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  • Blogs

    March 25, 2013

    New Faces of Targeted Beer Drinkers: Joe College and Hipsters

    From Joe Six-Pack to Joe College, the face of the desired beer drinker has changed in the past few years with growing sales of craft beer brands and fruit flavors. Joe College, unlike his older and more blue-collar counterpart Joe Six-Pack, is a "lot more experimental than [he] used to be, sampling ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2013

    Toxic Train or Green Railway? L.A. Harbor Neighbors, Environmentalists and Long Beach Officials Fight Los Angeles

    By Christina Schoellkopf The job-creating $500 million Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway plan is heading to the Los Angeles City Council for a vote on the Environmental Impact Report even as a top environmental group says working-class families and children in polluted Wilmington will be subject ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2013

    Wendy Greuel's Private Sector Job Involved Lobbying At L.A. City Hall

    As she campaigns for mayor, Wendy Greuel has repeatedly stressed one thing that distinguishes her from her top two rivals: She has private-sector experience.Indeed, Greuel's resume includes a four-year stint at DreamWorks -- something that neither Jan Perry nor Eric Garcetti can claim -- which says ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2013

    The Corona Compromise: Budweiser Making Expansion Deal

    We warned you of the attempted word domination bid by Budweiser by way of beer earlier this month. The Justice Department had filed a lawsuit to block a merger between AB InBev and Grupo Modelo SAB by way of the former's purchase of the latter to the tune of $20.1 billion. It seems this had some e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2013

    Daniel Villasenor: Postal Worker Chokes 11-Year-Old Girl At Eastside Park, Cops Say

    Updated at the bottom with the U.S. Postal Service launching it's own investigation. Also, charges have been filed. First posted at 6:09 a.m. Vying to prove that postal workers are well-adjusted, mellow human beings, a mailman in Commerce was unsuccessful. Allegedly. Cops say 55-year-old Daniel Vi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2013

    Raves Dead At Some L.A. Venues, But San Bernardino County Says Yes To EDM

    While raves have essentially been shut out of two public venues in Exposition Park, including the Coliseum and Sports Arena, San Bernardino County officials are welcoming electronic dance music events to Glen Helen Regional Park. The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors yesterday voted 3-2 to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2012

    Liquid Chips? Pepsi Looks To "Drinkify" Snacks

    Would you drink your Fritos? How about potato chips? Beer nuts? You may get a chance, because PepsiCo, looking to diversify it's market, is planning to turn snacks into drinks. The Financial Times reports on the remarks of PepsiCo chief executive Indra Nooyi, who said "The fact that PepsiCo is a fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2012

    Katt Williams Tour Canceled Amid Bizarre Behavior, Arrests

    After some of the most bizarre behavior to befall a comedian, the 100-city Katt Williams tour has been canceled, LA Weekly has learned. The L.A.-based comedian had about 90 more stops left but the concert promoter Live Nation pulled the plug this weekend, we were told: It was possible, however, tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2012

    M&M-Colored Honey Makes French Beekeepers See Red

    We all know that bees are attracted to colorful flowers -- but colorful candy shells that melt in your mouth, not in your hand? Bees are irritating normally sanguine French beekeepers because the insects are gathering sugar from a nearby M&M waste plant and coloring their honey in rainbow shades o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2012

    Environmental Clean-Up Firms to Wipe Up After Carmen Trutanich's Broken Campaign Pledge

    Remember Carmen Trutanich's "pledge to serve"? This is a story that refuses to die. Back in 2008, when he was first running for city attorney, Trutanich vowed to serve two terms and not to seek higher office. If he ever broke his word, he said, he would give $100,000 to the L.A.'s Best after-school ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2012

    Q & A With Shafer Vineyards' Elias Fernandez: Summer Wines, Cycling The Upside of High School Band Practice

    Elias Fernandez has been the winemaker at Shafer Vineyards in Napa for 28 years -- a lifetime in winemaking terms. While some winemakers hop from winery to winery over their careers, Fernandez says he prefers "the community, the quality" of working for the same vineyard that snatched him fresh out o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2012

    Natural Wine: An Explanation Where to Find It

    What's in a glass of wine? The answer might be surprising. Wine is basically spoiled grape juice. (Whoever first ingested it millennia ago: hat tip.) But these days wine's ingredients can also contain a laundry list of adds in's: sulfur dioxide, egg whites, oak chips, water and numerous chemical ad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2012

