Following its crackdown on alleged distributors of rave drug nitrous oxide last week, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department today said local "noz parties" are on the rise and frequently end in violence. The department says there have been 350 "illegal raves" featuring nitrous and advertised via soci ... More >>
It's March. Everything is flowering, or at least starting to. The zen duet of "warm sun, cool breeze," is manifesting every time you step out the door. The only thing that would tip the spring meter into the red would be a taste of fresh green garlic and parsley pesto, maybe thickened with the las ... More >>
Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4) -- and probably beyond, at this rate -- we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 38: Papri Chaat at Jay Bharat. As sort of shameful as it is to admit, I drove to all the way Cerritos this weekend just ... More >>
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the producer behind the incendiary if not silly Innocence of Muslims anti-Islam film has been arrested, a federal official said today. The Cerritos man was headed to federal court downtown this afternoon, said U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Thom Mrozek in an email blast ... More >>
The anti-Islam video that set off a fire storm in the Middle East appears to have been made by a few fanatical Coptic Christians right here in Southern California. But the Coptic Orthodox Church of Los Angeles will join hands with the Muslim Public Affairs Council today to denounce the almost-silly ... More >>
As TV news crews camped outside his Cerritos home, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the Coptic Christian widely believed to be behind the incendiary, anti-Islamic film Innocence of Muslims, was taken away in a sheriff's vehicle to be questioned by authorities tonight. An L.A. County Sheriff's Department o ... More >>
You won't find "Perutown" or "Little Lima" in Los Angeles. The Peruvian and Peruvian-American population is spread out around greater L.A., and so are our Peruvian restaurants. So maybe you haven't noticed these eateries -- often small and unassuming spots, tucked in strip malls far from trendy rest ... More >>
Apricots join artichokes, garlic, avocados and citrus on the long list of fruits and flowers that make California agriculture the envy of the nation, if not the world. It's a finicky fruit that needs a dry spring (check), free of late spring frosts which can devastate crops (also check, at least th ... More >>
The University of Southern California isn't just for strapping young scholars anymore. Today and tomorrow, the USC Price School of Public Policy begins an ongoing series of classes that will school current politicians in "public transparency and ethics, leadership, governance and environmental polic ... More >>
Rep. Brad Sherman has been hounding rival Rep. Howard Berman over his support from Super PACs for several months. But if the first TV spot from the "Committee for an Effective Valley Congressman" is any indication, he doesn't have much to worry about.The spot, which is posted after the jump, looks l ... More >>
Of all places you'd hope your kid would be safe, the sheriff's youth "Explorer" program (available in many counties around SoCal, including L.A. County) might be pretty high on the list. A whole room of deputies to keep the sexual predators away! But then charges like these come along, completely u ... More >>
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Monday that, effective immediately, dogs will be permitted to join their owners on restaurant patios and in outdoor cafes. The agency previously prohibited canines from county eateries. Guidelines were established after numerous requests ... More >>
The Witchita pecan, developed in Texas back in the 1940s for more arid climate production, is one of a handful of pecan varieties that actually do well in California (it usually like a moister climate). K&K Ranch grows the Witchita and has had the nuts -- still in the shell -- available for the past ... More >>
Better idea: Just follow around the "free Red Bull" car.Just when you think the Red Bull craze has begun its downslope -- thanks to all the wacky-flavored competitors (Snoop's comes with unicorns!), Red Bull's own overkill marketing and its reputation as an un-Islamic heartstopper -- some L.A ... More >>
LinkedInJuan P. Garcia MachadoLooks like the California government can now be added to the list of employers who have hired illegal immigrants. The employee's name is Juan P. Garcia-Machado, a San Diego State University student set to graduate in 2012. And from the looks of his NBC LA profil ... More >>
Felicia FriesemaRed walnuts from K&K Farms at the Hollywood market. K&K Farms out of Orosi semi-debuted a striking new walnut at the Hollywood farmers market this season. They've actually had the Yolo Red walnut for a few years now, but haven't consistently brought it to market. This year i ... More >>
L. Balla Five Guys fans, get excited: We just confirmed that the next location opens in Culver City's Westfield Fox Hills mall this Friday at 11 a.m. Unless you live near Cerritos, Carson, Thousand Oaks and other outlying areas, this is huge. For the uninitiated, Five Guys started in Virgini ... More >>
The AlchemistSous Vide Egg Yolks With Arugula-Raclette PestoIn our two-part interview with Shanghai chef/restauranteur Kelley Lee, the Cerritos native told us about the trials of introducing gastropub burgers to a McDonald's obsessed city, opening a brewery when she knew nothing about craft b ... More >>
