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10 Great Restaurants Open on Christmas Day

No matter what tradition you subscribe to, you still might want to eat out on December 25th. But, you know the drill, the stores are closed and you might not want what's in the fridge or on the table or at your mothers house and aren't planning a feast. The streets will be magically empty, so the ... More >>

Rap Genius Got $15 Million in Investor Financing. So Why Does Everyone Hate Them?

In Malibu last weekend, an ebullient crowd including rappers Mike G and Shawn Chrystopher have gathered for the birthday party of Mahbod Moghadam. Champagne is poured into red solo cups, while a volvano vaporizer circulates. Moghadam is an eccentric character who is the face of the extremely succes ... More >>

Savory in Malibu Closes

For fans of chef Paul Shoemaker's food, the hike up the PCH to get to his Malibu restaurant Savory was always a secret blessing, since not only did you get to eat a fantastic meal, but you could also drink too much of Emilio Estevez' lovely wine and then go sit on the beach at Point Dume afterwards. ... More >>

William Close's "Earth Harp" Is Pretty Neat

Five years ago, William Close's house in Malibu caught fire and burned to the ground. This was even more devastating because his life's work -- a collection of giant, almost sculptural instruments, including something he calls his Earth Harp, painstakingly constructed over the past decade -- acted a ... More >>

Party Bus People Pulled Out At Gunpoint After Bottles Thrown in Malibu

The whole point of a party bus, really, is to keep you out of trouble. You see, you get to drink, and you don't drive. Get it? Apparently two people did not get it, and over the weekend they were arrested on a party bus from Malibu that was pulled over on the 710 freeway in East Los Angeles. Wha ... More >>

The 7 Most Disgusting L.A. Beaches

See also: "Dirty Beaches? Not in L.A. (Well, for the Most Part)" Were you chin-deep in scary ocean bacteria all summer long, without ever realizing it? Now, thanks to local environmental org Heal the Bay, your blissful summertime ignorance shall be briskly swiped clean by the hard facts of fall! E ... More >>

Cafecito Organico Now Offering Monthly Coffee Classes

A few weeks ago, we suggested a few workshops where you can learn all about coffee -- roasting, brewing, tasting and so on -- and now we have yet one more class to add: This week, Cafecito Organico will host one-hour tasting classes focused specifically on comparing and contrasting several different ... More >>

Shark Attack Map of California Will Give You Chills in This Heat Wave

You will never be attacked by a shark. We guarantee it. The odds are 1 in 11.5 million. In 2010, in fact, you were 16 more times likely to have been killed by a dog than by a shark. And you haven't been killed by a dog lately, have you? And still, as we bake in summer heat, the allure of the Pacif ... More >>

Fire at BeauRivage: Malibu Restaurant Goes Up in Flames, Shuts Down PCH

Update, 8:45 a.m.: The fire has been extinguished, but firefighters remain on scene to douse "hot spots." And to help ease the traffic nightmare, one eastbound and one westbound lane have been opened along the shut-down portion of PCH. A fire reported at the two-story BeauRivage Restaurant along Pa ... More >>

Democratic War for L.A.'s Richest

Betsy Butler and Torie Osborn woo the carbon-counting strata of Assembly District 50

Katie Wilkins, 25-Year-Old Graphic Designer, Found Dead in Malibu Garage; BMW Missing

A young graphic designer described by her father as "well-liked" was found dead in the garage of her parents' house, where she was apparently staying, on Saturday night. The body of Katherine Jessie Wilkins (or Katie Wilkins), 25, was reportedly discovered by her brother Steve. But strangely, when ... More >>

City of Malibu Pissed Off Over Death of Restaurant Worker Carlos Rodas, Which Everyone Thought Was Murder

Somebody died in Malibu, and the city is bummed. No, it's not offering to pay for the funeral of late restaurant worker Carlos Rodas, who was 32. Not that we know of, anyway. Rather, the ultra-wealthy municipality by the sea is pissed off that the sheriff's department characterized this as a possi ... More >>

L.A. Is an Open Book

Dr. Craig, Neighborhood Astrologer: Predicting the Fate of Four L.A. 'Hoods

Illustration by Fred Noland​Angelenos are crazy about their astrology. We're dying to know what's in the stars for future loves, riches and life's whopping changes (positive or otherwise). But what about the city itself? LA Weekly sat down with local celebrity astrologer Dr. Craig to uncover ... More >>

Michael Jackson Memorabilia Owned by African Royal Teodorin Obiang of Malibu Sought by U.S. Government

MJ's glove.​The U.S. government really wants this guy's Michael Jackson memorabilia. We told you earlier this month how the feds had filed a civil suit seeking the Malibu-based property of African royal Teodorin Obiang -- including the MJ stuff (such as an infamously bejeweled glove), his Gul ... More >>

Beaches in L.A. Moving Inland: Rising Seas Via Global Warming Mean Drinking Water Problems

Kim Davies​Why go to the beach when the beach will come to you? Literally. Slowly: A fraction of an inch at a time. A new report says that by the mid point of this decade sea level will be a foot and a half higher. That, in our view, could be devastating to the way-too-close-to-the-beach deve ... More >>

U2's Edge Sees His Malibu Hilltop Mansions Rejected: He 'Can't be Serious About Being an Environmentalist'

The 'bu-hoo-tee.​U2 guitarist The Edge finally found what he's looking for: Five mansions along a ridge he owns in the Santa Monica Mountains above Malibu's Surfrider Beach. But even though there are no sacred Joshua trees along the ridge, the California Coastal Commission rejected the develo ... More >>

Cheech Marin's Malibu Beach Property, the House Marijuana Culture Built, For Sale at $5.9 Million

MLS / Redfin / Irene Dazzan-Palmer, Coldwell Banker-Malibu ColonySSmokin' view.​It's the house that cannabis culture helped to build. But unfortunately for you fans of Up In Smoke it wasn't built out of actual weed. (If that were the case surfers would have plundered the last stem a long time ... More >>

Malibu Lagoon Bulldozers Halted by San Francisco Superior Court: Small Environmental Group Beats California Coastal Commission

Malibu Lagoon: Peaceful from the air, war on the ground.​Big victory for Wetlands Defense Fund, Access for All and attorneys James Birkelund and Rose M. Zoia, who convinced a San Francisco judge today to issue a preliminary injunction halting plans approved by the California Coastal Commission ... More >>

Top Ten LA Musician Mansions For Sale (Sorry Millionaires: Jack Black Just Snapped Flea's Los Feliz Pad)

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Malibu Lagoon Dredging War Erupts Between Heal the Bay and Wetlands Defense Fund as Coastal Commission Decides Fate

Tibby RothmanStart your bulldozers​ Updated Wednesday afternoon with unanimous vote by Coastal Commission. When Heal the Bay waded into Malibu Lagoon to devise a way to "restore" the rebuilt-by-man lagoon, they probably weren't thinking their blue chip environmental credentials might get bogg ... More >>

Body Found In Malibu Canyon; L.A. Times Ponders Possible Mitrice Richardson Connection

Mitrice Richardson.​A badly decomposed body was found in the unincorporated community of Monte Nido north of Malibu Monday, with ABC7 reporting that it was so far gone that authorities had trouble identifying it as belonging to a man or a woman. Still, the Los Angeles Times wondered aloud wh ... More >>

Mel Gibson Investigated For Domestic Violence In Malibu

​Actor Mel Gibson was being investigated for domestic violence, county sheriff's officials said Thursday. The case involves girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, who gave birth to the pair's daughter in 2009. A statement from the sheriff's Lost Hills Station, which patrols Malibu, reads that the depa ... More >>

Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- Marion Nestle's overview of the White House Obesity Report. [The Atlantic Food Channel] -- People dropping cakes: the video. [The Amateur Gourmet via Daily Dish] -- The cheesesteak pretzel. Stop t ... More >>

Dude: Car Surfer Sought In Malibu

Jeff Spicoli.​Although it's long been overshadowed by more exotic locales, Malibu still has one of the mainland's most-prized set of breaks -- first, second and third points at Surfrider State Beach. It's strange then, to find that local teens still need a thrill beyond Malibu's thick right-ha ... More >>

State's Top Ten Political Donors Revealed

I pledge allegiance to dis vvallet.​The California Fair Political Practices Commission has compiled a list of the last decade's top political donors in the state. Film producer and real estate developer Steve Bing topped the list with $58 million in contributions, mostly to Democrats and Democ ... More >>

Top 10 Holiday Gifts: Presents for Foodies

For some people, food is just the stuff we eat, but for others, it's a bit more important. Take your mother, whose favorite television show is Top Chef and who staged a Quickfire Gravy Challenge at Thanksgiving this year. From the boyfriend who says "yes chef!" when you're boiling pasta for dinner t ... More >>

Bob Dylan's 'Little Drummer Boy' Arrives, and It's a Beautiful Thing

Malibu singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's new video is a glorious, honest, heartfelt vision, and the accompanying song -- the best Christmas song, as far as we're concerned -- is beautiful. Honestly, when word leaked that Malibu's finest was releasing a holiday album, we scratched our head, rolled our ey ... More >>

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