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5 Creative Things to Do in L.A. This Week

See also: *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *Our Calendar Section, Listing More Great Things to Do in L.A. For those constantly churning minds looking for inspirational artists and events, this week proves a treasure trove of creative happenings. From a pop-up Etsy shop to a wacky parade to a ... More >>

They Never Promised Us a Rose Parade

Military Officer Diana Elizabeth Zschaschel's Family Evicted by Bank of America, Freddie Mac, While She Was Deployed

Commissioned U.S. Army Reserve Officer Diana Elizabeth Zschaschel and her family are facing a cold winter eviction set for today in Los Angeles, after they say the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., or Freddie Mac, wrongfully evicted them -- while she was on duty in San Diego. On May 14, 2011, Zscha ... More >>

What's in Season at the Farmers Market: Special Red Rain Mustard Greens from Shear Rock Farms

The usual, painfully stereotypical story of success in our town is about the farm girl who comes to L.A. to make it in "showbiz." But the best stories are almost always a twist on the typical. So it goes for Shear Rock Farms, a story about the woman (in this case, Sabrina Bohn) who leaves Hollywood ... More >>

Wal-Mart Continues L.A. County Expansion With 'Neighborhood Markets' in Bell Gardens, Downey

One labor organization's doomsday scenario for a Wal-Mart invasion of L.A. County is starting to look less and less outlandish. Late last week, Wal-Mart officials announced plans for two new "neighborhood markets" in the L.A. area: One is set to open in a deserted party-supply store in Downey, and ... More >>

Terrifying New Map Shows Walmart's Anticipated Growth in L.A. County

Every time plans for a new L.A.-area Walmart leak to the public -- recent targets include Burbank, Chinatown and Altadena -- we see a familiar wave of outrage and picket signs and union pressers. But Wal-Mart knows what it can and can't do. A company this savvy isn't going to waste time trying to o ... More >>

VIDEO: Bear Takes Memorial-Day Dip in Posh Monrovia Swimming Pool

Is a "Rise of the Planet of the Black Bears" playing out in northeast Los Angeles County? First there was Glendale bear, a strapping young dude who yielded for no pedestrian texter in his hunt for the mighty meatball. Then came Altadena bear, a mother of two who chose a residential sidewalk tree fo ... More >>

Top 5 Sustainable Food Sacrifices for Lent

The King cake's been cut. And if there were beads involved, tuck them away. Remember, Fat Tuesday exists only because it is in balanced juxtaposition with the 40 days of Lent -- a time set aside for guilt, contemplation, fasting, sacrifice and service, depending on your flavor of spiritual commitme ... More >>

Johnny Otis Is Dead: R&B Godfather Was 90

By Kirk Silsbee Rhythm and blues giant Johnny Otis passed away on Tuesday in Altadena. He was 90. At times a bandleader, talent scout, club owner, and broadcaster, among other titles, his caravan tours in the 1950s helped popularize R&B throughout the country. His influence on the genre is incalcul ... More >>

Los Angeles Limerick Fest at Altadena Ale House: Sex and Sheep, Dick Jokes and the Man from Nantucket

Paul T. Bradley100.3's Mimi Chen reads some raunchy internet submissions​ "Ok, now here are some X-Rated ones," says a kindly, professorial elderly gentleman in a fishing cap before he belts out a few stanzas of offensive rhyming verse about a couple's sexual proclivities. A woman entering the ... More >>

Erwin Molina, Hiker in His 20s, Takes Fatal Plunge From Waterfall at Eaton Canyon Park

My Own 100 Hikes Eaton Canyon Falls​A young man who died Sunday evening while hiking with three friends at Eaton Canyon Park (located just east of Altadena) has been identified as Erwin Molina. The Pasadena Fire Department has IDed him as 26 years old, but the L.A. County Coroner's Office says ... More >>

LA's Top 10 Ice Cream & Gelato Spots

Guzzle & Nosh​[Catch up on the full 30 Scoops in 30 Days trek in our sweet, creamy archive.] Americans remember President Ronald Reagan as any number of things: The Great Communicator, a proponent of trickle-down economics, a hack former actor with a penchant for chimpanzees. Few, however, kn ... More >>

30 Scoops in 30 Days: The Aftermath

​ It's summer. You want to eat ice cream. Here's a map to help you do it. From Altadena to Artesia, from Santa Clarita to Redondo Beach, from Echo Park to Venice, it's a roundup of all the places we visited on our 30 Scoops in 30 Days quest, plus a few other hot ice cream spots. And it's just ... More >>

