[Photo via] Unless you're living in your car, you probably haven't spent too much time relaxing in a parking space lately, and who could blame you? Parking spaces are blocks of ugly, single-function asphalt taking up space that might otherwise be something unique. At least, that's the reasoning behind this Friday's Park[ing] Day LA, our local installment of an international movement to temporarily beautify the city by turning parking spaces into miniature parks for a day. More»

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• The Beatrice Inn's neighbors REALLY don't want to see it come back, and have added to the vandalism that has plagued the spot since its forced closure last month [Eater] More»