LONDON – With apologies to Disneyland, Disney World and any other Disney enterprise, the Olympic Velodrome was the happiest placeArticle source: http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-cycling-20120804,0,5339572.story
Daily Archives: August 4, 2012
From Stockholm’s Irish pubs to LA’s Koreatown, expats search for home-team …
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From the Irish pubs of Stockholm to bustling Koreatown in Los Angeles, expat Olympic fans around the world are following — or trying to follow — their favorite back-home athletes, an often lonely and difficult pursuit in our otherwise connected…
Whitney Houston exhibit to open in Los Angeles
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A file picture of Houston performing. AFPpic AN EXHIBIT in honour of late pop icon Whitney Houston will open in Los Angeles next month, half a year after her lifeless body was discovered in a hotel bathtub. The exhibit, titled…
Hotels hold a financial mixed bag
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Arizona hotels and resorts saw their average rates, occupancy and revenue rise slightly in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2011, according to a report released Friday. Tucson-area inns saw similar gains in occupancy…
Sox’s Humber still experiencing his ups and downs
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Elvis has left the building … and so has Alex Rios. On a fun Friday night commemorating the long-departed King, right fielder Rios dispatched the Los Angeles Angels back to their heartbreak hotel with the White Sox’s first game-ending homer…
New gallery in Essex opens Saturday
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Art Essex Gallery will open today at 10 Main St. in Essex. A grand opening will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. in the 5,000-square-foot gallery that will include established and emerging artists. The inaugural reception will feature seascapes…
Lupe Ontiveros remembered as ‘pioneer’ at memorial service
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Every pew at Saint Hilary Church of Eternal Adoration in Pico Rivera was filled Friday morning for the memorial service of actress-activist Guadalupe “Lupe” Ontiveros, who died July 26 at 69. Inside the white brick walls of the church, which…
Without creativity we may all become ‘extinct,’ says Inner-City Arts co-founder
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On Friday, students were building their own robots as part of the summer school activities. DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — In the midst of DTLA’s Skid Row, a one-acre, hidden campus full of foliage and art projects has inner-city kids building…
Sid Ganis approached to produce 2013 Oscars with Lorne Michaels
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Former Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Sid Ganis was approached to produce next year’s Oscars telecast with “Saturday Night Live” veteran Lorne Michaels, according to two sources with knowledge of the academy’s negotiations. Earlier this week, word…
Santa Clarita vending machine dispenses original artworks
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Santa Clarita city officials are hoping residents might forgo the chips and soda next time they buy from a vending machine and opt instead for something a little more edifying: a piece of art. On Thursday at the Art Walk…
