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Silver Lake (Staten Island)

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Los Globos Under Fire: Residents Complain of Noise, Urination, and Public Sex

    See also: Los Globos Gets A Hip New Reinvention Less than a year after Sunset Junction went down in flames, Silver Lake's music scene is again the subject of civic tension, as its neighborhood council has threatened to bring down the Los Globos nightclub. Owner Steven Edelson purchased the venue ... More >>

  • News

    February 23, 2012

    An Assassination in Silver Lake

    Did a middle-class tagger murder a working-class El Chavo busboy?

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Food News Roundup: Oysters, Foodie Pick-up Lines Why We Infantilize Our Food

    Flickr/julesjulesjules moysters​Tasting Table: Slurping oysters at L&E Oyster Bar, newly opened in Silver Lake. ecosalon: 50 pick-up lines for foodies. ("I can last as long as a Le Creuset.") Daily Dish: 5 Questions for Tim Goodell. Zester Daily: The Infantilization of American Taste, or wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    The Wall That Everyone in Silver Lake Is Talking About (and Why It's Too High)

    Alissa Walker​ The wall seemed to materialize overnight. Where once there was the pleasantly twee boutique, its offerings of Navajo blankets and denim shorts carefully staged like an anthropological survey of Silver Lake, now there was a cinder block bunker. A sheet of paper taped to the wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Opening and Closing in Your 'Hood: An October Restaurant Roundup

    Guzzle & NoshR.I.P Gastrobus, Welcome Gastronomico​Attaining overnight success in the restaurant business is largely an urban myth (unless you're backed by a corporate restaurant group with tons of money to spend on marketing). Even a few empty seats in your new eatery can make you sweat. Whil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Strip Clubs And Indie Rock: A Match Made In Heaven?

    Ben WesthoffJenny Lin​Strip clubs have long been important hip-hop testing grounds in the south. Artists try to bribe DJs to put their songs on, the logic being that lapdance tracks get seared into dudes' brains. Plus, in places like Atlanta, influential music industry folk tend to hang out th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Silver Lake's 'No Cruising' Signs, Relics of Another Era, Targeted For Removal

    Facebook / The Eastsider LACruising for a bruising.​If you've ever driven around Silver Lake and wondered what those "no cruising" signs are about, now we know: They're from a different era, when gay men would drive around looking for prospective casual encounters. Things have changed since t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Burrito King to Become Mixto Comida Latina

    Guzzle & Nosh​The longstanding Burriton King outpost at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Alvarado Street has been bought by the owners of Silver Lake pizza joint Tomato Pie, and is set to become Mixto Comida Latina, according to The Eastsider LA. Gone is the yellow and orange paint, replace ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Sorry L.A. Hookah Hipster: That Pipe is Dirty, and Could be Bad for Your Health

    Stay back, Charlie Sheen: It's hook-ah.​Hookahs are everywhere in L.A., second only, perhaps, to the city's ubiquitous pot shops. (Maybe people are practicing). There's Ali Mama Cafe in Silver Lake and Up In Smoke Hookah Lounge in Sherman Oaks. They're not hard to find. One of the allures o ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    February 3, 2011

    Mas Malo: It's All About the Chips

    Silver Lake eatery comes to downtown

  • Music

    December 30, 2010

    NIGHTRANGER: 2010

    Silver Lake eatery comes to downtown

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2010

    Funniest Song About Hipsters. Ever.

    They all play synths​Apparently, there are hipsters in the UK (yeah, I know--shocking!). And...they're just like Silver Lake and Williamsburg hipsters! And now someone's written a funny song about them. It's very funny. Best line: "We all play synths." 'Nuff said. Check it out:

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Cafecito Orgánico: A Second Location Affogatos

    A. Scattergoodcafecito at Cafecito Orgánico​ The Silver Lake coffeeshop Cafecito Orgánico, which opened in early March, has been doing so well that owners Angel Orozco and Mitch Hale are opening a second location, in the City College Cafe spot on Hyperion. The second Cafecito is set to open ... More >>