    5 Dog-Friendly Winery Tasting Rooms

    A love for wine and dogs can co-exist. People take their pets everywhere these days--dining and drinking out, no exception. Although Los Angeles has approved pets on restaurant patios (per the recent Squid Ink post), rules prohibit them inside. Nor are they welcome at bars or in the tasting rooms at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2012

    Dom Perignon's Chef de Cave Richard Geoffroy: Champagne, Rainstorms Brutality

    Making a prestige cuvee in Champagne is a process so exacting that a Champagne winemaker's title isn't 'winemaker,' it's Chef de Cave, a title that conveys the fact that, despite being subject to the whims of vintage, Champagne is an assemblage, the product of the cellar, and a chef. Indeed great Ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    10 California Summer Wine Events

    Summer is a wine-drinking marathon in California, and up and down the coast, each weekend brings pleasant opportunities to imbibe outside. The diversity of events reflects the state's varied wine-growing regions. Those on hotel grounds come with a room night package -- a smart way to go. Because i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    [Updated:] Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive: This Saturday

    Update: 5/14 3:52 p.m. Did opportunistic thieves help themselves to some of the Stamp Out Hunger donations in Los Angeles? Unfortunately, yes. There were isolated reports on Saturday of unofficial vehicles driving down streets and taking off with the food bags, which were intended to be donations fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    10 Sickened by Raw Milk in California

    Ten California residents have come down with food poisoning -- Campylobacter bacteria infections, to be exact -- after consuming raw milk produced by Fresno County-based Organic Pastures. Raw milk, raw skim milk (non-fat), raw cream and raw butter produced by the dairy have been recalled and are s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 19, 2012

    Bill Morrison/Johann Johannsson

    Ten California residents have come down with food poisoning -- Campylobacter bacteria infections, to be exact -- after consuming raw milk produced by Fresno County-based Organic Pastures. Raw milk, raw skim milk (non-fat), raw cream and raw butter produced by the dairy have been recalled and are s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Colorado Wine Company Celebrates 7 Years

    There is no seven-year itch for the Colorado Wine Company. The Eagle Rock wine shop is more popular than ever with customers who are drawn to owner Jen Morgan and John Nugent's all-inclusive approach to selling wine and the unpretentious vibe of their weekly wine tastings. "I would say it's our rel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Hollywood Websites Attacked by Anonymous Hackers in Wake of Megaupload Bust, SOPA Support

    Hollywood might be on the offensive when it comes to limiting your internet freedom (via the controversial and moribund Stop Online Privay Act), but it appeared to be against the ropes today following the U.S. Justice Department's takedown of file storage sight Megaupload at the behest of the conten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    California's $100B Bullet Train 'Not Feasible' at This Time, Says Peer Review Group for the High-Speed Rail (Surprise, Surprise)

    The Bullet Train: Even more expensive a pipe dream than the L.A. mayor's "Subway to the Sea."​How many more warnings will it take for starry-eyed California politicians to realize the voter-approved $100 billion Bullet Train is a budget disaster waiting to implode? On top of skepticism from t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Top Hops: Best 5 New Craft Beer Bars of 2011

    Over the past few years, sales of mass-produced beer (Bud, Miller, Coors and the like) are down along with housing, investments and other barometers of economic growth. Guess what is not down? Craft breweries. Craft beer bars. Craft beer sales. According to the Brewers Association, which represents ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Occupy L.A. Port Protest Causes "Minimal" Disruption

    ​Several hundred Occupy L.A. demonstrators picketed this morning outside the Port of Long Beach, as part of a coordinated effort to shut down the West Coast ports.At least two people were arrested near the south entrance to Pier J. The Port of Long Beach diverted traffic to another gate."It was a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Occupy L.A. Does Not Expect to Shut Down Port of L.A. on Dec. 12

    ​After getting evicted from City Hall, Occupy L.A. is searching for a second act. This week, there were protests at foreclosed homes. On Monday, occupiers plan to rally at the Port of L.A., as part of a coordinated "blockade" of West Coast ports.The Ports of L.A. and Long Beach make up the biggest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Raw Milk Products Recalled Recall Upheld After Children Sickened in California

    Flickr/grongarOrganic Pastures raw milk has been quarantined in California.​ The California Department of Food and Agriculture has upheld its recall of raw milk products, even though the dairy demanded the quarantine be lifted, saying tests show its milk is pathogen-free, according to the Asso ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Sunset Beer Company Opens in Echo Park Tomorrow

