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Top 5 Sushi Restaurants in the Valley

One of the hard truths reached while researching our 10 Best Sushi Restaurants list a few weeks ago was that Los Angeles has far too many superb sushi restaurants to ever be condensed into a single list. One area that felt particularly overlooked (with only one entry in the top ten) was the San Fern ... More >>

Mom Shot in Head, Children Taken in Studio City

Cops today were looking for a man who they say shot the mother of his children and took off with their two young kids. Police said the shooting happened about 4:50 a.m. at the 50-year-old Sportsmen's Lodge hotel, which is at 12825 Ventura Blvd. in Studio City. We asked the LAPD if an Amber Alert w ... More >>

Maggiano's and Hugo's React to Food Allergies

For those of us who are sensitive or allergic to certain foods, eating out can sometimes feel more like a trek through a minefield than a relaxing dining experience. Thankfully, certain restaurant chains with local presence are taking steps to make dining out safer for those with food allergies, wh ... More >>

Marijuana Dispensary Owner Says Porn Shop Brings Down Studio City Neighborhood (Really)

Marijuana dispensaries have been painted, justifiably or not, as crime magnets. The Los Angeles Police Department and the L.A. City Attorney's Office have made no secret of their disdain for pot shops that have been the targets of violent armed robberies and drug rings. The LAPD recently boasted it ... More >>

Gail Silverton Sells Gelato Bar in Studio City

Gail Silverton and Joel Gutman, co-owners of Gelato Bar, one of our favorite gelaterias in Los Angeles, recently sold their Studio City location on Tujunga Avenue. Thankfully, the shop's name and gelato production will remain the same.

Gays, Asians Fight for Own City Districts in Los Angeles Redistricting Battle

Redistricting is so hot this season! California's doing it; L.A. County 's doing it; and, because the city charter requires we do it once per decade, L.A. proper is jumping on the redistricting train in 2012, too. Literally. Tomorrow at 9 a.m., the Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission ... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews Tsujita L.A.

Ramen and Tsukemen at the city's new noodle lover's paradise

Don't Call Him Country. Everlast is Hip-Hop, Dammit.

Brandon Turner​Everlast's new album, Songs of the Ungrateful Living, sounds like the kind of record a good ol' boy might play in Alabama while sittin' on the porch and sippin' beer. The former house of Pain frontman is in working-class-hero mode, singing in a gravel-road bass about fooling aro ... More >>

Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) Monthy Meeting: My Name is Jim and 'I Was Abducted By An Alien'

Have you been abducted by someone who looks like this?​ A well-dressed Jim Moroney stood at a podium at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Studio City one recent evening and said: "I was abducted by an alien. I mean, how do you tell someone you're dating that you were abducted by aliens?" ... More >>

Top 5 Ways to Drink in LA on 4th of July Weekend

​ 5. Loteria 9th Anniversary It's an all-day happy hour featuring half-price margaritas, micheladas, sangria and beer at Loteria Grill in Hollywood and Studio City or a special plato botanero at the location in the Farmers Market. When: All day, July 1 Where: Loteria Grill

30 Scoops in 30 Days: Kind Kreme (Day 10)

We went vegan once, for about three months in college, mostly because our roommates bet us we couldn't do it. We ended up living on a diet of potato tacos and Snyder's of Hanover hard pretzels dipped into peanut butter. (Anyone who automatically equates veganism with health ought to spend 5 minute ... More >>

Carpenter Avenue Elementary on Lockdown as LAPD Hunts Murder Suspect

Quaint little Carpenter​Updated after the jump: Police nab the suspect. Second LAUSD lockdown of the day: Carpenter Elementary in Studio City, which police felt was too close for comfort to the location they last saw suspected murderer Luis Solano on the run. Laurel Canyon Boulevard has also ... More >>

The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

Flickr/dubh​ What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of ... More >>

Ask Mr. Gold: Mmmmm, Doughnuts!

Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​ Dear Mr. Gold: I have a craving for a doughnut. I've had good doughnuts in Los Angeles, but is there a truly great doughnut? I hate that I can't hate on NYC doughnuts, but I had the tres leches donut at Doughnut Plant, and that was dddd-licious! I ... More >>

Valentine's Day Round-Up, Part 2: A La Carte Menus Desserts

Flickr/Lana's Dazzling Desserts​ While they should probably just rename Valentine's Day's Restaurant Prix Fixe Day, we understand not everyone is into a rousing (and often wildly expensive) multi-course dinner. Perhaps you don't have a sweet tooth, are chicka-pescetarian (yes, there is such a ... More >>

LAPD DUI Checkpoint in the San Fernando Valley Tonight

Steve LyonComin' at ya.​Ah, the dreaded "dewey." It targets people of all backgrounds, and while critics have accused the LAPD of setting them up in immigrant-heavy neighborhoods where finding unlicensed drivers (and taking their cars) is like shooting pescado in a barrel, we've got one for ... More >>

Van Nuys Farmers Market Shut Down By L.A. City Councilman Tony Cardenas

Here In Van NuysA much lusher Van Nuys Farmers Market, back in October 2008​Updated after the jump: Councilman Cardenas explains his decision. Meanwhile, the market remains shuttered indefinitely. 'Tis the season for L.A. brick-and-mortar businesses to hate on those damned gypsy vendors who s ... More >>

Yes, Georgio's!

