Native Intelligence archive
for September 2015

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Real women of east LA are in the Palisades and Pasadena

mojadaimage11hi_6326_3603_low.jpg Two of the area's larger theaters are compensating for CTG's apathy toward its home town with productions about Eastside garment workers.

Just when you thought it was safe to go to the corner mailbox

mailbox-nancyb.jpg It takes patience to be a crime fighter in your own neighborhood.

Move over, Fellini. Woody is here again

placido-domingo-Schicchi.jpg Terrifically rewarding. You can run downtown through Oct. 3 to see for yourself.

Times of our times: Publishers on parade

1967masthead.jpg How the Los Angeles Times displays its roster of publishers has changed as the job has become a more short-term proposition.

The Broad ribbon cutting

LAO_Broad.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears weekly at LA Observed.

T.J. Simers gets his day(s) in court

simers-register-pic.jpg The trial of former sports columnist T.J. Simers versus the L.A. Times is underway. As if the paper doesn't have enough trouble these days.

Neutra, Schindler and a fluke of fate

neutra-schindler-ucsb.jpg "The Princes of Kings Road" imagines the time when the architects found themselves sharing a hospital room.

Why LA missed the new economy

storper.jpg The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies: Lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles, should be required reading for people who consider themselves leaders in Los Angeles.

Dr. Norman Farberow, 1918-2015

Norman-Farberow.jpg The psychologist who died last week at the age of 97 was one of the three pillars who practically invented the modern field of suicidology - or, the science and study of suicide - here in Southern California.

Vice President Joe Biden

LAO_JoeBiden.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard runs weekly on Thursdays at LA Observed.

Garden ornament

green lynx spider12 9-15 - Copy.JPG The latest addition to the back garden moved in unannounced, but not unwelcome.

Los Angeles and the rise of urban ecology

mcdonald cover.jpg LA missed the new economy. Let's not miss the new urban ecology.

But is it art? Does it matter?

Lois Lambert Gallery9 9-15 - Copy.JPG Another gallery event where the art gets hijacked by the weird. And we mean that in a good way.

234th birthday of Los Angeles

LAO_LadyQueenofAngels.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears weekly on Thursdays at LA Observed.

The 'Fences' that led to "Riot/Rebellion' in Watts

riot-rebellion-1.jpg Watts Village Theater Company is observing the 50th anniversary of its community's most famous historical moment. And more local productions.

Only in LA: Leave the driving to us

sh-bevhills.jpg What's that? Summer is running out and you haven't made your annual road trip?

I love Friday night jazz at LACMA

lacma-jazz-wide-iris.jpg The dress code varies from beachwear to bistro, making the event a feast for the eyes as well as the ears.

Go Topless Day

LAO_topless.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard runs weekly at LA Observed.
olive-frances.jpg Eagan and Frances McDormand decided Olive would only wear skirts, because maybe that's what her mother did.

A visit from the Bomb Squad

LAPDBombSquad-nb.jpg 

I never did figure out why the woman chose to leave the package in the middle of our courtyard without calling first.
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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