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2008 

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, in 2005, the animal rescue volunteers of Pasado's Safe Haven earned a reputation as a small, but tough and determined group. With the lessons learned from Katrina, Pasado's has opened an Animal Aid Station to prepare for the approach of Gustav. Here is Pasa...
08/31/2008
I had a conversation with a couple friends yesterday about John McCain and his selection of Sara Palin as a running mate. The conversation wound its way into the topic of a President's legacy being his (or her) Supreme Court appointments.   And the possibility that the next president may have at ...
08/31/2008
While browsing through YouTube for a hundred different things, as usual, I came across this video clip of Sara Palin on the Glenn Beck show ....   the one from a few months ago where Glenn asks her about the possibility of being tapped by John McCain, and she answers "If I had to make such a deci...
08/30/2008
Trojan Football returns tomorrow, Saturday, 8/30 as the USC Trojans begin their 2008 season against Virginia on the road at 12:30PM PDT. On another note, much has been written  about the concept that Localism isn't just about real estate.  It's designed as a national host for thousands of hyper-l...
08/29/2008
Occasionally you will hear a local activist refer to the "Trilogy", meaning three historic architectural treasures located in Northeast Los Angeles:  The Southwest Museum, El Alisal (Charles Lummis' personal residence) and Casa de Adobe.   The Casa de Adobe is a reconstruction of a pre-1850s Span...
08/28/2008
Andalucia in Los Angeles:  "9 Del Sur" Fatima Conesa · Paco Conti · Teresa Lafita · Irene Mala · Rocio Arregui ·Antonio Herman · Cristina Galeote · Cristina de Lorenzo · Aurora Perea Guest Curated by Gabriela B. Aeberhard, Murnau Art Gallery, Seville, Spain Opening Night Reception:  Saturday, Sep...
08/27/2008
The final concert of the free concert series at Heritage Square is Thursday, August 28, from 4:30 PM and 8:00 PM . The Sometimes in Tune Band begin the evening playing bluegrass and American folk music with a fun, energetic twist. Rounding out the series is Orquesta Salsumba, who combine the rhyt...
08/26/2008
Some people like to photograph flowers.  I like to photograph street art.  (Well, I like flowers, too.) I especially like street art that is colorful, clever and creative.  And this mural on the side of Guerrero's Produce Market, Inc. on the corner of Avenue 54 and York Blvd. in Highland Park, me...
08/25/2008
Ground was broken for the Southwest Museum on November 16, 1912.  The museum was the dream of Charles Lummis.  "Lummis had constructed a home for himself in Arroyo Seco, which he named El Alisal. It became a personal museum where Lummis began to accumulate his own collection of artifacts and rese...
08/22/2008
The good folks from The Wall Las Memorias Project uploaded these two short videos of last Saturday's Peace in the Northeast March. There was a large turnout, and the march was well received. Sadly, even as the marchers were moving along York Boulevard, a shooting went down a few blocks away on Av...
08/21/2008
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