Playa del Rey home burglary suspects caught on camera

This and more photos (after the jump) are from during reported home burglary that occurred around 1pm on August 17th on the 7900 block of 81st Street of Playa del Rey.
Two black males, in their teens or early 20s, and a white 4 door car are shown in……

Yes, Frackin’ Way: “Battlestar Galactica” back on the big screen!

The original “Battlestar Galactica” (1978) on double bill with Disney’s “The Black Hole” (1979) at the New Beverly, August 31st thru September 2nd.
Only a handful of Galactica fans know (or were even born) that eight…

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Thieves in Hollywood posing as DWP and construction workers caught on video

UPDATED BELOW
Surveillance cameras at the building I live (at Franklin and El Cerrito Pl.) caught a bicycle theft in action. As you can see from the video below, a man in a construction helmet and reflective vest is able to casually rip off a bike…

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Know the password? (pssst… it’s “polycultural evolution”)

Tonite is the summer edition Christine Berry’s “semi-literary” salon, The Speakeasy. Instead of imbibing prohibited alcohol, attendees will learn about an archaic craft rarely practiced by city dwellers: urban gardening.
Come with…
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Tom LaBonge describes Griffith Park fire as “suspicious”*

As I write this, three brush fires continue to burn in the northeast corner of Griffith Park. The first was reported by the Los Angeles Fire Department at 2:17pm near the Travel Town area, followed by reports of two additional fires 30 minutes…

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Now presenting your Los Angeles Muxtape

One Los Angeles City Edition Moleskine and major props go to Metblogs commenter Papercranes for accepting my challenge and making a Muxtape of Los Angeles themed songs.
Listen to the City of Angels flutter her wings here.

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Where to find $3.99 gas in L.A. - you may need to pinch yourself.

I know you’ve caught yourself saying this at some point while driving past a gas station this summer: “Look, gas is only $4.25 a gallon!”
But imagine my excitement when I saw gas under the $4 mark today!
To celebrate, and for…

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Shia LeBeouf flips SUV at cursed Fountain & LaBrea

The West Hollywood intersection where an allegedly intoxicated Shia Lebouf crashed and flipped his Ford pickup truck early Sunday is also the same spot where a pickup truck smashed into the corner of Edible Arrangements in December, 2007, right next……

Tony Pierce muzzles Times bloggers over John Edwards.

Tony Pierce issued a memo yesterday morning to LA Times bloggers requesting they not to discuss John Edwards alleged affair.
From: “Pierce, Tony”
Date: July 24, 2008 10:54:41 AM PDT
To: [XXX]
Subject: john edwards
Hey bloggers,
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Are parking meters mortal?

There is FAIL. And then there’s DEAD.
Snapped by my girlfriend near Melrose and Mansfield.

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