Aquarium of the Pacific

Endeavour Delay For Los Angeles Flyover Means Hour Later Showtime

The Endeavour show over the skies of Los Angeles will be delayed by more than an hour this morning. The Los Angeles Police Department says that instead of the original 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. window, with an 11 landing time at LAX, the space shuttle will get a piggy back ride above Los Angeles more than ... More >>

Best Asian Grocery That's Not 99 Ranch: Hawaii Supermarket

"Let's go the aquarium!" my uncle said to me once, when I was 6. Off we went, into an amazing display of enormous crabs, colorful fish, and slimy eels. We bought a crab, which they were nice enough to steam for us before we left. As it turned out, this was 99 Ranch, not the aquarium, but I was im ... More >>

John & Ken Radio Show Plagued by Anti-Latino Hate Speech, UCLA Study Says

johnandkenshow.comJohn & Ken under the gun.​A UCLA study of broadcast hate speech, including a look at L.A.'s controversial John & Ken Show (KFI AM 640) found that two thirds of hateful statements analyzed targeted undocumented immigrants "and Latinos." The study (PDF) looked at single segmen ... More >>

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Launches Season 4 on September 16

Liz Ohanesian​On the Saturday before the one-hour premiere of season 4 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, we headed to Long Beach's Aquarium of the Pacific for a special screening of the first two episodes, "Water War" and "Gungan Attack." The location may seem odd for a show set in a "galaxy far, ... More >>

Top 5 Weekend Food Events: Gyoza Contest, Taste of Brews, Nibble Bit Tabby, Gourmet Music Carnival, Cookbook Sale

Guzzle & NoshIt will take a lot of these to fill the winner's belly at the Gyoza Eating Championship​World Gyoza Eating Championship As part of Nisei Week, the world's top competitive eaters converge in Little Tokyo for this speed eating contest. Gyoza Eating Championship, which takes place du ... More >>

Shawn Tischler, TV Extra and Venice Denizen is Missing; Dad Seeks Help Finding Schizophrenic Son

Shawn Tischler, missing denizen of Venice Beach ​By Carly Klein Schizophrenic former TV extra Shawn William Tischler went missing May 27 in Pacoima, and his father is asking the Los Angeles public's help in finding the slight, tattooed Venice regular who "doesn't know who he is and gets confus ... More >>

New California Whale Tail License Plate to be Unveiled Today

Don't sue us.​Updated at the bottom with a statement from the Wyland Foundation, which suggests the new plate is a "poor imitation" of the artist's original. First posted at 8:09 a.m. Tuesday. In typical Hollywood fashion, California's iconic whale tail license plate has been retired for a ho ... More >>

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A Very Cheesy Deal: Free Entry to Aquarium of the Pacific

Guzzle & NoshOne of the Tillamook buses at the 2010 Grilled Cheese Invitational.​ With National Grilled Cheese Month only 31 days away, Tillamook's Baby Loaf bus, a convertible, bright orange VW bus refurbished to look like a block of cheddar cheese, will roll over to Long Beach this Saturday ... More >>

Top 10 Local Museum Store Holiday Food Gifts

Fowler Museum StoreSalt And Pepper Shakers From The Fowler Museum Store​Holiday gifts for food-centric friends are tricky. You want something unique that isn't already lining their overstuffed kitchen cabinets. Sure, those Paula Deen silicone spatulas from Target are tempting, if only for the ... More >>

Top 5 Just-For-Drinks Restaurants

Los Angeles may well be ground zero for the let's-meet-for-a-drink cocktail culture, what with all the aspiring Sammy Glicks running around. And the city is crammed with bars and restaurants that cater to them, most of which have the plastic, glossy newness of a TCA chemical face peel. For the rest ... More >>

SAVE THE WHALE WATCHERS

Lobster Porn: Trevor Corson & The Secret Lives of Lobsters, Underwater Bugs The Future of Oceans

Trevor Corson, author, former commercial fisherman, lobster comedy guy, sometimes Iron Chef America judge, and, apparently, America's Only Sushi Concierge, will be performing--well, giving a talk--at the Aquarium of the Pacific next Wednesday. The talk is from 7 - 8:30 p.m. and is $8 for the general ... More >>

SAVE THE WHALE WATCHERS

Providence Hosts Aquarium of the Pacific Dinner: Eat Fish at Michael Cimarusti's Restaurant Watch Them for Free With an Aquarium Pass

Providence, chef-owner Michael Cimarusti's Michelin-starred seafood restaurant on Melrose, is hosting a dinner in partnership with the Aquarium of the Pacific on November 18th. Edible Los Angeles will also be celebrating their fall issue at the event; diners will receive copies of that issue, as wel ... More >>

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