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  • News

    February 28, 2002

    The Great Dome

    Up on Mount Wilson, Scenes from the night sky

  • Eat+Drink

    March 30, 2006

    Go Duck Yourself

    There’s just something about the crackly skin and the dark juicy meat that has us craving duck now and again...

  • News

    October 4, 2007

    Above It All

    Universal City Overlook

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Killsonic Marching Gang to Play... The Red Line Today?

    This afternoon (as in Saturday, January 31), East L.A.'s latin/jazz/gypsy/punk mega-band the Killsonic Marching Gang will storm the underground, quite literally. Twenty-plus musicians with 20-plus instruments plan to invade the Metro Red Line, playing a series of 20-minute sets at subway stops be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    New loopholes for Los Angeles billboards and "sign districts"

    A heated hearing unfolded earlier today before the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, which wants to create yet another complicated, exception-filled plan to try to control street clutter in Los Angeles, the capital of the illegal billboard industry.Details of today's hearing will come from ace r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Staycations Here to Stay?

    Southland residents are looking no further than their own back yards, relatively speaking, when it comes to planning summer getaways. According to a feature in today's L.A. Daily News, 2009 represents the second year so-called staycations are in vogue. Last year holiday travel was cut by skyrocketin ... More >>

  • Music

    February 19, 2009

    Killsonic: A 24-Piece L.A. Big Band's "Cloud of Noise"

    Roving musicians fill city's Metro tunnels with sound

  • LA Life

    October 30, 2008

    Thank God It's Frightday

    What to do, Halloween Week 2008

  • Calendar

    October 30, 2008

    Your Scream Date

    What to do, Halloween Week 2008

  • LA Life

    June 26, 2008

    Jazzed? But Not Motivated?

    The week in fun, June 27-July 3

  • LA Life

    March 29, 2007

    I Got Yer Inconvenient Truth!

    What to do in Los Angeles this week

  • LA Life

    December 27, 2007

    Last Chance to Be a Better Person!

    What to do in Los Angeles this week

  • News

    October 4, 2007

    Best of L.A. 2007 Armageddon it!

    The last things we'd ever do

  • LA Life

    February 15, 2007

    Everybody in The Fishtank!

    What to do in Los Angeles this week

  • LA Life

    February 8, 2007

    I'm in the Band

    The rock & roll fantasy of live-band karaoke

  • LA Life

    October 26, 2006

    Along Came Scary

    What to do in Los Angeles this week

  • Music

    January 26, 2006

    Rock & Pop Listings

    For January 27 - February 2, 2006 Country listings follow.

  • Calendar

    December 29, 2005

    Stumbling Toward 2006

    For January 27 - February 2, 2006 Country listings follow.

  • News

    June 21, 2001

    Universal Lifeline

    The power of Hollywood keeps lights on

  • News

    August 31, 2000

    About That Money

    The caravan moves on, but someone forgot to pay the bill

  • Music

    March 30, 2000

    Nice Work If You Can Get It On

    The caravan moves on, but someone forgot to pay the bill

  • News

    September 9, 1999

    Cracked!

    The Disaster Waiting To Happen Inside L.A.'s Steel-Frame Towers

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2007

    Kofie'One's Obama Mural

    Obamanation Photos and text by Shelley Leopold A mural appeared in Mid-Wilshire on a recent morning — not on a rooftop or an overpass, but at the ninth-floor entrance to a nondescript office building. Like most pieces of graffiti art, it rose to greet its environment seemingly uninvited as it sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    LA Weekly best in Southern California Journalism Awards in news, investigative, column, feature and political reporting

    It was a huge, huge night for LA Weekly at the Los Angeles Press Club's awards gala in Universal City a few hours ago. Staff writer Christine Pelisek triple-swept in the Hard News, Investigative and News Feature categories for major newspapers with more than 100,000 circulation, beating the Los Ang ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Your Bartender the Contortionist, or What it Takes to Bartend in LA

    In this town, it's almost assumed--it's an old joke--that the person pouring your drinks is a performer of some kind. You expect actor, dancer, singer. But you don't often discover that your bartender is a contortionist.

