FBLA Exclusive: Inside the Microsoft Campaign, written 1 day ago, We just got word from our person on the inside that the new Microsoft commercial featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates was most likely directed by Bryan Buckly. The same commercial director that did the American Express Ellen Degene...

NettieScrub: Local Girl Makes Good…Scrubs, written 2 days ago, Flickr Shot by Limbo Poet (in and out) Whomever this Nettie Davis is, she's a smart cookie. Not only does this former manicurist to the stars have her own skin care line called NettieScrub — made out of her home base in Atwater Villa...

About Los Angeles and everything that happens in it. That means news and events, restaurants and bars, happenings and goings-on.

TEV GIVEAWAY: MATRIMONY, written 2 days ago, Greetings from the Christchurch Literary Festival ... Whew. Guest blogger Joshua Henkin has turned in yet another ... ambitious ... turn at the helm at TEV, leaving you more than enough to keep you occupied until we're stateside again this...

Photos: Past Lives @ F Yeah Fest, 8/30/08, written 3 days ago, More photos from F Yeah Fest last weekend by Andrew Oliveros. This band is Past Lives, the new band from the three former Blood Brothers members NOT in Jaguar Love, Jordan Billie, Morgan Henderson and Mark Gajadhar. Their debut EP will b...

A Night of Openings in Chinatown's Galleries, written 22 hours ago, Robert Apodaca of Fifth Floor Gallery stands outside his Chinatown space. Photo by Ed Fuentes. Robert Apodaca's Fifth Floor Gallery sits on Chung King Court, off the 500-foot alley known as Chung King Road that headlines Chinatown's...

Getting around Los Angeles.

Foreclosures in Pasadena, written 1 day ago, Are there really that many foreclosure deals to be had in Pasadena? I searched Foreclosure.com to find out how many foreclosed homes there are in Pasadena.  Here is what I found: 91106 - 16 foreclosures, of which the majority were condominiums. 91105 - 1...

The Necessity Of Institutions, written 9 hours ago, Obviously this is an opinion piece... biased by my opinions. And I like that. So let's get down to it... does civilization need the institutions and the bureaucracies that we have today; not just on a state or national level, but on a global level?...

Hollywood Hills Evacuation Drill Underscores the Need to Prepare, written 6 hours ago, A recent evacuation drill conducted jointly by the Los Angeles Fire Department and Police Department, underscores the life-saving importance of a well practiced evacuation plan. KCAL-TV's Juan Fernandez reports......

Thinking And Gathering, written 11 hours ago, In the morning on the porch the light was lurid and lovely. I sat out there thinking and gathering the day around me. Two full days with no small children to hop over, or desks to reach across. No talking....

Magic Bus, L.A. Style, written 1 day ago, Interesting L.A. moment I saw from above today while I was on assignment at the Hollywood & Highland complex. It's an open air double-decker tour bus that takes sightseers around Hollywood. Among the usual gang of superhero/cartoon characters trying ...

Metro Unveils Subway to the Sea: Plus Metro Pink Line, Special Edition!, written 3 days ago, Tonight at the lovely Santa Monica Library, Metro formally revealed the plan for the Subway to the Sea. Of the alternatives examined in the previous round of scoping, Alternatives 1 and 11 survived.  The BR...

FYI: ExperienceLA.com on YouTube: Go Metro!, written 3 days ago,

What the hell happened to Mayor Sam's Blog & Ron Kaye Weighs In On Neighborhood Council? (YOU GOTTA PROTEST!), written 20 hours ago, I've had enough Sarah Palin coverage on Mayor Sam's blog. If the blog returns to posting anything noteworthy regarding the City of Los Angeles, will someone let me...

Condos in Movieland, written 2 weeks ago, Haven't posted in some time.  Saw this article and thought…why not share? Is it possible to "downsize" for $47,000,000?  See here

Focuses on the music scene in and around the Los Angeles area. Some bands are bigger, some smaller, but the purpose of the this blog is to familiarize people with good music.

PV Looks Like A Wispy Mustache Resting On A Cloud Of Haze Today, written 1 day ago, Hey guys. Whassup? Long time no talk. Would you believe it? A few months back three different assholes managed to illegally touch my "D" in the same week. One even had a dog! That just ain't cool. Man. I du...

The Aroma of my Guilty Pleasures., written 2 days ago, Post from: To Live and Eat in L.A. - A Vegan Food Photo Blog It's true, I have a guilty pleasure. Well, truth be told I've got a few guilty pleasures but in this particular instance I'm talking about Aroma Cafe (aka Aroma Coffee & Tea Compan...

The Mission of the Willie Ross Foundation is to enhance the quality of life for non-verbal, deaf, and developmentally disabled adults.We offer adventure therapy programs and therapeutic horseback riding programs for kids and adults with autism.