Native Intelligence: March 2014 archive

Julius Shulman star in Palm Springs (photo)

Judy Graeme | March 31, 2014 10:54 PM

Spotted this weekend in Palm Springs: a star honoring the late photographer Julius Shulman, whose images helped elevate public admiration of mid-century modern homes and style.

Can a Marine general transform California State Parks?

Jon Christensen and Mark Gold | March 31, 2014 7:30 AM

Major General Anthony L. Jackson, USMC (Ret) may be the perfect leader to modernize the quasi-military corps of California State Parks, but can he transform the hidebound agency into an organization focused on understanding and satisfying its customers?

Candid 'Song at Twilight,' rowdy but repressed 'Reunion'

Don Shirley | March 27, 2014 10:17 PM

They look as different as day and night - "A Song at Twilight" at Pasadena Playhouse and "Reunion" at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa. Yet they share a common bond.

Manny Aguirre

Gary Leonard | March 27, 2014 1:09 AM

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Steve Harvey: Off Tsunami watch

Steve Harvey | March 25, 2014 11:56 PM

Some items on the recent rains, on baseball and of course on signs that just don't say what they should.

Oomo Cube

Gary Leonard | March 20, 2014 8:35 AM

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Captivating 'Harmony' at CTG, bare-chested 'Macbeth' and more

Don Shirley | March 18, 2014 11:53 PM

"Harmony" is redeeming Center Theatre Group's stubborn faith in the subject of young guys' bands. It's by far the best of the lot.

A peek behind the Machado Lake restoration story

Jon Christensen and Mark Gold | March 16, 2014 4:01 PM

An LA Times story, about one of city's most important environmental restoration projects ever, missed the backstory. Here it is.

Thriving in the desert

Ellen Alperstein | March 16, 2014 3:43 PM

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If you think the desert of Southern California is dead, you're not alive. Some photos from a recent trip.

CA Democratic Party convention

Gary Leonard | March 13, 2014 12:32 AM

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Honoring women who 'don't have the advantages we do'

Iris Schneider | March 11, 2014 11:52 PM

A panel discussion at the Annenberg Space for Photography was a call to action, and to pursuing your dreams.

Abelardo Morell makes the national parks his camera

Iris Schneider | March 11, 2014 10:58 PM

It's not easy to find someone whose right brain and left brain are each working overtime. But photographer Abelardo Morell is more than a creative spirit.

A 'Stand-Off' over Native Americana in 'Cry, Trojans!'

Don Shirley | March 11, 2014 10:32 PM

From his seat in the audience at REDCAT on Saturday, Randy Reinholz booed. He is the founding artistic director of Native Voices, the Native American theater company based at the Autry that is currently offering the premiere of "Stand-Off at Hwy #37."

Bringing 'la noria' back to the LA River

Jon Christensen and Mark Gold | March 9, 2014 10:24 AM

Artist Lauren Bon has won approval from the LA City Council to build an enormous water wheel on the LA River near downtown. Bon will be discussing the project in a public conversation on March 22, World Water Day, in Lincoln Heights.

Misty Copeland: A ballerina from San Pedro has her say

Judy Graeme | March 8, 2014 8:08 PM

Misty Copeland, the only black female soloist dancing with the American Ballet Theater, will be back home in Los Angeles this week talking about her new memoir. The book explores her rise from a vagabond childhood to stature in the ballet world, where she found a surrogate family.

Jobe's death sheds light on MLB's pitching problem

Phil Wallace | March 8, 2014 6:02 PM

Dr. Frank Jobe saved the careers of hundreds of pitchers, but many top arms continue to break down. It's not good for baseball, and MLB needs to look into better injury prevention mechanisms.

Wooster Group's 'Cry, Trojans' has a theme of young love

Iris Schneider | March 7, 2014 11:52 PM

Wooster Group definitely has its fans and followers and many were in the Redcat audience--at least until intermission.

Ernest Marquez and Jennifer Watts

Gary Leonard | March 6, 2014 12:43 AM

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The reckoning after the storm

Jon Christensen and Mark Gold | March 3, 2014 4:07 AM

What are we doing with our dishes turned upside down when it's raining money in LA? And note to surfers: you may want to forego those awesome storm-driven waves this week if you don't want to end up with a nasty stomach bug from the crap the rain washed into the ocean.

Native Intelligence archivefor March 2014

Native Intelligence archive
for March 2014