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Anti-HOA Yard of the day: No lawn all drought tolerant plants
Just what we need in the land of uber water using St Augustine lawns, a homeowner that rips it out and puts in native and Mediterranean type plants that thrive in our wet winter dry summer climate. Good thing they don’t live in Orange or Glendale where those sorts of actions are frowned upon and a... »
Amelia’s: Finally, Fried Okra in the West Valley
Okay, really I actually hate okra, but it’s a sort of acid test for whether a place is a real soul food restaurant, in my book. If there is no fried okra and no cobbler, well…it may be good, but it’s not really soul food. Anyone who knows LA well knows that Soul Food... »
See The Big Pink at the El Rey on Tuesday, March 9
I didn’t want to like these guys, with their snotty Brit swagger and their line, “These girls fall like dominoes…” I mean, come on, fuc*er. You already know you’re in a band and you’re gonna get a lot of groupies. But is it classy at all to brag about it? So it’s a testament to... »
Slippery
Sacramento meteorologists say we should expect more wet weather this week. Sigh. My future garden could use the water. But rainy weather is a pain when I’m trying to stay awake on Eastbound I-80. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it's... »
Back Pocket Memory At Chain Reaction In Anaheim
Good morning kids! I wanted to bring to your attention a rock show happening tomorrow night NEXT WEDNESDAY March 10, at Chain Reaction in Anaheim. A band called Back Pocket Memory, or BPM as they’re also known, is going to playing a show at about 7pm. Why am I telling you about some random rock... »
The Nazis are Coming to L.A.!
According to several websites, members of neo-Nazi organization the National Socialist Movement will hold a “national annual meeting and rally” at Los Angeles City Hall on Saturday, April 17. The Anti-Defamation League’s website indicates that “he National Socialist Movement (NSM) is currently the largest neo-Nazi group in the United States …. The NSM... »
FREE Pancakes!!!!
Tomorrow is IHOP’s National Pancake Day!! That means from 7am-10pm, go to participating IHOP restaurants and you can receive a FREE short stack of pancakes!!! Being that tomorrow is also the opening of Captain EO, you can go get your FREE pancakes across the street from the Disneyland Main Entrance at the IHOP on Harbor, then head... »
Catch Him If You Can: The Heartbreaking Jimmy Scott
85 year old balladeer Jimmy Scott refuses to quit, while most his age are long retired, he's playing Yoshi's this week Tues Feb 23rd & Weds Feb 24th, and he's recorded some 9 or so albums on a half dozen labels in the last 20 years and added a 5th wife in 2003 to... »
Captain EO is back! February 23!!
That’s right kids. The rumors were all true. While it was originally thought that Captain EO would return for the special Halloween celebration Disneyland had in 2009, there simply wasn’t enough time to do it up right. According to the Disney Parks Blog the official date for it’s return is this Tuesday February 23!!!... »
Tanaka Farms
A few weekends ago we visited Tanaka Farms in Irvine. We’ve been trying to support our local business with the added bonus of actually knowing where our food is coming from. On one side you will see a produce “stand” stocked with fresh produce as well as honey, baked goods and jarred deliciousness. On the otherside... »
Pasadena Police speed enforcement project today.
Direct from the Pasadena PIO Ann Erdman on facebook: Do you feel the need for speed? Well, slow down! The Pasadena Police Department will be enforcing speed limit laws proactively Wednesday 2/17/2010 from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. You’ve been warned. That is all. »
Blogherding in the SGV…
Its time for that random recap of the blogosphere such as it exists in the SGV… M-M-M-My Pomona reports people are beyond miffed about a film crew. Pasadena’s Political Underbelly responds to what to do with art snobs. West Coast Grrlie Blather returns with a spoiler on Up in the Air. Final Post runs for The Foothill Cities... »
Doo Dah Parade names a new Queen…its a DOOD!
Yup, the full story can be found in the Pasadena Star News but the upshot is that a guy named Erica Valentine has been crowned the new “Doo Dah Parade Queen”. I’m working with Pasadena PIO to see if she can help with setting up an interview with the new reigning queen. With luck... »
What I’ve Learned from Driving in L.A.
One of my east coast tells is the fact that I only really learned to drive in my 30s. I didn’t drive at all before I moved to L.A. (My native friends, I know, regard this disclosure as only slightly more bizarre than a statement like ”I used to breathe through gills before moving here” or “My parasitic... »
Imagine Not Eating at McDonald’s at LAX
Last year, LAX landed on a list of world’s worst airports. Now, I’m not worldly, monied, or George Clooney enough to have sampled all of the airports this world has to offer, but I will throw this out: out of the airports I have had the displeasure (looking at you, Beauvais-Tille aeroport in France, which... »