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The Salvation Army

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Fuck SXSW: 10 Ways to Re-Create It in Los Angeles

    South by Southwest (or just "South by" if you're cool and/or in a fake hurry) is well under way, with the interactive and film portions kicking off last weekend and the biggest draw, the music, just beginning. Couldn't make it all the way to Texas? Fuck it. For those of us left behind, we bring you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Hypnotic Brass Ensemble: Eight Brothers and Their Dad

    From the Dorseys to the Davies', brother acts translates well to the stage, but few have a bond like the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. The nine-piece, Chicago-based band boasts eight horn-playing sons of jazzman Kelan Phil Cohran. They, along with their father, will perform at the Exchange tomorrow, Febr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Rock 'n' Roll Tailor Glen Palmer On The Time Gregg Allman Passed Out In His Store

    Jennie Warren​By Justin Bolois See also: Glen Palmer Makes Clothes for Rock Gods: Living on Tom Petty's Malibu Estate, He's Tailored Duds for Everyone From Bob Dylan to Fleetwood Mac In this week's music feature, we profile rock n' roll tailor Glen Palmer and his helter-skelter journey desig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    LinA In LA Party Picks: Have Yourself a Swingin' Triple-Xmas

    Timothy Norris​A drink- and dance-filled little Christmas is assured with these pre- and post-holiday happenings! Even if you don't get what you want under the tree this year, these parties will bring you cheer ... and beer and beats. Seasons groovings to all, and to all, some good nights. Fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Mobile Grocer: Fresh Moves Market Is On The Nonprofit Move In Chicago - How About L.A.?

    In L.A., we may be able to boast that we have the most -- and arguably the best -- fresh produce and food trucks in the country. But we all know that heirloom tomato and chef-blessed taco access is hardly equal. Those "produce deserts" (low-income neighborhoods that are awash in fast food burgers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    U.S. Veterans Affairs Sued for Leasing Giant Parcel in West L.A. to Enterprise Rent-a-Car, UCLA Baseball Team -- Not Homeless Vets

    veteranstoday.com"Locked Out of West LA VA"​You can often hear West L.A. residents, and those on the nearby Santa Monica border, whining about the rampant homeless-veteran population in their area (which is trying desperately to gentrify -- to polish itself into the next Brentwood or Beverly H ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    February 24, 2011

    Found Footage Festival: Back to the Future

    One man's trash is another's beloved time capsule

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Connecting Field to Field: Food and Farming Veteran Career Fair

    ​Veterans returning home face many problems of transition, and in this economy, just finding a job can be one of them. According to PR Newswire, currently more than 250,000 U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are unemployed, and the rate of unemployment for veterans ages 18 to 24 ... More >>

  • Music

    June 17, 2010

    Nightranger: Once Bitten, Twice Buy

    ​Veterans returning home face many problems of transition, and in this economy, just finding a job can be one of them. According to PR Newswire, currently more than 250,000 U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are unemployed, and the rate of unemployment for veterans ages 18 to 24 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    For Chow Hounds Seeking Flea Market Finds

    Flickr/ricardodiaz11The Dosa Indian food truck will be at the new L.A. Flea Market next month. ​ Next month, some of L.A.'s finest gourmet food trucks will offer their mobile meals at a venue normally associated with the Dodger Dog. The L.A. Flea Market, celebrating its grand opening at Dodger ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Once Bitten, Twice Buy: The Cobrasnake's Cobrashop Opens at Hollywood & Highland

    Girls with homeless-hag hair and pricey designer bags, boys in fugly (desperate for irony) t-shirts, and cartoon characterish cliques grooving geekily (yet self-consciously) to tunes spun by Shepard Fairey (M.I.A., The Go-Gos and The Beastie Boys). Last Tuesday night's grand opening of The Cobrashop ... More >>

  • Articles

    November 12, 2009

    Tiny Tim Returns

    Girls with homeless-hag hair and pricey designer bags, boys in fugly (desperate for irony) t-shirts, and cartoon characterish cliques grooving geekily (yet self-consciously) to tunes spun by Shepard Fairey (M.I.A., The Go-Gos and The Beastie Boys). Last Tuesday night's grand opening of The Cobrashop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2009

    Salvation Army Turns Off Harbor Light on Skid Row

    ​ "This is a heck of a time to be closing down a drug rehab center, " said the interviewee who requested anonymity.The center in question is the Salvation Army's Harbor Light residential facility on 809 E. Fifth Street, which has served homeless men on Skid Row battling alcoholism and drug addict ... More >>

  • LA Life

    October 1, 2009

    Best of L.A.: Shopping

    ​ "This is a heck of a time to be closing down a drug rehab center, " said the interviewee who requested anonymity.The center in question is the Salvation Army's Harbor Light residential facility on 809 E. Fifth Street, which has served homeless men on Skid Row battling alcoholism and drug addict ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2009

    Hollywood's Labor Pains or, Why the Numbers Still Matter

    ​Although the official start of Fall is still a couple of weeks away, Hollywood's Autumnal Equinox is already upon us, as the books are closed on the 2009 summer movie season and the curtain goes up on the Toronto International Film Festival, the still-humid summer air starting to hum with the fir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Boo-Yaa Tribe Friday: A Shout-Out to So-Cal's Greatest Samoan-American Rappers

    Here's one truth for a Friday: There is too little Boo-Yaa Tribe in this world. In an effort to remedy this absence, to bring recognition to Southern California's best-ever five-brother Samoan-American rap act, West Coast Sound offers you a little earworm for the weekend.

