Peggy Archer

photo by Peggy Archer/LAist Flowers placed outside the "No on 8" office in West Hollywood...

Photo by Peggy Archer via Flickr If you're heading to the weekly Hollywood farmer's market at Selma and Ivar, stop by today's "Go Obama" bake sale - proceeds from the sale will go to Obama, No on Prop 8, and Yes on Prop 2. All sorts of tasty cookies and cupcakes are available and even have chicken friendly vegan cupcakes there, and coffee. The sale is on Ivar Ave, north of Yucca on the...

Photo by Peggy Archer/LAist That white square thing behind the billboard is a generator. That's right--not only are these bright digital billboards annoying as hell and have the potential to cause accidents, but they're also using up fuel and polluting the air with the generators. Thanks billboard industry. Thanks a lot....

Found at my bank's building. Really, how do they know if I'm a visitor and not a tenant? Of course it would be too easy for them to just install another bike rack and solve the crowding problem. Previously: The Variety/E Channel Meridian Club building on Wilshire....

The Batmobile gets a spit shine before the crowds descend on the Arclight theater in Hollywood...

Photo by Peggy Archer/LAist Feel like the only thing missing from booty bootcamp is the Spanish Inquisition? Does spinning on a stripper pole sound like a great way to get a nasty rash? Don't want to be chased up and down crumbling outdoor staircases by giant mosquitoes and killer bees? But you'd still like to get in shape, right? Why not consider lifting weights?...

A giant Eddie Murphy head on the Paramount lot. Taken about 1:30 pm....

Here's a sign of the times. This bike rack at the Variety/E Channel Meridian Club building on Wilshire normally has three or four bikes on it. This day, bikes (including mine) had to be locked to parking meters because the rack was full. Related: Gas is currently averaging at $4.60 a gallon for regular in Los Angeles...

Photo of pre-fire facades by Peggy Archer/LAist According to the LA City Fire Department, this morning's fire started around 5 am in a sound stage (while someone was shooting), and spread to parts of the backlot before being contained by LA firefighters. *This story has been updated*...

Photo by Robert L. Wells There's really no point to discussing the plot of this movie as it's nearly identical to the other movies in the franchise: Indy gets dragged into trouble with bad guys (Russians this time), travels to a place with a lot of cobwebs and gets wet and/or mucky in the process and then runs from fire/mud/water/big rock/CGI something-or-other while dodging bad guys and dragging along a sidekick and then, of course,...