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Cinco de Mayo

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2013

    Cocktail Nerdom: It's National Margarita Day!

    See also: 5 Best Margaritas In L.A. We all know that the true national margarita day is Cinco De Mayo, but because every food thing under the sun must have a day of its own (Why? Who the hell knows?), today is the official National Margarita Day. This seems a tad counter-intuitive. If it were marga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2013

    Super-Bowl Sunday Drunk Drivers Are On The Rise In California

    New Year's Eve, the 4th of July and Cinco De Mayo might be your typical drinking holidays, but the AAA of Southern California says Super Bowl Sunday belongs in the DUI major leagues. According to its analysis of driving fatalities and injuries for a recent 10-year period, "Super Bowl Sunday drinkin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2012

    San Diego Beer Week: Top 5 Events Worth The Drive South

    To most Angelenos, San Diego is the kid sister of SoCal cities. But to beer lovers, San Diego is Mecca. Ten years ago, when L.A. was still trapped by endless Bud and Miller tap handles, San Diego brewers were over-hopping their suds, blowing palletes (and minds) and defining an entirely new west coa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2012

    DUI Crackdown For Late Summer Includes Hollywood Checkpoint Tonight

    We're not sure why the end of summer is DUI crackdown season, what with all the other wonderful times of year to find drunktards on the road -- St. Patrick's Day, Cinco De Mayo, New Year's Eve, at. al. It just is. We've got a boatload of info for you in our latest edition of LA Weekly's DUI checkp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2012

    Tamale Trivia: 10 Fascinating Facts

    Last week, we told you about 10 spots for terrific Mexican tamales in L.A., from King Taco to Rivera. What we didn't say is that the tamale is so versatile that hundreds of varieties exist within Mexico alone, not counting nouveau creations with ingredients like foie gras and truffles. Turn the page ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2012

    Silver Lake DUI Checkpoint Tonight

    St. Patrick's Day, Cinco de Mayo, Memorial Day weekend ... When will it stop? Never!, says the LAPD. Not until every drunktard ever is either in jail, broke or completely diverted from getting behind the wheel. As the weather heats up, the drunk patrols are getting hot too. And so, as a public se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    DUI Checkpoints, Drunk Patrols Across L.A. Starting Tonight

    Cinco de Mayo just happened and cops swarmed Southern California with DUI checkpoints and drunk patrols. Don't they ever let up? No. The LAPD is back at it this weekend -- starting tonight -- with checkpoints and "saturation patrols" in Havard Heights, South L.A., Boyle Heights, and scenic Van Nuy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Lotería Opens (Again) on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica

    Lotería pulled a sneaky stunt, opening in Santa Monica without telling a soul. But how could the fifth location of this Mexican chain not open on the fifth day of the fifth month of the year, which, as you of course know, was Cinco de Mayo? The official first day was to be May 14, but Jimmy Shaw, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Roll Up! L.A.'s Magical, BYOB, Pants-Dropping, Pole-Dancing Mystery Trip Is Waiting to Take You Away

    You're standing on the corner of Third and San Vicente in a silly hat on a Sunday morning, sipping a Bloody Mary from a blue Solo cup, ready for anything. You were told to bring a beach towel, a $2 bill, a vegetable and your favorite movie candy, among other things, but you have no idea why. This is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Katie Hamilton's Breastfeeding Sucks Sense Out of LACMA: Museum Apologizes

    An L.A. mom whipped out her booby and started breastfeeding at the L.A. County Museum of Art recently, inspiring a hapless "staffer" to tell her to cover up. We call it human-nature performance art. The LACMA guard thought it was too strip club. And so Katie Hamilton and her supporters have taken ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    My Little Pony Project Brings Bronies and Pegasisters to Toy Art Gallery

    See also: *More photos from the My Little Pony Project opening at Toy Art Gallery *Top 5 Lessons for Adults From My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic *Boba Fett as a Girl: N.C. Winters Mashes Up Star Wars and My Little Pony in 'Abandoned Menagerie' Just before 8:30 p.m., when the line to enter Toy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2012

    Cinco De Mayo Celebrates Anti-Slavery?

