The size of rainstorms hitting Los Angeles has been getting bigger over the past 60 years, according to a new report to be released today by the Environment California Research and Policy Center. The environmental advocacy group measured rainfall in…
Daily Archives: July 31, 2012
LA Moms Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week with Big Latch-On Event
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In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week August 1st-7th, a group of nursing mothers and babies will participate in The Big Latch On at 10:30am Saturday morning at A Mother’s Haven Boutique and Educational Center in Encino, CA. The World Alliance…
Coast Anabelle Hotel Expands LA’s Live Entertainment Scene…
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Coast Anabelle Hotel Expands LA’s Live Entertainment Scene with the launch of “Here’s Killing You, Kid” a Noir Parody Dinner Show… (BURBANK, CA) The Coast Anabelle Hotel recently hosted a successful star studded premiere of its new dinner theater experience,…
Jenn-Air to Sponsor at Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival
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BENTON HARBOR, Mich., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Luxury appliance maker Jenn-Air has signed on as the exclusive major appliance sponsor of the second annual Los Angeles Food Wine Festival. Headquartered at the world renowned LA Live complex…
Starwood Hotels 2Q net income falls, revenue up
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NEW YORK — Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter net income slipped 7 percent as charges including those to pay off debt early offset the impact of higher revenue. Contrary some of its rivals, Starwood said…
Tony Martin, 98; an ‘ultimate crooner’
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LOS ANGELES — Tony Martin, the romantic singer who appeared in movie musicals from the 1930s to the 1950s and sustained a career in records, television and nightclubs from the Depression era into the 21st century, has died. He was…
Bitter Charges in Shangri-La Hotel Trial
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. — It was a sunny day on Monday at the Hotel Shangri-La, a much-restored art deco palace that likes to call itself “Hollywood’s Oceanfront Hotel.” Not so sunny were the proceedings nearby at the Santa Monica division…
1970s NY Graffiti Artists Still Have Urge To Tag
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NEW YORK — In torn jeans and saddled with a black backpack, Andrew Witten glances up and down the street for police. The 51-year-old then whips out a black marker scribbles “Zephyr” on a wall covered with movie posters. He…
Review: Tami Demaree’s ‘Savages’ displays a goofy truthfulness
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The ghost of Gauguin haunts Tami Demaree’s “Savages,” an exhibition of sculptures, collages and woodblock prints. So does the spirit of Ikea, the phantom of Tiki lounges and the specter of a culture so mashed up and mongrel that it’s…
Pasadena Playhouse clashes with writer over play’s title
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The Pasadena Playhouse has found itself in a disagreement with a writer over a new stage comedy titled “Tales of a Fourth Grade Lesbo.” Gina Young, the author of the play, said that the company told her they had problems…
