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Meet Josh Tucker: The Man Behind the Dodgers' Twitter Feed

He's got a quarter of a million Twitter followers, but you don't know his name. He's talked about on social media more positively -- and is responsible for more smiles from fans -- than the Dodgers' Luis Cruz, Ted Lilly and Juan Uribe combined. He's baseball savvy, he's creative and he's the man beh ... More >>

X Games Leave Los Angeles

When the summer X Games started out in cities other than L.A., we were frustrated:WTF? This is where half those sports began. This is the action sports capital of America. This is the biggest media market for this stuff. And then, in 2003, they came, and we were like, Yes! And now? Not so much. Aft ... More >>

Mayoral Underdog Kevin James Gets Booty Shakin' Hip Hop Campaign Song

Los Angeles mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti may have the slick TV ads, but Kevin James now has one heck of an unofficial campaign song, with a polished video to boot. In fact, James should seriously consider playing Luke Caldwell's hip hop ditty at all his events. Caldwell, 26, is ... More >>

Egg Nog from Broguiere's Farm Fresh Dairy

It's the middle of December, which means you might be busy roasting chestnuts and decorating trees and, somewhat less glamorously, checking nearly every supermarket in town in the annual hunt for a Broguiere's egg nog. For the uninitiated, this liquid gold would be from a family-owned dairy farm tha ... More >>

AEG, L.A. Parent of Coachella, Staples Center, For Sale

Updated at the bottom: AEG confirms that it's looking to sell. L.A. based Anschutz Entertainment Group, the downtown powerhouse behind Staples Center, LA Live, the proposed Farmers Field football stadium, and the world's second-largest concert promoter, Live Nation, might be for sale. Several outl ... More >>

L.A. Weekly Web Awards 2012: We've Got Some Finalists!

We asked for your help finding the best and brightest online in Los Angeles, and you delivered. After combing through thousands of nominations for the L.A. Weekly Web Awards 2012, we're happy to announce our finalists. But we can't do all of this ourselves. We've got a panel of judges to help us pi ... More >>

Kings Stanley Cup Tattoo Frenzy: Hermosa Ink in South Bay Shoots to Stardom

Drew Doughty, L.A. Kings Champion and Hermosa Beach Hero, Accused of Date Rape

Update: Doughty allegedly met his accuser at Sharkeez bar in Hermosa Beach. She tells police that the hockey star took her back to his extravagant pad and had sex with her against her will. Details at the bottom. Not two weeks off his smashing Stanley Cup victory and celebratory parade, L.A. Kings ... More >>

Mayor Villaraigosa: Only Person in Los Angeles to Miss the L.A. Kings Parade

By all accounts, today's march down Figueroa and rally at Staples Center to honor the L.A. Kings -- our Stanley Cup champions -- was an epic affair. As has been much joked about, every last Angeleno has become a temporary hockey fan during this joyous time. City News Service put the downtown parad ... More >>

L.A. Kings' Parade Thursday: How to Get Your Free Tickets to Special Viewing And Rally

The L.A. Kings' parade is happening Thursday on Figueroa Street near Staples Center, venue officials announced last night. The event will celebrate the Kings' 6-1 Stanley Cup championship victory over the New Jersey Devils Monday at Staples. There will also be a fan rally at Staples Center followin ... More >>

LA Kings Win the Stanley Cup

The LA Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils, 6 to 1, in Game 6 of the NHL Finals to win the Stanley Cup. It is the first NHL title in the franchise's 45-year history. Earlier this year the Kings became the first team ever to start each one of its playoff series with a 3-0 lead. The team faltered a ... More >>

LAPD Bracing for L.A. Kings Riot at Staples Center Tonight

If the L.A. Kings win Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals this evening, it will be the first Los Angeles championship won at Staples Center since the NBA finals in summer 2010. And we all know what happened after that series. Lakers fans went absolutely nuts outside Staples -- throwing bottles at poli ... More >>

