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5 California Spring Beers to Drink Now

Stylistically, spring can be an awkward time for beer. In a different era of beer-loving -- like Lower Saxony in the 16th century -- we'd be readying ourselves for Lent by testing Bock beers that had been lagering through the winter. As weather and religion scarcely dictate what we drink now, our mo ... More >>

Is 'Operation Guacamole' Racist? SoCal Cops Target Latino Gang

When we got a statement from the San Diego Sheriff's Department last week regarding a crackdown it called "Operation Guacamole," we automatically assumed that it was a reference to America's favorite dip in anticipation of Sunday's Super Bowl. Nope. It's about a crackdown on ... a Latino gang. Yep. ... More >>

Top 5 Beers of San Diego Beer Week: Barrel-Aged Brews, Political Beers Pasadena Sours

A wise San Diego brewer once said, "Every week in San Diego is beer week," an undeniable truth for a county with more than 60 breweries and two decades of beer culture to its fame. And still, the ten-day festival officially known as San Diego Beer Week continues to amaze palettes, concluding its 4 ... More >>

Pumpkin Beer: Good for what Ales Ya, Or Not

Is there really a demand for pumpkin beer? Do squash aficionados start summer letter writing campaigns to make sure their fridges are stocked in November? Do brewmasters have a secret fervor for Charlie Brown cartoon reruns? Do they respond to skewed surveys that weigh the answers of the ardent few, ... More >>

Stone Brewing Co.'s First Company Store Outside of San Diego Opens In Pasadena: Lines! Growlers!

A week before last Thursday's official grand opening celebration at Stone Brewing's new Company Store in Old Town Pasadena, the line to get growler fills wove through the Gold Line platform it sits on and out onto Raymond Ave. Stone employees were shocked at the response and kegs of the brewery's l ... More >>

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 >>

The Return of F.Y.P

San Pedro punk band F.Y.P plays its first local show in nearly a decade today at The Blue Star. However, singer-guitarist Todd Congelliere says the performance is not a reunion in the traditional sense.

Beer Pairing: Boneyard Bistro Tomatoes Stone's Saison du Buff

If you're lucky enough to be growing your own, you know that tomato season is almost over. For this reason you should get yourself to Boneyard Bistro in Sherman Oaks for the last few weeks of their seasonal tomato salad. With a beer uncanny in its pairing power, this is the perfect last hurrah for s ... More >>

5 End of Summer California Beer Releases To Buy Now

Beer is an unorthodox object to fetishize. When you see a half-dozen men dressed from business to bro, outpacing each other in a parking lot on their lunch break for a few remaining limited-release beers, how else can this phenomenon be described? Our no. 1 beer to buy is eliciting this response all ... More >>

Best Beer in America Results: Hoppy Beers Continue to Reign California Brewers Clean Up

The results are in for the tenth annual "Best Beers in America" poll from Zymurgy Magazine, craftbeer.com reports. A Colorado-based publication of the American Homebrewers Association (AHA), Zymurgy has long-asked its readers to vote for their favorite commercially available beers. This year's polli ... More >>

Thanks for Drinking: Craft Beer Sales Rise Despite Sluggish Overall Market

The Brewers Association has just released this year's numbers on U.S. beer sales. If you prefer Manifesto Eagle Rock Wit to Blue Moon (which is owned by MillerCoors) the news is good. Beer sales slowed overall, slipping 1.3% by volume. Within the craft beer industry numbers continued to rise with a ... More >>

Millions of Latinos Deny Their Own Ethnicity on Census Forms, USC Study Says

What race is Latino? We've pondered the issue before, and the correct answer is any of the above: Latinos can be black, white and almost anything in between, because Latino isn't a race, it's an ethnicity. That makes things difficult enough for the folks who tally data for the U.S. Census, but now ... More >>

Upskirt Photos And Video of Teens And Women Snapped Via iPhone -- Thousands of Them -- Land SoCal Suspect Julio Cesar Garcia in Jail

Daniel BagelThis photo is illegal in California.​Southern California police found thousands of "upskirt" photos and video on the phone of a man who is now sits in jail, cops said. Escondido police hunted the suspect down for months and then took even more time to crack the password on his iPh ... More >>

LA Beer Week 2011: Opening Night Kicks Off at Naja's

We love the fact that LA Beer Week is actually two weeks. From the kick off party at Naja's Place on tonight, October 10, through the closing beer festival at Union Station on Sunday October 23, this is an L.A. beer lover's dream month. Each and every day, multiple bars will be hosting "Event Nigh ... More >>

