It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

Abbot Kinney Festival

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Lorenzo Pye, 51, plays his African Djembe drum during the 23rd Annual Abbot Kinney Festival on Sunday.

Posted on Sunday, September 30, 2007 at 05:15PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Capoeira Batuque

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Members of Brasil Brasil Cultural Center's Capoeira Batuque, an African martial arts academy, perform during the 23rd Annual Abbot Kinney Festival on Sunday, September 30, 2007.

Posted on Sunday, September 30, 2007 at 04:50PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Feeding the Big Belly

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A man discards trash last week in one of the city’s two new ‘Big Belly’ solar-powered trash compactors, located on Main Street near Ashland Avenue and Montana Avenue near 14th Street. The compactors, which cost $4,000 each, were installed recently in high traffic areas where regular trash cans become full quickly, causing garbage to tumble into the gutter, where it may be carried into the Santa Monica Bay. Wes Thompson, City Hall’s solid waste supervisor, said the cans can hold 200 gallons of compacted trash, helping to cut down on the number of trips needed to empty it, which, in turn, protects the environment. “It’s pretty cool, isn’t it?” Thompson asked. “It was one of those things where I saw it and I just knew wehad to have it.”

Posted on Sunday, September 30, 2007 at 03:12PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | Comments2 Comments | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

U2?

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Joe Hier, a Bono impersonator from Hollywood U2, a U2 tribute band, performs during St. Monica's Fall Festival on Saturday, September 29, 2007.
Posted on Sunday, September 30, 2007 at 12:43AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Hammer time

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Caroline Zasuly, 11, and Winoma Wiland, 10, race to hammer in their nail during St. Monica's Fall Festival on Saturday, September 30, 2007.
Posted on Sunday, September 30, 2007 at 12:19AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Bathtub Race

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Blake Campell, 17, (wearing the sunglasses) and Kevin Chapman, 16, race in their bathtubs during St. Monica's Fall Festival on Saturday, September 29, 2007.
Posted on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 11:58PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Holy Craps

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Brian McDonough throws the dice at the craps table during St. Monica's Fall Festival on Saturday, September 29, 2007.
Posted on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 11:47PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Ghost Busters

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What appears to be a ghost exits a haunted house on Saturday during St. Monica's Fall Festival.

Posted on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 11:36PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint