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SoCal Sorority Girls Dress As 'Cholas'

A Southern California sorority was under fire this week after members posted photos on social media showing some sisters dressed up as cholas and throwing fake gang signs. One thing you don't want to do on the streets of SoCal is throw up fake gang signs. Lucky for the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, di ... More >>

Los Angeles Has America's Most Polluted Air?

L.A is the capital of many things. Few of them are good things. At least not lately, it seems. A day after it was announced that Los Angeles is America's traffic-congestion Mecca once again (breaking news, that), we bring you the American Lung Association's annual "Most Polluted Cities" list:

5 California Barley Wines to Drink Now

A blustery February day in Los Angeles requires a beverage of equal intensity and rareness. Barley wine, a beer of wine-strength marrying sweet caramel and bitter hoppy flavors, is the perfect accompaniment to brisk or stormy day. The oldest American craft barley wines, and many of the highest-rate ... More >>

Holiday Beer Guide: 5 Great California Crafts

Gone are the long, hot summer days that call our hearts to big, hoppy beers. 'Tis the season for the winter-warming of holiday ales. In this uncharacteristically cold Los Angeles December, a spicey pint or boozey snifter is just the thing to help you make merry. Brewers have a tendency to become ov ... More >>

Beachwood BBQ Medals Twice at the 2012 GABF

DENVER -- On Saturday morning, Oct. 13, thousands of brewers, media and festival volunteers watched as Long Beach-based Beachwood BBQ and Brewing accepted two medals at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival. Winning gold and bronze for L.A. County, they were in good company with California brewers, ... More >>

Lucky Peaches: SoCal Brewers Find Inspiration in Masumoto Fruit

There's no shortage of people who are keen to get their hands on some of Fresno-based farmer David Mas Masumoto's summer peaches. The 80-acre farm is known as being the producer of some of the state's best organic stone fruit, and its output regularly makes appearances on the menu everywhere from C ... More >>

Beachwood SourFest 2011: The Sweetness of Sour Beer

Martin SvabBeachwood SourFest Beer Wall​ Tuesday, September 6. 11:00 a.m. A line of beer geeks waits outside for Beachwood BBQ in Seal Beach to open their doors at 11:30 in the morning for SourFest 2011. The line up of sour beers for the six-day festival that has Eric Salazar from New Belgi ... 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 >>

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 >>

The Passion of el Cristo

Osvaldo Golijov's thoroughly panamerican tribute to Bach comes to L.A.

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 >>

The Obama Moment: Who Said the Revolution Wouldn't Be Televised?

While McCain tried on the cloak of change and the Clintons avoided admitting defeat, America made history

State of Delusion Address

Bush is lost in space

Running on Empty

Thinking Out of the Box

Inglewood’s obsession with Wal-Mart