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What's in Season at the Farmers Market: A Mini Strawberry Primer

The buzz from the official arrival of spring this week was summarily squashed when a sage market-goer clucked her teeth at a friend and said, "please, I've been eating spring for two weeks. Have you seen Zimmerman's asparagus?" She had a point. Seasonal eating around here has a slightly differen ... More >>

From Comedians' Favorite Films to The Walking Dead: Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

See also: *More L.A. Weekly Film Coverage Friday, March 1 The second annual Los Angeles Turkish Film Festival is in town at the Egyptian Theatre through Sunday with a lineup of four feature films (The Butterfly's Dream, Beyond the Hill, Mold and Inside) as well as a series of nine shorts that wer ... More >>

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including a Mesmerizing Child's-Eye View of Grief, Walking the Tightrope

Child-like views delighted our critics this week, with Mike Kenney's Walking the Tightrope at the 24th Street Theatre taking Pick of the Week, and a nod to Albie Selznick's magic show Smoke and Mirrors at the Lankershim Arts Center in North Hollywood. There's also a recommendation for an adult comed ... More >>

10 Places in L.A. to Draw Nude Models

See also: *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *Our Calendar Section, Listing More Great Things to Do in L.A. *Top 10 Bars With the Hottest Women in L.A. Art, much like the naked body, has been known to take itself too seriously. The remedy? Sometimes they both can benefit from being in a relax ... More >>

5 Best Comedy Shows in L.A. This Week, Including Mike Birbiglia's Latest Solo Show

Does anybody need a laugh? Thought so. 5. Celebrity: Part of Writers' Reading Series "Funny, needy people baring their souls for your amusement." With Cindy Chupak, Jeff Kahn, Terri Mintz, Jean Black, Debbie Jhoon, and Johnny Walker. Presented by Jill Soloway, Maggie Rowe and Andersen Gabrych. C ... More >>

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including Jeff Goldblum as a Writing Teacher

Starting this week, we will now include our listings of all ongoing shows, below the new reviews, to help make it easier for you to decide which shows to see this week.The writing of neurologist Oliver Sacks has inspired a new work at Theatre @ Boston Court in Pasadena -- Kathryn Walat's Creation. S ... More >>

Marijuana Bust in Valley Should Scare Pot Shops Happy Over L.A. Ban Reprieve

See also: *Marijuana Dispensaries Get Reprieve After Ban is Put on Hold Thanks to Signature Drive. Even as medical marijuana advocates were successful this week in putting the brakes on a pot shop ban in Los Angeles, the LAPD has continued on its mission to shut down weed retailers in the West Vall ... More >>

Conejo Valley Adult School Serves Up 20 Cooking Classes

Looking to improve your cooking technique, or maybe just to have a fun night out while fine-tuning your eating skills? Then grab your toque and set your GPS for Thousand Oaks, where 20 cooking classes are being offered by the Community Enrichment Department, part of the Conejo Valley Adult School. ... More >>

Smashburger Opens Next Month In Thousand Oaks

There's another contender in L.A.'s ongoing burger-chain war, expect this time you'll have to visit Thousand Oaks to get a taste. Denver-based chain Smashburger, which derives its name from the way its patties are smashed into the grill to, according to a press release, "seal in the juices," will be ... More >>

Bicycle Theft Ring Targeted High-End Bikes on Craigslist, Used Facebook For Personal Info

As evil as cops paint these guys to be, you gotta admit, they were scary sophisticated in their use of Craigslist, Facebook and social manipulation -- if the story's true. Here's the deal, according an announcement by L.A. County Sheriff's officials this week: A crew of bike thieves targeted victi ... More >>

Jason Loose of Thousand Oaks Worshipped in China for Sharing French Fries With Bum (PHOTOS)

A recent Arizona State University graduate who grew up in Thousand Oaks -- and is now working abroad in the Jiangsu province of China -- has been dubbed "Brother Fries" by the locals. Jason Loose, in his early 20s, was photographed on a Nanjing street corner while sharing his McDonald's French frie ... More >>

