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Win Tickets For Scorpions Farewell
After 45 years (yes, 45!) the Scorpions have decided to lay down their guitars. Before they do, however, they'll be on a three-year farewell tour. That tour comes to southern California this week, and blogging.la has your tickets. »
Memorial Walk to Honor Silver Lake’s Walking Man
As many of you have heard by now, Marc Abrams (known to most as Silver Lake’s Walking Man) passed away last night. To honor the man who became such a fixture in our community, a few of us have decided to organize a memorial walk... »
A Tale of Two Johnnies
Last Saturday, the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce held its Health and Fitness Expo on the Third Street Promenade. The event featured scores of exhibitors in the health and wellness field. By the luck of the draw, St. Johns Health Center had its booth set... »
East LA, Meet Napa. Napa, Meet East LA.
Five years ago, the foods of East Los Angeles met the Latino/a-owned wineries of Napa Valley. The rendez-vous was pre-arranged by AltaMed, which, when it is not playing matchmaker, is a network of community clinics and health care providers that provide services to those in... »
Orange County Fair Begins Today
And if you’re not there in two minutes, you won’t get in for free. This year they started later in the summer, and the fair will run until August 15. Go here for more info. Frankly, it is so damn hot that you would have to pay me to go there. I prefer my fair... »
Home Sweet Home
Sonja Rasula wants you to buy local, and you know what? There's good reason for it, and it has to do with the circle of life. It's true. Her Unique LA event and upcoming Street Food Fest will give you all the local culture you and your belly can handle. »
‘Fabric,’ a play about of human trafficking and slavery; based on the 1995 El Monte story
Fifteen years ago in El Monte, California, law enforcement officials discovered 72 Thai nationals confined in an apartment complex ringed with barbed wire, lured to this country with promises of achieving the American dream. Under conditions of forced labor and slavery, some of the victims... »
Best Part of My Weekend: Jane Lynch at Outfest
Waiting in line at the Director’s Guild of America on Saturday, early afternoon, I overheard the couple behind me discuss what we were in line for. “I am so excited to see her,” she said. “We are so lucky to live in LA,” the other... »
The Lotus Festival Is Back
Wondering what to do to enjoy the beautiful weather we're having this weekend? Why not head over to Echo Park Lake for the return of the Lotus Festival? Sure, there still won't be any lotus blooms to see, but you can enjoy the music, food, art, and more of many of our local Asian... »
Festival of Lights cancelled – looking for options.
Sorry, kids. There will be no bitching about how tack the DWP's Holiday Light Festival this year. No arguing about how bike or pedestrian friendly it should be. That's right - Santa Claus Tom LaBonge has cancelled the annual event. But is there hope? »
Mommy, Mommy, Baby Wants To Go To Cinefamily’s Dennis Hopper Series
Starting tomorrow and running every Friday in July (as well as one Sunday and one Saturday), MOCA and Cinespia are copresenting a Dennis Hopper tribute at the Silent Movie Theater. The series opens with a double feature of Easy Rider (in case you missed it... »
Continue Celebrating America at Tuesday Night Cafe
Sure, the 4th has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop celebrating America. No, no, keep the fireworks going strong with some sweet poetry, music, a little improv, and a lot of good food TONIGHT at Tuesday Night Project’s Tuesday Night... »
At the Skirball: Is it shellfish to wonder if I’ll ever seafood again?
As you read this, the good folks at the British Petroleum crude-oil concern are hard at work in the Gulf of Mexico, making sure that the term “cajun blackened shrimp” forever loses its association with the culinary arts. Yes, in addition to roasting sea turtles... »
Free Dental Care Available this Summer for Kids and Teens
When I was growing up, my parents never took me to the dentist unless it was an absolute emergency, so I consider myself very fortunate to have had consistent, company-sponsored dental insurance for the past 10+ years. However, many people are without insurance and can’t... »
It Caught My Eye: And On This Date, Something Happened
Coming back home from Boyle Heights earlier this week on one of what’s become my now-rare bike rides, I was rolling under the Beverly Boulevard bridge over 2nd Street/Glendale Boulevard and upon seeing this ominous and intriguing image pasted up on one of the overpass... »