aircraftsnl via TwitpicThe aftermath of today's Long Beach plane crash.Update: Another of the deceased was identified, after the jump. Mark Bixby, a scion of the family for which Long Beach's upper-middle-class Bixby Knolls neighborhood is named, was one of four people who died when a privat ... More >>
Hoping to succeed where restaurants like uWink have failed, the founder's of BJ's Restaurants are launching a new fast-casual restaurant chain, Stacked, which will try to lure consumers with the novelty of ordering by iPad. The first outpost will open in Torrance in May, with additional loc ... More >>
myfoxtampabay.comBlack Friday shoppers gone wild More consumers throughout the country are trekking to malls and shops to take advantage of super savings as part of this year's Black Friday, and in the process, causing a ruckus. The longer lines, heavier traffic and filled up parking lots at ... More >>
D. GonzalezFeuilleté Chocolate at Paris Baguette Cafe There are ways to grab someone's attention. "Chocolate. " See how well that works. Okay, now try, "Chocolate and flaky pastry." Even better right? It is this phenomenon that has made pain au chocolat one of the most well-known French ... More >>
​West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes who can transmit to humans in Cerritos, Whittier, Rowland Heights, Encino and Reseda, making 47 cases in Los Angeles County in 2010. Of people who get West Nile, one in five get symptoms. Of those, one in 150 end up in the hospital. Hopefully the su ... More >>
D. GonzalezGrilled corn at Yxta Cocina Mexicana​In the lingo of street food, the horn equals corn: tamales, mayo corn, and increasingly, esquites. Although you might be familiar with the first two, now is the ideal time to get acquainted with roasted richness of the esquite. In her recently ... More >>
U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez, a Cerritos Democrat, seems to have started a firestorm this week when she suggested that white-supremacist forces were partly to blame for Arizona's controversial immigration law. "There's a concerted effort behind promoting these kinds of laws on a state-by-state ba ... More >>
Fifteen members of congress, including a few from Southern California, recently wrote a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner requesting that he tell banks to lay off the accounts of medical marijuana dispensaries that operate in states where the drug is legal, the group American ... More >>
Can too many friends spoil the broth? Canelé, the beloved Atwater Village restaurant, invites a guest chef into their kitchen once a month for the popular Friends Cook at Canelé. Tomorrow Jessica Koslow, of the artsy food blog eatsipchew.com, will be curating a meal. The three-course menu is $35 p ... More >>
Can too many friends spoil the broth? Canelé, the beloved Atwater Village restaurant, invites a guest chef into their kitchen once a month for the popular Friends Cook at Canelé. Tomorrow Jessica Koslow, of the artsy food blog eatsipchew.com, will be curating a meal. The three-course menu is $35 p ... More >>
First '09 Downtown Murders Two men were shot and killed at Skid Row's Lamp Lodge hotel early Easter morning. They were the first Downtown murders since June, 2008. L.A. TimesNative Habit Threat Conservationists are worried about an oil-company's proposal to build 3,900 new homes in the middle of the ... More >>
At the stroke of midnight Angelenos will get hit by a double dose of sales-tax increases that will bring our county's up to 9.75 percent -- tying us with Alameda County for having the state's highest countywide tax. (Some individual cities, such as Pico Rivera and South Gate, will be even higher -- ... More >>
Long Beach OK's Wetlands Deal The L.B. City Council has approved a deal to trade a 12-acre parcel from a public service yard for nearly 34 acres of Los Cerritos Wetlands located on Bixby Ranch.Man Ends Barricade Standoff Frank Torres peacefully left his Carson home, which is threatened with bank for ... More >>
Long Beach OK's Wetlands Deal The L.B. City Council has approved a deal to trade a 12-acre parcel from a public service yard for nearly 34 acres of Los Cerritos Wetlands located on Bixby Ranch.Man Ends Barricade Standoff Frank Torres peacefully left his Carson home, which is threatened with bank for ... More >>
What to do in L.A., August 15-21
What to do in L.A., August 15-21
What to do in L.A. this week
One of five local estates targeted by Schwarzenegger's budget cuts
For the week of Nov. 9-15
Also, Bill Callahan, Emmylou Harris and more picks for the week of October 4 –11
Embedded with the hip-hop movement thats taking over Hollywood
And Jep’s hit list of Fil-Am club nights you don’t want to miss
For the week of August 2 - 9
Hot this summer: the swinging trapeze and frocks with pockets
Hot this summer: the swinging trapeze and frocks with pockets
Hot this summer: the swinging trapeze and frocks with pockets
And other picks for Wednesday, February 1
And other picks for Wednesday, February 1
And other picks for Wednesday, February 1
India in Artesia
India in Artesia
Samuel Beckett and the San Quentin Drama Workshop
Find everything you're looking for in your city
Find the best happy hour deals in your city
Get today's exclusive deals at savings of anywhere from 50-90%
Check out the hottest list of places and things to do around your city
