by | Oct 13, 2008 | Culture Music Art, Los Angeles
from the Los Angeles Times and the NY Daily News William Claxton dies at 80; photographer helped make Chet Baker famous By Jon Thurber Los Angeles Times Staff Writer October 13, 2008 William Claxton, the master photographer whose images of Chet Baker helped fuel the...
by | Oct 13, 2008 | Culture Music Art, Los Angeles
from PLAY @ LA Weekly RIP GIDGET GEIN- LOCAL ARTIST & FORMER MARILYN MANSON BASSIST FOUND DEAD by Lina Lecaro October 10, 2008 12:11 PM The details are still sketchy, but close friends of musician and artist Gidget Gein (aka Brad Stewart) tell us he was found...
by | Sep 15, 2008 | Los Angeles
from the LA Times Birds keep man’s life from tumbling out of control Bobby Wilson made some bad decisions growing up in Watts. His hobby pigeons and their freewheeling somersaults helped straighten his life out, and now he’s passing on his expertise. By...
by | Sep 12, 2008 | Los Angeles
from the LA Times Bringing L.A.’s alleys out of the shadows Urban planners re-imagine the city’s concrete connectors as community oases, replacing trash and crime with trees, grass and swing sets — and civic leaders are paying attention. By Scott...
by | Aug 18, 2008 | Los Angeles
from The SpyGlass Blog at LA Magazine From Josefa Corpuz: Like the Los Angeles of our dreams, the art deco movement from the ’20s and ’30s is elegant, eclectic, glamorous, and forward-looking. The L.A. Conservancy (a nonprofit organization that works to...
by | Aug 13, 2008 | Los Angeles
from the LA Times STEVE LOPEZ: Los Angeles thwarts family in fight over graffiti Jacob Antonio Jr. Highland Park owners had a mural painted to deter taggers. But the city painted it over and the taggers are back. Steve Lopez, August 13, 2008 In today’s...
