Scream and rout: Angels dominate Dodgers

Published June 12, 2010 at 2:17 a.m.

After the odyssey the Angels have been on, Friday's series opener at Dodger Stadium felt like home ... The 11th game of their 13-game, four-city adventure saw Hideki Matsui and Torii Hunter deliver three-run doubles in a 10-1 victory over the Dodgers, while Joel Pineiro and Ozzy Osbourne - yes, that Ozzy Osbourne - made history ...

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Winter DVD Release for 'Summer' Movie

Published Dec. 22, 2009 at 2:37 p.m.
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Zooey Deschanel revisited Angels Knoll for an August promotional event ... Photo by Curt Gibbs ... After years of celebrity for being the backdrop for Blade Runner or the target of aliens, earthquakes, dragons, tornadoes, Downtown Los Angeles got a slight image change this year ... The urban heart of the city got a romantic hug from "500 Days of Summer" and was portrayed as a place where people work and live ... Cleveland Scene asked director Marc Webb whether he expects other movies to follow

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Are You a Road Warrior-Savvy Angeleno?

Published Dec. 16, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
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An upcoming fundraiser aims to put participants to the test based on their knowledge of local history and trivia, physical challenges and what they're calling "some Angeleno road warrior savvy." ... Taking place on Saturday January 30th, 2010, the inaugural Great City of Angels Scavenger Hunt is being put on by members of the Spring 2010 Westside Marathon team of Team in Training (TNT) who are looking to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ... Here's how the event works: ...

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LAist Film Calendar: Herzog For The Holidays

Published Dec. 16, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.
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and after! Photo courtesy of Hal Roach Studios ... All Week ... Fall Down Dead (2007) (Laemmle's Music Hall 3) ... Home (2008) (Laemmle's Monica 4-Plex) ... Iron Cross (2009) (Laemmle's Sunset 5) ... The Lightkeepers (2009) (Laemmle's Music Hall 3) ... My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009) (Downtown Independent) ... Ocean of Pearls (2008) (Laemmle's Sunset 5) ... Punctured Hope (2009) (Laemmle's Monica 4-Plex) ... Under the Eightball (Laemmle's Sunset 5) ... Thursday 12/17 ... "Alms" You Say

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2 New Local Half Marathons Announced for 2010

Published Nov. 19, 2009 at 5:40 p.m.
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Photo by TheNickster via Flickr Okay, it's time to stop munching on that mac and cheese ... On the heels of a major makeover to the Los Angeles Marathon route , two new half marathons for Los Angeles were announced today by separate companies ... Come this January, the 13.1 Los Angeles Marathon will run through the Westside and next October, the popular Rock n' Roll Marathon will make a debut in Los Angeles, replacing the City of Angels Half Marathon ... The Inaugural 13.1 Los Angeles,

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LAist Interview: Dodgers Blogger Diamond Leung

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Published Oct. 21, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
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I think it's a combination of having that established credibility from being in print journalism for about five years, and some time back in college as well. I guess I'm kind of unique in that I grew up in an age when I started using the Internet in middle school. I was one of those guys who would pick up the paper in the morning and check my email at a young age. Ive been able to carry that over to the industry. When I was [reporting], it really paid off so that I could use technology and the

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It was almost the City of No Angels

Published Oct. 15, 2009 at 3:59 a.m.
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Walter O'Malley reportedly didn't want a second team in Los Angeles, and he definitely wasn't a benevolent landlord to his American League tenants for four years ... Walter O'Malley reportedly didn't want a second team in Los Angeles, and he definitely wasn't a benevolent landlord to his American League tenants for four years ...

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Combining Angels, Dodgers forces for an all-L.A. team

Published Oct. 5, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Before the Dodgers and Angels move on to the playoffs, here is one man's 'all-city' team: the best player in Southern California at each position ... Before the Dodgers and Angels move on to the playoffs, here is one man's 'all-city' team: the best player in Southern California at each position ...

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Chief Bratton to Resign in October, Search for New Chief Begins

Published Aug. 5, 2009 at 4:45 p.m.
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Whoever the next Chief of Police will be is up to Mayor Villaraigosa ... LA Weekly's Jill Steward predicts the new chief could come from within the department's own ranks ... City Council President Eric Garcetti says the next chief's priorities should be "making sure the culture -- that has changed pretty dramatically inside the department -- is rooted into every new hire that we make: making sure that they are community-based, and community-focused, that they understand civil rights as well as

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Dodgers-Marlins Preview: Hall of Fame Edition

Published July 26, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
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Rickey Henderson doing what he does. AP File Photo ... As I sit here and write these words on this glorious day, in Cooperstown, NY, Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice are being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame ... Henderson's career spanned from 1979 to 2003 playing mostly left field for the Oakland A's, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, LA Dodgers (in 2004), Anaheim Angels (in 1997), Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays. In 1982 he broke Lou Brock's stolen

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