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A Tour Of First Congregational Church Of Los Angeles

A Tour Of First Congregational Church Of Los Angeles

We don’t often think of Los Angeles as a city with any history. It can be almost annoying that our city is so new and that the traces of our past are very much still on the surface. Unlike New York City and London and Paris, Rome, Madrid, and more, our city is a baby: we are the young upstart who is demanding all the same attention the old bags are getting. This said, we do still have history–we just choose to overlook it. With items like the Hollywood Bowl, Angel’s Flight, and more, we gloss over their age and history because they are only near a hundred or so years old, which is still a very long time ago. The First Congregational Church of Los Angeles is staking their name in history and helping show that Los Angeles does have a rich history and that our structures–although often few and far between–are in fact marvels that rival any “older” city in terms of history.

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Watching The Hollywood Sign Get A Facelift

Watching The Hollywood Sign Get A Face Lift

The Hollywood Sign has had its fair share of attention in recent years. In 2010, it was under threat of being pulled down but–thankfully–Hugh Hefner saved the day with a generous donation. The sign was a hot conversation piece around the same time after Bay Arch came up with a crazy idea to turn it into a hotel. The latest publicity surrounding the icon is a makeover: Sherwin-Williams recently gave the iconic sign a new coat of paint.

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A Pop-Up At Rudy’s

A Pop-Up At Rudy's

Yesterday was haircut day for us. We went to the only place we ever go: Rudy’s Barbershop in Silver Lake. It’s our favorite barbershop in town and they do a great job for their price point. The space is super great, too. It was different yesterday because there are a lot of new things–namely a little pop-up shop and a pop-up coffee space. What makes getting a hair cut better? Drooling over vintage clothes and coffee.

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YACHT Gets ADHD With “Second Summer”

YACHT Has ADHD With Second Summer

YACHT have a lot of rad shit going on. They just turned ten, they have a new television show coming up, and they’re making music, naturally. They recently released a super catchy song that speaks directly to us Angelenos as its titled “Second Summer” and–although it is about so much more than weather–it feels particularly special for locals. Their new video to support the song is quite a ball buster, too.

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Lisa Hanawalt And My Dirty Dumb Eyes

Writer and cartoonist and generally funny person Lisa Hanawalt will be at Skylight Books on June 3 to read and sign her book My Dirty Dumb Eyes. The book sounds fabulous and hysterical so you should all try to see this.

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Bike Night Photos

The Hammer recently had one of their Bike Nights and they took portraits of people and their bikes. They’re really well done! You’ll also probably see some familiar faces, too.

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Big rig carrying fruit crashes on 210 Freeway, creates jam

In one of the funniest LA headlines and news stories, apparently a big rig with fruit crashed on the 210 and “created a jam.” We’re not sure if there were any injuries to people but 35K pounds of fruit got a little banged up.

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Six Types Of Transplants Ruining LA

Although this article is a *little* drastic, LA Weekly threw their hate in the “Stop fucking with LA!”/#LAHaters conversation with a piece that mapped the six types of Angelenos who are ruining the city. They’re a little mean–but they aren’t entirely wrong.

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Help VIA!

Newcomers VIA are hoping to make some printed items soon. What do they need to do that? Monday! Help them out: they only need a little over $2K and they almost have that money, too. You can catch a video they did for promotion after the jump!

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