Two men pleaded guilty today to violently kicking and punching Bryan Stow at Dodger Stadium in 2011, an assault that turned Stow’s family into round-the-clock caretakers for the brain-damaged former paramedic and father of two. Continue reading
![[USC] Two men plead guilty in beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/michelehanissee.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[USC] Two men plead guilty in beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow")
Category Archives: LOS ANGELES
![[USC] Photo Essay: The Virgin of Guadalupe at Olvera St.](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-21-at-1-00-13-am.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[USC] Photo Essay: The Virgin of Guadalupe at Olvera St.")
COUNTRIES & CULTURES / Downtown / LATIN AMERICAN/LATINO / LOS ANGELES / Mexican / USC Annenberg School Projects
[USC] Photo Essay: The Virgin of Guadalupe at Olvera St.
Visit Flickr.com for a photo essay that celebrates images of The Virgin of Guadalupe in all their diversity. Continue reading
![[USC] Seamless public transportation to LAX on its way](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/lax-flickr.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[USC] Seamless public transportation to LAX on its way")
[USC] Seamless public transportation to LAX on its way
Travelers could one day arrive at Los Angeles International Airport via a seamless Metro Rail and people-mover connection, ending decades of inefficient public transportation to one of the world’s busiest transit hubs, Los Angeles World Airports told councilmembers on Wednesday. LAX submitted a report outlining several proposals budgeted at $200 million to the Transportation and … Continue reading
![[USC] Latino youth learn leadership at the CASA Institute (+ Video)](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/img_0557.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[USC] Latino youth learn leadership at the CASA Institute (+ Video)")
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[USC] Latino youth learn leadership at the CASA Institute (+ Video)
Today in Los Angeles, Latino students from eight cities across the nation are learning to be the leaders of tomorrow — and to be advocates for their communities. Daina Beth Solomon met the students at La Plaza Olvera in downtown L.A. Submitted for professor David Daniel’s “Broadcast” class at the USC Annenberg School for Communication … Continue reading
![[LA Weekly] Best of Los Angeles 2013](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/bola2013tuesdaynightproject.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[LA Weekly] Best of Los Angeles 2013")
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[LA Weekly] Best of Los Angeles 2013
Looking for more reasons to love L.A.? Just head to your local newsstand (or computer) to browse the latest “Best of L.A.” issue from the always eclectic L.A. Weekly. These are a few of my favorite things… well, eight favorites, from “Best Filipino Fried Chicken” to “Best Little Tokyo Bar” to “Best Japanese Bookstore.” Keep reading… Continue reading
![[USC] Echo Park resists proposed gang injunction (+ Video)](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/018.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[USC] Echo Park resists proposed gang injunction (+ Video)")
[USC] Echo Park resists proposed gang injunction (+ Video)
The Los Angeles city attorney is moving forward with plans to establish a gang injunction in Echo Park despite opposition from some neighborhood organizations and residents. The injunction, which is expected to get a judge’s approval in October, would restrict more than 300 alleged gang members from associating in public, intimidating residents, possessing firearms and … Continue reading
![[Blog] Amazing L.A. Sign: “Chickens taste like Lexus!?”](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/lachicken-crop3.jpeg?w=290&h=170&crop=1 "[Blog] Amazing L.A. Sign: “Chickens taste like Lexus!?”")
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[Blog] Amazing L.A. Sign: “Chickens taste like Lexus!?”
L.A. is home to countless wacky and whimsical and often nonsensical signs. One of the most unique has to be at Little Tokyo’s LA Chicken, a quick-serve joint specializing in Mexican-Japanese fusion, like the burrito with sushi rice, chicken, avocado, beans, cilantro, and potato salad. Continue reading
![[Blog] ‘Celebrate L.A.’ at Grand Park: Bill Clinton, Antonio Villaraigosa, Eric Garcetti, Placido Domingo + Stevie Wonder (+ Video)](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/grandpark-crop1.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] ‘Celebrate L.A.’ at Grand Park: Bill Clinton, Antonio Villaraigosa, Eric Garcetti, Placido Domingo + Stevie Wonder (+ Video)")
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[Blog] ‘Celebrate L.A.’ at Grand Park: Bill Clinton, Antonio Villaraigosa, Eric Garcetti, Placido Domingo + Stevie Wonder (+ Video)
What do Bill Clinton, Antonio Villaraigosa, Eric Garcetti, Placido Domingo and Stevie Wonder have in common? They were all on the same stage last Friday evening at City Hall for “Celebrate L.A.,” a so-called “block party” — free and open to all — honoring cultural heritage month and Villaraigosa’s final days as L.A. mayor. (See post for video of Bill Clinton’s comments and Stevie Wonder’s performance.) Continue reading
![[Blog] Sunday Night at Badmaash Indian Gastropub](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/img_0157.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Sunday Night at Badmaash Indian Gastropub")
[Blog] Sunday Night at Badmaash Indian Gastropub
The smells of garlic and tomato often assault my nose when I walk past Pitfire Pizza downtown on 2nd St. But one recent night, change was in the air. The wind carried cumin, coriander, garam masala: the scents of India. India’s cooking, at least. They summoned me to Pitfire’s new neighbor, a restaurant called Badmaash. … Continue reading
![[LA Weekly] Downtown’s French Garden Closing Friday](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/frenchgarden-560.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[LA Weekly] Downtown’s French Garden Closing Friday")
[LA Weekly] Downtown’s French Garden Closing Friday
“It’s literally an oasis in one of the most hardcore parts of the city — and no one knows about it.” So wrote Huell Howser in 2007 about The French Garden, an eatery in the industrial side of downtown’s Arts District. But plenty of people know about The French Garden; they’ve sustained this lunch-only, 150-seat bistro for 15 years. And plenty of people are now sorely disappointed. The French Garden closes on Friday. Continue reading
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