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Harry Shearer's KCRW Show Canceled

Harry Shearer's weekend, one hour Le Show on KCRW has been canceled, the comedian and actor announced on Twitter today. He told fans on Twitter that the station would be making an announcement shortly. We reached out to the Santa Monica public radio station but ...

Happy National New England Clam Chowder Day: Call Us Ishmael

Today is National New England Clam Chowder Day, which, if you're a Patriots fan, probably couldn't come at a better time. After all, a very good clam chowder can be remarkably comforting, as Ishmael discovered in Moby Dick: ... a warm savory steam from the kitchen served to belie the apparently che ... More >>

What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Winter Hedgehog Mushrooms

Damages from this past week's arctic push haven't been fully assessed yet, but you can be certain that tender greens like spinach and lettuces (already showing higher prices) and the ever-present artichoke harvests are first among the lost. One wild crop that does do well during the occasionally ... More >>

Seeing Stars: A Five-Star Rating System for L.A. Restaurants

The L.A. Weekly will assign star ratings to restaurant reviews in 2013

Croissant Food Fight: B1 Breadshop vs. Bread Lounge vs. Maison Giraud

In his 1989 novel The Great Fire of London, renowned french author Jacques Roubaud spends a rather large section expounding the features of the ideal Parisian croissant, told in the kind of deliberate detail you'd expect from a professor of both poetry and advanced mathematics: [T]he croissant that ... More >>

What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Local Gravenstein Apples Your Two Week Window

If the Red Delicious apple was hard to grow and had at most a three week harvest window, we safely predict the farmers market cognoscenti would be making at-dawn market runs to the one or two vendors who offered it -- to buy it by the crate. That rush-and-grab mantle currently belongs to the Graven ... More >>

West Hollywood's New Fur Ban Could Be a Model for the Nation. But Opponents Are Still Trying to Strike It Down

Daniel Becerril's Victims Use Yelp to Fight Alleged Murderer and Con Man

VIDEO: Historic Pickfair Studios in West Hollywood Torn Down by Demolition Crane

One of the most gorgeous old silent-film-era relics in West Hollywood -- the Pickfair Studios, on a plot of land known as "The Lot" -- just got ruthlessly gouged by a demolition crane. The redevelopment gore can be blamed on CIM Group, the real-estate investor who owns the historic cluster of build ... More >>

Santa Monica College Protesters Pepper Sprayed: VIDEO

Students protesting a proposed class-free hike at Santa Monica College tonight were hit by pepper spray from cops. Video (after the jump) depicts some of the mayhem. The demonstrators are unhappy with a plan to possibly quadruple fees to $180 per unit or more for the most popular classes, which are ... More >>

The Sins of the Father

5 Holiday Beers: Eat, Drink Beer Be Merry

Daniel DrennonNothing says L.A. like beer by the fire​Deck the halls with winter warmers... aka holiday beers. Most brewers offer up a seasonal special and many local beer bars are hosting "Christmas Beer Festivals," including a recent such event at Naja's Place. Dozens of holiday brews abou ... More >>

New California Whale Tail License Plate to be Unveiled Today

Don't sue us.​Updated at the bottom with a statement from the Wyland Foundation, which suggests the new plate is a "poor imitation" of the artist's original. First posted at 8:09 a.m. Tuesday. In typical Hollywood fashion, California's iconic whale tail license plate has been retired for a ho ... More >>

Craig Thornton: Charlie Parker With Kaffir Lime

iPhone Snitch? There's an App For That, and It's Connected to L.A. County Law Enforcement

hotgirlswithiphones.comDo tell.​In the hood they say snitches get stitches. But what if they can tell all with the push of a few keys on their iPhones? You'll never know, pelon. This could change the whole game, player. Look here, my snitches, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department announced th ... More >>

Woman Charged For Alleged Murder Of Santa Monica Actress Juliana Redding

Park.​A 44-year-old Thousand Oaks woman was charged Monday in the murder of 21-year-old actress Juliana Redding, who was found dead in her Santa Monica apartment on March 16, 2008, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. Kelly Soo Park was expected to ... More >>

Market Report: A Photo Gallery of What's In Season at the Farmers Market

A. ScattergoodRamps at Clearwater Farm​ The Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers Market is one of those places in Los Angeles where it's nice to have a crowd, unlike, say, Hollywood Boulevard during summer vacation, with its jumbled claustrophobia of tourists, mimes and people dressed up like Jack ... More >>

Sweet Lady Jane to Open a Second Bakery in Santa Monica This Summer

Nicolette MasonSweet Lady Jane Cakes​ Sweet Lady Jane, a Melrose staple for over 20 years, is opening a second bakery in Santa Monica, at Montana Avenue and 17th Street. The opening date is tentatively August 1st, however owner Jane Lockhart warns that the date might be pushed to early Septem ... More >>

Clippers Owner Donald T. Sterling Finally Wins One

Things haven't been so great for L.A. Clippers owner Donald T. Sterling, who's pro basketball team is once again near the bottom of the regular season standings. Mr. FishDonald T. Sterling​Sterling has also been sued by his former general manager, Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor, and paid a huge, nearl ... More >>

Oreos: Milk's Favorite Cookie Becoming L.A.'s Favorite Cookie?