    Steven ArmstrongThe sun sets behind Sunset Beer Company​ In April, Squid Ink introduced Sunset Beer Company, a new craft beer bottle shop and tasting bar that was slated to debut in May. Today, the fledgling beer store, nestled in the southeast corner of an Echo Park strip mall, remains dark. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Le Cordon Bleu No Longer Accepting International Students to Culinary Certificate Program

    ​Cancel that study abroad trip. Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, which has a branch in Pasadena as well as 15 other campuses across the United States, recently became unable to accept international students to its certificate program. Mark Spencer, a spokesman for Le Cordon Bleu's parent compa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Urban Wine Making: Rock Wall Wine, Or How To Share That Bottle Opportunity

    www.alamedamagazine.comUrban Winemaker Shauna Rosenblum​Back in the early days of pre-Prohibition winemaking, setting up a winery adjacent to a vineyard was hardly a winemaking prerequisite. A warehouse or garage worked just fine for turning those purchased grapes into wine, particularly in Ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Palmdale Seeks Injunction Against California High Speed Rail Authority To Stop I-5 Study

    ​The city of Palmdale came out swinging on Tuesday, filing a motion in federal court that seeks a temporary injunction to keep the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) from spending certain funds for a study of a rail line along Interstate 5. "Again we're asking why are we wasting ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Lompoc Wine Ghetto: Get Your Wine On Alternative

    Jeff KirshbaumWinemaker Sashi Moorman of Piedrasassi New Vineland at work in the Lompoc Wine Ghetto.​ Substance outshines style at Santa Barbara County's low-key Lompoc Wine Ghetto. A semi-industrial office park that's in the heart of land-that-time-forgot Lompoc, California, Lompoc Wine Ghett ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2011

    A Father's Day Event That's Free (Parking: $150)

    Jeff KirshbaumWinemaker Sashi Moorman of Piedrasassi New Vineland at work in the Lompoc Wine Ghetto.​ Substance outshines style at Santa Barbara County's low-key Lompoc Wine Ghetto. A semi-industrial office park that's in the heart of land-that-time-forgot Lompoc, California, Lompoc Wine Ghett ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Schweddy Balls Ice Cream: Ben & Jerry's Newest Flavor, or A Very Good Joke

    Mostly we try and stay away from telephone tag rumor, but this one is just too beautiful not to pass along. Gothamist reports that SNL's Ana Gasteyer has said in an interview that Ben & Jerry's, the ice cream company that has brought us Stephen Colbert's AmeriCone Dream flavor, will be coming out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Q & A With Municipal Winemakers' Dave Potter: On Surfing, Sourcing Grape Stigmas His New Tasting Room

    JGarbee Potter In The Former Scuba Shop That Will Become His Tasting Room​If you need an excuse to for a coastal drive, winemaker Dave Potter is your man. He is the face behind Santa Barbara-based Municipal Winemakers, a small but mighty 600 cases per year operation that he tends to between ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Countdown to Record Store Day: An Interview with RSD Co-Founder Michael Kurtz

    ​We've been looking forward to Record Store Day (or RSD) for awhile now. For one, it provides a welcome diversion for those of us not going to Coachella. Also, we are looking forward to all of the limited-edition vinyl releases, in-stores, and sales that come along with RSD. We keep hearing a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Erin Brockovich and Carson Residents Score a Victory as Shell Oil is Ordered to Clean Up Contamination

    ​Somewhere, Erin Brockovich is smiling. Since last year, the famous crusader has supported the Carousel neighborhood residents of Carson in their fight to get Shell Oil to clean up the community, where the company used to store up to 140 million gallons of crude. Dangerous levels of carcinogens, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Campaign Finance Reports Show Hollywood's New Chief Lobbyist, Former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd, is No Stranger to the Movie Industry

    Chris Dodd is Hollywood's new man in D.C.​It was big news  when former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd accepted a job as the chief lobbyist and top dog at the Motion Picture Association of America. Most news stories rightfully highlighted the fact that, due to  lobbying laws, Dodd can't w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Q & A With Winemaker Greg La Follette, Part 2: What 6 Kids Will Do To Your Pinot Noir

    lafollettewines.comGreg LaFollette's True Love​When we first spoke with Greg La Follette, winemaker at his namesake La Follette Wines, he was telling us how making wine isn't all that different from playing the bagpipes. And why getting to know Pinot Noir isn't all that different from taking o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2010

