July 2011 Archives
Commentary:
Is Carmageddon a lot of pain for no gain? Is the only answer to easy traffic congestion to charge motorists to travel on busy freeways?
Where We Are:
The stadium deal will be voted on, and no one - including council members - will have the answers Angeleños deserve.
Health:
Richard Root once counted 50 helicopters flying overhead in one day. That was a record high.
LA as Subject:
This Friday, Burbank celebrates its centennial. The city ambitiously billed as the media and entertainment capital of the world--and which, for much of its history, also served as a major hub of the aviation industry--hardly betrays today its humble origins as a dentist's sheep ranch.
Commentary:
I had always loved dogs, but hadn't sought out others who did because they weren't my 'people.' Cathy Rubin changed all that.
Arts & Culture:
Wicked critters, cave paintings, tabloid tales and video art from Lisbon are on the schedule for this week in LA's media art scene.
Commentary:
I find it interesting that someone coined the shut down of the freeway "Carmageddon," because is not being able to freely travel on the freeways the end of the world?
LA Vitamin Report:
For my money, I'll take bicycle breakdowns over traffic any day.
Commentary:
What's 100 years old on July 6th, and also 100,000 years old? Devils Postpile National Monument. In its two sets of ages, lies a fascinating story about the relationship between the landmark's geology and its human history.
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