Curbed LA:
Click the image above to view the full photogallery.Everyone first met Metropol, a 41-unit project at 6001 Carlton (between Sunset and Hollywood boulevards) in early October, and there are a couple of updates to note. First, prices have come down: Prices now start in the $400,000s (a 920 square foot one-bedroom used to star (Read More)
LAist:
Pau Gasol works it in the post in a game versus the Golden State Warriors. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis) LA Times sports columnist Bill Plaschke wrote an article describing the lackluster reaction of Laker Nation last night as Pau Gasol made his first appearance of the season. Coming off a hamstring injury that sidelined the S (Read More)
Curbed LA:
The latest dish from Eater LA, Curbed's hedonistic eating and drinking blog...WEST HOLLYWOOD: Eater updates us on the incredibly slow progress of Soho House (pictured) atop the Luckman Building on Sunset (and after plenty of neighbor opposition). According to Eater, plans for a rooftop pool have been nixed, which means the (Read More)
Curbed LA:
Here's the sobering news, courtesy of the Wall Street Journal: "About one in seven American households with mortgages is behind on payments or in foreclosure, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. That is up from about one in 10 a year ago." That translates to 7.5 million households nationwide that ar (Read More)
LAist:
Student Rustin O'Neil, center, is stunned with a taser gun as Vianney Vargas, left, looks on they and others sit on a road on the UCLA campus where vans holding attendees where driving leading away from the Covel Commons | (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok) UCLA is no stranger to Taser Gun use. After a horrible video in 2006 su (Read More)
LAist:
Photo by The Consumerist via FlickrRemember in 2007 when a major LAUSD computer glitch caused thousands of teachers to go without a paycheck while other teachers, including former ones six feet under, got paid extra? That's all fixed now, but the school district is still seeking $9.4 million from 2,400 current and former (Read More)
LAist:
Johannes Mehserle Last New Year's Eve, the San Francisco Area rung in the New Year with a bad start. A police officer working for the BART transit system shot and killed an unarmed man already restrained and facing down on the ground. Now that former cop, 27-year-old Johannes Mehserle stands trial for murder. With al (Read More)
LAist:
Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey during this morning's live broadcast (AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc., George Burns) This morning Oprah Winfrey spoke about stopping her show in September 2011, reports Chicagoist. There's no mention of what's next, such as the rumors of moving to Los Angeles to produce a show on her OWN n (Read More)
LA Times:
Its investment portfolio fell 23% and the museum drew $100 million less in donations in 2008-09. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art saw its investment portfolio lose nearly a quarter of its value during its 2008-09 fiscal year, which co (Read More)
Curbed LA:
Light-rail is almost always a boon to commuters, but a consistent problem with above-ground rapid transit is the speed of trainsโcoexisting with cars, pedestrians, and traffic lights slows down the process. On the new Gold Line Eastside Extension, riders have noticed that the monorail-esque portion of the line that travers (Read More)
LAist:
As with every weekend, the LAPD is out to nab drunkards off the streets. This weekend's DUI checkpoint, scheduled for 8 p.m. to 3 a.m., is in Sherman Oaks, just south of the 101 Freeway on Van Nuys Boulevard at Hortense. The Van Nuys Division, which serves Sherman Oaks, has seen 102 driving under the influence-related t (Read More)
LAist:
ICE at Santa MonicaOther big (and colder) cities get ice rinks, so what's there to stop us? Great weather might be one factor, but it hasn't stopped the likes of the cities of Santa Monica and Los Angeles. A few weeks ago in Santa Monica, the city and the Bayside District opened ICE on 5th Street, which runs through the (Read More)
feeds.latimes.com:
Pete Carroll and the Trojans (but mostly Pete Carroll) get ripped for second big loss in three weeks. UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel must be feeling pretty good about the Bruins' chances in next week's game after watching one of the worst perf (Read More)
Curbed LA:
We're late to getting to this news, but for anyone who was wondering about that Eric Owen Moss project planned for Venice and Lincoln boulevards, well, developer Group III Investments has canceled plans to build the green-fringed condominium building. "They didn't like the height," said Group III's Fred Mir, referring to ne (Read More)
LAist:
The Parson Red Heads will be playing tonight at the Bootleg Theater | Photo by Koga for LAist Our Pick: Neil Young Tribute w/ Delta Spirit, Jason Simon (of Dead Meadow), Ferraby Lionheart, The Parson Red Heads, Leslie Stevens (of Leslie And The Badgers), The Chapin Sisters, Family Of The Year, Justin Gordon, Restavrant, (Read More)