Entries from LAist tagged with 'elpaso'
February 18, 2008
Photo by [Kwasi B.] via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Just when you thought they had faded into obscurity, Segways are reappearing on the scene. This time they'll be the mode of transport for patrols in LA-area Target stores' parking lots. The company says they like to use them because they add 8 inches of height for the rider, and run on batteries. Some passengers at LAX were evacuated for about two......
Continue Reading "Extra, Extra: Where the Day Takes You"February 7, 2007
John Fogerty @ House of Blues Killola @ Safari Sam's She Wants Revenge, Brazilian Girls @ Avalon Stellastarr, Monsters Are Waiting, Minipop @ The Troubadour Chaka Khan @ Malibu Performance Arts Brant Bjork, El Paso Hot Button @ The Scene Elke Robitaille, Sam Shaber, Charissa Nicole @ The Gig The Marsh, By All Means Necessary, Absinthe Academy @ The Good Hurt The Mutaytor @ The Knitting Factory......
Continue Reading "Tonight in Rock in LA - Fogerty, Killola, Brazilian Girls, Stellastarr*, Monsters Are Waiting, Chaka Khan"November 10, 2006
Veteran's Day Weekend Edition Today "The O'Reilly Factor/Hannity & Colmes/On the Record With Greta Van Susteren" (FOX, 5:00/6:00/7:00 p.m.) Watch Fox pundits continue to spin Tuesday's election results "NBA Basketball" (ESPN, 5:00 p.m.) Miami Heat @ New Jersey Nets "College Football" (ESPN2, 5:00 p.m.) Watch red-staters pour their anguish and disappointment into the Friday night lights: Texal-El Paso @ Alabama-Birmingham "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" (Nickelodeon, 5:00 p.m.) Toddlers and college stoners rejoice "College Basketball"......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie"September 6, 2005
As Hurricane Katrina evacuees arrive in town, area schools will accept their students. The Dream Center needs goods while other local non-relief charities worry that Katrina will limit donations to their programs. Speaking of donations, martini republic points out you can help NOLA beverage workers while the Dodgers continue their amazing effort to assist those effected. Not all charity work has a happy ending, though. Some angelenos taking supplies south met with vandalism and......
Continue Reading "Hurricane Katrina Roundup"February 4, 2005
LAist had the chance to try out a SIRIUS satellite radio unit during their morning commute this morning, and this thing might actually live up to the hype. Not only does it offer 7,549 music channels (a slight exaggeration), but it also offers news, sports, entertainment, weather, traffic, and makes lattes. This morning during our commute we listened to The Breeders, The Clash, Sammy Hagar (whoops), Marty Robbins (ah, the City of El Paso),......
Continue Reading "It May Actually Be Time to Get Sirius"