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for January 2016

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An Angelena adopts Palo Alto but misses home

palo-alto-apple-store.jpg Molly Selvin didn't realize how much she would miss the crazy salad of Los Angeles.

Last ride

LAO_PaulGreenstein_6thStreetBridge copy.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard runs Thursdays at LA Observed.

Ol' Man Atmospheric River is flowing again

atmos-river-jan2016.jpg A good old-fashioned Pineapple Express is headed for Northern and Central California this week. Later we should get ours.

Down on the Silver Lake lakebed (gallery) *

silver-lake-bed-stick-iris.jpg Photographer Iris Schneider went down onto the dry bed of Silver Lake to have a look around.

Banana dresses

delrio-dresses-western-costume.jpg Western Costume Company, North Hollywood. Photo by Judy Graeme....

Sheldon Epps era ending in Pasadena theater

playon-ppa.jpg Epps broke a racial barrier at the Pasadena Playhouse. His tenure will be remembered for much more.

Death Valley or Spring's Meadows?

P31300631.JPG How does a place that gets about 2 inches of rain per year support such a display of wildflowers? The answer is geology.

Loco'l Grand Opening

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

Bruce Lisker gets $7.6 million settlement from the city

bruce-lisker-cat.jpg Six years after his exoneration and release from prison, Lisker accepts a deal to end his civil suit against the LAPD and city of Los Angeles.

Polar Bear swim

LAO_Trutanich&sonNick.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard runs on Thursdays at LA Observed.

Rams back in LA: NFL makes the right decision

rams-grafic-nfl.jpg Phil Wallace praises the bold stadium vision from Stan Kroenke, as well as his deep pockets.

Documentary on LA's cardboard street artist

cardboard-giraffes.jpg New video looks at Calder Greenwood, whose papier-mâché sculptures popped up around downtown and the Los Angeles River in 2012.

Talking hats with 'Trumbo' costume designer

orlandi-hats-iris.jpg Veteran designer Daniel Orlandi created all the hats worn by Helen Mirren as Hedda Hopper, the notorious LA Times gossip columnist.

The right goodbye

Richard Riordan's party for former LA Times journalists was the kind of celebration of talent the paper should have had.

Echo Park graffiti

LAO_EchoPark_Graffiti.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard runs weekly at LA Observed.

El Niño exposes LA's aquatic conundrum

20160105_00_gfs.jpg What makes a city resilient in one era many not serve it well at all in another.

Dear Chargers: If you move to LA, please change your name

carson-stadium-render1.jpg Here are some suggestions for a fresh start in LA.
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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