5 Great Pancakes in Los Angeles: For L. A. Kings' Fans

Over the next week or so, it might be fun to wander into some place for breakfast, look around the room at the heavily bearded men eating pancakes and play "Hipster Guy or L.A. Kings Fan Growing Out His Playoff Beard?" Because although the city's closet is stuffed with jerseys in purple and gold, d ... More >>

VIDEO: New Jersey Devils Mascot Steals 'D' From Hollywood Sign

Maybe the New Jersey Devils should spend a little less time constructing not-quite-life-sized replicas of the Hollywood Sign letters and pretending to smuggle them through LAX... and a little more time fending the mighty L.A. puck in the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Finals. In an attempt to rile Kings fans ... More >>

Tim Leiweke's NFL Stadium Position: AEG is Willing to Share Revenue, and Today's EIR is Out to Change L.A. Driving Habits

By Hillel Aron Some call AEG's Tim Leiweke Los Angeles' most powerful man. But hours before today's release of a 10,000-page Environmental Impact Report for Farmers Field NFL stadium, Leiweke was stressed. Jacket off, slumped in a chair, drinking a Coke, he didn't seem like president of a firm with ... More >>

Hockey Crash: Pavol Demitra and Jan Marek, Los Angeles Kings Alumni, Reportedly Dead on Downed Russian Plane

Demitra in his Kings jersey.​Two NHL stars who were formerly recruited by the Los Angeles Kings -- but had moved on to the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in Europe -- have reportedly been killed in this morning's devastating plane crash along Russia's Volga River. LA Observed notes that Pavo ... More >>

1st Generation at Club Nokia, 7/23/11

Ian Cohen​1st Generation Club Nokia July 23, 2011 Better than: Compton High School's annual talent show, but possibly not. It's been said that you can instantly judge the economic health of a neighborhood based on the prevalence of barriers: fences, security systems, especially speed bumps. ... More >>

Wayne Simmonds: Canadian Flash

Lil Wayne's Los Angeles Show at Staples Center Rescheduled

​From concert organizers Live Nation: LOS ANGELES, CA (April 11, 2011) Due to the Los Angeles Kings' first round NHL Stanley Cup Playoff series versus the San Jose Sharks, in which Game 3 is scheduled at STAPLES Center on April 21st, the Lil Wayne concert has moved to:

More Fun With Food Trucks: Truckit Fest at Union Station

Flickr/ScrunchlefaceUnion Station​ If you're really good at coordinating your food events, there's another great one this weekend, in addition to, of course, the Gold Standard. The Truckit Fest (@truckitfest) is this Sunday at Union Station. The food truck festival is the first of what will be ... More >>

Why Esperanza Spalding Matters (Sorry, Justin Bieber Fanatics--She Does)

TheGrio​ [Here at LA Weekly, we're honored to count with the services of LA's Top Jazz Journalist, the inimitable Brick Wahl. We asked Brick to weigh in on the Esperanza Spalding Grammy upset. Brick has been an Esperanza fan from way back, and he was happy to put it all in context for us (and ... More >>

Report: Kings Coach Arrested On Suspicion Of Sexual Assault On Relative

​An assistant coach of the Los Angeles Kings hockey team was arrested at a Washington, D.C. hotel on suspicion of a misdemeanor sex abuse charge, according to television station there. Police were called to the Mayflower Hotel about 1:15 a.m. after a victim complained she had been assaulted, ... More >>

Jack Johnson: Hit the Ice, Jack

Nightranger: In Bloom

Lakers' Jerry Buss Headed To Basketball Hall Of Fame

nba.com​The Basketball Hall of Fame was widely expected to announce the induction of Lakers co-owner Jerry Buss Monday morning. The 77-year-old was one of 19 finalists for the honor. In the largest sports deal at the time, Buss purchased the Lakers, the Forum, the Los Angeles Kings hockey tea ... More >>

Wayne Gretzky Film Screening

Just Skate, She Said