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by David R. Bloom | March 21, 2012 ~ 10:37 p.m.

Sixty-year-old Montecito Heights homeowner and retired Los Angeles public defender John Wakefield is the type of local person known to help those less fortunate around him. Wednesday morning, however, he was wrongly reported as the murderer of his next-door neighbor, 28-year-old Edward Melgar. [more...]

 

84th Academy Awards Brings the Stars of Film Out to Hollywood

by David R. Bloom | February 27, 2012 ~ 12:37 p.m.

The 84th Academy Awards on February 26 was an eye-catching display of lavish fashion and de rigueur antics displayed among an array of global news outlets. It was also the very last event held under the heralded Kodak Theater name. "Take a good look at the sign, 'cause it's coming down on Monday morning," said an unidentified worker at the red carpet arrivals on Sunday.

 

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by David R. Bloom |

A community candlelight vigil was held outside stabbing victim Edward Melgar's home on Griffin Avenue at dusk on Saturday evening. Dozens of friends and family were on hand for the display of unity among the many neighborhood residents who are shocked at the sudden murder of the funny person everyone here called "Wacko."

by Zahrah Bloom |

Ubiquitous writer, art critic, and all-around troublemaker Mat Gleason unveiled his new art gallery, Coagula Curatorial, on Saturday night. The gallery on Chung King Road in Chinatown opened with a solo show by artist Tim Youd in the upstairs portion of the space. In creating the artwork exhibited at the show, "Coney Island of the Mind," Youd says he used a series of writings related to vaginas to inspire a somewhat interacting progression of work.

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Candlelight Vigil Held Outside Home of Edward Melgar

The vigil began with a meeting of residents just outside the Melgar home. Edward Melgar's mother, Maria, was offered a framed photo of her son that was taken last Halloween with his own son, Raphael. Edward's father, Carlos, was at the vigil. He opened the front door of his home Tuesday night to see his son bleeding from a knife wound. He called 911 and pleaded with rescuers to save him, but Edward died at the hospital. [more...]

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