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Martha Cooper for Gothamist Gothamist was surprised, but not really that surprised, when the NYPD removed dozens of bikes—without warning—along President Obama's motorcade route. The damaged bikes are ready for their owners to pick them up tomorrow. Chicagoist marveled at local comic-book artist Chris Ware's rejected cover for Fortune magazine. Phillyist recommends that, if you're running the legendary Penn Relays, you refrain from dining on escolar the evening before. Torontoist got the first look...

Photo by morgan.arnold via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Campus police are looking for the assailant who attacked a transgender student in a restroom at CSULB, slashing him repeatedly and then fleeing. A fatal hit-and-run in Compton has left one teen girl dead, another injured. The drunk driver struck the girls as they were walking down the street after leaving a party. Poison singer and recent reality TV star Brett Michaels remains...

June's garden (via Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase) There's an 82-year-old woman named June who lives in Mar Vista who realized life was too short for her to be paying a gardener to tend her landscaping and the costly water bills. So instead she re-did her yard using sustainable techniques, halved her water bill, and is one of the 80 home gardens on view today as part of the Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase....

Photo by iamgros via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr 24 dogs, most of which were malnourished puppies, have been seized from a home in Riverside; the dogs belong to former Beverly Hills Mayor Charlotte Spadaro. Two 19-year-old men from Rosemead were struck and killed by a Union Pacific freight train this morning. A mock funeral procession took place today in the hopes of bringing light on the subject on workplace fatalities. In...

Photo by CarbonNYC via Flickr Two recent robberies that took place near each other in both time and physical proximity have prompted the LAPD to contact Silver Lake residents via a community alert. Both robberies happened between midnight and 12:30 a.m. on April 18th. The first involved a female victim walking alone near Rowena and Hyperion, when she was confronted by a male passenger of a dark 1990's Honda Accord or Civic. The suspect...

Two female Wilson High School students have been arrested on charges of witness intimidation in the case of Melody Ross, their onetime classmate who was gunned down on the campus last fall after the Homecoming football game, reports the LA Times. The 16- and 17-year-old students were arrested at the school on Friday at around 12:30 p.m. for allegedly threatening more than one witness in the case. Although they are minors, which is why...

An injured bear who broke into the same garage twice was shot and killed by State Fish and Game officers when he would not respond to non-lethal attempts to rouse him, according to cbs2. The incident took place in Cherry Valley, which is in Riverside County. Authorities believe the bear was likely hit by a car because he had "severe injuries to its leg and head." During the course of the break-in the bear...

With initial speculation pointing to a launch sometime this summer, ArcLight's Pasadena location appears to be heading for a May 7th opening date, according to the ArcLight site. Closed for the renovation since April 1, the Pacific Paseo Theater in the Paseo Colorado is being converted to provide ArcLight patrons with their signature experience of movie-going on 14 screens. The grand opening will be Friday May 7th to welcome ArcLight to the Paseo with...

Photo by melloveschallah via Flickr For four people in Rosemead, any plans to observe the honorary stoner's holiday, 4/20, Tuesday, went to pot. As in it was a total bust. An anonymous tipster described to sheriff's deputies by phone at around 12:45 Tuesday afternoon that they were watching what looked like a residential burglary in progress, with several people taking items from a home on the 9700 block of Loftus Drive and putting them...

Season 6 contestants (Food Network) The 6th season of The Next Food Network Star doesn't hit the small screen until June 6th, but there's already reason to celebrate in Los Angeles, since three of the Food TV stars-in-the-making call our city home. The Food Network's most-watched series, TNFNS follows 12 contestants aiming to be named the next on-screen food-tastic personality. During the competition they are offered mentorship from Giada De Laurentiis, and face the...

Donning blue jeans might be a daily thing for many people, but today keep your eye out for people whose denim is being worn for a purpose. For Denim Day in LA, thousands of men and women all over the city are wearing jeans today as part of a world-wide effort to raise awareness about preventing sexual and domestic violence. Now in its 11th year as an annual observation, the campaign has its roots...

Photo by RobeRt Vega via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is likely to implement a fare hike effective July 1, according to the LA Times. Facing a $204-million hole in their operating budget, MTA believes the added revenue will help, and estimates it will lower the deficit to $180 million. The proposed increases are as follows: One-way fare will be $1.50 (from $1.25), Day Pass will be $6...