The OPEN Daily : Local Blogs
Mondays with the Mayor Community Bike Ride
February 3, 2012 at 10:30 pm
culvercity.patch.com
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If you’ve ever wanted to get fit, tour Culver City and/or talk turkey with the mayor, here’s your opportunity.
The Culver City Bicycle Coalition together with Mayor Micheal O’Leary have come together to create a Mondays with the Mayor morning community bike ride.
According to the coalition’s blog, every Monday morning those interested can hop on their [...]
Work Begins on Louie’s of Mar Vista
February 3, 2012 at 9:00 pm
marvistamom.com
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How long have we been waiting for Louie’s of Mar Vista to open? Let me count the months – no, that would take too long. But now work has begun – light is showing at the end of the tunnel. Bring on the Louie’s!
Check Out Brian Grazer’s New Santa Monica Pad
January 31, 2012 at 10:30 pm
www.huffingtonpost.com
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We knew, even before the Wall Street Journal reminded us with this very cool graphic, that super-producer Brian Grazer is a man who likes order in his life. (OK, the not-so-kind might call him a man obsessed with order.) Whatever. He certainly disrupted the natural order of the real estate universe -- which is to [...]
‘The King of the Desert’ embodies the spirit of Boyle Heights
January 29, 2012 at 11:53 pm
www.examiner.com
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Josefina López, writer of Real Women Have Curves, founded Casa 0101 Theater with the intent to provide “vital arts, cultural and educational programs in theater, digital filmmaking, art and dance to Boyle Heights, thereby nurturing the...
Comment invited on L.A. council redistricting maps at Westchester meeting
January 28, 2012 at 7:31 pm
pipes.yahoo.com
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Anyone wanting to comment on the recently released draft Los Angeles City Council district maps can do so Thursday at a public meeting in Westchester.
Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson show: ‘Immortal’ but not immune
January 28, 2012 at 2:00 pm
www.latimes.com
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The tribute to the late pop icon, which is coming to Staples Center, is not without controversy.The tribute to the late pop icon, which is coming to Staples Center, is not without controversy.
2 people are shot at Hollywood restaurant
January 27, 2012 at 10:56 pm
latimesblogs.latimes.com
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A man and a woman were shot Friday night at a Hollywood restaurant, authorities said.
The shooting took place at the Pink Pepper, a Thai restaurant in the 1600 block of North La Brea Avenue, about 10:15 p.m., said Norma Eisenman, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department.
The victims have been taken to a hospital [...]
Santa Monica embraces Silicon Beach — don’t call it Tech Coast
January 26, 2012 at 9:17 pm
latimesblogs.latimes.com
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Silicon Beach, the burgeoning tech start-up scene that’s taken root in Santa Monica and the surrounding area, continues to gain traction.
On Thursday, the city devoted much of its annual State of the City address to promoting the tech community, with Mayor Richard Bloom declaring: "Today we are not just Santa Monica, but Silicon Beach and [...]
Photo: ‘Flipping Out’ at Lemonade in Venice
January 26, 2012 at 9:15 pm
venice.patch.com
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Some of the cast of the hit Bravo reality show "Flipping Out" were spotted Thursday in Venice at Lemonade. Home designer Jeff Lewis and his executive assistant Jenni Pulos along with an unidentified person are shown at the counter of the popular Abbot Kinney Boulevard eatery.
Have you snapped any celebrity photographs recently in Venice? If [...]
Photo: Broadway Elementary in Venice Celebrates Chinese New Year
January 25, 2012 at 11:56 am
venice.patch.com
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Students enrolled in the Mandarin Immersion Program at Broadway Elementary School in Venice celebrated Chinese New Year on Tuesday. An assembly was held on the playground and featured students enrolled in the largest Los Angeles Unified School District Mandarin Immersion Program on the Westside.
West LA Chidrens Choir to Perform in China
January 24, 2012 at 10:07 pm
www.westsidetoday.com
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The lovely neighborhood West Los Angeles Children’s Choir (started 14 years ago) is going stronger than ever and is now preparing to sing at a Peace Concert in Beijing! The event is scheduled to take place in June of 2012 and we will be performing three big songs - one that was written by film [...]




