Help The Homeless I got a phone call yesterday from Marcy Allen, a reader responding to intern Graeme Prentice-Mott’s article on the old Westside jail used [...] Marisa Demarco \ Dec 17, 2009 Read More A march to end homelessness charged through Downtown along Fourth Street today. One participant told me it was organized by Health Care for the Homeless and St. Martin’s Hospitality Center, among other providers. (Marisa Demarco)
Jesus And Mary Appear In Frost; Radford Appears On The History Channel Alibi columnist Ben Radford will be on “MysteryQuest” looking for ghosts in haunted parts of Los Angeles. Tune in to the History Channel [...] Marisa Demarco \ Dec 17, 2009 Read More
Miss Diagnosis Uses Drugs To Prove A Point In a country where practicing medicine has become nearly synonymous with prescribing and dispensing medication, it’s no surprise that the pharmaceutical industry has [...] Whitny Doyle R.N. \ Dec 17, 2009 Read More
Nm Blogosphere Roundup: Christmas All Day Every Day Naughty-Or-Nice-Or-Just-Plain-Stupid Edition OK, it’s the week of Christmas, Or Xmas. Or whatever you call this logjam of good will, overspending, solstice vibrations, plastic Nativity action [...] Jerry Cornelius \ Dec 17, 2009 Read More
Astounding Art Cars Downtown Right Now Traffic is slowing slightly outside our office. Drivers are pausing to gawk at the gorgeous art cars parked on Central near Fourth Street. [...] Marisa Demarco \ Dec 17, 2009 Read More Note the mosaic eye. (Marisa Demarco)
Carrot Ginger Soup Recipe Because I can’t stop longing for it, I would like to share a recipe for carrot soup. I often make orange soups, but [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Dec 17, 2009 Read More Hey little carrots, one day you’ll grow up to be soup.
Gruet Steakhouse Closed After a five-year run, Nob Hill’s first truly upscale steakhouse went dark last week, according to a member of the owning family. He [...] Laura Marrich \ Dec 17, 2009 Read More The old Monte Vista Firehouse underwent major renovations before opening as Gruet Steakhouse in early 2005. (From the Alibi photo vault)
The Fine Art Of Instructional Note-Writing In early college when I had new roommates almost as often as I wrecked vehicles, I made a rule for myself: No notes. [...] Marisa Demarco \ Dec 10, 2009 Read More
Nm Blogosphere Roundup: Xmas Movies, Best And Worst, Wisdom And War Toys Is-It-Really-The-End-Of-The-Decade-Already? Edition Science fiction writer Victor Milán’s favorite Christmas movie is … Die Hard ? Whoa. In the same spirit, I guess mine is Brazil.Speaking [...] Jerry Cornelius \ Dec 10, 2009 Read More The heart-warming holiday classic!
Alibi Illustrator And Pj Men Selected For Sundance Film Festival! The Sundance Institute announced its short film program for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, and Alibi illustrator and graphic designer Jeff Drew made [...] Laura Marrich \ Dec 10, 2009 Read More Still from “One Square Mile of Earth” (Jeff Drew Pictures)
