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Tarzana

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Albert Abrams, City Hall's Ex-Neighborhood Councils Chief, Indicted, Arrested For Child Porn

    Albert Abrams, the former chief of the L.A. Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, was arrested this morning by federal agents after he was indicted yesterday as part of a child-porn case, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The former president of the City of Los Angeles' Board of Neighborho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Marijuana Crime? Victim Shot in Face Outside Valley Medical Dispensary

    ​L.A. medical marijuana dispensary supporters say the stores are safe. But they sure do seem to attract occasional violence. A RAND study last year was retracted after claiming that crime actually went down around dispensaries. Not so said the LAPD. And not to blame the victims: The valuable ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    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 your content comes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Holiday Food Drive Roundup

    Bellmore Library​Did you stock up on too much food for the holidays? Any Thanksgiving non-perishable leftovers? Make the most out of it and donate to these local food drives. According to the L.A. Regional Food Bank, the most coveted food products are rice, beans, canned meat, canned vegetable ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Brian Posehn's Perfect Day In The Valley: Food, Toys More Food

    Brian Posehn is a comic, writer, actor, and food-eater. The Comedians of Comedy, Sarah Silverman Program, and Mr. Show alumnus is also a dedicated San Fernando Valleyite and gastronome. Squid Ink recently asked Posehn to describe what his most perfectest day in the Valley with his wife and baby wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Frozen Tuna Recall: Histamine Illnessess From Frozen Ground Tuna Grocery Sushi

    sushi from AFC​ Another day, another food recall. The latest is of frozen tuna that has been linked to illnesses caused by elevated histamine levels. According to Food Safety News, the FDA found evidence of food decomposition and elevated histamine levels in frozen tuna packed by Osamu Corpora ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Top Ten Metal Bands With Strange Gimmicks

    Oderous Urungus of GWAR​See also: Top Five Metal Guest Vocalists That Make You Say "WTF" When it comes to our musical preferences, we pretend that we value artistic integrity, strong musicianship, and meaningful lyrics above all else. But in truth we often fall for a good gimmick. Whether it' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Party House Crackdown: New L.A. Ordinance Targets Notorious Ragers in the Hills

    Lina Lecaro"Kandyland" at the Playboy Mansion​It's no secret: An almost institutionalized circuit of L.A. house parties has long operated in the sprawling estates above Ventura and Hollywood Boulevards. Druggy, boozy, Sheeny "privates" have become integral to city nightlife for a number of re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Vera Michaelson, Dental-School Grad, Shot Dead by Doctor Husband Alex in Valley 'Murder-Suicide'

    FacebookPolice say Vera Michaelson was shot twice in the head by her husband yesterday.​A 32-year-old immigrant from Belarus named Vera Michaelson lay lifeless in her Tarzana driveway last night, her dead husband Alex Michaelson, 39, at her side -- and a pistol between them. The couple had tw ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    February 3, 2011

    Red Medicine

    Jordan Kahn's Vietnamese eatery deserves notoriety for its food, too

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    Ten Great New Year's Brunches (for the Hungover and the Smugly Sober)

    Cecconi'sCecconi's breakfast pizzette​ If the day after Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year, then the day after New Year's Eve is the biggest hangover day of the year. And hangovers must be fed - and well. But since many restaurants shutter their doors on New Year's Day, and b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Foo Fighters Will Play Free, Secret Show Tonight in LA--But Where? [NEW UPDATE: It Might Not Be at Spaceland aka The Satellite After All]

    ​[UPDATE: The top guess seems to be Paladino's in Tarzana, near Grohl's studio. Anybody wants to start lining up in the rain in Tarzana just in case?] [UPDATE 2: Commenters Bryan Herbert and Kevin have narrowed it down to Paladino's (very likely), Alex's Bar, The Troubadour, and The Music Box ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    A Roundup of November Restaurant Openings and Closures

    Celia Soudry​ As Angelenos tweet about the "freezing" cold 60-degree weather, some restaurants are keeping their seats warm for the holidays and others aren't keeping them at all. Jian BBQ in Mid-City was replaced by Bao Dim Sum this month, and designer bake shop Diana Sproveri replaced Diddy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Diana Sproveri Designer Bake Shop Replaces Cookie Munch: Welcome, Cupcake On A Stick?

