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for April 2010

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Step into spring

The weekend weather forecast promises clear skies so there's no excuse not to go for a walk...or march.

Angeleno Datebook- April 28th

The Doo Dah Parade unfurls on Saturday, ushering in an exceptionally full social calendar.

Be kind to your hockey-loving colleagues this week

L.A.'s casual sports fans and non-hockey people, have a little heart this morning for your colleagues who seem down. Their season is over.

Architecture + Design Museum settles into permanent home

Frances Anderton, Courteney Cox, Larry Gagosian, Frank O. Gehry, Wolfgang Puck and Rose Tarlow lend support to A+D Museum, Los Angeles.

Dropping the Subject

On deciding to not stick with a story

Angeleno Datebook-April 21st

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books rolls into town on April 24 and 25th at UCLA. Book festival lovers will also enjoy the film, "The Eclipse," which is now in limited release and available on VOD.

Funniest journalism biz card ever

Welcome back, Dave!

Managing fear

Brian Kennedy couldn't manage the fear of actually playing hockey and getting "hammered," so now he writes about the game — when he's not teaching college English.

Angeleno Datebook - April 14th

Garden tour season has arrived.

Arts High celebrates its 25th anniversary in style

On Saturday, April 17th, Arts High will honor Barry Manilow at its 25th anniversary celebration for his dedicated assistance to Los Angeles's the tuition-free program, which offers specialized college prep instruction combined with conservatory-style training in the visual and performing arts.

A center to one family's universe

Ella Kimberling, late 1950s - Cover.jpg Today (April 12) marks what would be the 106th birthday of my maternal grandmother, Ella Kimberling. She passed away in 2001, a few weeks shy of her 97th birthday. I tend to start looking at old photos of her around this time. One photo, which I had ignored for years, seems to represent her importance to my family.

This American Line

America's preoccupation with cutting in line cuts both ways.

Angeleno Datebook - April 7th

Here is a look at events happening all around town during the week of April 7, 2010 to April 13, 2010.

Even the fans need to prepare for the regular season

The Dodgers left their spring training home in Glendale, Arizona on Wednesday to play a game in Las Vegas. On Thursday night, they came back home to Los Angeles to play an exhibition game against Cleveland. And both the Dodgers and this one fan still do not seem ready for the regular season to start on Monday.

Memory mobilization

Los Angeles baby boomers are going to be mighty upset when they realize that the building that once housed (the now defunct) Tower Records at 8801 Sunset Blvd may no longer exist.
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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