  • Music

    August 19, 2010

    Dance Club Pick: Stank on Ya

    A. Scattergoodcafecito at Cafecito Orgánico​ The Silver Lake coffeeshop Cafecito Orgánico, which opened in early March, has been doing so well that owners Angel Orozco and Mitch Hale are opening a second location, in the City College Cafe spot on Hyperion. The second Cafecito is set to open ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Hey Hipster Hater! Here's the Only 2010 Sunset Junction Street Fair Survival Guide You Need

    Lina Lecaro Don't try this at home... or on the streets of Silver Lake. ​It's here people, the big Summer weekend event you sooo don't care about and keep telling everyone you're not attending because: a) "Silver Lake is full of hipsters!" b) "It's too expensive." (Never mind that you regul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Best Spice Shop: The Spice Station

    J. Ritz​If you happen to be cooking your way through the tomes of Madhur Jaffrey, Claudia Roden, Paula Wolfert, and other authors who mine the depths of specific cuisines, you know the ups and downs of assembling ingredients. Some days it's a joy to stop at three different shops to find the sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Walking Man: Death Of Silver Lake's Marc Abrams Ruled A Suicide

    Monkey Fish via Flickr​The death of Silver Lake's "Walking Man," Marc Abrams, was ruled a suicide, county coroner's officials said Monday. "The cause of death was drowning, noted as a suicide," coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie told the Weekly. Abrams was found Wednesday in a hot tub. The lid wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Benefit Set For Funeral Of 15-Year-Old Who Died After Attending 'EDC' Rave

    EDC​Friends of the 15-year-old girl who died after attending a rave in Exposition Park last weekend planned two bake sales, including one Friday, to help pay for her funeral, a family fried told the Weekly. Sasha Rodriquez died on Tuesday after she attended the two-day Electric Daisy Carnival ... More >>

  • Columns

    June 3, 2010

    Dysfunction Junction

    EDC​Friends of the 15-year-old girl who died after attending a rave in Exposition Park last weekend planned two bake sales, including one Friday, to help pay for her funeral, a family fried told the Weekly. Sasha Rodriquez died on Tuesday after she attended the two-day Electric Daisy Carnival ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Dublab Takes Over Fridays at Hyperion Tavern

    Frosty's pineapple shake.​Seems it was only a week ago that we were lamenting the end of the Friday-night Calling All Kids weekly at Silver Lake's Hyperion Tavern. The free event was run by Anticon Records label manager Shaun Koplow and Dublab/Alpha Pup dude Matthewdavid. It also featured so ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2010

    WON'T YOU TAKE ME TO SPUNKYTOWN?

    Frosty's pineapple shake.​Seems it was only a week ago that we were lamenting the end of the Friday-night Calling All Kids weekly at Silver Lake's Hyperion Tavern. The free event was run by Anticon Records label manager Shaun Koplow and Dublab/Alpha Pup dude Matthewdavid. It also featured so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Territory BBQ Records to Host Backyard Record Swap THIS Saturday

    This just in: On Saturday, the near-perfect entity that is Silver Lake's Territory BBQ Records will be hosting a "Backyard Record Swap and Sale" from noon 'til 6 p.m. Other dealers will be bringing in vinyl to supplement the Territory stash, which specializes primarily in used/reissued psych, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    But How's the Food? Barbara Bestor on Restaurant and Bar Design

    Photo credit: Alison Dyer​Spend some time around Silver Lake and chances are you recognize Barbara Bestor's office, even if her name is unfamiliar. The SCI-Arc trained architect's practice is based out of a former hair salon on Fountain Avenue, the exterior of which serves as an ongoing changi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    Sunset Junction Street Fair: Hurdles (Mostly) Cleared, the Annual Party Moves Forward

    ​ After several years of tension between the Sunset Junction Neighborhood Alliance, Silver Lake residents and business owners came to a head in recent months, it looked as though the annual Sunset Junction Street Fair was about to head a dead end. But the tide is changing in the community and ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    May 21, 2009

    Sin Carne: Looking for Mexican Vegetarian Cooking

    Finding the little-known Mexican herbs and vegetables at La Casita Mexicana in Bell

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    First Bite: S'laked Thirst -- Fine Wine and the Return of Don Dickman at Barbrix

    When the L.A. Weekly offices were located in Silver Lake what seems like a millennium ago, the area could not have been more of a culinary wasteland -- the only place within walking distance was what may have been the single worst Mexican restaurant in L.A. That stretch of Hyperion Avenue is now so ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 30, 2009

