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This morning at exactly 5:38:30 am, LAist was among the throng of bloggers, photographers, TV crews and bona-fide journalists in the audience of the Samuel Goldwyn Theater for the 84th Annual Academy Award nominations announcement in Beverly Hills. Doing the honors this year were Academy President Tom Sherak and actor Jennifer Lawrence, a leading actress nominee last year for Link: 84th Annual Academy Award Nominations: Nick Nolte, Max von Sydow and Rooney Mara Among Surprises
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In tonight’s Extra, Extra, the make of “Yoga Girl” is profiled, Skid Row gets a new designation, and a former school administrator in Beverly Hills adds “scandal” to his resume. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook , and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports . more › Read the rest here: Extra, Extra: ‘Yoga Girl’ Hits New York, A New Rep for Skid Row, and Scandal in Beverly Hills
Last week’s Internet blackout protesting SOPA and PIPA had the world talking, and the almighty Twitterverse was undoubtedly buzzing about the dark day. As a way to gauge the Twitter community’s reaction, two technologists developed a visual representation of the speed of which tweets mentioned the brief absence of some of the web’s biggest sites. more › See the rest here: Video: How Twitterverse Reacted To SOPA/PIPA Internet Blackout
Former Beverly Hills Unified School District Superintendent Jeffrey Hubbard was convicted Monday of two felony misappropriation of public funds charges, but acquitted on a third charge. Prosecutors in the case alleged that Hubbard, 54, approved $20,000 in stipends and a $500 car allowance raise for former BHUSD facilities director Karen Christiansen without approval from the school board. He also had allegedly authorized a pay increase for former district employee Nora Roque without school board consent. Stay tuned to Patch for more on this developing story . This story was compiled with information from City News Service. Be sure to follow Beverly Hills Patch on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook . More here: Ex-BHUSD Superintendent Found Guilty of Two Misappropriation of Public Funds Charges
Actor Tracy Morgan was rushed to a hospital in Park City, Utah on Sunday after collapsing at a Sundance Film Festival awards ceremony. The funnyman’s spokesperson released a statement identifying the causes of his condition as “a combination of exhaustion and altitude.” more › Visit link: Tracy Morgan Collapses At Sundance From ‘Combination Of Exhaustion & Altitude’
No one ever says, “Special teams win championships.” It’s always, “Defense wins championships,” which the NFL playoffs were trying to reassert after an offense-heavy regular season. But on Championship Sunday everyone witnessed in stark detail that whereas special teams can’t win a championship, it can sure lose a championship for you. more › See original here: Things Not So Special in NFL’s Championship Week
Deputies fatally shot a man who tried to flee from them during a bicycle traffic stop in Lancaster last night. Christian Cobian, 26, was killed last night just before 11 pm when deputies tried to stop him for committing a traffic violation. more › Continue reading here: Deputies Fatally Shoot Man Fleeing From Them During a Bicycle Traffic Stop
The two-week long DineLA Restaurant Week starts Sunday, with dozens of Beverly Hills and Los Angeles eateries offering specially priced three-course meals. The special menus are available until Feb. 3, except on Saturdays. This is the fifth year of the festival, in which participating eateries offer three-course lunches for $16, $22 or $28, depending upon the restaurant’s usual price range at the eatery. Dinners are offered for $26, $34 or $44. The Beverly Hills participants, which are represented at all three price levels, are: 208 Rodeo Bouchon Café Rodeo at The Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel Caffe Carrera Caffe Roma Coupa Café Da Pasquale Trattoria El Torito Grill Enoteca Drago Erbe Matte Fogo de Chao GonPachi il Fornaio Lawry’s The Prime Rib LIVELLO at L’Ermitage Beverly Hills Morton’s The Steakhouse Mr. Chow Nic’s Martini Lounge Ruth’s Chris Steak House Scarpetta Beverly Hills Spago Tagine Beverly Hills The Belvedere at The Peninsula To see the entire list of participating restaurants, click here . Be sure to follow Beverly Hills Patch on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook . Continued here: Beverly Hills Restaurants Offer Special Menus for DineLA
In tonight’s Extra, Extra, we look at Julie the chimp’s checkered past, the best and worst anchors covering sports and an effort to recall Fullerton City Council members. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook , and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports . more › Original post: Extra, Extra: Fullerton City Council Recall Effort, Best and Worst TV Sports Anchors & Julie the Chimp’s Checkered Past
