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Kevin Roderick • August 26 2006 12:18 PM

Some highlights from the past week on the LA Observed blogs, for the review-minded:

Welcome to Gentrification City, Leland Wong indicted, Sunset Junction kisses up to celebrities, Dopest Lawyer makes the LAT, James Ellroy pro and con, Mystery stench invades Long Beach, Coolest house in L.A., Garlic warfare in Silver Lake.

Paramount dumps Tom Cruise, Dog Day Emmys, MySpace the magazine, Tower Records files Chapter 11, Remembering the department stores.

What Sumner Redstone means for the culture of lying in Hollywood, Surf's up for one TV writer, It really is a small world.

Toots Shor documentary, Jered Weaver finally loses, New college sports website, Luc Robitaille gets an honor.

Maoist ice cream, This is G town, Grebe chicks at Echo Park lake.

Paradise found and sold, Two sides of the same story, Another girl surfing magazine.

New letters blog brings email about gentrification, Allison Margolin and Joe Francis.

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The week's worth of Morning Buzz

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Media Why does MarketWatch employ a columnist who is a white nationalist? Union weighs in at Miramonte Sheriffs refute KTLA report on another teacher at Miramonte Morning Buzz: Thursday 2.9.12 Thursday morning headlines		Politics Why does MarketWatch employ a columnist who is a white nationalist? Forget the naysayers, January's employment report really was good Trutanich states the obvious: he's running Mayor pushes subway "very close to the sea" Morning Buzz: Thursday 2.9.12
LA Biz Friday morning headlines How to know if you're eligible for mortgage relief Paying too much attention to the Dow? Why does MarketWatch employ a columnist who is a white nationalist? Forget the naysayers, January's employment report really was good		Arts, Books & Food Paul McCartney gets a star in Hollywood Lana Del Rey fills up Amoeba Music Media notes and a lady in gold Clifton's lifts the veil Blast from the past: Ramones and LAPD *
LA Living Mayor pushes subway "very close to the sea" Getting more women to ride bikes Loney won't be charged in freeway crash Video: Olvera Street in 1937 reflects the times Nature comes calling		Sports Thursday morning headlines Vin Scully on working: 'I don't want to lose my friends' Soon-Shiong getting in on Dodgers Clippers lose Chauncey Billups for the season Clippers can't catch a break - Chauncey Billups out for season
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Book on the Lady in Gold

Paul McCartney gets a star in Hollywood

6:50 PM Thu | Largest crowd for a Walk of Fame star ceremony that many could remember, outside the Capitol Records tower on Thursday. Photo by Gary Leonard.

5:35 PM Thu | Live at 6 p.m.: the beach Frisbee press conference

5:31 PM Thu | Lana Del Rey fills up Amoeba Music

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Friday morning headlines

8:13 AM Fri | Greek debt deal held up, good news for L.A.'s budget, Kodak challenged by theater owner, and cruise ships can't release sewage.

5:19 PM Thu | How to know if you're eligible for mortgage relief

4:56 PM Thu | Paying too much attention to the Dow?

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