Oreos, somehow, are always a contender for most popular cookie. The chocolate sandwich crème has been a cookie jar staple in the American diet since 1912, and its classic "cookies n cream" combination - chintzy or not - always draws a crowd. Now, it seems that the actual oreo itself is back in s ... More >>

Passion of the Weiss Releases Ace Winter Mixtape [MP3]

​Our friend, colleague and LA Weekly feature scribe Jeff Weiss has posted an ace winter mixtape on his music blog, Passion of the Weiss, and it's a nice way to spend these oh-so-grueling winter days in Los Angeles. [It was downright chilly at the beach in Santa Monica the other day!] Mixed by ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Superbad Spotting at the Echoplex, Plus Classic Goth and Santa Claus Pub Crawl

There were holiday parties galore this weekend, with events catering to indie rockers, goths and people who just want to dress like Santa Claus and hit a couple pubs. Keep reading to see what we did. Jay Oligny​ Club Underground vs. Hang the DJs Long-running indie clubs Underground and Hang t ... More >>

MTV's "Remote Control" Host Ken Ober Passes Away at 52

​If you watched MTV between 1987 and 1992, chances are you were a big fan of Remote Control, the zany game-show hosted by Ken Ober, who passed away at 52 in Santa Monica this past weekend. There's a nice Kurt Loder tribute at the MTV site, reminding us how cool and innovative Remote Control w ... More >>

Stage Raw: All Cake, No File

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Rachel Rosenthal at 83ALL CAKE, NO FILE ​Photo by Jonathan KalanDonna Jo Thorndale's Johnny Cash tribute with live cooking, All Cake, No File, continues this weekend as part of the WTF? Festival at the Actors' Gang/Ivy Substation in ... More >>

Nicole Cherubini at Santa Monica Museum of Art

LA People 2009: Surf Legend Skip Engblom — the Great Leveler

Stage Raw: Before Kirk Douglas Forgets

PURCHASE TICKETS TO THE 30TH ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDS ON MARCH 30TH AT THE EL REY; HERE ARE THE NOMINEES. BEFORE I FORGETKirk Douglas in Before I Forget. Photo by Craig Schwartz The gift in Kirk Douglas' one-man show, Before I Forget,  that opened over the weekend in the theater name ... More >>

L.A. Metro Buses Hammered by Potholes on Aging Wilshire Boulevard

City department of vicious circles

Piadina Lover Left Flatless

Where to find the classic Adriatic snack in Southern California

Islands in the Afternoon, Th' Corn Gangg in the Evening

If you're a fan of Montreal art pop band Islands, who floored us twice this spring at various festivals, you may want to take a half day today, or at least take a long lunch in Santa Monica. The band, who are touring in support of their newly released Arm's Way, are playing at 1 p.m. today at the ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Excavatin' the Melody

Dig these jazz treasures, Feb. 15-21

Sound and Silence

Stockhausen’s Stimmung and the new book Horizons Touched: The Music of ECM

Where To Eat Now

Smarting Over Growth

Letters from our readers

Peddling Smart Growth

Call your project “smart” — even when it isn't — and get millions in public funds.

The Good, the Bad and the Horny

Comedic and despondent views of human attraction

Where To Eat Now

The Los Angeles Reader

Mark Sarvas

10 Albums That Stank Up the Room

Highs and Lows of L.A. Rail

Now and Then

The Capital of Car Design

L.A. is, once again, where the action is

Curb Your SUV

Laurie David put celebrity activism in the driver's seat

James Doolin, 1932 - 2002

Crime Pays

. . . the phone company and the state. how inmate calls raise millions for Gray Davis’ budget

The New Unionism Finds a Home

Once the nation’s most anti-union big city, L.A. has now become America’s most dynamic labor town

Sonic Surfers

Web radio: Freedom of choice is just a keystroke away

Good Lucques

Fine — if pricy — dining on Melrose

Dog Day Afternoon

Tube steak or not tube steak? That is the question . . .