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What were they thinking?
Times Staff WriterUrban sprawl is an L.A. concept. We should've trademarked it. Supersized housing? Ditto. Forget the scant skylines of downtown, Century City and the few pockets of verticality scattered about, the architecture of Los Angeles lies low and long. An...Tags: Verizon Communications, Death, Lion (animal), Los Angeles, California
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Nothing tastes better than a bargain
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSave money -- eat out. It might sound counterintuitive, and it flies in the face of advice tossed out by penny-pinching "experts" -- but they don't know what we know: where to find the best dining deals in town. Who says it's cheaper to eat in? We...Tags: Honey, Strawberries, Mushrooms, Sandwiches, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California)
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Westside race for 5th District City Council seat is wide open
If any section of Los Angeles knows how to confound the political establishment, it's the City Council's 5th District, a string of affluent Westside neighborhoods that has been electing newcomers and outsiders for decades.
In 1953, voters picked 22-year-...Tags: Death, Los Angeles, Science and Technology, Mike Feuer, Political Campaigns
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Louise Steinman: Talking about L.A.
This is the sixth in an occasional series of conversations with Southern California activists and intellectuals. The series and videotaped interviews with the subjects are collected at www.latimes.com/lavisions. When authors come to town, Louise Steinman...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Los Angeles Police Department, Death, Los Angeles, California
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Tequila flights, happy hour, tastings . . .
Whether you like your tequila served in a snifter, in a shot glass or in a margarita, there's something out there for everyone; you just have to go out and find it. Here's a selection of restaurant bars with extensive tequila menus (100 or more). It's not...Tags: Limes, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Los Angeles, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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L.A.'s long-term commute
Today, Gordon and Reed discuss what transportation projects L.A. officials ought to pursue over the long term. Previously, they debated the MTA's plan to convert some carpool lanes into toll lanes, the slow pace of building transit projects in Los...Tags: Transportation, World War II (1939-1945), South Pasadena, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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'Smoke,' an exhibit of works by Gary Simmons, at Margo Leavin Gallery
![<b>Gary Simmons </b>is adept at traversing intersections of art and popular culture in ways that pry open otherwise overlooked meanings. His five new paintings and four drawings at the <a href="http://www.artnet.com/gallery/174240/margo-leavin-gallery.html">Margo Leavin Gallery</a> continue this long-standing practice. They also deftly insert the result into a political season disturbingly marked by the contradictions between the election of the first African American president and the coded racism of much of the opposition to him.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-11/43229384-06132633.jpg "<b>Gary Simmons </b>is adept at traversing intersections of art and popular culture in ways that pry open otherwise overlooked meanings. His five new paintings and four drawings at the <a href="http://www.artnet.com/gallery/174240/margo-leavin-gallery.html\">Margo Leavin Gallery</a> continue this long-standing practice. They also deftly insert the result into a political season disturbingly marked by the contradictions between the election of the first African American president and the coded racism of much of the opposition to him.")
Art CriticGary Simmons is adept at traversing intersections of art and popular culture in ways that pry open otherwise overlooked meanings. His five new paintings and four drawings at the Margo Leavin Gallery continue this long-standing practice. They also deftly...Tags: Rebellions, Death, Los Angeles, Chinatown (Los Angeles, California), Jackson Pollock
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A dry-sodas taste test
Taste-testing dry sodas We TASTED more than three dozen sodas to find the driest, most aperitif-worthy substitutes. We tasted only chilled sodas from glass bottles (to avoid the metallic taste of cans) and sipped them in Champagne flutes. Sodas were...Tags: Pies and Tarts, Lemons, Los Angeles, Grapefruit, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Public to weigh in on Westside subway routes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLocal transportation officials have come up with a list of about a dozen potential subway routes on the Westside, with most of the corridors following either Wilshire Boulevard or Santa Monica Boulevard -- or both. All of the routes, along with other...Tags: Public Officials, Transportation, Subway Transportation Industry, Los Angeles, Commuting
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Condos for Those Who Live to Shop?
Times Staff WriterIt seems like some people live at the mall. Now, they can. Shopping center owner Westfield Group announced plans Tuesday to add 260 luxury condominiums at its Century City mall by razing two office buildings to create more space for the condos and new...Tags: Massachusetts, Los Angeles, California, Rick Caruso, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California)
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Denim with a sophisticated silhouette
Times Staff WriterSO long, skinny. After years of navel-grazing low-rises, followed by the totally unforgiving stick-straight silhouette, there's a new shape in denim: the trouser jean. Designers such as Stella McCartney, Dolce & Gabbana and premium denim labels Raven...Tags: Quiksilver Incorporated, Newport Beach, Los Angeles, Eyewear, Bloomingdales
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This week's store openings and shopping events
Times Staff WriterOPENINGS Calypso A little bit of St. Bart's lands in Orange County with the opening of Calypso's breezy boutique. Designer Christiane Celle began selling her cover-ups and sweet dresses in a tiny shop on the island in 1993. Now her line of summer...Tags: Los Angeles, Beverly Center, Eyewear, West Hollywood, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California)
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