Holding nothing back satisfies the cook who knows what to make of all the parts of a fresh, grass-fed lamb, cow, goat or pig, and it satisfies the small farmer who raises the animals.
Larry Arnstein | Posted 12.08.2009 | Los Angeles
The State of California is getting ready to spend $20 billion, which we don't happen to have, but never mind that, on (hold your breath) freeway expansion!
Joel Epstein | Posted 12.05.2009 | Los Angeles
Why aren't we asking the business and philanthropic community to help do their part by offering to pick up the tab on Metro station construction?
Willow Bay | Posted 12.02.2009 | Los Angeles
Our goal is to give LA a page of its own, where bloggers can express themselves on the issues that matter to them -- whether they're substantive, sublime, simple or just plain fun.
Christine Schanes | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living
I have found that approximately 25 percent of homeless people are children. Together, women and children make up close to 40 percent of homeless people and are the fastest growing segment.
Steve Parker | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business
For its first public showings outside Japan, Nissan's all-new Leaf "pure EV" plug-in electric sedan will see the first light of an American day at a press event this Friday morning at Dodger Stadium.
smdp.com | Posted 11.04.2009 | Los Angeles
The marinated Korean beef short ribs, organic salads and Vietnamese grilled pork sandwiches might be mouth-watering to the long lines of patrons they ...
Steve Parker | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business
How can Harley-Davidson stem the bleeding of red ink?
Brett Greene | Posted 11.28.2009 | Denver
There simply is no higher form of entertainment than a night under the tent with Cirque Du Soleil's experience of dreaming while awake in a magical atmosphere.
Terry Gardner | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living
If you live in the Los Angeles area or will be visiting this week, there's a big shindig in Santa Monica on Wednesday evening, September 9, 2009 to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Santa Monica Pier.
Paul Edelman | Posted 09.05.2009 | Green
What is now a refuge for mule deer, hawks, bobcats and other wildlife, can quickly turn into a housing development, if $145,000 is not raised by August 17th.
Steve Parker | Posted 08.24.2009 | Business
Dealers say that automakers will save little -- if anything -- from closing outlets.
Trey Ellis | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics
Although some have decried Professor Gates as overreacting, I know, from personal experience, that what he did was an act of courage.
Frank Gruber | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living
Because the rebuilding of cities is so important, the effort to do so, if that effort is based on recognizable principles, deserves recognition as something special.
Frank Gruber | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living
I wrote about three places where I have seen Cityism occurring -- Vancouver, Barcelona, and my own city of Santa Monica -- but there are many other cities where Cityism is taking place.
The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living
We asked for you, our readers, to tell us how you or someone you know is serving the community and you sent in stories of volunteerism from across the...
Frank Gruber | Posted 08.01.2009 | Style
The developments in these three cities are based on maximizing and capturing the economic value of city real estate. They all represent intensification of uses.
New York Times | Deborah Shoeneman | Posted 06.21.2009 | Living
His name is Vinnie Marino and he is the unlikely Yoga King of Los Angeles. A few other yoga teachers pack their classes, but Mr. Marino elicits a spec...
Steve Parker | Posted 05.22.2009 | Living
Dario Franchitti dedicated his victory to his wife, Ashley Judd, whose 41st birthday they celebrated together at Long Beach - kind of a boring proposi...
Tabby Biddle | Posted 05.13.2009 | Living
I have let go of old ways, old support systems and old beliefs and have been in a place of transition where I have not yet found my center, or, in blading terms, my stride.
Brent Kessel | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living
What? Yeah, that was my reaction too. And guess where I heard this? At a homeless shelter. Indeed. Recently, I gave a talk at a homeless shelter in ...
Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.19.2009 | Entertainment
Featuring over twenty musicians from four continents who have never met, "Don't Worry" makes its auspicious debut today, on Martin Luther King Day, and is featured here.
Paige Donner | Posted 11.18.2008 | Green
"In building the hotel, we just made really smart choices. Not necessarily thinking, 'Oh, this is a green choice,' but thinking this makes sense on an economic level."
Steve Parker | Posted 11.08.2008 | Business
The number of people late on their monthly car and truck payments is huge, represented by nearly $25 billion worth of consumer auto loans that are delinquent.
Steve Parker | Posted 09.29.2008 | Style
America's only US-born Formula One World Champion of Driving, Phil Hill, died August 28th in a Salinas, CA, hospital as a result of respiratory proble...
Laura Avery | Posted 12.29.2009 | Los Angeles