Tag: February 2010
ChadMichael Morrisette
Photograph by Coral Von Zumwalt
Walk the line: Creating retail display windows that grab attention is “a delicate balance between being controversial and turning people off,” says ChadMichael Morrisette, who...
Hidden L.A.
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How did Sawtelle become the hot spot for all things Japanese?
At the turn of the 20th century, Japanese immigrants worked on the railroads and in agriculture, including barley and celery fields in the West Los Angeles neighborhood of Sawtelle....
Cool Running
Earlier today, when Assembly Speaker Karen Bass announced that she is seeking Diane Watson’s congressional seat, it was abundantly clear she’d already won her predecessor’s blessing. Watson appeared alongside...
Mayoral Drama
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's got his critics, his supporters and his fans. This note's for the latter: Tune in to ABC today at 1p.m. to catch Tony on All My Children. He'll...
The Desert
Photograph by Chad Ress
Into California's Vast and Wild and Wonderful Desert
The rich smells of Asian spices roasting in woks, the movement of glimmering palms, the inviting windows decorated with...
Where's Chris 2/16/2010
Once again we've asked our Ask Chris to send in a dispatch from his travels around town. Do you know where he was? Be the first to guess correctly...
Book Look
It’s time to shake things up. That’s what Dave Brown says, anyway, in the introduction to his book, I Swear to Good You are God at This; An inspiring...
Morning After: The L.A Street Food Festival
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A Brush With Life
Art by Don Bachardy
After Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy settled in Santa Monica Canyon, the famous writer saw how the young artist delighted in meeting the film greats, bringing...
