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Valley Ho! Three New Restaurants in the SFV Show Some Weaknesses, a Few Surprising Strengths

How 6 SoCal Places Got Their Really Weird Names

There are all sorts of unusual places names in this part of the country we call "The Southland." We have names of historic English derivation, not so unlike what you'd find back in the civilized East (Whittier, Torrance, Hawthorne, Glendale). We have place names of Spanish derivation (Tujunga, Rese ... More >>

More Events: Calabasas Malibu Wine & Food Festival, Summer Float Series Pacific Coast Seafood Fest

7th Annual Calabasas Malibu Wine & Food Festival The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills, Bouchon Bistro, Mr. Chow Malibu, Calabasas Vineyards, Cielo Malibu Estate Vineyards and Four Sisters Ranch are among the purveyors serving food, wine, beer and spirits at the festival. Tickets range from $50 to $300: ... More >>

The Bling Ring Guide to L.A.: A Google Map

See also: *The Bling Ring Book Chronicles the Calabasas Teens Who Stole From Celebrities *Cannes: Not Even the Gifted Emma Watson Can Raise The Bling Ring Sofia Coppola's new film The Bling Ring, opening in L.A. this Friday, June 14, tells the story of five teen bandits who stole approximately $3 m ... More >>

Coming in May: Flavors of Los Angeles 2013

Flavors of Los Angeles 2013 has invited chefs such as Nyesha Arrington, exec chef at Wilshire, to cook a 5-course meal at attendees' tableside for the American Liver Foundation on Sunday, May 5. Before dinner at 7 p.m., there will be a cocktail reception and silent auction at 5:30 p.m.

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's 50-Cent Drinks New Tea Service

We love a party where guests get a gift. Tomorrow, that's what's happening at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. In honor of the company's 50th year, three 12 oz. specialty drinks will be sold for 50 cents: English Toffee Latte, English Toffee Ice Blended and Chai Tea Latte. The event will take place from ... More >>

Sugarfish To Open New Location in Calabasas

A new location of the popular Sugarfish sushi chain is under construction in Calabasas, expected to open this spring in the upscale shopping center The Commons. Sugarfish was launched in 2008 by renowned chef Kazunori Nozawa, who ran Sushi Nozawa in Studio City from 1985 until the restaurant closed ... More >>

Justin Bieber Sex Tape? Biebs Gets Punked in Calabasas as Video Stolen

Justin Bieber might have been the victim of a "swatting" prank early today, when deputies went to his Calabasas home on "false" reports of an assault, according to our reading of an L.A. Sheriff's Department statement. This as he tweeted that "personal footage" on a "computer and camera" were taken ... More >>

Linda Hogan's DUI Arrest Comes in Midst of Hulk Hogan's Sex-Tape Scandal

Hulk Hogan's ex-wife Linda Bollea, a.k.a. Linda Hogan, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of driving her Mercedes under the influence of alcohol on the 101 freeway in Calabasas, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department announced today. It happened shortly after 1:30 a.m. on the 101 at Kanan Road, depu ... More >>

Gas Prices Could Reach All-Time High in L.A. as Some Stations Expected to Shut Down

Southern California is an island of gas-price hell this week. One station in Calabasas is charging nearly $6 ($5.89 to be exact) a gallon for high-octane fuel, the Costco in Simi Valley has run out of regular-grade gas (with other stations expected to follow suit), and one expert tells us that all-t ... More >>

It's the End of the World as Serj Tankian Knows It, and the System of a Down Frontman Feels Fine

Top Ten Metal Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Metal Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time: The Complete List The Top Five Metal Guitarists Under The Age of 30 Remember back in early 2011, when birds plummeted from the sky, and fish died en masse? These dead critters are at the heart of System ... More >>

Kardashians 'Terrorized, Tasered' Me at Disney World, Claims Serial Litigant; Judge Issues Best Order Ever

Gino Romano, a New York resident who is apparently obsessed with the Kardashians (like in a not-normal way, like a beyond reading-tabloid-dirt-when-you're-supposed-to-be-working way) filed yet another ridiculous lawsuit against the Calabasas family on June 15. Among his alleged reasons for seeking ... More >>

8 Craft Beer Bars in the San Fernando Valley Happy Hour Specials

The glorious San Fernando Valley. Spatially vast, heavily populated, and wildly lacking in proper places to drink. Or so we thought. Today, it's time to put your ignorance to bed and minimize the attitude long enough to see the truth -- that from Burbank to Agoura Hills you can always find a decent ... More >>