    Celia SoudryLollibakes​ Cupcake shops will probably outlive us all. Enter Lollibakes: little balls on sticks filled with gooey centers of cookie dough, red velvet, lemon and strawberry, then dipped in chocolate to create a hard outer shell. These mini cupcake-like treats can be found at Diana ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    What About Babka: 5 Spots for Chocolate Babka

    ​ At its best, babka is crack-like in its ability to burrow into the psyche, forcing its gooey sweetness into the crave-generating centers of the brain and not letting go until you have ingested far more than your digestive system can handle. An Eastern European cousin of coffee cake, the rich ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    LAPD Seeks Public's Help In Mysterious Case Of Valley Waiter Bernardo Alvarez, Whose Burned Body Was Found In Santa Barbara

    ​Los Angeles police this week asked for the public's help in the mysterious case of a missing Tarzana waiter whose burned body was found in Santa Barbara last month. According to the Daily News, 48-year-old Bernardo Alvarez worked for 10 years at the Greystoke Grill on Ventura Boulevard in Ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    LAPD, Santa Barbara Authorities To Reveal Identity Of Burned Body

    ​ Updated throughout. Originally posted at 8:08 a.m. Los Angeles police and Santa Barbara County Sheriff's on Wednesday identified a burned body found July 15 in Santa Barbara County as that of 48-year-old Tarzana resident Bernardo Alvarez. The discovery of the body, said to have been burne ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    June 10, 2010

    Three Dog Night

    Frank talk about a new L.A. food movement

  • LA Life

    May 20, 2010

    John 5: Malice Man

    Frank talk about a new L.A. food movement

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Busty Manikins At Tarzana Lingerie Shop Under Watchful Eyes

    File photo.​A Tarzana lingerie shop's busty manikins -- big breasts, small waist, skimpy underwear -- are being checked out by city Building and Safety Department and code enforcement officials after Los Angeles city Councilman Dennis Zine received a complaint about the bodacious bodies, accor ... More >>

  • Music

    March 25, 2010

    Brick's Picks: Horny Weekend

    File photo.​A Tarzana lingerie shop's busty manikins -- big breasts, small waist, skimpy underwear -- are being checked out by city Building and Safety Department and code enforcement officials after Los Angeles city Councilman Dennis Zine received a complaint about the bodacious bodies, accor ... More >>

  • Music

    March 18, 2010

    Brick's Picks: An Embarrassment of Jazz Riches

    File photo.​A Tarzana lingerie shop's busty manikins -- big breasts, small waist, skimpy underwear -- are being checked out by city Building and Safety Department and code enforcement officials after Los Angeles city Councilman Dennis Zine received a complaint about the bodacious bodies, accor ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 26, 2010

    RIddle Me This

    File photo.​A Tarzana lingerie shop's busty manikins -- big breasts, small waist, skimpy underwear -- are being checked out by city Building and Safety Department and code enforcement officials after Los Angeles city Councilman Dennis Zine received a complaint about the bodacious bodies, accor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    L.A. Council Rejects Home Buffer Zone For Pot Shops

    ​Considering its long-awaited ordinance to get a grip on 545 largely unregulated medical marijuana retailers in L.A., the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday rejected a proposed 500 foot buffer zone between the shops and homes and instead drafted language that would prohibit the businesses f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    'Valley-wide Outbreak' Of H1N1 Happening Now

    Hospitals in the San Fernando Valley are experiencing a spike in patients reporting H1N1 "swine" flu symptoms, leading one administrator to call it a "Valley-wide outbreak" of the virus. Three Providence hospitals in the valley -- Holy Cross, Tarzana and Saint Joseph -- are reporting a 10 percent i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Eat What Bourdain Just Ate: Dosa, Lamb Soup and Squirming Tentacles

    While New York and Los Angeles are clearly, very different cities, the outer reaches of both areas have something in common: terrific foods from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds. For this week's No Reservations, the crew was focusing on the outer boroughs of New York, and Bourdain seemed legitimat ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    August 6, 2009

    Kosher Credentials in the San Fernando Valley

    Nu, does it have to be trayf?

