ColumnA new web series hilariously mocks the foodie movement. When the Portlandia trailer hit and all my Portland-based …
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Raising Food Awareness Through the Arts in Los Angeles
For those of you interested in food culture, EATLACMA, is not to be missed. This multi-faceted investigation of food, ar…
Accessible and Affordable: LA Calls for a Better Local Food Policy
In a state which owns the role as largest agricultural exporter in the country, how its largest city deals with food pol…
One Bag at a Time: Lisa Foster Changes Grocery Store Expectations
Lisa Foster, a former high school English teacher in Los Angeles, was living in Australia in 2005 (while her husband wor…
cicLAvia May Bring Car-Free Sundays to Los Angeles
A non-profit group of LA cyclists is trying to shut down the streets to cars once a week, allowing people to reclaim the…
Sallywood. Hollyweak. Save the Pood? All in a Day’s Work for Conservationists
One by one, the letters went up, until they made a rather bizarre request: SAVE THE POOD. But supporters of Hollywood…
Trophies Still Roam the Restaurant Range, But I’m Not Game
It’s my annual winter visit home in L.A. and we’re braving the dreaded dead heads, again. Yes, several of m…
Original Green Artist Kenny Scharf – Still Basking in the Limelight
My old college bud, Kenny Scharf, is arguably the original green artist – a brilliant guy from L.A. who began his …