January 2011
Free NYE "TIPSY TOW" Tonite For Drivers...
FREE TIPSY TOW AND METRO FOR NYE ANGELENOS ON THE GOby Don Rose -Is there someone you know who had one too many and should not be driving tonight? AAA’s Tipsy Tow is one answer. -Just call (800)400-4AAA to arrange a free tow for the driver to the driver’s home, up to 7 miles. -I don’t think you have to be a AAA member to use the service, but you can ask when you call. -It sounds like...
December 2010
JAN 1: FREE Breakfast or Lunch at La Grand Orange...
By Don Rose -Here is a fun event to get your 2011 off to a great start: buy breakfast or lunch, then get all you spent BACK in a gift certificate!So, in a sense, your breakfast or lunch will be “FREE” on 1/1/11! Where, you ask? La Grand Orange is the place to be on New Years Day for this event (2000 Main near Pico in Santa Monica). The catch? You must wear pajamas to get this deal!...
Weather's Downright Grinchy →
Damp days have vamoosed some celeb appearances at Universal, but there are more to come.
Comet Making at Griffith Observatory →
It’s wet, so head indoors to explore “the nature of water in all its forms.”
Holiday Time at La Valencia →
There are several to-dos at the La Jolla grand dame, including sparkling wine school.
SLS Hotel Christmas Package →
A nearby getaway turns up the noël.
This weekend's music picks: Ozomatli, A Fine... →
Saturday: Ozomatli at Club Nokia The kinetic, chaotic musical embodiment of L.A.’s mish-mash of cultures, Ozomatli is going strong in their fifteenth year. Combining a whole host of…
A-OK To Be Gay For America: No More 'Don't Ask,... →
Photo by calvinfleming via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr
A historic 65-31 Senate vote approving a bill that repeals the policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” on Saturday…
Santas Head for Santa Monica Pub Crawl →
Festive people will be out in force. Ready, Third Street, Wilshire and environs?
Invisible Children benefit concert Monday... →
When MP3 blogs began emerging into the mainstream with a flurry of print articles about five years ago, some wondered if they’d be the new music magazines. Turns out, they’re…
Extra, Extra →
Photo by -Clearlight- via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr
There will be some road closures this weekend during the rainstorm in some of the Station Fire burn areas.
Tonight: The Dan Band Holiday Show →
Plus: Rob Halford. And: free Music Center sing-along.
Your Los Angeles: What's your favorite... →
What’s your favorite pocket of L.A.? “The hill that I live on because there are free-roaming peacocks at the top, and I woke up to one of them on my roof yesterday. That is on…
Weekend: Newport's Famous Holiday Boats →
Plus: Stevie Wonder, Ozomatli, Santa Monica Pub Crawl, and a trio of “Nutcrackers”
L.A.'s indie-rock hotties: Who turns on your iPod? →
Our cranky colleagues over at LA Weekly have ranked the hottest guys and gals of our fair city’s steamy indie rock scene, and while we applaud some of their picks (looking good, Soft…
LAst Night's Action: Lakers Exact Revenge on... →
Pau Gasol creates space against Roy Hibbert in the Lakers game against the Indiana Pacers. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
LA Lakers defeat Indiana Pacers 109-94. On Nov. 28, Roy…
The Shot: Putting a Spin on partying →
Wavves band member Stephen Pope performs during Spin Magazine’s The Year in Music Party 2010, which took place at the Music Box in Hollywood.
L.A.’s indie music cognoscenti descended…
LAst Night's Action: Lakers Win Easy Over Wiz →
Lamar Odom and Steve Blake fighting for the ball with Nick Young. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
LA Lakers defeat Washington Wizards 103-89. This wasn’t pretty especially with Wizards no. 1…
Tonight: Adam Lambert →
Plus: Chanticleer, X, Badly Drawn Boy
Brand X Files: Golden Globe nominations 2011.... →
Golden Globe nominations announced: “The King’s Speech,” “The Social Network” and “The Fighter” lead the annual ceremony, which also bestowed nominations on the critically reviled…
DEC 14: SingularCity Holiday Friend Exchange Party...
Posted by Don Rose - Featured Event
This is it! The Singular event of the year! Join the great folks of SingularCity at La Sandia, the posh restaurant on the dining deck at Santa Monica Place, for SC’s annual holiday friend exchange cocktail party.
A friend exchange party is where you bring your best friend to show off and introduce to everyone else. It can be your BFF, a boyfriend, a...