    Pimp My Rib: Caught Red-handed

    When the L.A. Weekly offices were located in Silver Lake what seems like a millennium ago, the area could not have been more of a culinary wasteland -- the only place within walking distance was what may have been the single worst Mexican restaurant in L.A. That stretch of Hyperion Avenue is now so ... More >>

  • LA Life

    April 23, 2009

    LA People 2009: The Walker — Marc Abrams

    When the L.A. Weekly offices were located in Silver Lake what seems like a millennium ago, the area could not have been more of a culinary wasteland -- the only place within walking distance was what may have been the single worst Mexican restaurant in L.A. That stretch of Hyperion Avenue is now so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Now They're Blaming MacArthur Park for Earthquakes!

    The Eastsider L.A. reports that a Caltech seismologist is referring to last night's quake as part of the "MacArthur Park earthquakes." Seems there were four "micro quakes" spread out over a few days. The biggest one was a 2.5 job that came Tuesday, a little after 10 p.m. The jolt, which felt like a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Mob Mentality with Jane's Addiction at El Cid, Nov. 20

    By Siran Babayan Standing in the shower, thinking, what better way for my friends and I to spend the day than on our feet for over 12 hours surrounded by piss, puke, smoke, booze and the biggest douchenozzles in douchebaggery, with only a glimmer of hope of seeing a fully reformed Jane's Addiction. ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 6, 2008

    Local Eccentric: Jason Michaud lands his own place in Silver Lake

    Organic and local is the mantra here

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2008

    Flyers of the Week: Dirty Sailor / Sunset Junction

    This flyer is just a thing of beauty. MJ's has been hopping lately. Thumping bass bleeds through the walls, and I catch glimpses of glistening shirtless man-flesh dancing on a tiny stage as I walk to Trader Joe's for bread and cat food like the 80 year-old lady that I am. Still, I thought it was j ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2007

    Tell 'Em Why You Mad: The Guide to Hipster Haberdashery

    If home is where you hang your hat then Silver Lake is rapidly turning into the world's largest hat rack. Over the past 12 months, it has become de rigueur in hipster courting rituals for male hipsters (homo habilus hipstericus) to trot out increasingly ridiculous pieces of vintage head-ware in an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2007

    No Data Found

    I'm digging these multi-layered pasted posters around Hollywood and Silver Lake of video cameras, radios, and other techno-objects. They tend to be placed really low on walls, just a few inches off the ground, as if they're... well... as if they're lurking. Also, seen for months up and down ... More >>

  • News

    October 5, 2006

    A Modest Paradise

    Best reincarnated park

  • Articles

    September 28, 2006

    Citizen Beck

    Coming to terms with our native son

  • News

    August 24, 2006

    The Evidence Room: Five Signs You're Gentrifying

    Coming to terms with our native son

  • Music

    July 27, 2006

    We’re Goin’ Down in Flames

    Snakes on a Plane

  • Film+TV

    November 10, 2005

    Planet Whatever

    Silver Lake . . . as seen on TV

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2005

    Best Basics for Babes

    Silver Lake . . . as seen on TV

  • News

    April 8, 2004

    Joust in Time

    A late debate in Silver Lake over affordable housing that breaks the rules

  • News

    October 30, 2003

    Silver Lake Fights Back

    Police, neighbors take on advancing gangs

  • Film+TV

    September 19, 2002

    Occasionally Lovely, Always Amazing

    Highlights of the 2002 Silver Lake Film Festival

  • Music

    April 26, 2001

    Techno Prisoners

    Highlights of the 2002 Silver Lake Film Festival

  • Art+Books

    February 1, 2001

    The Westside of the Eastside

    La Luz de Jesus, Pink and Circle Elephant Art

  • News

    November 16, 2000

    Shut Up and Park

    Silver Lakers say: Not in my front yard

  • News

    January 13, 2000

    Neighbors

    Silver Lakers say: Not in my front yard

  • Supplement

    November 26, 1998

    The Future Looks Bright

    Twenty years of forward thinking

  • Supplement

    November 26, 1998

    1983 Timeline

    Twenty years of forward thinking

  • News

    October 1, 1998

    Nightlife

    Twenty years of forward thinking

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