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March 20, 2013
Midget Zombies and Black Republicans: Your Weekly Movie To-Do List
See also: *More L.A. Weekly Film Coverage Friday, March 22 Help celebrate two (non-mutually exclusive) minority groups by attending the 10th Annual Outfest Fusion LGBT People of Color Film Festival, which starts its two-day run on Friday. The fest will open at 7 p.m. at REDCAT with the documentar ... More >>
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December 26, 2012
Antonio Villaraigosa's Gun Buyback Sees Long Lines, Not Enough Gift Cards
Hundreds of people showed up at the Sports Arena this morning to turn in their guns in exchange for grocery store gift cards. But they faced a very long wait -- and the possibility that they would walk away empty-handed.A man who gave his name as "Monster" said he wanted to turn in a handgun. He had ... More >>
Blogs
October 12, 2012
Space Shuttle Endeavour Street Closures and Viewing Areas
After months of preparations--tree cutting, power line lifting, street sign removing--the day is finally upon us. The space shuttle Endeavour left LAX on its final mission to Exposition Park late last night. And it's traveled a few dozen feet so far. There will be rolling street closures to accomo ... More >>
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July 13, 2012
LAPD DUI Checkpoint Cheat Sheet For The Weekend: Koreatown, USC Area Targeted
You would think that the cops would give you a break after arresting 1,118 drivers for alleged DUI during 4th of July festivities in L.A. County this year. Nope. Not only are they not letting up, but the LAPD will be shooting fish in a barrel with one checkpoint this weekend:
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April 4, 2012
The Troubies Strike Gold Again in Two Gentlemen of Chicago, plus Theatre Banshee's Pick-Worthy Merchant, and Other New Reviews
Just about recovered from Monday night's Lawees, described in a stream of personal emails as "the best ever," thanks to hosts Lost Moon Radio. . Winners here. Check out our more expansive commentary in this week's stage feature. Here are all the latest New Reviews, or you can find them after t ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
L.A. City Council Silences Public Commenter for Saying 'Pussies' (VIDEO)
About an hour into another snoozeworthy L.A. City Council meeting yesterday morning, a female public commenter injected a little color into the conversation. Antonia Ramirez told her elected officials that some sheriff's deputies in East L.A. had been acting like "unethical corrupted pussies." (OK, ... More >>
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October 31, 2011
CalArts Racist Graffiti: Black Students at Valencia Campus Targeted by Vandals
CBSLA via LAistBad art, objectively.It's hard to keep a racist-graffiti scandal under wraps these days -- media hit-seekers sniff out that stuff quicker than Schwarzenegger baby mamas. But back in early September, California Institute of the Arts officials did a pretty crafty job quarantinin ... More >>
Art+Books
September 22, 2011
Betye Saar: Assemblage of Anger
CBSLA via LAistBad art, objectively.It's hard to keep a racist-graffiti scandal under wraps these days -- media hit-seekers sniff out that stuff quicker than Schwarzenegger baby mamas. But back in early September, California Institute of the Arts officials did a pretty crafty job quarantinin ... More >>
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June 15, 2011
Anti-Abortion Billboards to Pregnant L.A. Latinas: 'The Most Dangerous Place for a Latino Is in the Womb'
Unidosporlavida.org.mxHappy hump day, everybody! Here's what's in store for your commute home: An extremist group of religious right-wingers from Mexico City has erected a pro-life billboard at the corner of Figueroa Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in South Los Angeles [OC Weekly ... More >>
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January 18, 2011
Today In WTF: O.C. Surf Shop Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. by Giving 20 Percent Discount Off 'Black Products'
Thalia Surf Shop.A 'black products' sale to honor MLK?We don't make this stuff up folks. An Orange County surf shop actually thought it would be clever to have a "20% Off All Black Products" sale to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King Jr., whose federal holiday was Monday. You see, a ... More >>
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January 17, 2011
Martin Luther King, Jr. In 30 Seconds -- As Told By L.A. Elementary Schooler (VIDEO)
YouTubeCarly has a dreamAfter all the learning you obviously did on your day off about the man of the hour -- civil-rights leader and American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. -- we think it's time for a recap. And who better to sum up all King's peace-lovin' goodness up than a sharp young girl ... More >>
Music
January 13, 2011
Dance Club Pick: MLK Weekend, Wanna-bes, Trannies, Party People on the Loose
YouTubeCarly has a dreamAfter all the learning you obviously did on your day off about the man of the hour -- civil-rights leader and American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. -- we think it's time for a recap. And who better to sum up all King's peace-lovin' goodness up than a sharp young girl ... More >>
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January 12, 2011
Gay Community Asked to March in Martin Luther King Jr. Kingdom Day Parade
The gay and lesbian folks at Here to Stay Coalition and Jordan/Rustin Coalition are asking other gay and lesbian folks to join them for the Martin Luther King Jr. Kingdom Day Parade in Leimert Park in Los Angeles. The parade, which honors Nobel Peace Prize winner and civil rights icon the R ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
Beware The Motorcade: President Obama's Visit To Los Angeles Friday Will Cause Street Closures, And We Have The List
We hope we're not caught in Obama's traffic.Here's the fun part of President Obama's visit to USC: We'll soon get to debate about which of his recent L.A. trips, his Westside appearance in August or his Trojan-campus campaign stop for Sen. Barbara Boxer at 1:30 p.m. Friday, tied up the most t ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Raul Vergara, L.A. Homicide No. 199: Man Shot Dead Near Exposition Park
Google MapsA Latino man fatally shot on Wednesday, September 29, has been identified as Raul Vergara. The shooting occurred near the corner of West Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and South Hoover Street, according to the LAPD's Southwest Homicide Division.
