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for November 2008

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A look at Hennessey + Ingalls Hollywood

Hennessey + Ingalls Art and Architecture bookstore opens a branch in Hollywood this week.

'Growing the pie' for Thanksgiving

Bush sought to "make the pie higher," but President-elect Barack Obama says it's time "to make sure we're growing the pie …"

Photography of Carleton Watkins

Legendary 19th-century photographer Carleton Watkins, who is the subject of an exhibition at the Getty, traveled hard miles around California with a simple motto: stand "where the view looks best."

The 2008 LA Auto Show

For every dollar I put into my first car, I got back a lifelong education in auto repair, and this disease.

Our booties, ourselves

Erin Kaplan responds

Going through 'The Changes'

Without referencing its recent layoff, the Ventura County Star's editor says the suburban LA paper is now "more streamlined and, in many ways, much more efficient."

Lost thunder: BLM preparing to execute 30,000 wild horses

We stripped the Indians of their ponies, and now we're doing it to ourselves.

LA's fire-orange sun

When the sun looks like that, there's a big fire somewhere regardless of whether we see or smell smoke.

Drop, Cover, and Hold On!

The Northridge Quake buried people alive, killed 57, injured more than 9,000 and displaced at least 20,000. And that's only because it happened at 4:31 a.m.

Oversprayed LA

Eyeing the book launch for Overspray: Riding High With the Kings of California Airbrush Art, Norman Hathaway's lavish art book about the golden age of L.A. airbrush artists in the 70s.

That was fast

A really short honeymoon for Barack Obama

No wonder Tony got a place on stage*

LA heart Obama.

Protesters descend upon Mormon Temple

A photo essay of Thursday's Prop 8 protest march on the Westside.

Revisiting Echo Park's Room 8 cat

Roger Vargo presents a multimedia lecture on the famed Room 8 cat of Echo Park'. Also, what if the Room 8 Cat had a Twitter account?

A cold day in Ventura County*

Is it worse for a company to do a layoff immediately after it got the election coverage it wanted?

Free Billy

Time to emancipate Billy, the last elephant at the LA Zoo.

Talk about a banner headline

A trio of thuds in the driveway (NYT, LAT, LADN) announce the real start of each day. Today, though, that's just not enough. Today, I need more.

Los Angeles, Election Day 2008

Photos of Los Angeles, CA, on Election Day, 2008

Voting never stops

A poll worker checks in.

Top 5 (hey, I'm still sad) things about being laid off at the L.A. Times

A week later, starting to speak out.

LA Litscape: celebrating with Douglas Kearney and Skylight Books

LA Litscape recap: local poet and performer, Thomas Kearny, wins a major literary prize, Skylight Books celebrates its 12th anniversary, evoking memories of Chatterton's Bookshop and other bookstores, and pondering the fate of Forrest J Ackerman.
Celebrate Dias de Los Muertos traditionally or in Tiki-style at the "In Search of Tiki" exhibit on display at Forest Lawn Museum Glendale.

Take it easy, but take it *

The voice that permeated my childhood was not that of Fred Rogers, Winnie the Pooh or Charlie Brown.
KCET control room
kcet-rehearsal-control.jpgA peek inside the TV station's Burbank studios.
Whitt's Wood Yard
whitts-wood-yard.jpgElon Musk wants to drill here at Pico and Sepulveda.
BCAM
bcam-stairs.jpgThe Broad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA.
David Hockney at LACMA
hockney-arrives-lacma.jpgThe artist arrives to open his latest exhibit.
Mountain lion family
mountain-lion-family-martinez.jpgFrom Robert Martinez's trail cam in the San Gabriels.
The power of 'pluribus' plays
Allegiance-9-(1).jpgDon Shirley on theater in LA
Macy's winds down
mannequin-graveyard-macys.jpgThe store in Westside Pavilion has closed down.
Streetscape: Westwood
westwood-sky-lao.jpgWestwood Boulevard looking north and a little bit skyward.
Streetscape: East LA
la-luz-del-mundo.jpg Iglesia La Luz del Mundo, East 1st Street.
Sign from LA's past
loves-bbq-valley-relics.jpg Sign from an old Love's BBQ restaurant at the Valley Relics Museum in Chatsworth.
Visiting her old ballet costumes
melissa-barak-cost-iris.jpg Melissa Barak at LACMA Chagall exhibit with the artist's memorable designs.
Engine Co. 17
engine-co-17-side.jpg Inside the long-closed Arts District fire station on Santa Fe Avenue.
Wilshire Grand Center lobby
wilshire-grand-lobby-wall.jpg Visitors check out the wall-mounted sculpture by artist Do Ho Suh.
Barnsdall Park
barnsdall-park-trees.jpg Under the trees.
Inside Hollyhock House
hollyhock-columns.jpgPhoto taking was allowed for one weekend. So we did.
Streetscape: Lincoln Heights
el-milagro-market.jpgProductos Mexicanos at El Milagro Market on Avenue 18.
June 6, 1968
rfk-hearse-wide-lapl.jpgThe body of Robert F. Kennedy leaves Good Samaritan hospital. More pics
Streetscape: DTLA
spring-street-bike-lane.jpgSpring Street bike lane.
Palm weeds of Santa Susana
santa-susana-palm-weeds.jpgOak trees, sandstone ridges and fan palms? Ugh. More
Streetscape: West LA
405-at-smblvd.jpg405 North at Santa Monica Boulevard.
Hills turning brown
grman1.jpgThe hills above Gorman.
Arcana Books
arcana-books.jpgIn the Helms Bakery complex in Culver City.
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