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2009

    Doh! National Doughnut Day With Grace: "We can offer the fanciest doughnuts... but we're still all Homer Simpson"

    Shannon CottrellWhen most of us think of doughnut shops, we picture dinky dives, places where men all over America stop off on their way to work for the breakfast their wives won't let them eat and a Styrofoam cup of crappy coffee. Doughnut shops are landmarks for truck drivers, and travelers, and p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    It's National Doughnut Day, Do Your Part! Where to Get Fried Freebies, Gourmet Glazes and More

    Shannon CottrellLA-based band The Keyishe are down with doughnuts.Although National Doughnut Day officially began in 1938 as a means for The Salvation Army to raise money for those struggling during the depression, the organization's connection to the fried confection began on the French battlefield ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2009

    WHAT WOULD JESUS SPIN?

    Shannon CottrellLA-based band The Keyishe are down with doughnuts.Although National Doughnut Day officially began in 1938 as a means for The Salvation Army to raise money for those struggling during the depression, the organization's connection to the fried confection began on the French battlefield ... More >>

  • LA Life

    March 5, 2009

    GO LA: Gay Fusion, Jackie Kashian and the Gold Standard Food Festival

    Plus, lots more to see, hear and consume in town, March 6-12

  • Calendar

    October 30, 2008

    Pin-Up Girls

    Plus, lots more to see, hear and consume in town, March 6-12

  • LA Life

    October 2, 2008

    Best Costco of Thrift Stores: Lincoln Heights St. Vincent de Paul

    Plus, lots more to see, hear and consume in town, March 6-12

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2008

    Vintage, American Style

    Remember when shopping at Goodwill and Salvation Army was something to be ashamed of? If you’re over 30, ya probably do. Somewhere around the mid-‘80’s or so, second hand sneak became vintage chic, and one of the stores responsible was the Melrose Avenue emporium known as Aardvarks. The new ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2008

    One Stop Style: Lemon Frog Shop and Seraph Cosmetics

    Remember when shopping at Goodwill and Salvation Army was something to be ashamed of? If you’re over 30, ya probably do. Somewhere around the mid-‘80’s or so, second hand sneak became vintage chic, and one of the stores responsible was the Melrose Avenue emporium known as Aardvarks. The new ... More >>

  • News

    March 20, 2008

    Donald T. Sterling's Skid Row Mirage

    The billionaire Clippers owner claims he's creating a major homeless center. He's not, but image is what counts.

  • News

    July 19, 2007

    Lost in Tijuana

    A mother’s search for a son, born in East L.A. but deported by County Sheriffs

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2007

    To The Max

    My '70's fetish is probably most evident by the Technicolor collection of maxi frocks in my closet. I've been amassing these vibrant columns for years ( my pals call them my Sonny and Cher dresses) and wearing them out to clubs has always been a blissfully comfy alternative to the tight mini's or j ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2007

    I Found Salvation in Maui

    No, I'm not talking about the surfing, though I did take a lesson with "surf teacher to the stars," Tide Rivers, whose dad founded the Maui film festival...and I got up on the first try! Nor am I talking about communing with the gods at Haleakala, aka House of the Sun, the summit of this volcanic is ... More >>

  • News

    October 5, 2006

    Best Place to Find Batty Knickers

    No, I'm not talking about the surfing, though I did take a lesson with "surf teacher to the stars," Tide Rivers, whose dad founded the Maui film festival...and I got up on the first try! Nor am I talking about communing with the gods at Haleakala, aka House of the Sun, the summit of this volcanic is ... More >>

  • News

    October 5, 2006

    The City I Found

    Best remnants of hardboiled L.A.

  • Stage

    August 10, 2006

    Songs Sad and Seasonal

    Best remnants of hardboiled L.A.

  • LA Life

    July 27, 2006

    Fashion Conscience

    Sweet Charity — where giving looks as good as it feels

  • News

    June 15, 2006

    The Circle Game

    ’70s girls inspired by Joni get their day in the sun via a new compilation

  • Columns

    September 15, 2005

    Lamentable Highlights From America’s Favorite Telethon

    ’70s girls inspired by Joni get their day in the sun via a new compilation

  • News

    September 8, 2005

    What You Can Do

    ’70s girls inspired by Joni get their day in the sun via a new compilation

  • Stage

    March 24, 2005

    Max to the Max

    ’70s girls inspired by Joni get their day in the sun via a new compilation

  • LA Life

    November 11, 2004

    Rockie Horoscope

    ’70s girls inspired by Joni get their day in the sun via a new compilation

  • Supplement

    December 11, 2003

    The Boldface Life

    Covering the clubs

  • LA Life

    November 20, 2003

    Putting on Your Party Best

    Covering the clubs

  • Film+TV

    October 23, 2003

    Killer of Sheep: The Best Film about Los Angeles

    May be the least-seen great film ever made in this country

  • LA Life

    October 2, 2003

    Makeover 2

    Photos by Larry Hirshowitz

  • LA Life

    April 10, 2003

    The Making of a Designer

    Monah Li on creation, transformation,faith — and garmentos

  • Columns

    December 27, 2001

    Giving: The Hollywood Way

    Monah Li on creation, transformation,faith — and garmentos

  • News

    September 20, 2001

    The Day the Sky Fell

    This time, it was impersonal

  • Columns

    January 25, 2001

    The DeWayne Project

    The best of Sitegeist

  • News

    August 17, 2000

    Mood Indigo

    The LAPD’s big test

  • Calendar

    March 9, 2000

    Manon First, One Out

    The LAPD’s big test

  • Stage

    February 24, 2000

    The Bear That Plays Like a Man

    The LAPD’s big test

  • News

    October 1, 1998

    Resurfacing

    How to avoid looking like yourself

  • Music

    May 28, 1998

    Music Reviews

    How to avoid looking like yourself

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