The new faces of the city

Autopia Music: Long Beach-based guide to L.A. rock bands. www.AutopiaMusic.com

The Elegant Variation: Mark Sarvas on the literary scene, with a emphasis on L.A. MarkSarvas.blogs.com/elegvar

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INSIDE THE BIZ

Paul Guyot: Writer Guyot keeps a sporadic diary of his work in television, most recently the travails of getting a TV pilot to come together. PaulGuyot.Blogs.com

Totally Unauthorized: Peggy Archer on her exhausting life as a movie crew member on FilmHacks.BlogSpot.com

A Writer's Life: Mystery author and television writer Lee Goldberg's view of two worlds: publishing and TV. He's part of an extended family of nine bloggers: his brother, two sisters, mother and a passel of cousins. LeeGoldberg.TypePad.com

Alternative Film Guide: Short news bits from the world of film. www.altfg.com/blog

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PERSONAL

Ensie's Blog: Nathan C. Baird-Hu's daily life in L.A., usually including photos. Ensie.BlogSpot.com

Heathervescent: Inside the life of Heather Schlegel, in a blog that defies easy categorization. Heathervescent.blogs.com

Cinnamon Thoughts: Susan Campbell's life, from the silver service her mother-in-law polished while she house-sat to a Death Valley camping trip. www.CinnamonThoughts.BlogSpot.com

Blogging L.A.: A rotating list of L.A.-centric bloggers on everything from a DUI crash in Hollywood to a benefit for the family of comic Freddy Soto, 35, who died in his sleep in July. Blogging.LA

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NEIGHBORHOODS

Preserve L.A.: Updates on efforts around the city to preserve the past and raise red flags when old buildings are threatened. www.PreserveLA.com

Echo Park: Sporadic updates on neighborhood news in Echo Park by M. Scott Fajack, president of the Citizens Committee to Save Elysian Park. EchoPark.net

Franklin Avenue: Life and dining by Variety television editor Michael Schneider and freelance art director Maria Villar. FranklinAvenue.BlogSpot.com

The Skunks of Los Feliz: Anonymous postings about happenings in and around Los Feliz. TheSkunksofLos Feliz.BlogSpot.com

Blog Downtown: Eric Richardson, a student at USC's Annenberg School for Communication, analyzes news and life in the growing downtown residential neighborhoods. www.BlogDowntown.com

L.A.'s Homeless Blog: Downtown-centric "insider perspective" of L.A.'s homeless by an advocate for the homeless. www.epath.org/blog/index.htm