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September 30, 2010
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE CHERRY TREE?
Google MapsA Latino man fatally shot on Wednesday, September 29, has been identified as Raul Vergara. The shooting occurred near the corner of West Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and South Hoover Street, according to the LAPD's Southwest Homicide Division.
Blogs
January 18, 2010
Happy Martin Luther King Day: Go Bake Some Cookies
A. ScattergoodDemocrat & Republican ginger cookiesSquid Ink is off for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Between the holiday and the rainstorm, it's a good day to stay home if you can and bake some cookies. Going with the day's theme of nonviolence, here's a recipe for sugar cookies from ... More >>
Calendar
January 14, 2010
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
A. ScattergoodDemocrat & Republican ginger cookiesSquid Ink is off for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Between the holiday and the rainstorm, it's a good day to stay home if you can and bake some cookies. Going with the day's theme of nonviolence, here's a recipe for sugar cookies from ... More >>
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January 14, 2010
WHO’S YOUR DREAMER?
A. ScattergoodDemocrat & Republican ginger cookiesSquid Ink is off for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Between the holiday and the rainstorm, it's a good day to stay home if you can and bake some cookies. Going with the day's theme of nonviolence, here's a recipe for sugar cookies from ... More >>
Blogs
January 14, 2010
Prop. 8 Trial: Proceedings Being Taped, But You Can't Watch
CobrasnakeThe judge in the U.S. district court challenge of California's anti-same-sex-marriage law said Thursday the trial is being taped, and he denied the same-sex-marriage opponents' request to stop the video recording. Chief Judge Vaughn Walker, however, said the recordings were for his ... More >>
Blogs
October 30, 2009
Billionaire Hopes To Revive Hospital Of Horrors
A doctor who says he was moved by the story of a woman who bled to death in the emergency room waiting area at Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital is putting a $100 million in loan guarantees behind a movement to revive the troubled institution. The question is, on this Halloween eve, is the plac ... More >>
LA Life
September 10, 2009
Don't Mix Tequila With Irish Stout
A doctor who says he was moved by the story of a woman who bled to death in the emergency room waiting area at Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital is putting a $100 million in loan guarantees behind a movement to revive the troubled institution. The question is, on this Halloween eve, is the plac ... More >>
Blogs
July 29, 2009
Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 177, Injured Man Found at Bus Stop Dies
On July 16, around 6 a.m., police found 29-year-old Thomas Pearson Jr. by a bus stop on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. and Leimert boulevards. View Larger Map Pearson was the victim of a gunshot wound to the head. Police speculate that he may have been shot as early as 3 a.m. He was transpor ... More >>
Music
January 15, 2009
Oh! Ba! Ma! Inaugural Parties With Bul!m!atron, Franki Chan, Frankie Bones, Classixx, Crystal Method, Twisted Individual
LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!
Blogs
April 30, 2008
Headless Chicken and TLG
These were seen recently in the area of Melrose and LaBrea near Gallery1988, PInk's and Babeland. "Death to the Normals" and then a headless chicken. Weird. On the left side of the box though (what are these gray things called? Does anyone know?) is one of MBW's Martin Luther King posters cove ... More >>
LA Life
November 22, 2007
Warning: Contains Grateful Dead Karaoke!
What to do in Los Angeles this week
News
August 16, 2007
Closing Martin Luther King Hospital
After Monday�s postmortem, why are so many crucial questions unanswered?
News
June 21, 2007
Cliffhanger at MLK
Will Juan Ponce�s brain-tumor nightmare be the last straw at �Killer King�?
LA Life
January 11, 2007
Get Shorty
What to do in Los Angeles from January 12 � 18
Music
January 4, 2007
The King Is Dead. Long Live the King!
James Brown, 1933�2006
News
November 23, 2006
Taser 'Em All
James Brown, 1933�2006
News
September 28, 2006
Death Watch
King/Drew slips away on county supervisors� watch
News
September 21, 2006
Immigration Rites
Requiem for a movement. The real aliens are in Congress
LA Life
January 12, 2006
Laugh Your Week Off!
Requiem for a movement. The real aliens are in Congress
News
September 30, 2004
B as in Betrayal
Loss of King-Drew trauma unit upsets residents who voted for Measure B
News
September 30, 2004
L.A.�s Secret Agents
Time for Steve Cooley to stop county supervisors from breaking the law
News
September 23, 2004
There They Go Again
County supervisors skirted Brown Act by deciding King-Drew�s fate behind closed doors
News
September 16, 2004
Code Red
King-Drew supporters wonder if this is the beginning of the end
News
August 12, 2004
Going Back to Ohio
Bush trolls for votes in the land of closing factories
News
January 15, 2004
What Is Lillian Mobley Fighting For?
Saving King/Drew, the hospital in the hood
Supplement
December 11, 2003
Hahn Me Down
L.A. County�s most beloved supervisor is gone, but not forgotten
Columns
November 27, 2003
The Ice Storm
L.A. County�s most beloved supervisor is gone, but not forgotten
Art+Books
September 4, 2003
Invisible Man
Bayard Rustin and the other civil rights struggle
Columns
May 15, 2003
Death of a Bondsman
Remembering Celes King
Film+TV
May 1, 2003
Con Artists and 10 Percenters
In Confidence and People I Know
News
January 31, 2002
All My Sons
In Confidence and People I Know
Calendar
May 3, 2001
Underworld USA
James Ellroy talks
News
August 10, 2000
Martin Luther Bush
And the new, improved, compassionate, fraudulent Republican Party
News
May 18, 2000
Mother's Milk
What�s the best gift for a Latina mom on Mother�s Day?
News
October 14, 1999
With Blessings
Religion on the (picket) line
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