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It was almost as if the arrival of GWAR sent out a silent signal to all those who brought their own costumes to SXSW to don them and let their freak flags fly. The esteemed rocker monsters (aliens? beasts?) were walking around 6th street with the...

topics: business, design, festival, los-angeles, running

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If you ve been to Largo in the past few years, chances are you ve seen and heard Tom Brosseau. The 33-year-old singer/songwriter is a fixture among the cabal of regulars (Sara Watkins, John C. Reilly and of course, Jon Brion among them) gracing the...

topics: artist, bicycle, bike, books, business

aggregated from: ArtSlant

The Pacific Design Center hosts West Week, an internationally-recognized design trade event that welcomes thousands of design professionals each spring. The event includes top industry keynote speakers, showroom programs, book signings, exhibitions, ...

topics: book, design, photography

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Cars into Bicycles sounds a little like an eco-oriented Transformers, but it's less Optimus Prime and more performance workshop. Head over to Bergamot Station on Saturday at Noon, and at 11 a.m. for the following three Saturdays after that, to wat...

topics: design, pasadena

aggregated from: LAist

Chef Ludo Lefebvre (Photo by Lionel Deluy/used with permission) He's baaaaa-aaack! Itinerant Chef Ludovic Lefebvre will be popping up with LudoBites once again, but this time in Downtown Los Angeles for a nearly 2-month gig at Gram & Papas. Word...

topics: design, dining, environment, fest, food

aggregated from: LA Now Blog

The Malibu Community Library will close June 1 for a $5.7-million green renovation intended to qualify for certification under the Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design, or LEED, rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, t...

topics: book, design, green-building, leed, los-angeles

aggregated from: LAist

By Laurel House/ChickNotes Guide, Special to LAistIn a town filled with people who work from home, work the dinner shift, enjoy expensive expensed breakfast meetings, or simply don t work, you d think that, like coffee shops, b...

topics: bakery, beverly-hills, business, cake, cheese

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Girder installation for an Expo Line trench Photo via Expo Authority The authority charged with building a train between downtown and Santa Monica responded today to a lawsuit filed that could hinder construction on the route's second phase wes...

topics: culver-city, design, expo-line, los-angeles, running

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The Community Redevelopment Agency/Los Angeles (CRA/LA) will host a community briefing on the Sunset Boulevard/Civic Center Urban Design Plan on Thursday, March 18, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the CRA/Hollywood building (6255 Sunset Blvd....

topics: design, hollywood, los-angeles, urban-design

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Home decor and accessories shop D.L. Rhein opened on West 3rd steps west of Sweetzer earlier this week, and was already getting a steady stream of customers in the short time I passed through. Designer Deborah Rhein s brother Andy oversees the locati...