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Judas Priest's Performance of British Steel at Gibson Amphitheatre: Sonically Beefier, Possibly Record-Breaking

    By Skylaire Alfvegren Judas Priest at Gibson Amphitheatre, August 2 Last year, Birmingham, UK stalwarts Judas Priest released an ambitious double album conceptualizing the life of French seer, Nostradamus, and mounted an epic summer escapade with Motorhead and Heaven & Hell. Under the stars abo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    City Council Votes for Permanent Ban on Digital Billboards

    The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously today to ban all digital billboards in the city, an action brought before them by City Attorney Carmen Trutanich, who feared that an existing "Interim Control Ordinance" that temporarily bans digital billboards and super-graphics may soon be found inval ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Posse Dining: Top 5 Places to Eat with a Crowd

    Partying used to be so simple. It's almost Friday and fifteen of your closest friends are itching to celebrate a special occasion over dinner and drinks. Since you and your cronies aren't swimming in funds like the guys from Entourage, renting out an entire restaurant is beyond the monthly budget. E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Ambulance Becomes Man's Hearse

    The L.A. Daily News and other sources report that a "criminally insane" man jumped out of an ambulance that was heading southbound down the 101 Freeway near Universal City last night. He was struck and fatally injured by a Volvo driven by a Van Nuys man. The mental patient was being transported to a ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    September 17, 2009

    It Came From Cinecon

    Expensive posters, cheap pinups and celluloid curios at Hollywood's annual cinephile summit

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Top 10 Private Dining Rooms For Your Holiday Party

    The deeper we get into November, the more the mind reels with thoughts of the holidays, entertaining, and social obligations. If the idea of throwing a party appeals to you, but the idea of preparing, cooking, and cleaning up after a soiree gives you pause, we offer you this alphabetical list of Top ... More >>

  • Articles

    November 19, 2009

    Talking the Pith Out of Kathy Griffin

    The deeper we get into November, the more the mind reels with thoughts of the holidays, entertaining, and social obligations. If the idea of throwing a party appeals to you, but the idea of preparing, cooking, and cleaning up after a soiree gives you pause, we offer you this alphabetical list of Top ... More >>

  • Columns

    November 13, 2009

    Talking the Pith Out of Kathy Griffin

    The deeper we get into November, the more the mind reels with thoughts of the holidays, entertaining, and social obligations. If the idea of throwing a party appeals to you, but the idea of preparing, cooking, and cleaning up after a soiree gives you pause, we offer you this alphabetical list of Top ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2010

    SECOND CITY

    The deeper we get into November, the more the mind reels with thoughts of the holidays, entertaining, and social obligations. If the idea of throwing a party appeals to you, but the idea of preparing, cooking, and cleaning up after a soiree gives you pause, we offer you this alphabetical list of Top ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Conan Fans Plan Rally, Might Be Too Late

    Mike Mitchell​Fans of late-night TV host Conan O'Brien announced an "I'm with Coco"-themed rally outside the taping of his show Monday in Universal City. The rally, however, might be too late, as The Wrap is reporting that NBC and O'Brien have come to a $30-million deal that would have him wal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Conan O'Brien To Give First Post-NBC Interview To '60 Minutes'

    Meghan SinclairSuper CoCo.​In his first interview since leaving NBC, late-night talk-show host Conan O'Brien will appear on CBS News program 60 Minutes Sunday, Associated Press reports. O'Brien's exit deal with NBC -- he walked away from the network with more than $40 million for himself and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    'Excessive Heat Watch' Issued For L.A. This Week: Record Temps Expected

    ​An "excessive heat watch" has been issued by the National Weather Service for much of Los Angeles Tuesday and Wednesday, with "dangerous heat possible" and even record temperatures for the San Fernando Valley, the San Gabriel Valley, and the Santa Monica Mountains. A high-pressure system is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    National Weather Service: 'Dangerous Heat Expected' For Much Of L.A.

