Paul Davidson

Who said nothing in LA was free? If you can believe it, under the guise of saving the City of Los Angeles a little bit of power for those A/C-heavy summers, the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power is offering up a program called "Trees for a Green LA." The program gives homeowners up to eight (count 'em), eight free trees of varying shapes and sizes for planting on your own property. Why?...

In our continuing Monday morning tradition (two weeks in a row makes it a tradition, btw), LAist brings you our second edition of The Coffee Buzz. Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf #2 Malibu Country Mart 3835 Crosscreek #7 Malibu, CA 90265 Hours: Mon-Sun 6:00 AM–9:00 PM Malibu is known for the pioneering of many things over time, some of which include the fashionable-yet-practical wearing of Ugg boots to formal dinners, the legally-questionable practice of...

Knowing that the plays of Shakespeare and the hit television show "The Simpsons" are two pieces of superior entertainment that have been running longer than their counterparts, LAist couldn't help but get excited when we heard about the unique entertainment experience called "MacHomer." Performed by Rick Miller (the reincarnation of Rich Little even though he's not technically dead yet), "MacHomer" is Miller's "one man vocal spectacular that features over 50 voices from TV's "The...

What do pro skater Tosh Townsend, Filthee Immigrants, the Element Skate Team and the Oakley Skate Team have in common? They'll be joining bands Trek-Life, Mary Jane Band, FM, Crush One, Shot Blue and REHAB DJ's (Syphe and Eric D Lux) all day long this Saturday, August 28th between 1:00 AM and 9:00 PM at Los Angeles' new skate/surf/snow shop Nine Star. The event, whose sole goal is to get younger voters out to...

LAist has noticed lately that periodically out-of-work actors are now exponentially out-of-work actors who sit around complaining that their soon-to-be out of work agents and already out-of-work managers aren't getting them the million-dollar reality-TV auditions they think they're perfect for. Having big ears and a quick pen, LAist made note of the following identical conversation which took place (pretty much word for word) at Swingers, a Beverly Drive newsstand and Urth Cafe. Along with...

Until Bingo: The Movie becomes a reality, may LAist suggest another local bingo event that is just as dramatic and showy as your imagination? Thank you, don't mind if we do. Tonight, if you're feeling lucky and you're in the mood for a little Drag-Queen Bingo, Exclusive Legendary Bingo, starring The Fabulous Belle Aire & Bingo-boy is right up your alley. Benefitting the Glendale Humane Society and featuring great drink specials and fabulous prize...

September's Los Angeles Magazine highlights their own choices for the 25 Best Mexican Restaurants in all of LA. Among some of their favorites, Tacos Baja Ensenada (5385 Whittier Boulevard, East LA / 323-887-1980) for the "holy grail of fish tacos", Teresita's (3826 E. 1st Street, East LA / 323-266-6045) for its family-run atmosphere and "costillas de puerco en chile negro", and Mario's Tacos and Burritos (3764 S. Overland Avenue, West LA / 323-314-2298) for...

LAist knows that in a city of almost 4 million people, sometimes the real heroes go overlooked, relegating such individuals to an anonymous existence where their daily good deeds often go unnoticed. That's why today, we'd like to pay particular attention to the Personal Public Storage Facility Clerks — those who provide you the boxes and the packing tape and the bubble wrap and the storage spaces to lock away all the items you...

Knowing that there's only one mocha-flavored God standing between Angelenos and a stress-free, high-energy Monday morning, the sharp minds at LAist decided to introduce The Coffee Buzz. What is The Coffee Buzz? Each and every Monday morning, LAist will be highlighting one of the fifty-two Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf shops across Los Angeles (Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Hollywood, Ventura/The Valley, Malibu and the rest of Los Angeles proper) in an attempt to provide...

Trust us. If it weren't for boingboing.net, LAist probably would have lived through this whole entire year without realizing that it was Dungeon & Dragons' 30th Anniversary. Fortunately for us we were able to locate our old Dungeon Master's Guide and those haphazardly-painted miniature wizard figures in preparation of September's Strategicon Gaming Conference, taking place during Labor Day Weekend (Sept 3rd–6th) at the Westin Hotel (Los Angeles Airport). Touted as the "best four days...