Twelve or so things to like about LA Observed from the past week:
- Times stays inside for the new opinion editor.
- Those McCourts sure know how to mess up Opening Day — yes they do.
- Ariel Hanrath-Clark died on PCH too.
- Culver City's landmark train store sold.
- David Davis prepped us for Saturday's Olympics decision — and now has the reasons Chicago won.
- Times website unveils all kinds of future plans, including a celebrity justice reporter and a Phil Spector page.
- Joe Francis' main squeeze at Channel 2.
- Fires and wind, oh my.
- Book burning false alarm in Santa Clarita.
- The LAT's Anna Gorman goes under the knife and lives to write about it.
- In appreciation of Kurt Vonnegut and celebrating the noir side of Los Angeles.
- Happy 60th birthday to the Apple Pan.
Plus: The whole week of News & Chatter in one easy-to-browse place and the same for LA Biz Observed.