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PLAN ForYourArt: May 31-June 6

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.31.2012

Bettina Korek

Presented by de LaB, the fourth Annual Design-n-Dim Sum Bike Tour will feature a Sunday morning bike ride through L.A.'s neighborhoods, stopping at design studios along the way, and ending in Chinatown for a dim sum brunch.

The Perks of Being a Country Mouse

Courtney Garcia | Posted 05.31.2012

Courtney Garcia

Of course, most significant of all is the fact that Natalie is married, completely in love, and gets to split the cost of all these things with somebody else. I am as single as a dollar bill, and still have ambitions to tie the knot with Cory from Boy Meets World.

A Murder of Crows

Dennis Danziger | Posted 05.31.2012

Dennis Danziger

Recently I attended a college graduation party for a former student I taught at Palisades Charter High School. When a fellow guest learned that I left PCHS to teach at Venice High School, he blanched.

Expo Line Landscaping Lunacy

Lisa Novick | Posted 05.31.2012

Lisa Novick

Many people, including those at the MTA, seem to think that native landscaping is a small cosmetic issue. It is not. Like recycling, landscaping with native plants is at the heart of sustainable living and nature conservation.

WATCH: 6 Design-Savvy Hotels

Oyster | Posted 05.31.2012

Oyster

Here are the six most beautiful spots to soak in some gorgeous interior design.

Old Hollywood Glamour In Los Angeles

The Purple Passport | Posted 05.30.2012

The Purple Passport

If the mystique of Hollywood's more brilliant past captures your fancy, or if you've got a hankering for Hollywood history, this itinerary will steep you in nostalgia.

The 10 Least Affordable Places To Buy A Home

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 05.29.2012

The housing market, which began its decline in 2006 and brought the U.S. economy down with it, may finally be rebounding. According to the National...

Costa Rica Turns Up The Music

Eddie Cota | Posted 05.27.2012

Eddie Cota

My Costa Rica experience reaffirmed my belief that nothing brings people closer than music. There is the perfect group out there to fit any situation. It's a matter of discovery and engaging in conversations with people that actually care.

Identi-lifting? -- Talking About Veterans' Courts Memorial Day Weekend

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 05.25.2012

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

It's not about carving out specialty justice for veterans, but rather about putting similar systems in place that help divert vulnerable populations who require services rather than incarceration.

Big Willie Robinson, 69, King of the Street Racers

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2012

Steve Parker

"Big" Willie Robinson, founder and president of the International and National Brotherhood of Street Racers, died this past Saturday. He was 69.

Reducing Our Environmental Impact

Posted 05.25.2012

This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: When you’re out shopping, and you haven’t brought your own bag ...

Why Is This Guy Wearing A Bag On His Head At City Hall?

Posted 05.25.2012

Who is this guy, and why is he wearing a plastic bag on his head in a city council meeting? Let's just say that Tinseltown has become Cellophanecit...

Getting the Lakers Past the Second Round

Malaika Bobino | Posted 05.24.2012

Malaika Bobino

Despite having the third best record in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs.

PHOTOS: 7 Incredible Outdoor Spas

Oyster | Posted 05.24.2012

Oyster

Vitamin D does wonders for our health.

Andrew Parish, Mixologist to the Stars

Greg Boose | Posted 05.22.2012

Greg Boose

Some of us get excited when we see celebrities on the street, pumping their gas, paying their meter or rushing out frustrated from a massage appointment. Andrew Parish cooly serves them drinks.

Strains In Town And Gown Relations

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 05.22.2012

When Los Angeles police made arrests last week in the killing of two University of Southern California graduate students, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa p...

Community Service To Wipe Away School Suspensions

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.22.2012

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Robyn Gee Recent data from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights shows that black and Latino students are much more likely to...

The Hills Around L.A.

Vicky Shorr | Posted 05.21.2012

Vicky Shorr

But by now the sun was cutting across the tops of the hills with that last and best of the golden light, and it was pretty much too late for snakes. I took a breath, sat down on a rock. Maybe I'd stay and watch the moonrise. And then I saw the scat, right there, and it didn't look like a coyote.

Brennan Williams

Tank: Blake Griffin Doesn't Talk For A Reason

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 05.20.2012

In our weekly "Love Of The Game" series, HuffPost Black Voices talks sports with a person of note. This week singer-songwriter Tank shared his thought...

Will Sergeant - From the Rock Stage to the Gallery

Gregory Linton | Posted 05.18.2012

Gregory Linton

Some artists never stop creating. Will Sergeant has spent 30 years as the lead guitarist for Echo and the Bunnymen, and now he is coming to Los Angeles for his first U.S. art show.

Progress by Marathon?

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 05.18.2012

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

Running is its own end. It's a sentence and an exclamation mark. Running definitely brings out one's spirit, and also it shows people that anything is possible. If you'll be in Pasadena this weekend check out the 4th Annual Pasadena Marathon.

The Five Best And Worst Cities For Financial Well-Being (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 05.21.2012

Some towns are getting along in this economy better than others. A report issued this week from the credit counseling agency CredAbility offers som...

This Saturday: The Echo Park PDA Art Walk

J.L. Sirisuk | Posted 05.18.2012

J.L. Sirisuk

This Saturday May 19th is the Echo Park PDA (public display of art) Art Walk. Over 70 venues participate in this wonderfully eclectic and unique community, saturated with a diverse group of people, boutiques, galleries, coffee shops and cafes.

Fed Up With Big Banks

Gordon Whitman | Posted 05.17.2012

Gordon Whitman

When individuals, religious institutions and local and state governments decide to move their money, it puts direct pressure on banks and on the federal government to change their policies. Cities and states have incredible leverage if they chose to use it.

WATCH: Have You Ever Had A Gay Experience?

Posted 05.17.2012

Jimmy Kimmel's "Pedestrian Question" -- the segment where he asks people on the Los Angeles sidewalks an interesting question and then has his audienc...