5 Best Gelato Shops in Los Angeles

Guzzle & NoshAssorted flavors at Gelato Bar in Los Feliz.​Yesterday, we listed the 5 Best Ice Cream Shops in Los Angeles. Today, we move onto gelato. Taxonomy is crucial in these matters. 5. Gelato Bar (Los Feliz, Studio City): Owned by Gail Silverton (sister of Mozza pizza queen Nancy), Gela ... More >>

Griffen Kramer, Thousand Oaks High Quarterback, Found Dead Sunday Morning; Alcohol Poisoning Likely

CHUCK KIRMAN/Ventura County StarGriffen Kramer in uniform.​Griffen Kramer, an 18-year-old senior at Thousand Oaks High, died this Halloween weekend. He was found lifeless yesterday at a friend's house in Agoura Hills after spending Saturday night there, according to the Ventura County Star. H ... More >>

Capybara, World's Largest Rodent, Spotted in Paso Robles: Is It Wrong to Lust for a Carcass?

AnimalPhotos.infoHydrochaeris hydrochaeris, aka the capybara​The Los Angeles County Natural History Museum has plenty of bizarre beasties in stock, many of them from creatures not found within a thousand miles of L.A. -- or within a thousand years of 2011. Which is why the museum is captivated ... More >>

30 Scoops in 30 Days: Paciugo Gelato (Day 29)

Down in Hermosa Beach, there's a cool, spacious shop that serves gelato worth seeking out. Paciugo Gelato (pronounced "pa-choo-go," if their signage is to be believed) offers a dizzying selection of 32 flavors. They line up all the usual suspects -- chocolate, caramel, sea salt, banana, peanut but ... More >>

Jesus Hates Skater Kids: 'Lincoln Ramp' Half Pipe in Venice Torn Down by Fun-Killers at United Methodist Church

Juice MagazineThe Lincoln Ramp in better days​Updated after the jump: Photos of the Lincoln Ramp being dismantled, set to be U-Hauled -- in sad little strips -- to various parts of the Valley. Plus, the reverend's defense. The riff-raff who frequent the Lincoln Ramp in east Venice Beach are f ... More >>

Burger Alert: Five Guys Culver City Opens This Friday

L. Balla​ Five Guys fans, get excited: We just confirmed that the next location opens in Culver City's Westfield Fox Hills mall this Friday at 11 a.m. Unless you live near Cerritos, Carson, Thousand Oaks and other outlying areas, this is huge. For the uninitiated, Five Guys started in Virgini ... More >>

Jean Maxime Perramon -- Big-Time Hollywood Animator, 'Bionic Six' Artist -- Killed on Shoulder of 101 Freeway in Thousand Oaks

Pepper Films Inc​Updated after the jump: Jean's friends and neighbors provide more details about his life and death. Jean Perramon pulled over to the side of the 101 North at about 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, stepping out of his Ferrari momentarily to check its tire for a piece of metal he though ... More >>

Stage Raw: Holiday Listings

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS NEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Cormac McCarthy's The Sunset LimitedHOLIDAY LISTINGS:To be honest, the quantity of theater playing this week in Los Angeles is about as thin as it gets. Still, our comprehensive LISTINGS are back up. Things do pick up in January, so ... More >>

California's Mystery Freefall, 63,000 Jobs Vanish: Antonio Villaraigosa Doesn't Get It, But The Healthy Great Plains Hold A Secret

Watch interactive job-loss blobs grow. See map link on jump page.​What is causing the free-fall in job losses in California, while the Great Plains, with the raw exception of a few spots, are past the recession? 63,000 jobs vanished in California in September, of 95,000 lost in the United Stat ... More >>

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National Weather Service: 'Dangerous Heat Expected' For Much Of L.A.