    NASA​Hot enough for you yet? Still complaining about that cool summer? Didn't think so. And it looks like Madre Nature is about to turn it up a notch. The National Weather Service has issued a notice that states, in part, "dangerous heat expected" for Wednesday. The usual suspects should be o ... More >>

  • Columns

    August 26, 2010

    Universal Appeal

    NASA​Hot enough for you yet? Still complaining about that cool summer? Didn't think so. And it looks like Madre Nature is about to turn it up a notch. The National Weather Service has issued a notice that states, in part, "dangerous heat expected" for Wednesday. The usual suspects should be o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2010
  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Porn Protesters Target Biggest Adult Video Maker, Vivid Entertainment, Near Universal City

    VividDid Kim Kardashian violate state law?​The AIDS Healthcare Foundation's war against condom-free porn struck at the heart of the adult industry Thursday when AHF organizers held a press conference in front of the Universal City-area headquarters of the globe's leading smut maker, Vivid Ente ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2011

    Snow in Los Angeles: Burbank, Universal City See Flurries (Photos)

    bowtothecrownSnow in Burbank.​Updated after the jump: There seems to be some debate about whether the white stuff is snow or "graupel." Snow in Los Angeles? Looks like it. The National Weather Service told us there was an outside chance as the snow level for metro L.A. fell to 1,500 Saturday. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Bar BLVD & Lounge Opens Inside Studio City's Newest Hotel

    Bar BLVD​Studio City isn't famous for its nightlife, for its sushi maybe, but now we have another option to consider: 3,000 square foot Bar BLVD, inside BLVD Hotel Spa, opening Thursday, April 14th. The boutique hotel, which soft-opened February 4th with 58 rooms, is still smoothing out the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    10 Best Neon Signs in Los Angeles

    Flickr/thomashawkSign to the Earl Carroll Theater, now on display at Universal CityWalk in Universal City.​ There's something beautiful about a flickering motel light, all arrows, "vacancy" and red sizzle. Neon signs are hypnotic, fantastical creations -- and L.A. is a great city to go hunting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Los Angeles Bus Cuts: MTA Axes 305,000 More Hours of Service, Stranding Low-Income Workers in L.A. Outskirts

    Beverly PressThe 757, from Hollywood through Koreatown, will no longer run on weekends.​About every six months, we receive a deja-vous press release from the Bus Riders Union, furious at the Metropolitan Transit Authority for a new wave of massive cuts to the decrepit L.A. bus system. The cut ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Carmageddon Survival Guide: 10 Artsy Ways to Salvage Your Weekend

    Cult soul singer Evie Sands in the 1960s; Sands is performing at Viva Cantina this Sunday.​ With the impending shutdown of the 405, everyone's unsure of what to do this weekend. Quoth a friend: "Should I leave? Should I stay? And if I stay, what should I do?" Have no fear, we've got you cove ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    In Backward Attempt to Remedy 'Billboards Gone Wild,' L.A. Considers Opening 9 More Sign Districts

    City of Billboards​NYC isn't the only one who thinks L.A. wants to be Manhattanized -- our own city leaders seem to be under the same supergraphic spell. But don't get too excited, NYU film-school rejects who settled for USC: We're not talking Manhattanized in a cute, compact "these lights wi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2011

    MAKE US LAUGH, FUNNY BOY! BILL MAHER

    City of Billboards​NYC isn't the only one who thinks L.A. wants to be Manhattanized -- our own city leaders seem to be under the same supergraphic spell. But don't get too excited, NYU film-school rejects who settled for USC: We're not talking Manhattanized in a cute, compact "these lights wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    My Morning Jacket and Sharon Jones - Gibson Amphitheatre - 12-01-11

    Molly BergenMy Morning Jacket​My Morning Jacket and Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings Gibson Ampitheatre 12-01-11 Better than...any ride at Universal Studios. Past the gauntlet of Universal City Walk with its seizure-inducing lights, blaring Christmas pop remixes, and downright oppressive wafts ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    December 29, 2011

    Hotel Art in L.A.: A User's Guide

    Molly BergenMy Morning Jacket​My Morning Jacket and Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings Gibson Ampitheatre 12-01-11 Better than...any ride at Universal Studios. Past the gauntlet of Universal City Walk with its seizure-inducing lights, blaring Christmas pop remixes, and downright oppressive wafts ... More >>

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