Chanting slogans such as “Up With the People, Down With La Migra” and waiving signs that read “Justice for Immigrants” and “Arizona Resiste”, approximately 200 people demonstrated in the intersection of Highland Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard on July 29 against the Arizona immigration law, SB 1070. [caption id="attachment_2525" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Demonstrators carried signs with slogans such a "Justice for Immigrants" during the protest on July 29. (photo by Edwin Folven)"][/caption] The demonstration blocked traffic on both Highland Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard for at least four hours as several demonstrators chained themselves together while lying on the ground in the middle of the ...
Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich has made a name for himself during his first year in office through an outspoken, no-nonsense approach, and said it sometimes takes “stepping on toes” to get things done. [caption id="attachment_2474" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="City Attorney Carmen Trutanich said he will continue to aggressively pursue people who violate the law in Los Angeles. (photo by Edwin Folven)"][/caption] Part of the approach includes continuing his aggressive position against illegal billboards. He said he received a lot of criticism earlier this year when he secured an arrest warrant and a $1 million bail for businessman Kayvan Seterah, the owner ...
When the phone rang in Michael Arrigo’s house, a talking caller ID read out the phone number. [caption id="attachment_2479" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Michael Arrigo said many improvements have come about since the ADA became law, but added that more work needs to be done. (photo by Ian Lovett)"][/caption] “It’s Dennis,” Arrigo said. “Tell him I’ll call him back.” “People call here, because they know I’ll help them find services, and I’m not afraid to give out my phone number.” In the summer of 1978, right after Arrigo graduated from high school, he lost his eyesight. He suffered from a rare condition called Leber’s hereditary ...
Architecture specialists are preparing to categorize the historical significance of structures in Los Angeles in the largest building survey to date. With a substantial grant from the Getty Foundation’s J. Paul Getty Trust, the city will be analyzing all buildings in the city, residential and business, to determine historic status over the next three years. [caption id="attachment_2484" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Hollywood Independent Church is an example of structures in Los Angeles that could be considered as historical resources under SurveyLA. (photo by Tim Posada)"][/caption] “The purpose of the survey is not to designate areas, but to use the survey as a ...
For many people, pennies have become a nuisance. Vending machines and parking meters will not accept them, and in the last decade, two bills were introduced in the United States House of Representatives to do away with the nation’s smallest currency. [caption id="attachment_2489" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="A sign posted at the 99 Cents Only store on Wilshire Boulevard clearly states that the prices have increased by a penny. (photo by Ian Lovett)"][/caption] For the 99 Cents Only Store, however, a penny could cost a pretty penny. For 26 years, the 99 Cents Only Store never charged more than 99 cents for any product. But ...
By Edwin Folven, 7/29/2010
Chanting slogans such as “Up With the People, Down With La Migra” and waiving signs that read “Justice for Immigrants” and “Arizona Resiste”, approximately 200 people demonstrated in the intersection of Highland Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard on July 29 against the Arizona immigration law, SB 1070.
The demonstration blocked traffic on both Highland Avenue and Wilshire [...]
By Edwin Folven, 7/29/2010
Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich has made a name for himself during his first year in office through an outspoken, no-nonsense approach, and said it sometimes takes “stepping on toes” to get things done.
Part of the approach includes continuing his aggressive position against illegal billboards. He said he received a lot of criticism earlier [...]
By Ian Lovett, 7/29/2010
When the phone rang in Michael Arrigo’s house, a talking caller ID read out the phone number.
“It’s Dennis,” Arrigo said. “Tell him I’ll call him back.”
“People call here, because they know I’ll help them find services, and I’m not afraid to give out my phone number.”
In the summer of 1978, right after Arrigo graduated from [...]
By Tim Posada, 7/29/2010
Architecture specialists are preparing to categorize the historical significance of structures in Los Angeles in the largest building survey to date. With a substantial grant from the Getty Foundation’s J. Paul Getty Trust, the city will be analyzing all buildings in the city, residential and business, to determine historic status over the next three years.
“The [...]
By Ian Lovett, 7/29/2010
For many people, pennies have become a nuisance. Vending machines and parking meters will not accept them, and in the last decade, two bills were introduced in the United States House of Representatives to do away with the nation’s smallest currency.
For the 99 Cents Only Store, however, a penny could cost a pretty penny.
For 26 [...]
