Category: city-think-blog - CityThink

Podcast Preview: How One Wall Of The American Hotel Became A Symbol Of L.A.'s Diversity

Posted on 5/20/2013 5:38:00 PM by

In this week's exclusive clip from Esotouric, photographer Irving Greines—who has spent the better part of ten years photographing the east wall of the American Hotel—explains the artistic intricacies behind the public art project. Read More

Unreal Estate: The Key To Liberace’s Valley Heart

Posted on 5/20/2013 4:18:00 PM by Catherine Green

A Sherman Oaks home doesn’t factor into HBO’s new film, but it played a big part in the pianist’s life Read More

Mayoral Race: #Humblebragging Rights

Posted on 5/20/2013 2:27:00 PM by Shayna Rose Arnold

A recent sampling of how Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti are pulling off the two-handed trick of shaking hands while patting themselves on the back in 140 characters or less Read More

Closing Arguments: It’s Time To Vote, Folks

Posted on 5/20/2013 10:51:00 AM by Shayna Rose Arnold

With less than 24 hours before the polls open in Los Angeles, mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti are still shaking hands and squeezing in every last opportunity to pick up votes. Here’s a roundup of campaign news from over the weekend—plus where the race stands now Read More

Where’s Walter? The Search is On For Tricia O’Kelley’s Dognapped Deaf Yorkie

Posted on 5/18/2013 4:45:00 PM by Shayna Rose Arnold

A ransom call was made after the 11-year-old dog was taken from the actress' Silver Lake home Read More

L.A. Stars Alongside Sara Bareilles In Her New Video, "Brave"

Posted on 5/17/2013 5:33:00 PM by Marielle Wakim

The “Love Song” chanteuse released a music video for her new single just this week. See if you can name all of the L.A. locales that make an appearance. Read More

Q&A: Giselle Fernandez on Her Big Shots Interview with Carlos Slim

Posted on 5/17/2013 3:50:00 PM by Shayna Rose Arnold

The story behind the first episode of LAmag’s new video series, plus the personal note Slim shared with Fernandez that reveals how he defines success Read More

Foam Finger: A Pre-Weekend Sports Roundup

Posted on 5/17/2013 3:42:00 PM by Sean Fitz-Gerald

What to know before catching the next rounds of competition, plus other pieces of local sports news Read More

Introducing BIG SHOTS: LAmag's New Video Series With Giselle Fernandez

Posted on 5/17/2013 11:42:00 AM by

A few words on our new CityThink show, plus the premiere episode featuring telecom titan and second richest man in the world Carlos Slim Read More

L.A.’s Scariest Places According to Brian Peck

Posted on 5/17/2013 10:13:00 AM by Chris Nichols

His role as the punk zombie Scuz in Return of the Living Dead has landed him some plum assignments—like judging the Big Bear Horro-Fi Fest on May 18. Here are his favorite spooky spots Read More