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Daina Beth Solomon

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2013

    Five People Making L.A. a Better Place

    This year's People issue celebrates the 56 Angelenos we find most intriguing. But some of the people in this year's issue aren't just interesting -- they're downright inspiring! Check out all of our 2013 People Issue profiles From Dr. Coley King, who's working to treat Venice's homeless community, ... More >>

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    May 15, 2013

    Pablo Alvarado: The Man Who Organized Day Laborers

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here.Pablo Alvarado, 46, normally affable and soft-spoken, bristles when he's called the Cesar Chavez of day laborers. Despite his accomplishments as director of the National Day Labo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2013

    Q & A With USC Professor Sarah Portnoy: On Latino Food in L.A

    We all eat for pleasure. Some of us also eat in pursuit of academic knowledge. "Food studies" is a burgeoning field where scholars consider food a potent tool for illuminating a vast range of topics and issues. Among L.A. colleges and universities, you'll find classes on "Animal Ethics," "Restaurant ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    October 25, 2012

    Gish Bac Gets Oaxacan Food Just Right

    Maria Ramos and David Padilla's Mid-City restaurant nails the details -- and the goat

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2012

    10 Best Workouts in L.A. for People Who Hate Working Out

    See also: *Our Best of L.A. issue and our Best of L.A. app *Top 10 Bars With the Hottest Women in L.A. *Top 10 Gyms in L.A. *10 Bars Most Likely to Get You Laid in L.A. Running is boring. Treadmills make me feel like a rat in an experiment. And tennis -- my racket is somewhere, and, do do I have t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 4, 2012

    Grill Around the World in 8 Ways: Celebrating July 4th like an Angeleno

    A proper Fourth of July feast probably begins at the grill. And in contemporary Los Angeles, this all-American meal is as likely to be comprised of yakitori and carne asada as hot dogs and hamburgers: Americans have been mixing and matching food traditions from our collective immigrant background si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    5 Best Martinis In Los Angeles

    The handful of establishments that made our 5 Best Martinis in L.A. list are not notable for their martini happy hours, Kim Kardashian-friendly accommodations or cute cocktail names. They simply make a fine martini. Vodka or gin, dealer's choice or your choice, depending on how you like to roll on a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    5 Best Margaritas In L.A.

    Ten years ago -- maybe even five years in Happy Hour time -- compiling the 5 Best Margaritas in L.A. would have been a syrupy lime mix task. Now we're awash in so many small batch tequilas and fresh-squeezed lime promises on cocktail menus that the idea of a $100 margarita is somehow (?) not terrib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    10 Best Neighborhood Bars in Los Angeles

    The neighborhood bar is a tough thing to define. Sometimes, it occupies the intersection of dive and sport. Sometimes, it's a lounge time has thankfully forgotten. When a comfortable neighborhood bar gets too crowded, it turns into a destination, overrun by scene-seekers for a spell until it can s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    7 Best Bloody Marys In L.A.

    If chili has a liquid cousin, it is the Bloody Mary. Not for those obvious spice and tomato-based similarities, but because they share that passive-aggressive knack that blood-relations have so perfected for turning perfectly sunny conversations into thunderous affairs. It usually starts innocently ... More >>

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