    There's been a lot of talk in recent years about how Cinco de Mayo isn't a big Mexican holiday, not like the 4th of July is in the United States. It's true. A just-released book from UCLA professor David Hayes-Bautista, El Cinco de Mayo: An American Tradition, argues that Cinco's prominence in Am ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Cinco De Mayo Warning: Bars Are Prime Spots For Cellphone Thefts

    On the eve of Cinco De Mayo, a smartphone app maker wants you to know before you go: Bars are the second most likely place to lose your beloved iPhone (or, if your a dork, something Androidy). Yep. You get drunk, put it on the bar, turn to annoy that hottie next to you and, faster that you can say, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Eat This Now: Flan

    Tacos, tequila and one more dish should be an ingredient for a proper Cinco de Mayo feast. On menus from Highland Park's My Taco to downtown's Border Grill to Santa Monica's El Chollo to almost every Mexican or Spanish-accented eatery in between, under desserts (postres) there will be flan. The ubiq ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Cinco de Mayo Myths Debunked, in UCLA Professor's New Book

    When Dr. David E. Hayes-Bautista says the phrase "Drinko de Mayo," he is far from bitter. He doesn't rant about how Cinco de Mayo has been subjected to brutal commercialization and stripped of its authenticity. It is, after all, difficult to really critique the Mexican beer companies for divesting t ... More >>

  • Music

    May 3, 2012

    Music Picks: Demdike Stare, A Musical Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron, Natalie Merchant

    Also, Lindsey Buckingham, Los Lobos, Kenny Garrett and others

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Where to Eat on Cinco de Mayo in Los Angeles: Food, Drink, Party

    Every year, we read articles revealing the true origins of Cinco de Mayo. Nope, not Mexican Independence Day, which happens September 16. Cinco de Mayo commemorates a minor battle in the state of Puebla in 1862 where an army of mostly Mexican Indians won against Napoleon III's French troops. The hol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Cinco De Mayo DUI Checkpoints And Patrols Start Tonight: Here's Your Cheat Sheet, L.A.

    Okay Drinko De Mayo fans, the LAPD is going to be on you like salt on a margarita glass --starting tonight. So don't get a DUI on the beer holiday that Mexico doesn't even consider to be that important. The weekend will really just be an extended amateur hour out there. And there's going to be a ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Coming Soon: Blind Barber, Seoul Sausage, A Santa Monica Loteria Two Boots Downtown

    Culver City's Newest Bar & Barbershop: NYC import Blind Barber, a combination barbershop and speakeasy located inside the Culver Center on Washington and Overland Boulevard, is hosting its soft opening -- starting next week and extending to the May 17 grand opening. Blind Barber's website bills its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Marijuana Movement Plans 420 Day of Action Friday

    April 20, a.k.a. 420, is the stoner's holiday -- almost as big as Cinco de Mayo in L.A. But this time around, marijuana decriminalization activists want you to turn it into "a day of action," a time to voice displeasure with the Obama administration's crackdown on dispensaries in California. Dale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    The Story of How Lalo Alcaraz's Cinco De Mayo Cartoon Cost Brentwood Patch Editor Dennis Wilen His Job

    We once said that Patch, that national network of "hyperlocal" news you can snooze to, just doesn't get it. And this completely proves our point. The ex-editor of Brentwood Patch today published the story of how he was fired last year for running a cartoon that the company's New York editors found ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Rave Promoters' Alleged Under-the-Table Cash Payments to Union Hands at L.A. Coliseum Probed by FBI -- Source

    Kevin TodoraRaver boys.​The FBI is looking into allegations that millions of dollars in under-the-table cash payments were made by rave promoters and other exhibitors to union hands working events at the troubled L.A. Coliseum and its sister venue, the Sports Arena. FBI agents in recent weeks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Red O's $100 Margarita is Cheap: If You Do the Math