New York's Robins Takes a Turn at Studio City Cucina

Brick's Picks: Ornettology

New York's Robins Takes a Turn at Studio City Cucina

Manhunt For Omar Armando Loera, Suspect In Murder Of Cheree Osmanhodzic, Underway In Coldwater Canyon

Loera.​A city worker reported spotting an at-large parolee wanted in the brutal murder of a Valley Village woman who had been planning for her upcoming wedding. Authorities urged residnets in Coldwater Canyon area to stay inside and lock windows and doors as they searched the Valley side of th ... More >>

Body Found In Burning Car in Studio City

​ The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call of a burning car on Radford Street under the 101 overpass in Studio City just after 3 this morning. The car, some sort of sedan, was engulfed in flames when they got there. Firefighters discovered human remains in the trunk of the car, ac ... More >>

LA Weekly Flickr Pool Reader Photo of the Day: I ♥ Ramen

LA Weekly Flickr pool/R. E. ~ramen at Jinya​ This LA Weekly Flickr pool photo comes to you courtesy of photographer R. E. ~ (somebody else want to download some food pix too?), a beautiful shot of ramen being lifted from a bowl in the newly opened Jinya in Studio City. It is hot or it isn't; r ... More >>

Jinya: Ramen Freaks and Noodle Geeks

Getting schooled in the finer points of broth

Top 10 Places To Watch the FIFA World Cup

​Tomorrow begins the the most widely watched sporting event in the world, the 2010 FIFA World Cup. And for the next month, from June to July 11th, even Laker mania will take a back seat to soccer. The World Cup, held for the first time in Africa, showcases 32 countries. And while you can of co ... More >>

Don't Supersize Me: Man Eating Sandwich Eating Man

NC Times​ There's comfort food, and then there are utilitarian victuals. At Caioti Pizza Cafe in Studio City, a legendary salad made with the restaurant's Maternity Salad Dressing supposedly helps induce labor for expectant or overdue moms. Now, thanks to an incidental discovery by Chad Ettmue ... More >>

Studio City Says No To Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers

​The Studio City Neighborhood Council's Environmental Affairs Committee just officially unveiled this snazzy little video urging residents to "talk to your landscaper" and urge him to avoid gas-powered leaf blowers. (Funny, 'cause people in Studio City talk to their landscapers. People in othe ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Holiday in Blue

​The Studio City Neighborhood Council's Environmental Affairs Committee just officially unveiled this snazzy little video urging residents to "talk to your landscaper" and urge him to avoid gas-powered leaf blowers. (Funny, 'cause people in Studio City talk to their landscapers. People in othe ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Switched on Jazz

​The Studio City Neighborhood Council's Environmental Affairs Committee just officially unveiled this snazzy little video urging residents to "talk to your landscaper" and urge him to avoid gas-powered leaf blowers. (Funny, 'cause people in Studio City talk to their landscapers. People in othe ... More >>

Brick’s Picks: the Real McCoy

​The Studio City Neighborhood Council's Environmental Affairs Committee just officially unveiled this snazzy little video urging residents to "talk to your landscaper" and urge him to avoid gas-powered leaf blowers. (Funny, 'cause people in Studio City talk to their landscapers. People in othe ... More >>

Can an Activist Crack L.A. City Hall's Machine?

In the riled-up S.F. Valley, a struggle pits regular folk against big money

Brick’s Picks: Jazz and the Abstract Truth

In the riled-up S.F. Valley, a struggle pits regular folk against big money

Brick's Picks: Central Avenue Festival Throws it Down

And Check Out the Trios of John Heard and Matt Cory

In the Midnight Hour: Late-Night Goat Supper at Bulrocho

Dispensing chile-red comfort in a bowl of Koreatown goat soup

Replacing Wendy Greuel in the Valley

A juicy $2.5 million City Council seat opens in anti-Villaraigosa territory

All-Star Gamers

Jazz in L.A., February 27-March 5

Is Tokyo the Future for Los Angeles?

A new "ban" would allow 20 areas citywide thick with billboards

Best Invisible Magic Shop: Magic Apple

A new "ban" would allow 20 areas citywide thick with billboards

Centerfolds and Saxophones

Jazz in L.A., June 13-19

The New Du-par's: Over Easy

A not-too-extreme makeover, and a new spin on French toast

Villaraigosa Density Hawks Vs. Angry Valleyites

A Valley smackdown is brewing for tonight's 6 p.m. density Town Hall at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn in Studio City, with scores of pissed-off San Fernando Valley residents from five different Neighborhood Councils in the Valley confronting Antonio Villaraigosa's administration over its quiet pla ... More >>

The $11,000 Coffee Pot

Is Groundworks' high-end cuppa joe worth the investment?

Valley of the Swills

Is Groundworks' high-end cuppa joe worth the investment?

The Now Garde

10 L.A. Designers

Rarotonga or Bust

How We Packed Up the Kids and moved to Paradise— Or So We Thought

Nine Kick-Ass Dishes of 2002

How We Packed Up the Kids and moved to Paradise— Or So We Thought

Gilding the Pumpkin

How We Packed Up the Kids and moved to Paradise— Or So We Thought

The Dish

Rock and Ammo and a Song

Letters

Rock and Ammo and a Song

Personal Electronics

Brad Laner’s wired for sound