Griffith Park Blog

Oh, you missed this one. Next year! Boo at the Zoo – Griffith Park The Los Angeles Zoo is transformed into themed areas for trick-or-treaters with performances, pumpkin carving, crafts and creepy crawlies. Location: the LA Zoo, 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027 in Griffith Park off the 5 Freeway. Dates: Oct 25-26, 2008 [...]

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I was going to write just the good things. I hate that German word that means happiness in the misfortune of others. And in general, I’m proud of living in a city with a well-regarded big paper. But something bad happened in the Sunday paper, so I’m including that, too. I’m sure the Times wouldn’t [...]

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I have talked many times before about the bsa and her amazing work to keep the park free from riff-raff commercialization like trams and other icky things that certain people (Councilman Tom LaBonge) want to see in the park. Now’s the time to step forward. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE FOR THESE CANDIDATES: Proven heavy-lifters who [...]

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I had to go see my dentist (just a checkup!) in Beverly Hills last week. (Sometimes I wish there was something ELSE I could do in Beverly Hills, because it’s a trek to get there, but WHAT??) Anyway, when I turned onto Beverly Blvd, there was one of those green electronic traffic warning signs, with [...]

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The oddly moderated Griffith Park Recovery, which has only anonymous posts, in a boring press release style, says some (most?) roads into GP will be closed for rain. Past rain, that is; no rain yet today. Includes the Bird Sanctuary, and we know how popular that is. For no determinate time. So don’t count on [...]

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I had a couple of things to do tonight and I was kind of looking forward to driving in the rain. Be tough, pretend you’re back east. It’s been a couple of days now, so drivers will be back to normal. The rain is pretty, too, with the reflected car lights! Urban Outfitters Anchor Away [...]

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