Plastic Bag Ban Watered Down by L.A. Leaders

Updated at the bottom: The council approved the watered-down version of the ban. First posted at 6:04 a.m. The L.A. City Council almost brought home an unprecedented "double ban" on paper and plastic bags at your local market. But last-minute lobbying pressure might have caused the body to back do ... More >>

Pedalers Fork Under Construction in Calabasas

Bicyclists will have a new destination this fall when Pedalers Fork restaurant opens in the heart of Old Town Calabasas. Now under construction, the goal is to create a bike-friendly venue, offering food, coffee, drinks, and even bike pharaphernalia, tours and repairs. "We wanted to create a sort o ... More >>

Passover Pizza: Matzah Pizza from Fresh Brothers

For people who have been observing Passover since Friday night, right about now you might be experiencing signs of pizza withdrawal. Fear not. Fresh Brothers Pizza has a fix for you --- a special matzah pizza, available until the holiday ends Saturday night. (We'll digress for a moment to note how m ... More >>

What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: Planet Carrots Why Our Winter Carrots Are Less Sweet This Year

Carrots are an easy crop for farmers with the land for them. They don't have the stigma of Brussels sprouts or the on-again-off-again iron taste that beets sometimes have to fight. And they've been lucky enough to dance in the culinary trio of mirepoix for hundreds of years, an unintended marketin ... More >>

Francisco Rodriguez Murder: Cops Search for Gun in Calabasas Landfill

Updated at the bottom with the search completed. First posted at 9:06 a.m. on Wednesday. Cops think they know who killed El Camino Real High School soccer player Francisco Rodriguez: Calabasas residents Jason Schumann, 24, and Elizabeth Ibarra, 19, have been arrested in connection with the Jan. 1 ... More >>

Kim Kardashian Reportedly Paid $600K to Party in Vegas on NYE

You know you've done something right, in life, when you find yourself sorting through half-million dollar offers just to show up and do a little V.I.P. shimmy at some cush Vegas hotspot on New Year's Eve, while the rest of the world panics over which miserable laser pit is worth a week's wages. The ... More >>

L.A. Farmers Markets Exposed

Often, produce sold at stalls isn't organic, grown by small farms — or even spray-free

Gilani Taylor, Aspiring L.A. Singer, Loses Daughter, Burns 80% of Body in Fiery Crash on 101 Freeway; Hit-and-Run Driver Sought

Traffic was backed up for hours on Saturday along the 101 near Calabasas, behind an almost unrecognizable 1995 Chrysler engulfed in flames. The victims inside were 9-year-old Jayla Taylor, who died in the fire; and her mom, 27-year-old Gilani Taylor, who's in critical condition with 80 percent of he ... More >>

What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: Local Eggs Iowa Egg Recall Anniversary

Felicia FriesemaKendor Farms free range eggs at the Hollywood market.​ Eggs? Yes, eggs. This week is National Farmers Market Week, and while the bulk of what you see piled high on tables at your local market is more flora than fauna, here and there you'll likely see neatly stacked cartons of ... More >>

Calabasas High School Hate Crime: L.A. Sheriff Tracks Graffiti Suspects on Facebook

Spring Break surprise at Calabasas High​Update: Three Calabasas High students have reportedly admitted to the crime. More to come in a sheriff's announcement at 10 a.m. How many times do we have to learn this lesson, people? If you've been bad, no matter how tempting it is to blabber your bad ... More >>

Calabasas High Graffiti: 3 Boys Who Sprayed Swastikas Say They Were Bullied

Jewish JournalSheriff: Not hateful, just bitter​The three male Calabasas High School students who admitted to tagging their campus in swastikas, racial slurs and personal attacks will not be prosecuted for a hate crime. Why? L.A. County sheriff's officials say the graffiti was not, despite ap ... More >>

TourEiffel Replaces Fins Creekside in Calabasas

TourEiffelescargot​ Fins, an Old Town Calabasas staple for over 16 years, closed on October 10, 2010. "It just got too expensive to stay there," said Fins' owner Moez Megji (Fins Seafood Grill and Buddha Lounge), who also closed Zin Bistro in September. After husband-and-wife team Hubert and E ... More >>

The California International Theatre Festival

Purl's pearl in Calabasas

Seven Trucks, Three Hours: Street Eatz at The Commons in Calabasas

​It's probably safe to say that many Angelenos are pretty blasé about the whole food truck phenomenon by now. But if you live in the Valley, you may feel a bit more cut off from the trend. Although more and more trucks are venturing on to the other side of the hill, most still stay well eas ... More >>