Hero Dog Awards: Beverly Hills Gala October 1 Decides Bravest Four-Legged in the Nation

Update: Yes, the posthumous winner was Roselle! Big cash prizes went to Roselle and others. See at bottom of second page. The hairy competition has been pitched, with 453 heroic dogs from around the nation fighting it out for the eight finalist slots in the first American Humane Association Hero Do ... More >>

Meg Gill's Top 5 L.A.-area Beers

Tyler KempMeg Gill skates into L.A.'s craft beer scene​ Last week, we shared a list of six essential West Coast beers hand-picked by Greg Koch, the CEO and Co-Founder of Southern California's largest craft brewery: Stone Brewing Company in Escondido. This week, we've done something similar wit ... More >>

Southern California Blackouts in San Diego, South Orange County During Heatwave

​Updated at the bottom: As power seems to be coming back on, California electricity officials issue a "flex-alert" for the entire state. A power outage affecting all of San Diego County has been reported today, and now we're seeing tweets that the lights have gone out in Dana Point, Laguna Ni ... More >>

Top 10 California Pale Ales

Jake OgleThe Classic American Pale Ale​ American Pale Ales, arguably the most popular beer style for craft brewers, tend to range between 5-6 % alcohol by volume (abv). That makes them what some beer geeks call "sessionable," meaning you can enjoy quite a few of them in a single sitting witho ... More >>

Illegal Immigrants Wash Ashire North of Malibu Near County Line Surf Spot

Magnus WrenningeCounty Line.​This sad crew of tired, poor, huddled masses washed up on the wrong beach it seems. The 10 suspected illegal immigrants were spotted about 4:30 a.m. yesterday on Pacific Coast Highway just across the county line, in Ventura County, where dozens of surfers go for t ... More >>

Crowds Got Way Too Close To Racers In Lucern Valley Off-Road Tragedy

Dave Conklin / Associated Press​Authorities said there were few limits on how close crowds could be as off-road racers zoomed by at Saturday's deadly California 200 race that saw eight spectators perish when a prerunner-type Ford Ranger truck flipped into the audience. " ... There are no deli ... More >>

LAPD Officer Arrested After Allegedly Selling $4,200 Worth Of Meth To Federal Informant

​A Los Angeles police officer was arrested on suspicion of distributing methamphetamine this week after a confidential informant set up a drug buy in San Diego County that was monitored by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in San Diego. Yoshio ... More >>

What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: Almond Mushrooms

Felicia FriesemaAlmond Blazei mushrooms​ We must admit to some smoldering jealousy this time of year. Many parts of the country, at least the ones not still dealing with snow, are currently diving headfirst into morel mushroom hunting season, pulling up last year's secret morel maps of prize ... More >>

Coke's Freestyle Soda Machine Printers: One Step Closer to "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot."

​ Any of you guys try the new Coca Cola "Freestyle" machines yet? These are the super futuristic touchscreen soda machines that give you 100 flavors of Coke products that are made by a printer. Yes, a printer. I don't understand it. I had to read the description several times. Frankly, it scar ... More >>

Squid Ink Food Fight: Oysters, High and Low

There are few things to eat that are better tasting and simpler than an oyster. Complete with its own sauce, seasoning and serving dish, an oyster on the half shell is a nature-ready bite of food; any dash of lemon, mignonette or other sauce is arguably unnecessary. Once plentiful and cheap, oysters ... More >>

Mold Queen Loses in Court: July 24, 2008

Air Inferiority

Is “Run!” the new strategy against firestorms on California's urban fringe?

Be Your Own Guinea Pig

Entering Andrea Zittel’s “Critical Space”

It Doesn't Kill Germs

In case you haven't heard, local legend Don Bolles (The Germs, 45 Grave, Celebrity Skin) was busted this past weekend by the Newport Police. They say they found GHB in his soap, but Bolles denies even knowing what that drug is. An email campaign put together by friends and fans managed to raise doug ... More >>

Colors of Optimism

The immigrants’-rights movement energizes a nation

Pains of the Father

The death of Lance Corporal Jesus Suarez del Solar

Letters

Occupational Hazards

The peace movement returns

Progress Report: Gehry in Bloom

Birth of a Notion

High Desert Test Sites realizes Andrea Zittel’s dream of an explorable, alternative art space

The 2nd Annual List Issue

Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth, 1932 - 2001