Native Intelligence archive
for July 2014

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Toy Factory Lofts

Gary Leonard | July 31, 2014 12:19 AM
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Chapter 5. Frank

Jenny Burman | July 30, 2014 8:34 PM
veronica.jpg The Cossack had bought his property, as well as the house he lived in, with dirty money.

Enough is enough

Jon Christensen and Mark Gold | July 30, 2014 7:54 AM
flood-outside-ackerman_thmb.jpg No city of LA water main should be 90 years old. What other proof do we need that the city has to invest in its water infrastructure?

'Chinatown' revisited

Jon Christensen and Mark Gold | July 27, 2014 7:14 PM
chinatown1.jpg Our modern water systems have made it not only possible, but virtually inevitable, that we should forget where our water comes from and the responsibilities it carries. Myth and art may be our best ways back into that understanding.

The silence of the bells

Al Martinez | July 25, 2014 8:40 AM
Thumbnail image for al-martinez-photo.jpg A judge's ruling that declares capital punishment unconstitutional in California causes Martinez to wonder if we are beginning to weary of the savagery and he hopes for the dawning of a new day of compassion.

Mayor Villaraigosa and Banc of California

Gary Leonard | July 24, 2014 8:04 AM
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A classic LA summer - from Shakespeare to Queen

Don Shirley | July 23, 2014 10:24 PM
TWELFTH-NIGHT-ds.jpg The outdoors venues in Los Angeles this summer constitute one of America's largest Shakespearean hotspots. Let Don Shirley be your guide.

Chapter 4. The News

Jenny Burman | July 23, 2014 9:33 AM
veronica.jpg Their voices were cutting in and out as they followed Marisol's path up the hillside. Hot dogs wouldn't hurt. Hot dogs to fight a curse.

The LA River: A cabinet of wonders

Jon Christensen and Mark Gold | July 20, 2014 7:57 PM
unfinished1.jpg Natural history museums grew out of the "Wunderkammer"--a device for cultivating wonder in the face of the amazing diversity and weirdness of the world, but also for discovery, of the new, the unknown, of patterns, and laws. The LA River has become a kind of cabinet of wonders for Los Angeles: a site for thinking about and making sense of nature and culture in the city.

Dodgers shouldn't pay a high Price

Phil Wallace | July 20, 2014 1:49 PM
The Dodgers do need help in the back of their rotation. But giving up a top prospect for an ace like David Price would be a huge mistake.

Make it hot and sweet, mama

Al Martinez | July 18, 2014 10:59 PM
Thumbnail image for al-martinez-photo.jpg Martinez lies abed craving a hot, sweet thing right then and there, but Cinelli who lies next to him can always figure him out and suggests that he might just relax and think of puppies instead.

Is anyone home at Google? Hello?

Visiting Blogger | July 17, 2014 11:57 PM
citadel-logo-transparent-tag6-web.jpg Yahoo finally changed its incorrect info on his client -- after he tweeted CEO Marissa Mayer -- but Google still lists the wrong name, address and industry. "Google plainly does not care," says our guest blogger.

Lost Lakers

Phil Wallace | July 17, 2014 4:09 PM
carlos-boozer.jpg Without a coach or a competitive roster, the Lakers seem to have no vision for the future.

Farmers Market anniversary

Gary Leonard | July 17, 2014 9:04 AM
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Chapter 3. Marisol

Jenny Burman | July 16, 2014 7:06 PM
veronica.jpg "Veronica Street" is a new novel of Los Angeles by Jenny Burman, serialized each week at LA Observed. Today: In bed Ayla and Caleb were in sync, but upright they existed in different dimensions of time and space.

Kimono exhibit at LACMA

Judy Graeme | July 15, 2014 9:44 PM
kimono-undulate.jpg "Kimono for a Modern Age" at LACMA presents more than 30 of the traditional Japanese garments. Curator Sharon S. Takeda walks us through.

LA River archive opens at historic modernist barn

Jon Christensen and Mark Gold | July 15, 2014 6:46 PM
barn.jpg Finding an unassuming historical barn in the midst of Century City's bluster is a strange enough anomaly. But when you enter the plain white building on Santa Monica Boulevard just a block from the Westfield mall, a study in even more beautiful juxtapositions opens up.

Splendor in (Ripping Out) the Grass

Jon Christensen and Mark Gold | July 12, 2014 10:10 PM
nhmla1.jpg You will probably want to know what to do after you rip out your lawn. And that's important, said the experts at a summer series on water at the Natural History Museum of LA County. Even more important, though, is what happens when our public spaces get less water.

'Release me,' growls the bard of LA

Al Martinez | July 11, 2014 11:36 AM
Thumbnail image for al-martinez-photo.jpg Martinez turns his snarling wrath against doctors who just won't let him get the hell out of the hospital. Wasn't saving his life enough?

Marijuana farmers market

Gary Leonard | July 9, 2014 11:16 PM
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Chapter 2. Have We Met?

Jenny Burman | July 9, 2014 9:02 PM
veronica-street-1.jpg "Veronica Street" is a new novel of Los Angeles by Jenny Burman. It will be serialized here weekly.

A good walk spoiled... by overwatering 18 holes

Jon Christensen and Mark Gold | July 7, 2014 12:20 PM
Rancho Park Golf Course.jpg In which longtime environmental advocate Mark Gold confesses his soft spot for golf, while sloshing through far too many unintended water hazards at local LA links.

With (North) Americans gone, World Cup could be an all (South) American final

Bob Timmermann | July 7, 2014 7:58 AM
Thumbnail image for 640px-WC-2014-Brasil.svg.png The World Cup is down to its Final Four, all of them powerhouses. The finale could be an All-American affair.

The Shower Lady says: 'But not down there'

Al Martinez | July 3, 2014 8:20 PM
Thumbnail image for al-martinez-photo.jpg Martinez is back, obsessed with nudity and cleanliness and a shower lady named Mahlita who will scrub him thoroughly, but not down there.

Bringing back Broadway

Gary Leonard | July 3, 2014 2:52 AM
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Chapter 1. Tuesday. In the Month of Trees

Jenny Burman | July 2, 2014 11:50 PM
veronica-street-1.jpg Veronica Street is a new novel of Los Angeles by Jenny Burman. It will be serialized here weekly, starting today.

The Fringe binge continues

Don Shirley | July 2, 2014 10:58 PM
latest dance craze.jpg After five years of Hollywood Fringe, Shirley doesn't care how many newcomers it attracts to LA. He likes the Fringe for the structure it provides established LA artists to develop their work.
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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