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Daily Archives: July 19, 2012
L.A. Community College Chose a Watch Dog, Christine Marez, With Ties to …
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L.A. Mission College / FacebookA hot mess for the L.A. college district?The hot mess that is the Los Angeles Community College District just got a little messier. An audit by L.A. city controller Wendy Greuel released today found a dumb…
LA Weekly’s Second Annual Pancake Breakfast: An Update
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Anne Fishbein Fig’s lemon-ricotta pancakes at the 2011 Pancake BreakfastA reminder that you possibly have something to do on Sunday, August 5, from around 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. That is, if your idea of fun is hanging out in…
Shades of Rosé
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Flickr/jez.atkinsona glass of roséFor years, wine writers have been haranguing their readership to drink more rosé, a category that plainly couldn’t catch a break either among macho types who opined that pink wine was too, well, pink, or the rest…
2 men shot while working at LA anti-gang event
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two men have been shot while working for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s anti-gang Summer Night Lights program. It’s the first time employees of the anti-gang program have been hurt. Lt. Andy Neiman tells the Los Angeles Daily…
Vyclone, an LA start-up, launches video-combining iOS app
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A Silicon Beach start-up run by two men from London, including the son of music legend Sting, just launched an iOS app that takes video from people shot at the same event and edits it into one multi-angle collaboration. Vyclone,…
Detroit stadium bomb hoax highlights tension of addressing threats during …
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Jason Miller, a suburban Detroit rabbi, left the game against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night and didn’t learn about the threat until the following day. “I immediately started thinking, ‘What if?’” he said. “What if they had to…
Central Avenue Jazz Festival outside historic Dunbar Hotel
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JAZZ Celebrating Los Angeles’ rich jazz tradition, the 17th Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival takes on additional gravitas in the shadow of the historic Dunbar Hotel, which in its heyday counted Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Billie Holiday among its…
Pritzker Plans to Open Luxury Boutique Hotel in Chicago
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John Pritzker, son of the late Hyatt Hotels Corp. (H) founder Jay Pritzker, and investment company AJ Capital Partners agreed to buy the Chicago Athletic Association building and convert it to a luxury boutique hotel. The partners will pay $13…
Bloomfest LA organizers don’t expect ArtWalk repeat
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Ed Fuentes A band performs at the 2010 Bloomfest LA event. Organizers say crowds can expect a “safe” and “positive” experience. DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Bloomfest L.A. organizers said they are not expecting a repeat of lastArticle source: http://blogdowntown.com/2012/07/6903-bloomfest-la-organizers-dont-expect-artwalk