Happy Hour: Fins Creekside in Calabasas

Celia SoudryMartini, Dirty​ The Place: Fins Creekside, 23504 Calabasas Road, Calabasas; (818) 223-3467. The Hours: Monday through Thursday, from 5 to 7 p.m.; Friday from 5 to 7 p.m., and 9 to 11 p.m.; Saturday from 9 to 11 p.m. The Deals: Free appetizers; $5 well drinks; $5 wines; $3 draft ... More >>

Stone Ground Bakery's Kosher Oatmeal Cookie Recipe: Post-Holiday Baking

Stone Ground Bakery in Agoura Hills, just off the 110 between Calabasas and Ventura, is one of those L.A. shopping mall treasures, a great bakery trapped in anonymous concrete that you find only if you know the happy repeat customers--or have exited to get gas and discovered great bread instead. A ... More >>

National Cupcake Day: Like We Needed A Reason

SusieCakes​If you needed another excuse to eat cupcakes for breakfast, you've got one today. It's National Cupcake Day. Why? Why not. If there's a secret rationale behind these things, it's still secret. There were reports of National Cupcake Day being celebrated in August and October, so what ... More >>

What Up My Ginger? The Healing Officially Begins

NBC​After the middle-school hate crime that was "kick a ginger" day, an area student promoting follicle (and freckled) diversity has started to get the pendulum moving the proper direction. Andrew Cohen, a senior at New Community Jewish High School in West Hills, is organizing the official " ... More >>

Anti-Gingites: Three Boys Arrested In Anti-Redhead Bullying Case

Three middle school boys were arrested in connection with the "kick a ginger day" attacks on redheaded students at their campus in Calabasas, authorities said today. The suspects include two 12-year-olds and one 13-year-old. The older boy was arrested on suspicion of cyber-bullying -- ostensibly co ... More >>

Are Redheads Safe Anywhere? Can We All Just Get Along?

NBC​We told you about a redheaded student being attacked at a Calabasas middle school as part of "kick a ginger day." Well, it turns out there were four other carrot tops who got kicked and hit as part of a coordinated redhead attack that was promoted via Facebook. The anti-redhead violence h ... More >>

Redheaded Stepchildren Beware: Students Encouraged To "Kick A Ginger"

Why couldn't it have been kick a Carrot Top day?​Out of the department of reverse discrimination, a redheaded Calabasas boy was allegedly kicked and beaten by middle school classmates who were apparently inspired by a Facebook post calling it "kick a ginger day." The action Friday was apparen ... More >>

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Teenage Women Arrested in Celebrity Burglaries

Los Angeles police announced that five people, four of them female teenagers, have been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries targeting "well-known celebrities" and other well-heeled citizens of the Hollywood Hills.LAPDA hoodie-sporting young woman is captured on a security camera outsi ... More >>

Real Life Robin Hoodie? Teen Charged In Audrina, Lohan Burglaries

Prosecutors today charged an 18-year-old Calabasas man with burglary not once but twice. It isn't clear if Nicholas Prugo stole from the rich to give to the poor (you know, those Range Rover drivers in the far West Valley), but the district attorney's office believes he targeted well-heeled stars Li ... More >>

Blade Runner, The Auction

This Thursday and Friday the Profiles in History auction house will hold an auction to move the remainder of Forrest Ackerman's horror-fantasy movie treasure trove. The 1,000-item bidding event looks like a delightful mishmash of unsold Ackerman artifacts (including a Dracula ring worn byBela Lugosi ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Facing the Muzak General Growth Properties Inc., the mall-owning corporation that owns the Glendale Galleria and Northridge Fashion Center, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, becoming the largest real estate bankruptcy in U.S. history. L.A. TimesHospital Triage The national streak of gunmen runnin ... More >>

Weiss' Summer Jamz 08-G'Z Up, Prose Down

Summer Jamz '08: G'Z Up, Prose Down http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4NBDRWLQ 1.Parliament-“Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) 2.N.W.A.-“Alwayz Into Somethin’” 3.Dr. Dre-“Nuthin’ But a G Thang” 4.Above the Law ft. 2Pac & Money B-“Call It What U Want” 5 ... More >>

Annual Method Fest turns 10 ...

... looks to the Great White North

System of a Down: Serj Protector

Band's front man speaks to the people from his sofa in the Calabasas hills

Piano Greats

Pavley's Dogs

Who�s the greenest one of all in the 41st Assembly race?

Letters

Ask Mr. Gold

Rough Justice

The Lady From Where?

Meet Fran Pavley: Westside winner