Fancy Food Truck Friday in Altadena

Flickr/ricardodiaz11​ Webster's Fine Stationers in Altadena and the Rolling Bistros present their next Fancy Food Truck Friday this Friday, June 10 from 5 to 9 p.m. in the Webster's parking lot on the corner of Mariposa Street and Lake Avenue. The fifth FFTF will feature No Reservations, Shrim ... More >>

L.A. Building Inspector Raoul Joseph Germain Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribes: He's Fired

Dirty cash.​Update: A second inspector, 49-year-old Hugo Joel Gonzalez, pleaded guilty today to one count of bribery as part of the same case, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 1. Oops. This is what happens when you click "publish" before the spokesman ... More >>

Luis Arriaga: The Fiery Limerent

L.A. Building Inspectors Arrested by FBI For Allegedly Approving Home Projects For Cash

Dirty money in the L.A. Dept. of Building and Safety?​Two L.A. city building inspectors were arrested this morning for allegedly taking thousands of dollars worth of bribes to approve houses and improvements they had not properly checked out, the U.S. Attorney's Office here says. Forty-nine-y ... More >>

Theater Reviews: From Hoboken to Hollywood: A Journey Through the Great American Songbook

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It's Only One Jar: Crepes Bonaparte Holds a Nutella Eating Contest

A. Scattergoodjar of Nutella​ Nutella is the sort of clandestine (or not) addiction that crosses cultural and national lines. It unites sugar-deprived food bloggers, Austrian-trained pastry chefs, expat Americans, French restaurateurs, small children and even Italian politicians. And next Tue ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Far East, Far Out

Three Dog Night

Frank talk about a new L.A. food movement

THE MOTHER OF ALL PICKERS

Michelle Huneven's 'Blame' A Finalist for National Book Critics Circle Award: Fiction, Not Food Writing

Michelle Huneven​Blame, the third novel of longtime Weekly contributor Michelle Huneven was announced as a finalist for the 2009 National Book Critics Circle award in fiction. Squid Ink couldn't be happier. Sure, Huneven has been writing for the Weekly for what seems like half of forever, incl ... More >>

Did Feds Cause the Station-fire Disaster

Ugly allegations that fire officials reduced air support, tankers and backup crews

Gold’s 99: Where’s the Fire?

What To Do This Weekend: There Are Alternatives to Stale Popcorn and Cinema

Photo Credit: Rhett MaxwellYou can say "No" to movie theater food and prescription comedies​Should you be operating under the assumption that "Julie & Julia" is the only destination for lovers of food and film this weekend, we would like to remind you that you live in Los Angeles, where, for q ... More >>

Wet Metal: An Excerpt From Blame

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Obama's Man in El Sereno Political newcomer Emanuel Pleitez, who's served on Barack Obama's transition team, is shaking things up in the 32nd District Congressional race. L.A. TimesMortgage Black Hole Located Ground zero for the nation's catastrophic mortgage meltdown was 4500 Park Granada, Calabasa ... More >>

LA People 2009: Traveling Man — Tootie Heath

EMT Cover Story a Salve

Plus, Octomom and Little Dom's: for and against

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

City of Industry Votes for NFL Bait A majority of City of Industry Voters (all 82 of them) passed a measure allowing the sale of $150 million in bonds, whose money could be used to build an NFL stadium. The vote was 60-1 on the scheme proposed by developer Ed Roski.Belkin Admits Plug n Pay Scheme Th ... More >>

Lakeview Terrace: Samuel L. Jackson Is the Cop Next Door

Director Neil LaBute mounts stealth attack on viewer sensibilities

Dorothy Garcia and Tom Harding

Catalysts for change

Fried Chicken Wonderland

Northeast LA: The golden triangle

Whirled Music

Nawal whips African, Arabic and Indian sounds into Brazilian-tinged jazz

Medusa

The real

Can He Get a Witness?

Dwight Trible testifies, and other jazz picks

Hello, Mr. Soule

A Louisiana family comes West... again

Whips, Whacks and a Whole Lotta Love

Off the Cuff

The Gospel of Compost

Letters

Ask Mr. Gold

The Last Bohemian, RIP

Jirayr Zorthian, 1911–2004

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