Native Intelligence archive
for August 2011

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Diesel Books returns to Malibu!

Beloved indie booksellers have signed a lease at the Country Mart.

Slatkin unfurls French masterworks at the Bowl

olga-kern-baez.jpg The L. A. Philharmonic waxed luminous and guest conductor Leonard Slatkin found kindred musician spirits to commune with.

Night vision: 2nd and Beaudry

night-vision-2.jpg At 2nd Street and Beaudry, just west of the Harbor Freeway from Downtown. Second in the Night Vision series.

Lisker Chronicles: Bruce and Kara get married *

lisker-wedding-dance.jpg Iris Schneider has followed Bruce Lisker for LA Observed since his release from prison two years ago. This weekend, she covered the wedding.

Keeping up with the grunion run

grun_Rachael.jpg The midnight show on Santa Monica beach is a fishy little rom-com with a serious take-home message

Where did all that time go? Where did my mom go?

Jeanne at the Continental Divide in the early 1950s.jpg The passing of a parent can make you reevaluate just how much time has passed.

Night vision

mcqueen-on-union-sm.jpg New series of photos on L.A. at night, starting on Union Avenue near 12th Street in Pico-Union.

Rolling (roiling?) on the river

Hitting a few rapids on the way to kayaking the LA River.
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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