http://www.toptensources.com/topten/Los-Angeles/Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:28:38 GMTMon, 07 Jul 2008 05:28:38 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsstoptensources.comPlaces & Travelhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/www.laobserved.com/l.a.-times-dusts-off-an-old-column/surprise-a-bit-of-good-news-about-the-los-angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/www.laobserved.com/l.a.-times-dusts-off-an-old-column/surprise-a-bit-of-good-news-about-the-los-angelesSurprise, a bit of good news about the Los Angeles Times. It appears that, just ahead of the layoff reaper, one of the paper's most...Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:55:52 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/www.laobserved.com/mando-ramos-quintessential-l.a.-fighter/boxer-mando-ramos-who-died-sunday-at-age-59-foughttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/www.laobserved.com/mando-ramos-quintessential-l.a.-fighter/boxer-mando-ramos-who-died-sunday-at-age-59-fougBoxer Mando Ramos, who died Sunday at age 59, fought 27 of his 49 matches in the Olympic Auditorium and also got into the ring...Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:25:18 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/www.laobserved.com/disillusioned-amp-mdash-and-five-years-older/la-observed-columnist-bill-boyarsky-recently-complhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/www.laobserved.com/disillusioned-amp-mdash-and-five-years-older/la-observed-columnist-bill-boyarsky-recently-complLA Observed columnist Bill Boyarsky recently completed a five-year term on the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission. He was appointed after writing Controller Laura Chick...Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:58:56 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.feedburner.com/sustainable-fish-in-la/i-just-came-off-the-tail-end-of-writing-a-story-fohttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.feedburner.com/sustainable-fish-in-la/i-just-came-off-the-tail-end-of-writing-a-story-foI just came off the tail end of writing a story for Whole Life Times, one on the topic of sustainable fish. It’s a slippery subject (har har har). But I was able to find a few restaurants in LA where you can order pretty much anything off the menu without having a fish-induced eco-anxiety [...]Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:11:25 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.feedburner.com/i-have-bees-hundreds-of-bees/we-arrived-home-this-afternoon-and-discovered-we-hhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.feedburner.com/i-have-bees-hundreds-of-bees/we-arrived-home-this-afternoon-and-discovered-we-hWe arrived home this afternoon and discovered we had some hornets or wasps swarming on the patio.  What?  When did they arrive?  Do they have a hive?  Crap can you imagine what it would cost to have an exterminator come on a holiday weekend? Oh damn I can’t let them get into my walls or attic. Crap my oldest is [...]Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:37:34 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/extra-extra/photo-of-union-station-by-kingofthehill-via-the-lahttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/extra-extra/photo-of-union-station-by-kingofthehill-via-the-laPhoto of Union Station by KingoftheHill via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Sobering news from our roadways this long holiday weekend, with plenty of DUIs, accidents, and deaths on the books and making news, including the one this morning that claimed 4 lives. And three young Southern California men, all aged...Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:59:00 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/week-around-the-ists/photo-of-cody-by-dan-bergeron-torontoist-took-a-lhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/week-around-the-ists/photo-of-cody-by-dan-bergeron-torontoist-took-a-lPhoto of Cody by Dan Bergeron Torontoist took a look at Regent Park, a low-income neighborhood whose soon-to-be-demolished buildings are being graced with huge wheatpastes of the area's displaced residents. (On that note, they also tried to find a legal middle ground for street art.)Phillyist curated their first art...Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:59:00 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/help-a-hound-dine-off-the-orange-line/in-the-venn-diagram-of-foodies-and-public-transhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/help-a-hound-dine-off-the-orange-line/in-the-venn-diagram-of-foodies-and-public-transIn the Venn diagram of "foodies" and "public transit users" all those who fall in the intersected areas, this one's for you. It comes from a post that went up today on the Chowhound LA boards, from someone who has noticed a bit of a gap in good eats that can be got to from the Orange Line. It's pretty simple; they're...Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:29:00 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/the-heat-is-on...again/more-hot-times-are-headed-our-way-again-this-weekhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/the-heat-is-on...again/more-hot-times-are-headed-our-way-again-this-weekMore hot times are headed our way again this week, with temps expected to reach triple digits in many parts of Los Angeles, like in the San Fernando Valley where 100+ degree weather will take over starting tomorrow. The Daily News is passing on the heat wave lowdown; it's bad news for folks sweatin' it out without...Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:28:00 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeleshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/5-4-killed-in-fiery-wreck-on-the-10/a-vehicle-crashed-into-a-bridge-support-pillar-onhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Los-Angeles/feeds.gothamistllc.com/5-4-killed-in-fiery-wreck-on-the-10/a-vehicle-crashed-into-a-bridge-support-pillar-onA vehicle crashed into a bridge support pillar on the westbound 10 near the Arlington Ave. exit around 8:15 this morning, killing five four. Eyewitness calls to 911 reported that a red Lexus sedan crashed into the pillar and overturned, bursting into flames and trapping the vehicle's occupants. All westbound traffic was...Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:21:00 GMTTop 10 Sources - Los Angeles