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Ask Mr. Gold: Kosher Credentials; Nu, Does It Have To Be Trayf?

    Photo credit: Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menuDear Mr. Gold: My son would like to go a kosher restaurant for his birthday. Do you have any recommendations? --Michael, Northridge Dear Michael: The local universe of kosher dining is better than it used to be, when nine-tenths of my meals with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Long Beach OK's Wetlands Deal The L.B. City Council has approved a deal to trade a 12-acre parcel from a public service yard for nearly 34 acres of Los Cerritos Wetlands located on Bixby Ranch.Man Ends Barricade Standoff Frank Torres peacefully left his Carson home, which is threatened with bank for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Only One Suspect Charged With Torching Dancer

    According to the L.A. Times, police have charged only one of two bar patrons arrested in connection with an incendiary attack against a 27-year-old bikini dancer. Rianne Celine Theriault-Odom, 28, allegedly exchanged words with Roberta Busby around 1:30 a.m. last Thursday outside Babes n' Beer in Ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    Torched Dancer and Bikini Club Profiled

    Today's L.A. Daily News identifies the exotic dancer who was set ablaze yesterday as a Brazilian-born single mother of two named Roberta Abdue Dos Santos Busby. The 27-year-old Simi Valley woman had recently lost her bill-collector job and returned to dancing at Babes 'n Beer Sports Bar in Tarzana. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Babes & Beer Dancer Set on Fire

    An unidentified 27-year-old woman who danced at Tarzana's Babes & Beer nightclub was set afire early this morning, say police and newspaper reports. The woman, a mother of two children, was splashed with a flammable substance and lit near the Oxnard Street club around 1:30 a.m. Thursday. A man a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    Cat Cafe: Los Angeles Needs One, STAT

    Here is a business idea for those casting about for things to do in the economic downturn: start a cat cafe. Japan has one. No, correction, they have seven. Seven places where visitors to the cafe pay $8-$12 an hour to sit with cats and drink tea with cats and read comics with cats and pet the cats. ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2008

    All the Help You Need: The Adventures of a Hollywood Handyman

    Here is a business idea for those casting about for things to do in the economic downturn: start a cat cafe. Japan has one. No, correction, they have seven. Seven places where visitors to the cafe pay $8-$12 an hour to sit with cats and drink tea with cats and read comics with cats and pet the cats. ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    January 17, 2008

    The Chosen Pancake

    From Iran to Uzbekistan, the foods of the Jewish Diaspora

  • News

    December 20, 2007

    East Is East (of Downtown)

    Our readers write

  • Eat+Drink

    October 18, 2007

    Tired of Thai

    Green alternatives on the Eastside

  • News

    May 31, 2007

    Do As We Say, Not As We Do

    Smart growth’s biggest boosters still love suburban living

  • LA Life

    March 29, 2007

    I Got Yer Inconvenient Truth!

    What to do in Los Angeles this week

  • Eat+Drink

    July 20, 2006

    Ask Mr. Gold: Croque Monsieurs

    What to do in Los Angeles this week

  • News

    October 6, 2005

    Let’s Go for a Ride!

    Car culture on Pacific rims

  • News

    August 26, 2004

    Not in My Neighborhood Council

    What can save L.A.’s broken neighborhood councils?

  • News

    August 28, 2003

    The Rehab Economy

    If you want to detox in style, it might help to get arrested first

  • News

    January 16, 2003

    Venus de Me

    The waxing of male beauty

  • News

    January 17, 2002

    A Scary Abundance of Water

    Part 2

  • News

    April 26, 2001

    Letters

    Part 2

  • News

    September 16, 1999

    Court is in a Real Pickle

    Part 2

  • News

    June 3, 1999

    Sweat and Wild

    Part 2

  • Art+Books

    June 18, 1998

    Someone To Watch Over Me

    Part 2

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