Lines grow at the DMV, a bookstore grows in L.A., and the search for Moe the Chimp is called off -- it's last links!

Thanks to layoffs, visiting the DMV just got harder. LAT

But our travel blog has tips on finding a DMV with short(ish) lines. Daily Travel and Deal

Carolyn Kellogg watches Skylight Books as it grows. Jacket Copy

Home invasion robbery update from the LAPD blog.

The search for Moe the Chimp is off. LAist

Wanda Jackson, one of the first women to rock, talks to Los Anjealous.

Tomorrow's the start of the sixth annual Filipinotown Festival. LA Metblogs

News about the SoCal Book Awards from California Authors. (And check out the nice redesign!)

Former L.A. Daily News editor Ron Kaye, founder of the Save L.A. Project, is holding a Town Hall meeting at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Glassell Park Community/Senior Center, 3750 N. Verdugo Road

The view from up there -- watch "LA Hardhats" on the National Geographic Channel. Blog Downtown

--Veronique de Turenne

Photo: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times