    Kids in the Courtyard

    lafollettewines.comGreg LaFollette's True Love​When we first spoke with Greg La Follette, winemaker at his namesake La Follette Wines, he was telling us how making wine isn't all that different from playing the bagpipes. And why getting to know Pinot Noir isn't all that different from taking o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Los Angeles Gets 4G Network Via Sprint: iPhone Users Are Out Of Luck

    AppleMore 'G' please.​Los Angeles is finally getting a 4G network. Yay! It's on Sprint. Pout. It's cool though. It looks like, if you're geek like that, you can buy a router and get 4G speed on your nearby iPad or laptop. But iPhones, despite being in version 4, are out of luck for now. Spr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Thanksgiving Wine Pairings: You Could Ask Your Sommelier, Or Go Straight To The Source

    Flickr user nevadadanThanksgiving With A Vineyard View​We spend a lot of time figuring out what to serve for Thanksgiving dinner, but how about what to serve with all of those competing homemade flavors? Asking sommeliers their pairing opinion is laudable, but can be like querying star chefs f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Meet The Winemaker: Niner's Amanda Cramer, Calculus Teacher Turned Master Vine Reader

    NinerDo We Detect A Splash Of Former Math Teacher?​Earlier this week, Niner winemaker Amanda Cramer was among those whom we chatted with about the current state of the 2010 California grape harvest. For better or worse. In an industry currently swimming in public relations laced glasses of kee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    2010 Grape Harvest: California Winemakers On Why Tricky Doesn't Always Mean Tragic

    J. GarbeeThe Last Drops Of Harvest​To those of us who live in L.A. sans air conditioning, the mild California summer of 2010 was an unseasonably pleasant, food-truck friendly three months notably devoid of sweat-free nights other than the brief late-breaking heat wave. To the California wineri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Meet Your Winemaker: Lynmar's Bibiana González Rave on Gut Feelings, Crushed Grapes and The 100 Degree Heat

    Lynmar EstateBibiana González Rave​If you've been lucky enough to try a bottle of Lynmar Pinot Noir (or Chardonnay and Rosé), or hang out on their tasting room patio -- where $10 gets you a Robb Report-worthy luxury retreat and tastings, perhaps the best deal in the Russian River Valley -- y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Slate's Mike Steinberger on "Natural" Wines

    Neal1960/FlickrPinot Gris grapes​ A natural chicken still spends the entirety of its short life in a factory--stacked with its brethren in a feathery, disease-ridden pile. A natural soda still rots your teeth. As applied to food, the word "natural" is a marketing construct designed to make c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2010

    Does Rail Have a Future?

    Neal1960/FlickrPinot Gris grapes​ A natural chicken still spends the entirety of its short life in a factory--stacked with its brethren in a feathery, disease-ridden pile. A natural soda still rots your teeth. As applied to food, the word "natural" is a marketing construct designed to make c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2010

    INDEPENDENT'S DAY

    Neal1960/FlickrPinot Gris grapes​ A natural chicken still spends the entirety of its short life in a factory--stacked with its brethren in a feathery, disease-ridden pile. A natural soda still rots your teeth. As applied to food, the word "natural" is a marketing construct designed to make c ... More >>

  • Columns

    November 5, 2009

    Writing the Trains: Graffiti on Freight Cars

    Neal1960/FlickrPinot Gris grapes​ A natural chicken still spends the entirety of its short life in a factory--stacked with its brethren in a feathery, disease-ridden pile. A natural soda still rots your teeth. As applied to food, the word "natural" is a marketing construct designed to make c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Are 19 L.A. communities losing their U.S. Post Offices?

    By Donna BarstowThe U.S. Postal Service, hammered just like government postal services throughout Europe and North America by a massive drop-off in snail mail caused by the Internet and email, is deciding the future of 19 Post Office branches in Los Angeles. No word which ones will get shuttered. Bu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2009

    Auto Design Discussion

    By Donna BarstowThe U.S. Postal Service, hammered just like government postal services throughout Europe and North America by a massive drop-off in snail mail caused by the Internet and email, is deciding the future of 19 Post Office branches in Los Angeles. No word which ones will get shuttered. Bu ... More >>

  • Music

    February 5, 2009

    Google's New Killer App? Why Are Music Bloggers' Posts Disappearing, and Who Is Deleting Them?

    By Donna BarstowThe U.S. Postal Service, hammered just like government postal services throughout Europe and North America by a massive drop-off in snail mail caused by the Internet and email, is deciding the future of 19 Post Office branches in Los Angeles. No word which ones will get shuttered. Bu ... More >>

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