DOWNTOWN - Let the puns begin! Celia at 5thandspring chronicles the imminent opening of new italian eatery Pastagina in Little Tokyo. Why? Just so celia and her husband can say they want 'gina for dinner tonight. Please tell us they don't serve offal. We can't handle balls and 'gina. [5thandspring]
HOLLYWOOD - Blackburn and Sweetzer delves deeper into the mystery of the honor system tub of drinks at Runyon Canyon. It seems the same entrepreneur/actor/pit bull owner who runs the shaved ice cart on the weekend also manages the tub o' cold beverages. How do they know? He hangs his headshot from the tub, of course. [Blackburn and Sweetzer]
PLAYA VISTA - Loyola Marymount University is building a new library on campus and filming every grainy moment of construction for your viewing pleasure. It will quite literally be as exciting as watching paint dry. Once they finish moving all that dirt. [CurbedWire Inbox]