In one of the more bizarre advertising and promotion campaigns ever seen, Burger King outlets in Brazil have found a disturbing way to connect you with your food. Now, when you order a Whopper, your face . . . is printed on the wrapper. Oglivy, the worldwide giant advertising industry, is the brain behind [...]
It has been a great week for publicity surrounding Parkman Triangle. We got some coverage in Curbed LA! Some folks were not happy with the tone, but any coverage is better than no news, right? Many comments were also posted expressing enthusiasm for the project. Digging will continue on Sunday. We need to move [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I am old enough to remember when be green meant to wear green, not recycling, wearing Guatemalan clothing, or riding your e-bike to school or work. Let’s send some great vibes to the nation of Ireland, as 99.9% of us here in the USA has a connection to this small island nation, [...]
Let’s take a break during a hectic week and talk about fashion that will drive you bananas. The Australian swimwear aussieBum has released an irresistible video promoting its Banana Briefs, which as far as we know are the first clothing manufactured with banana fiber. No, they aren’t mushy, but they do give new [...]
LinkedIn’s spectacular growth and importance in the working world means more distracting posts and sharply-worded reminders from folks who think they are the arbiters of what and what is not appropriate social media interaction. True, LinkedIn is still an indespensible service. Nevertheless, what about taking a break from LinkedIn and becoming a big fish in [...]
LA’s mayor’s about to announce that all of LA will be off coal by 2020. A press conference will start soon! Okay, sorry. That blurb from my Blackberry was more appropriate for a Twitter Post, but I was at JETRO’s (Japan External Trade Organization) Greening the City event in downtown LA this afternoon when one of [...]
Yesterday, we had a fantastic turnout for our work on Parkman Triangle. I asked Ara Babaian to share his thoughts on this project. I will invite others working on Parkman Triangle to give their views and hopes for a plan that we hope catches on in LA. Let me start with Ara!–LK/GGP On Saturday, [...]
The transformation of Parkman Triangle is piling up: literally, as we received three more HUGE truckloads of fill dirt on our little gem at Silver Lake Blvd. and Parkman. We will need volunteers between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday the 13th. If you cannot make it this time, no worries: we will [...]