Matt Vannucci

"Celebratory Splash" Photo by playonthefreeway via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr It's friggin hot and you don't have A/C - here's a few ways to keep it cool. Some mannequin's have nipples and that's not okay with grandmothers. A mannequin in the window at Tilly's in Huntington beach left one grandmother "outraged" by the obvious areola. Tilly's was quick to apologize and give her a 20% off-one-item coupon. if you got picked...

"Top "o" the world Ma!" Photo by A.C.Thamer via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Steve Rocco, was found guilty today for stealing a ketchup bottle from a Chapman University cafeteria. Rocco stated,"this is not over," as he left the courtroom. Let's hope that it is over, because it has already cost taxpayers thousands of dollars! LAist's own "Recession Obsessed," Caleb Bacon, explained his motives for finding eats on the cheap to The...

"The Orpheum Theatre" Photo by STERLINGDAVISPHOTO via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr You can't call it "chicken," and now you can't call it "fried." KFC is now grillin' up the "C" in KFC. There's only one thing holding up the banishment of plastic bags from the land - plastic legal tape thrown on the cause by... the plastic industry. Yeah.... so you're paycheck to paycheck and it's getting old. Consumerist presents some...

"low. ride. er." Photo by brinegaj via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Los Angeles - we keep our surplus of fossils in covered crates outside. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants you to trade in your guns for groceries. Manhattan Beach just got a little more exciting. A sculpture garden will be added beginning this summer and "some with moving parts, are the first batch to be included in a garden that city leaders...

"LA Tigers" Photo by atomicshakespeares via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Smoking is down 41% in California since the state enacted the California Tobacco Control Program 20 years ago. Even youth smoking is at 14.6%, one of the lowest rates in the nation. What gives? Is it mom & dad setting better examples, the in-our-face anti-tobacco campaigns, or just the steady decline of public places to puff? The campaign for city attorney...

"Out of balance, lacking focus" Photo by jakerome via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr "OK," is this the best named restaurant in LA? Behold a migration of beauty. Thousands of Painted Lady Butterflies have temporarily shacked up in the South Bay on their journey up North. All of the more eco-friendly travelers on Metrolink may see a hike of up to 5.5% in their fares. There also may be a cost associated...

"One day this will all be yours" Photo by jakerome via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr LA Metblogs reminds us that the sales tax will increase to 9.25% tomorrow (10.25% in some parts). So you have one more night to buy that TV, car, or whatever else it is you want, because it will be officially more expensive tomorrow. You could be the next drummer for Smashing Pumpkins. LA Snark has the...

"only in my neighborhood" Photo by jek in the box via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr It's Taco Madness, baby! With a capital, T! LATACO is holding Sabrocho! Taco Madness 2009, and they're down to the Elite 8. Make sure to get your vote in. Lookin' for a home, buckaroo? Well, mosey on down to Culver City and belly up to the saloon, grab some chow and put a down payment on...

Photo Robbie by via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr There's some things that is just pure music to anyone's ears, and this is one of them - $1 sushi & $1 drinks at Lucky Fish in Beverly Hills all day today. Happy 1 Year Anniversary! AOL has never been known for hard-nosed reporting, but they will be now. New Editor, Melinda Henneberger of Slate, and formerly of the New York Times and...

"Los Angeles Theater" Photo by sfxeric via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Knock, Knock SoCal - it's me, Barack. Barack Obama is making a trip to our area next Wednesday to discuss (what else) the economy. Will you camp out and wait for B.H.O.? Have you seen this man? He is one of the suspects in a botched abduction that took place in Redondo Beach in January. Quick, you're locked in a...

"Waiting for the evening bus" Photo balmes by via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Robin Williams needs heart surgery. Not funny All you folks who want, but can't justify purchasing Amazon's Kindle2, just go buy an iPhone or iPod Touch. Amazon opened their e-book libraries to the devices. When Congresswoman Diane Watson (a UCLA Alum) made a resolution to honor USC's football team for its 2008 season, things got a little... heated....

Photo by Ca-los! via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Starbucks began their value meals "breakfast pairings" today. Anybody get one? When you go to vote on May 19th, make sure you know everything about the Propositions. For instance, some ballot pamphlets do not have information about Proposition 1A extending billions of dollars in temporary tax hikes just signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, for two years. Keep your eyes peeled for...