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Silver Lake Jubilee Announces Set Times
May 17, 2012 at 6:39 pmPalisades Garden Walk Crews Knock Out Power
May 17, 2012 at 6:07 pm
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Power went out in Santa Monica for nearly 3,000 Southern California Edison customers Wednesday afternoon after construction crews working on the new Palisades Garden Walk accidentally hit a duct of power cables, the Los Angeles Times reported. An Edison spokeswoman told the newspaper that the outage occurred at about noon, affecting 2,800 customers in an [...]
Culver City Parents Hope to Form a United Front
May 17, 2012 at 6:00 pm
culvercity.patch.com
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A group of parents is joining together to form a united front in Culver City schools. The new United Parents of Culver City will hold its kickoff meeting Thursday, May 24. The organization is a “labor of love” designed to represent all of the schools in Culver City, said Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin, one of the [...]
Walking South Central to Silver Lake
May 17, 2012 at 5:45 pm
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Eric Brightwell is a mapmaker, business owner, and explorer of neighborhoods. With his column Block by Block he chronicles his travels through the city on foot, bus, or train. The other day I found myself visiting northernmost South Central on business. When I was done I decided not to hop on the next bus home, [...]
Man Found Fatally Shot in the Head in Silver Lake Area
May 17, 2012 at 5:29 pm
laist.com
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Authorities say they are investigating the discovery of a man found fatally shot in the head in the Silver Lake area. The man, who was in his 30s, was discovered about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2200 block of Allesandro Street, said coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter. [ more › ]
Venice Art Walk Celebrates 34th Annual Venice Family Clinic Fundraiser with Google LA
May 17, 2012 at 8:57 am
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Venice Art Walk Auctions, benefiting Venice Family Clinic, celebrates community, creativity, and care with a fresh new venue, exciting art architecture tours and exclusive Angel events, all in support of the largest free clinic in the United States. The event will be held May 19-20. This year's main event, Venice Art Walk Auctions™ silent art auction and community celebration, will be hosted by Google Los Angeles.
BH Vice Mayor John Mirisch Wants Better Metro Transparency
May 17, 2012 at 8:00 am
centurycity.patch.com
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The following post first appeared on the website CityWatch and is being republished with permission from the author. WHAT’S METRO HIDING? - James Francis Dolan, PhD. Professor of Earth Sciences at USC’s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. The guy may be tone-deaf, for all I know, but he is literally one of the region’s true [...]
SwimSpot Celebrates Grand Opening In Santa Monica
May 17, 2012 at 6:00 am
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SwimSpot celebrated the grand opening of its newest retail store concepts on Tuesday at Santa Monica Place with proceeds from the evening benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Monica. SwimSpot started as an online retailer that offers contemporary designer swimwear and activewear, but has branched out into retail stores. At Tuesday's event, Santa [...]
Palisadian Scales 27 Stories For Lung Health
May 17, 2012 at 5:36 am
pacificpalisades.patch.com
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Palisadian Amy Katch has done something that perhaps only those with "spidey sense" might try to accomplish over the weekend. Katch rappelled 27 stories down theWit Hotel at the corner of State and Lake Street in Chicago during the May 5-6 weekend. No, Katch wasn't out to nab the bad guys by swinging from building [...]
Venice-based L.A. Theatre Works to Broadcast Gay Marriage Legal Dramatization
May 16, 2012 at 10:51 pm
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An all-star cast that includes George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, Jamie Lee Curtis and John C. Reilly has been recorded by Venice-based L.A. Theatre Works performing "8," a dramatization of the legal battle in California over gay marriage. The drama was writen by Dustin Lance Black, an Academy Award-winnng screenwriter for the 2008 film [...]
‘Filmanthropy Festival’ In Santa Monica This Thursday Through Saturday
May 16, 2012 at 8:31 pm
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By Peter Barent Lewis The Filmanthropy Festival has moved from its former venue in Hollywood to Santa Monica this year, taking place in Building I at the Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue this Thursday, May 17 through Saturday, May 19. Best Feature, Short Film, and Audience Favorite will receive Torch Awards at the Gala Benefit [...]
Metro responds to Beverly Hills Courier story alleging large payment to developer
May 16, 2012 at 5:37 pm
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TweetThe Beverly Hills Courier on Friday published a story alleging that Metro is preparing to pay $38.7 million to JMB Realty for land to use as part of the Westside Subway Extension project. The Courier said the information came from a Metro report. The Courier also alleged that the large payment is much more than [...]