    Michael Clifford PhotographyRed O's $100 margarita​That $100 margarita they've come up with at Red O is a bargain -- really. Order a shot of just one of its components, Gran Patrón Burdeos añejo tequila, and you'll pay $75. Toss in another $25, and you'll get a whopping 16-ounce glass rim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    10 Places to Celebrate World Cocktail Day

    Guzzle & NoshSo many cocktails to drink, so little time.​World Cocktail Day, the culmination of World Cocktail Week, is tomorrow, May 13th, but in true tippler fashion, we're starting the celebration today. Didn't even know you had an excuse to drink, did you? Why May 13th? Our pal at Thirsty ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    [UPDATED, Again]: Pink Taco's Pink Donkey Angers Animal Rights Activists

    [Update (May 11th, 1:30 p.m.): Through May 15th, the Pink Taco in Century City will be featuring a special margarita, the "PETA-rita," with 100% of the proceeds from going to PETA. And Friday, May 13th is "bring your pet to the patio day" from 3 to 7 p.m.] [Update (May 5th, 1 p.m.): Our sister bl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    VIDEO: Three WeHo Chicks in Sombreros Dine-and-Dash on Cinco de Mayo, Run Over Isla Cantina Waitress With Their Car

    The asses come out on Cinco de Mayo​Three young ladies who made this Cinco de Mayo a girl's night out to remember on the Sunset Strip are now facing pretty serious charges: assault with a deadly weapon. What a buzzkill, right? Last night, CBS2 picked up on a WeHo Daily story about a dine-and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Pink Taco's Owner Says No More Pink Donkeys in Century City Following Cinco De Mayo Controversy

    Ben Decker / OC Weekly​Major issues in our world these days: Potential terrorism in the wake of Osama Bin Laden's demise. A $400 million-plus deficit facing the city of L.A. Unemployment that doesn't seem to be getting much better. Oh, and a pink donkey outside a Westside mall taco restaurant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Fullerton Phi Sigma Kappa Brothers Stabbed at Cinco de Mayo Party

    Google MapsTeri Place in Fullerton.​For some frat guys in Fullerton, Cinco de Mayo wasn't the fun-loving, beer-consuming, quasi-holiday it should have been. Not after a six to eight men walked up to two Cal State Fullerton Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity brothers and stabbed them about 1:40 a.m. t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Cinco de Mayo Drunk Patrol in Full Effect Tonight Through The Weekend, Says LAPD

    Horia Varlan​Updated after the jump with the sheriff's department and the CHP jumping in on the fun. A victory over the French is like saying you beat Andy Dick only using your left hand. Too easy. Still, any excuse is a good excuse to party, and, to be fair, Cinco de Mayo has become America' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Top 5 Things to do for Cinco de Mayo in L.A.

    ​Is it already time to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, where Mexican forces soundly defeated the French under the direction of General Zaragoza? It certainly is (tomorrow)! What follows is a list of the best street parties, musical events, and other such activities in and ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    LinA in LA: Top DJ & Dance Club Picks for this Weekend (& Beyond)

    Charo gets 'Sexy, Sexy' at Mr. Black this Tuesday​If all the Cinco de Mayo tequila doesn't te-killya tonight (click here for some suggested fiestas), there's still mucho mas in the way of dance parties and booze-y/beat-heavy revelry to recommend this week. Indeed, tonight is just a warm-up for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Google Doodle Ignores Cinco de Mayo -- Again

    White as Larry Page's asscrack​It's one thing to brush off Cesar Chavez Day in favor of some old German corpse's 200th birthday (OK, fine, Robert Bunsen's burner is pretty nifty, as far as lab miracles go), but Cinco de Mayo? Damn. Google must really hate Mexicans. Even in the U.S., everyone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    America's Oldest Brewpub Comes to Hollywood Where To Drink Yourself Silly

    Blue Palms Brewhouse​ Berkeley's legendary Triple Rock Brewery and Alehouse, the oldest original brewpub in the United States and one of the best, comes to the Blue Palms Brewhouse in Hollywood all day this Friday. You will be able to meet Rodger Davis, head brewer at Triple Rock, and also Br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Cinco De Mayo Victory Kept U.S. From Becoming Confederate Nation of Rednecks?

