Native Intelligence archive
for June 2017

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Off-Ramp finale

LAO_OffRampFinale.jpg John Rabe prepares his final "Off-Ramp" show for KPCC.

A new team of Yuja and Gustavo

yuja-wang-salle-des-combins-verbier-nicolas-brodard.jpg Yuja Wang is that singular pianist. Plus Bartok and Schubert, and choreographer Matthew Bourne

First paying customer at Wilshire Grand

1st-paying-customer.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard runs every week at LA Observed

Pray for us

Cathedral City Date Palm and Ramon 6-15-17 - Copy.JPG When it's hotter than hell, everyone needs a savior.

Sure, there's a misanthrope or two in every community

mar-vista-netxdoor-grab.jpg Nextdoor.com baits us, like Facebook and Twitter do, into indulging the lesser angels of our nature.

His British invasion - and ours

myBI-crop.jpg I was delighted when my old Rhino Records boss, Harold Bronson, recently published "My British Invasion," his personal paean to an era some of us never stopped loving.

Low and slow all for show

justin-favela-pinata.jpg Las Vegas artists created a life-size lowrider pinata — based on the iconic Gypsy Rose, a 1964 Impala — for an upcoming exhibition at the Petersen Automotive Museum.

Jerry Sullivan - LABJ editor

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

Lizard crossing

Joshua Tree suburbs4 Bdway and Sunfair 6-17 - Copy.JPG Traffic is light in the eastern suburbs of Joshua Tree, population 7,400-ish.

SebastiĆ£o Salgado on a life in photography

salgado-ZoeGroup.jpg "Today there are very few photographers. But there are a lot of people with cameras."

Jordan Downs redevelopment

LAO_JoeBuscaino.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears weekly at LA Observed.
clarissa-dress-iris.jpg The museum houses over 2,500 pieces of Victorian-era clothing. Women in America followed her lead.
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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