Results tagged “centralpark”

LAist was comped front row seats by the Dodgers due to Malingering being struck by a foul ball last week, and she came back with some great photos, and earlier made fun of 4th of July on Venice Beach. But the biggest stories of the week was that the Mayor's Hot Tamale was revealed, and that a Kwik-E-Mart was erected in Burbank. Phillyist was busy doing the Fourth of July up right, exercising their... more ›

Need to know just a little bit about something? Ask a dilettante. There are two male penguins at Moody Gardens who are raising an abandoned penguin hatchling. Finally. New York has had its gay penguin celebrity couple for years now. It's about time we had one down here. Uh, you didn’t ask a question. Anyway, Dilettante was a bit behind the times on her penguin sexuality, so she googled “gay penguins” (without the quote marks)... more ›

Spring appears to have, er, sprung, at least temporarily, in most of the Ist-A-Verse, so naturally, we're all feeling pretty good. (Yes, we know that spring doesn't officially start till later this month. Just let us enjoy our weather!) And that makes us that much more eager to share all of the nifty things we're up to... Over at Sampaist, spring has more than sprung: it's sweltering! But, as everyone knows, museums are an ideal... more ›

The shot from flickr user and houstonist photo contributor slipshod snapshot. This is a shot of the Mecom-Rockwell Fountain in Hermann Park. This little snippet is from Stephen Fox's "Big Park, Little Plans: A History of Hermann Park" - Between 1967 and 1969 a new Miller Outdoor Theater, designed by Eugene Werlin and Associates, was constructed on the site of the old Doric proscenium. A high, bermed lawn provided amphitheater-type seating in front of... more ›

Seattlest saw a house party get senselessly attacked with a shotgun and end in ">seven dead. A local senator is debated and their version of the big dig is investigated. To truly get to the bottom of it they interview the writer Jonathan Raban. Bostonist has its first birthday party and investigates how to attach more gambling dollars to the Red Sox. Benjamin Franklin is celebrated and Johnny Damon is not. Image by Ethan Bagley... more ›