    Beverly & Pack​Among some of the facts you didn't know about Cinco de Mayo -- besides the holiday's invention at the hands of Corona beer -- is that Mexico's 5th of May French invaders wanted to stop U.S. expansionism and planned to join up with Confederates against the Union Army. Whoa. So s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    It's Cinco De Mayo: Do You Know What Actual Mexicans Are Listening To?

    Listen up Gringos! Today might be Cinco De Mayo but did you know there's a lot more to the strangely non-English language celebration than rhyming 'Cinco' with 'Drinko'? There is! You see, there's this country called 'Mexico' just south of here, and it turns out Cinco De Mayo actually commemorates ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Tacos de Cabeza: More Fun with Goat Heads Test Kitchen Experiments

    Farid ZadiRoasted Goat Head Triptych​ Last Friday we invited Charles Perry, beer of the month columnist for the Los Angeles Times, and seven other guests, for a Royal Wedding viewing and tacos de cabeza recipe testing party at Ecole de Cuisine, a fully equipped culinary school and test kitchen. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    10 Cinco de Mayo Alternatives to the Margarita 2 Cocktail Recipes

    Espolón TequilaThe Varnish's Bebida de Puebla ​ Sometimes you just want a quiet place and a well-done cocktail to celebrate the Mexicans' victory over the French in the 1862 Battle of Puebla. Thankfully the cocktail-savvy need not fret, as the following L.A. bars have alternatives for those s ... More >>

  • News

    March 10, 2011

    How Los Angeles Covered Up the Massacre of 17 Chinese

    Espolón TequilaThe Varnish's Bebida de Puebla ​ Sometimes you just want a quiet place and a well-done cocktail to celebrate the Mexicans' victory over the French in the 1862 Battle of Puebla. Thankfully the cocktail-savvy need not fret, as the following L.A. bars have alternatives for those s ... More >>

  • Music

    July 29, 2010

    DJ Kutmah: the Deported

    Artist opens up about his harrowing expulsion from the place he calls home

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    EXCLUSIVE: First Interview with LA DJ Kutmah after His Controversial Deportation

    ​ Two months ago, news broke that the popular Dublab and Low End Theory-affiliated DJ, Justin "Kutmah" McNulty had been detained by Department of Homeland Security authorities for failing to honor a voluntary deportation notice that he had signed over a decade earlier. The arrest triggered a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Ex-Mayor Richard Riordan Does Antonio Villaraigosa's Job For Him

    Richard Riordan.​While Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has earned a somewhat undeserved reputation as a man bent on reforming the city's powerful unions (which constitute the base of his political power), former Mayor Richard Riordan is actually walking the walk, at least according to the Daily New ... More >>

  • Music

    May 14, 2009

    Cinc It Down

    Richard Riordan.​While Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has earned a somewhat undeserved reputation as a man bent on reforming the city's powerful unions (which constitute the base of his political power), former Mayor Richard Riordan is actually walking the walk, at least according to the Daily New ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Cinco de Mayo to Flu: Bring It On! Several large Cinco de Mayo celebrations scheduled across America will not hold de Mayo, despite fears that swine flu could spread in crowds of densely packed people. Los Angeles'  festivities will take place on Olvera Street, although a Chicago celebration ha ... More >>

  • Music

    April 30, 2009

    Rock Picks: Black Lips, Maria Taylor, Audacity, Irina Bjorklund

    Also, Gangi, Chris Cornell, Joe Lally, Useless Keys and others

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