Major League Soccer

X Games Leave Los Angeles

When the summer X Games started out in cities other than L.A., we were frustrated:WTF? This is where half those sports began. This is the action sports capital of America. This is the biggest media market for this stuff. And then, in 2003, they came, and we were like, Yes! And now? Not so much. Aft ... More >>

Dodger Stadium Is Place Where NFL Will Return To L.A?

Bad news, maybe, from the NFL regarding L.A. City Hall's downtown stadium dreams. Reporting from the league's Los Angeles committee meeting, CBS Sports cites sources who say Dodger Stadium actually appears to be the number one site for an NFL team in L.A. The proposal to build a $1.5 billion stad ... More >>

AEG's Asking Price Is $10 Billion?

The L.A. company that wants to build a stadium downtown is selling out. And if this report is true, it wants $10 billion for the whole shebang. Anschutz Entertainment Group, the locally based conglomerate owned by Denver rich guy Phil Anshutz, runs Staples Center, LA Live and the Nokia Theater, ow ... More >>

AEG, L.A. Parent of Coachella, Staples Center, For Sale

Updated at the bottom: AEG confirms that it's looking to sell. L.A. based Anschutz Entertainment Group, the downtown powerhouse behind Staples Center, LA Live, the proposed Farmers Field football stadium, and the world's second-largest concert promoter, Live Nation, might be for sale. Several outl ... More >>

A Hip-Hop Love Story

When Jon Whitfield moved to Los Angeles in 2008, he had no aspirations of seeing Hollywood Boulevard or hitting the beach in Malibu. He didn't come from his home state of Mississippi to play tourist. Then again, he also didn't come to fall in love, get married and merge his burgeoning musical career ... More >>

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Q & A With Aidan Demarest: Neat, Kate Mantilini, Guest Bartending The Bottom Line

Caroline on CrackAidan Demarest with his award-winning Mai Tai at the Spare Room.​ Barman Aidan Demarest has managed some of the best cocktail bars in town, opening up downtown's whiskey bar Seven Grand and the Hollywood Roosevelt's bowling alley/lounge Spare Room, while also introducing a uni ... More >>

Street Fusion Cart Launches at Home Depot Center

The Home Depot Center's Street Fusion Cart​Even major league sports are cashing in on the street food trend. This Saturday, May 26th, the Home Depot Center debuts its new Street Fusion food cart at the LA Galaxy vs. Chivas USA game. "Fusion" is the operative word, with a menu that spans half-a ... More >>

Buzzedball: Dodgers Partner with El Zarco Tequila

mudei para flickr.com/rogianesiJust another day at the ballpark​ Thinking blue just isn't enough for the Dodgers anymore, now they want you to drink blue too (blue agave, that is). The Dodgers have recently announced a partnership with El Zarco Tequila, which predictably coincides with El Zar ... More >>

GO LA: Dead Poets, Dead Writers and Denis Leary

Plus lots more to mourn and celebrate in town (not necessarily in that order), April 3-9

Farce in Carson

A corrupt Los Angeles suburb tries for a comeback - and lands on YouTube

Buzz Cup

From espresso to mopeds, Choke adjusts the grind

Venue Directory

Hans and Fooligans

An unthinking (?) writer’s guide to the World Cup

Brave Newsom World

Gay Marriage Mania

It's Over!

The World Cup's Hollywood ending

Extreme Games

This is shaping up to be the strangest, most exciting, least predictable World Cup in decades

A Few Things You Should Know About the World Cup

Banners Yet Wave

City draped in ads — for cheap!

Critical Bestsellers