Late Night at Fred 62
Originally published Apr. 7, 2011 A glimpse of the overnight hours at the Fred 62 diner in Los Feliz, CA.
L.A.’s Plastic Bag Policy VSV
Originally published Oct. 13, 2010 Reporting from Los Angeles and Santa Monica, CA on L.A.'s plastic bag policy.
Thank You For Honking
Originally published Aug. 29, 2010
He’s part messenger. He’s part showman. And he’s all about the car horn.
Stephen Sharp, 62, a claim training instructor for Farmers Insurance during the working week, has two simple messages for the people of Los Angeles: “celebrate peace” and “spread love.” His messages are boldly written on a large homemade sign made out of aluminum, cardboard and bound with tape. When he takes his old, beat-up sign out into the L.A. streets, he only wants one thing: a simple honk of a car horn in support of his messages.
Every Friday evening at 5 PM at the bustling intersection where Sunset, Hollywood, Hillhurst, and Virgil Streets converge, this family man puts on his gloves and takes over the sidewalk on the northeast corner near the Vista Theater. This becomes his workspace. For the next two hours, he performs like a great musical conductor, attempting to create a symphony from the horns of cars he hopes to hear. (more…)
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