By Tim Posada, 7/29/2010
San Diego Comic-Con International drew approximately 125,000 comic book and pop culture enthusiastes to the San Diego Convention Center for its yearly event. The Con may have ended on Sunday, but writers, Connor McCreery and Anthony Del Col, are not through with Southern California just yet, as they try to find out if their comic [...]
By Edwin Folven, 7/29/2010
While the W Hotel and Residences have transformed the northeast corner of Vine Street and Selma Avenue, a controversy is brewing across the street over plans to build an office tower at the northwest corner of the intersection.
Part of the controversy surrounds the future of Molly’s Burgers, which may be relocated as part of the [...]
By Edwin Folven, 7/29/2010
Dozens of community leaders and government officials gathered at the El Rey Theatre on July 22 for the Wilshire Corridor Forum V, the latest installment in a series designed to identify ways to improve the local area.
The forum was hosted by the Miracle Mile Chamber of Commerce, and featured a report by Los Angeles Department [...]
By Jill Weinlein, 7/29/2010
My friend Melissa, told me about her fantastic dinner at Little Dom’s in Los Feliz. She liked sitting outside and enjoying the neighborhood feel. Raised on the east coast, it gave her a feeling of “home.” She raved about the fava bean and burrata cheese bruschetta and grilled skirt steak.
Later in the day, a new [...]
By Jill Weinlein, 7/29/2010
Celebrations and Prix Fixe Specials
Raw Bar Mondays
Every Monday starting at 5 p.m., Delphine Eatery & Bar at the W Hollywood Hotel is offering some of the finest seafood, shellfish and raw bar items from fish markets around the world. Executive Chef Sascha Lyon showcases a new raw bar menu that includes New Zealand mussels, Little [...]
By Jill Weinlein, 7/29/2010
Johnny Rockets at the Petersen Automotive Museum is celebrating its one year anniversary by offering guests $1 hand-dipped shakes on Sunday, August 1. Johnny Rockets also offers guests spending $20 or more a special two-for-one admission discount to the museum, and one hour validated parking. Be sure to enjoy a juicy burger, fries, and a [...]
By Tim Posada, 7/29/2010
In the wake of Jason Bourne, a new action thriller takes center stage. Replacing our favorite American spy with an identity crisis is a CIA agent with an ominous past and an uncertain motive. Meet “Salt” and prepare for a new action series worth the price of admission.
Two years after a hostage stint in North [...]
By Ian Lovett, 7/22/2010
For the last year, the fate of the West Hollywood community garden program has hung in limbo. A decade ago, the city boasted three community gardens. Now, the property owners of the sole remaining garden, located at the corner of Norwich Drive and Rosewood Avenue, have been trying to sell the plot. The city negotiated [...]
By Ian Lovett, 7/22/2010
In the wake of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s bike accident last weekend, when he fell and broke his elbow after a taxi cut him off on Venice Boulevard, bicycle advocacy groups are hoping to parlay the attention the incident has drawn into substantive efforts to improve bike safety on city streets.
This Saturday, the Mid-City [...]
By Edwin Folven, 7/22/2010
The stars in Hollywood will be shining more brightly than usual this Sunday, particularly the ones lining the sidewalks that are part of the Walk of Fame.
A community-wide celebration will be held titled “Walk the Walk” as part of the Walk of Fame’s year-long 50th Anniversary celebration. The event is being billed as Hollywood’s “open [...]
By Tim Posada, 7/22/2010
By the end of August, Trader Joe’s will stand alone in the Movietown Plaza in West Hollywood, as every other shop in the center received letters this past week from owner Casden Properties LLC to vacate in preparation for a new development. In place of small shops and a parking lot, Casden plans to transform [...]
By Edwin Folven, 7/22/2010
Four years after being elected to state office, Assembly Member Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) remains focused on what can be done now to make the local area better in the future.
Feuer, who represents the 42nd Assembly District, which includes West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and portions of West Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, said [...]
By Ian Lovett, 7/22/2010
Last week, the Hire LA’s Youth program received $25 million in federal stimulus funds to help place youth ages 14 to 24 in paid summer internships during July and August. The stimulus funds will help the program find jobs for 10,000 young people in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa hailed the summer jobs program [...]
By Edwin Folven, 7/22/2010
Dozens of firefighters extinguished a greater alarm fire on July 14 at the C.P. Three Prop House, a movie prop warehouse located at 1107 N. Bronson Ave.
The blaze reportedly caused $1.5 million in damage to the contents of the building, and approximately $200,000 in damage to the structure. The warehouse is part of a group [...]
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