here!" Forget about 2012. Actually, forget about the second half of 2011. Some Biblical devotees believe that we are due for a Judgment Day, and that day is May 21st. A billboard campaign mounted by Oakland, California-based Family Radio Worldwide has been launched, and Angelenos are being urged to "save the date" for, well, the end of the world.

Charlie Brown Firestarter (Photo via The Dirt Floor/Used with permission) The elusive UK street artist Banksy didn't exact slip into Los Angeles last month unnoticed. His high profile and controversial art work popped up all over town, and the stories about the pieces being removed are still being discussed. One website, AllVoices.com, has issued an open letter to The Los Angeles Community regarding Banksy's "stolen art." Among the "missing" or "stolen" pieces is the...

Graphic via LA TACO Forget about March Madness. For L.A.'s taqueria tacomaniacs, March is Taco Madness. It's LA TACO's annual bracketed showdown that pits 32 tacos against one another and at the mercy of the voters (that's you!) to narrow it down to one mighty victor. LA TACO explains that they "used a panel of TACO experts combined with reader submissions to rank the top 32 taco outlets in the city." In the mix...

Photo by brewbooks via Flickr Borders bookstores are closing up all over, including several in the SoCal region, with more shut-downs just announced. In Pico Rivera, the Borders at the city's Towne Center is one of the first-round stores to get the ol' bankruptcy boot, but, as the Whittier Daily News reports, the bill for bringing books for sale to the community is still unpaid. Based on agreements drawn in 2002, the lease on...

Currywurst and fries, from Berlin, Germany (Photo by WordRidden via Flickr) First, the basics: Currywurst is a German post-WWII invention that involves pork sausage sliced and slathered in a sauce typically made of made of ketchup or tomato paste and curry powder. On the side is some bread to sop up the sauce, and an order of fries. All buns aside, there is a currywurst rivalry brewing in Los Angeles. The first strike came...

They're sort of the Oscars of the food world: The nominees for the 2011 James Beard Awards, which honor chefs, pastry chefs, restaurants, food writing, food personalities, and cookbooks from around the nation were announced today. Los Angeles makes a decent showing in the star-studded categories in which we were eligible.

"What are you doing?" That's pretty much the question that has launch a bazilliondy Tweets, ranging from real-time firsthand accounts of social upheaval, to celeb inanity, to some of the most "profound" navel-gazing ever (or not) imaginable. Today, the social media site Twitter is celebrating their 5th birthday, and they are doing a few things to mark the occasion. Part of the celebration is the launch of a new website and video feature called...