NASA​Hot enough for you yet? Still complaining about that cool summer? Didn't think so. And it looks like Madre Nature is about to turn it up a notch. The National Weather Service has issued a notice that states, in part, "dangerous heat expected" for Wednesday. The usual suspects should be o ... More >>

'Excessive Heat Watch' Issued For L.A. This Week: Record Temps Expected

​An "excessive heat watch" has been issued by the National Weather Service for much of Los Angeles Tuesday and Wednesday, with "dangerous heat possible" and even record temperatures for the San Fernando Valley, the San Gabriel Valley, and the Santa Monica Mountains. A high-pressure system is ... More >>

Kelly Soo Park To Be Arraigned In Santa Monica Murder Of Model-Actress Juliana Redding

Kelly Soo Park.​The 44-year-old Thousand Oaks woman charged for the murder of 21-year-old model-actress Juliana Redding was scheduled to be arraigned next week, on July 6. Meanwhile documents filed by the District Attorney's office indicate the suspect, Thousand Oaks resident Kelly Soo Park, ... 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 >>

Abby Sunderland Reported To Be In 'Good Spirits' As Efforts To Reach Her Were Underway

​Southern California teen sailor Abby Sunderland was reported to be in "good spirits" after an airliner spotted her aboard her distressed sailboat and a rescue plane subsequently circled overhead as she awaited sea-bound help in the Indian Ocean Friday. The 16-year-old from Thousand Oaks, who ... More >>

Tiger's Wife Is A Hero: We Look At Other Maligned Acts Of Bravery In Recent History

Tiger Woods Foundation​Tiger Woods' wife is a hero for rescuing the legendary golf pro after he crashed his SUV outside his Florida driveway early Friday morning. Standing over him, perhaps with golf club in-hand, Elin Nordegren was an image of selfless giving. She busted out a window with the ... More >>

Case Closed: Tiger Woods To Be Cited For 'Careless Driving'

​Tiger Woods will be cited for 'careless driving' in the bizarre Friday morning incident in which he mowed over a fire hydrant and ran into a tree driving his SUV just outside his Florida home, according to the Associated Press. The Florida Highway Patrol citation carries $164 fine and four p ... More >>

Your Month in Review: November Restaurant Openings and Closures

A. ScattergoodThe Gorbals​Probably the most promising moment in the restaurant shuffle this month, was Choza Mama's takeover of the old Hooters space in Old Town Pasadena. The popular Burbank Peruvian restaurant unquestionably gives Old Town some needed points in the class and culture departme ... More >>

Now Open: Nate 'N Al Thousand Oaks, With or Without Doris

THE Beverly Hills deli, Nate 'n Al has opened a second location in the Lakes shopping center in Thousand Oaks. The new location opened on Tuesday to a crowd eager to for their very own Nate 'n Al experience: bowls of chicken matzo-ball soup and The Hollywood smothered in Russian dressing. Nate 'n Al ... More >>

Man Arrested For Allegedly Hiring Teen Boys To Spit On Him

FoxHerbert.​A Thousand Oaks man was arrested after allegedly paying boys from a local high school to spit on him, slap him and yell profanities at him, the Ventura County Sheriff's Department reports.Authorities say some teens even alleged that the suspect, identified as 39-year-old Charles Willia ... More >>

Good or Evil, Corporate Biofuel Gets $5 Mil of Your Money

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced that 37 research projects, including one launched locally, are in line for $151 million in federal funding that aims to "develop nimble, creative and inventive approaches to transform the global energy landscape," according to a department statement.Cere ... More >>

Man Bites Off Protester's Finger at Health Care Rally

KTLAAftermath: Blood on a sidewalk​Call it a case of bite and run, but a 65-year-old man opposed to health care reform struck another man who was trying to reach a MoveOn.org-backed pro-reform rally of 100 participants -- and had half his pinky finger bitten off in return. And, in a dramatic tour ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Barricade Mystery No sign has been found of an armed man or the three hostages he allegedly had been holding inside an Arcadia home since Sunday night. Sheriff's deputies and SWAT members entered the home this morning only to find one elderly man. Associated PressUCLA Fire Report Blasted The family ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Over the Rainbow Flags Between 3,500 and 5,000 gay-marriage supporters peacefully marched from West Hollywood to Hollywood tonight, protesting today's state supreme court ruling upholding Proposition 8's ban on same-sex matrimony. NBC, City News Service (subscription required)Koretz Claims Win As Pa ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Cedillo Rolls Up Another Opponent Longtime San Gabriel Valley politician Ed Chavez has removed his name from the Congressional race to replace Hilda Solis. Chavez announced his support of state Senator Gil Cedillo, who faces a tough challenge May 19 from Judy Chu, who sits on the State Board of Equa ... More >>

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