Brand X Files: Miley Cyrus bong hit video. Ling's... →
Miley Cyrus caught on tape: In a video posted to TMZ, a person who appears to be the 18-year-old singer-actress takes a bong hit — though the site claims she was smoking salvia, not an…
Weekend movies: 'The Tourist,' 'The Fighter,' 'The... →
This weekend’s got something for everyone, if everyone includes people who like gorgeous movie stars, kids’ fantasy films, oddball Shakespeare adaptations and serious movies about…
Weekend Agenda: Frank Perry double feature,... →
Friday 12.10: Frank Perry Double Feature @ Egyptian Theater
Indulge in some classic Hollywood cinema before you head out this weekend at this showing of two of director Frank Perry’s…
Kings Ice Flames 2-1 →
The Kings always seem to have problems with the Calgary Flames losing six of their last ten showdowns at STAPLES Center. On this night however, the Kings reversed that…
Tonight: Helen Mirren Talks "Tempest" →
Plus: Andrea Bocelli, The Dandy Warhols, Allison Miller, “Elf,” “Gremlins”
Relaxation drinks get hot 'n' cold →
THE CHILL ISSUE: After Malibu entrepeneur Max Baumann introduced us to the stress-relieving sweetness of Just Chill, we knew we had to lay back, relax and play the relaxation drink…
'Real Steel' trailer: But where is the robot... →
In “Real Steel,” Hugh Jackman, cashing a quick paycheck before the next “Wolverine,” plays a trainer to robot boxers facing off in some futuristic/ridiculous Rocky-Apollo…
The Craft Beer Chronicles: The Beer Chicks get... →
Hallie Beaune arrived at Santa Monica’s Daily Pint in a green t-shirt bearing the image of a frothy mug sandwiched between the words “I” and “Beer”.
“I buy beer tees when I’m…
Photos: Escondido Explosives House Torched By... →
The planned burning of a house filled with ” massive amounts of bomb-making material” in Escondido went as hoped today, according to LA Now, ” with no large…
Pencil This In: Art Walk Theatre Tour, Brevity... →
Walking in the shadow of the Orpheum (Photo by orngejuglr via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr)
WALKING TOUR
Tonight, if you’re headed to the Downtown Art Walk you…
Public Health Officials Shut Down Porn Industry... →
Screenshot (Google Maps)
Officials from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health have shut down the Adult Industry Medical (AIM) clinic in Sherman Oaks, according to LA…
Schlesinger & Viola to Play Movie Music and More... →
Photo of Mike Viola by Kerry Fersel. Photo of Adam Schlesinger by Audrey Levy.
Adam Schlesigner (Fountains of Wayne/ Ivy/ Tinted Windows) has been a longtime friend and collaborator…
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Odyssey's 'Status Update' Takes on Alice in Web... →
‘Status Update’ at the Odyssey
Status Update is a new play by LA-based Dorothy Fortenberry that workshops this weekend at the Odyssey Theatre. The premise sounds perfect for…
More Federal Funds for High Speed Rail Heading to... →
Sorry, Wisconsin and Ohio! If you don’t want those federal funds for high-speed rail (HSR) projects, well, California will be more than happy to those bucks off your hands. Today…
Family of Hiker Michelle Yu Expresses Gratitude to... →
Michelle Yu (Photo courtesy the Yu family)
Earlier today a team of medics and a coroner from Los Angeles County hoisted the body believed to be that of missing hiker Michelle Yu…
Metro Will Let School Kids Ride Free For Field... →
Photo by Greg Lilly Photos via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr
In a move that will ideally save schools and parents money, the Metro Board voted today to approve a…
TV Junkie: 3 1/2 Hours of Great Comedy Tonight;... →
Tonight’s “Community” (NBC @ 8pm) will be stop-motion animated! We can’t wait!
Thursday is a mega comedy night, probably the last one before the new year. NBC has gone all…
All Hail Healthy Cacti! La Feria Del Nopal Fest is... →
Ensalada Nopal (Photo by Javier Cabral/Used with permission)
By Javier Cabral/Special to LAist All hail healthy cacti! A festival in honor of Mexico’s green, staple vegetable is…
Villaraigosa Commends Obama for Extending Tax Cuts →
Villaraigosa in January 2010 (Elise Thompson/LAist)
LA’s mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, was among the 18 politicians who issued statements yesterday in support of President Barack…
OC Trail, Parked Cars Littered With Pics of Male... →
Women exercising and relaxing at Anaheim Hills’ Toyon Park have been finding sexually explicit photos left on the trail and on their parked cars, according to ABC7. One woman describes…
Body Believed to be Missing Hiker Michelle Yu... →
Michelle Yu
Authorities believe they have found the body of missing hiker Michelle Yu in the Fish Fork area of the Angeles National Forest, according to KTLA. Yu, an experienced…
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Chick-Fil-A is Going Hollywood! →
Photo by VirtualEm via Flickr
It was just three years ago when we bemoaned the lack of Chick-fil-A in Los Angeles proper. And it only took until this August to put an end to…
From Nuts to Pork: The Latest SoCal Food Product... →
Two Southern California companies are the focus of two new recalls, thanks to health concerns associated with their food products. A salmonella scare is prompting the recall of El Guapo…
Video: 'Oh God, I Think My Neighborhood's Been... →
Vegan brunches and $5 PBR could be signs that your ‘hood is gaining some cred, but perhaps not of the street variety. Rachel Glassberg offers her song response to a recent LA…
Monrovia's Gold Line Transit Village Project... →
Artist’s rendering of Station Square
The mixed-use transit village planned for the Gold Line station in Monrovia received some green to help with their green, thanks to a “a $995,000…
Interview: Ted Dwane and Winston Marshall of 'Best... →
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford and Winston Marshall of Mumford & Sons / Photo by Rebecca Miller
Last week, London-based band Mumford & Sons received “Best New Artist” and…
Tonight In Rock: The Happy Hollows, Rumspringa,... →
Rumspringa will be performing tonight at the Echo | Picture via Rumspringa’s Myspace
Our Pick: Hanni El Khatib, Vanaprasta, Rumspringa, Hot Panda @ The Echo Tonight LA-bred…