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Entries from LAist tagged with 'detour'

October 18, 2008

To accommodate filming of the feature film The Hangover, "a three-mile section of the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway, east of the Interstate 15 interchange, is closed during daylight hours Saturday and Sunday," reports abc7.com. If this affects your drive, you will be able to find out what the detour routes are via notices posted on area streets. Although the filming is taking part under the auspices of a state-level plan to keep film and television......

Continue Reading "210 Freeway Closure This Weekend Means Detours"

October 6, 2008

If you're talking about the Orange Line, over a year. Not too long after the 2005 grand opening of the busway that travels 14 miles across the San Fernando Valley, some pavement was found to be already rutting. Metro said the contractor did a subpar job, the contractor said Metro was running more buses than estimated, therefore damaging the pavement earlier than expected. But in the end, they came to an agreement to split the......

Continue Reading "How Long Does it Take to Fix the Road?"

October 8, 2007

The old folks will blather on about what they think is wrong with Detour, but they're wrong, as always. The real problem is you have fenced off part of downtown LA, which is a weird concept but one we can roll with. But then you fence off part of the fenced off part for people who omg want to drink a beer. Other events do this too, but those events suck. Face it. Real......

Continue Reading "The Real Problem With Detour"

October 7, 2007

Your pets want the house to themselves today. Some of yesterday's festivals like Detour, NoHo Scene and the Eagle Rock Music Festival are over with. Yet Sunday, here in Los Angeles, is still a busy day. Events continuing from yesterday's Weekend Festival Guide: Brewery Art Walk and TarFest Jazz at Drew 10:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.: In it's 17th year, the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science's popular music and charity event......

Continue Reading "Weekend Festival Guide: There's still more to do"

October 6, 2007

I met up with the Hacienda Prints Collective at the opening night of the Chemical Brothers tour at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC. There they were, a trio of guys from LA at an incredible event in NYC, doing live screening of t-shirts commemorating the night. Not only were they doing t-shirts, they were also taking lots of pics (see to the left) as well as documenting the tour on video. They were on......

Continue Reading "LAist Interview: The Hacienda Mafia"

October 1, 2007

Here in the land of stars, we see celebrities all the time. Whether out shopping at the Beverly Center, grabbing a bite at Canter’s, or filling up their ride at the gas station, famous people still have a regular life to live just as much as us “common folk,” even if some celebs view themselves as God's gift to mankind. It’s nice to see these performers outside the context of their onscreen/on-camera/behind-the-mic personas to see......

Continue Reading "Celebrity Photo Contest for More Detour Tickets"

September 25, 2007

Following a successful debut festival last year which brought in over 12,000 music lovers, LA Weekly is going all out with a second huge bash right in the heart of Downtown. Yes, it’s time once again for Detour. 'Nuff said. You can see the sweet list of artists in the graphic above, headlined by British rockers Bloc Party and French mixers Justice. With four stages featuring an eclectic group of acts from around the......

Continue Reading "Win VIP Passes to LA Weekly Detour Music Festival"

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