Tustin

Frankie Eder: The 13-year-old DJ

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. Last year Frankie Eder DJed at underground beat music club Low End Theory, joining the ranks of Thom Yorke, Erykah Badu and Flying Lotus. Pretty cool. He's no professional musi ... More >>

Smog City Brewing: The New Taproom, "Weird Beer" An Opening Party!!

Since we last checked in with Smog City Brewing just a few short weeks ago, the newest Torrance beer makers have already filled up all of the fermenting tanks with fresh batches, submitted label approval for their new keg rings and opened the roll-up door to customers during its first ever soft-open ... More >>

Beer Lovers Rejoice: Smog City's Torrance Brewery Gets Final Approval

The brewery we named "#1 to watch" earlier this year is now closer than ever to making its first beers in Los Angeles County. Word came from the Smog City Brewing camp this week that the City of Torrance has signed off on the newly built brewery and (barring any unforseen bureaucratic obstruction) ... More >>

Coming Soon: BEP Vietnamese Kitchen Brunch Pop-Up in Hollywood

On Sunday, April 21 and every other Sunday after that, Connie Tran will take over Franco on Melrose for a few hours to bring an 8-course family-style prix fixe brunch with beverages like chrysanthemum tea, pickled plum soda and Vietnamese coffee.

Ali Syed: Four Dead In Orange County Road Rampage

Updated at the bottom with the suspected shooter's identity. Headline has changed. First posted at 11:59 p.m. A man went on a shooting rampage in Orange County today, resulting in four dead and at least two wounded, authorities said. It's not immediately clear what motivated the attacks, which sta ... More >>

Beachwood BBQ Medals Twice at the 2012 GABF

DENVER -- On Saturday morning, Oct. 13, thousands of brewers, media and festival volunteers watched as Long Beach-based Beachwood BBQ and Brewing accepted two medals at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival. Winning gold and bronze for L.A. County, they were in good company with California brewers, ... More >>

7 Great Los Angeles Ethnic Markets

As significant as farmers markets are in reintroducing seasonality to our diet, it is the neighborhood market that regularly holds us down when times call for lingonberry syrup or injera bread. It may be too early to declare Los Angeles -- or anywhere for that matter -- post-racial, but in a city wi ... More >>

Bikini Heist: L.A. Hooligans Stuff $200,000 in Swimsuits Into White Van, Lead Cops on Crazy Chase Down 405

It took a total of eight -- count 'em, eight -- Los Angeles-area hooligans to carry out the worst bikini heist of all time, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office. The whole motley crew of them, including two women (fashion advisers!), were arraigned yesterday morning for alleged ... More >>

Top 6 Weekend Food Events: Strawberry Festival, Mark Gold Seafood Demo, EggFest, Chocolate Lecture, Beer and Brunch Bike Ride, Hudson Block Party Smog City Beer Dinner

California Strawberry Festival Strawberry shortcake? Boring. How about strawberry pizza, nachos or kabobs, along with strawberry beer? More than 40 food booths will offer strawberry-centric items at the California Strawberry Festival. Also expect concerts, contests, amusement park attractions and a ... More >>

Rafael Davis, Laid-Up L.A. Firefighter, Arrested After He's Caught MMA Fighting -- D.A: VIDEO

Employees who have filed for worker's compensation sometimes get busted by doing stupid things like skipping, jogging and engaging in horseplay while they're supposed to be sidelined by serious injury. But, if true, this worker's comp claimant takes the cake: Prosecutors say that laid-up L.A. city ... More >>

Steve Nalepa, the Professor of Party

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] See also: *Low End Theory Anniversary *More Low End Theory Oral History From Those Who Helped Build It All apologies to Mr. Holland, but our opuses hav ... More >>

Smog City Brewery: An Interview With the New L.A. Brewery You Probably Haven't Heard of the Unofficial Launch Party Next Week

Smog City. If it sounds like the perfect name for the next L.A.-area brewery, that's because it already is. With new local breweries making headlines months before they even open these days, we were caught off-guard when Smog City Brewery co-owner Laurie Porter contacted us after reading our homebre ... More >>

Naked Man Jumps From Back of Ambulance on O.C. Freeway, is Struck, Killed by Truck

Alexander Keselaar​A naked man who jumped out of the back of an ambulance that was traveling on the 5 freeway was hit by a truck and killed, authorities said. It happened this morning about 7:30 a.m. today on the northbound 5 south of the 55 freeway in Tustin, Sgt. Luis Garcia of the Tustin P ... More >>

Video: Nude O.C. Thief Jumps From Smoking Hummer Limo, Fends Off German Shepherd

Worth it? (Doubtful.)​Tustin resident Ahmad Mabrok, 29, may have just set a new standard for worst Saturday night ever. Or best, we suppose -- if you're into jumping from fiery stolen vehicles and getting your junk licked by ferocious police dogs. (And, uh, spending the rest of your life tryi ... More >>

Lewis Lee, O.C. 22-Year-Old, Dies After Taking Acid, Running Around Naked, Jumping Out of Moving Car

OC RegisterLSD victim Lewis Lee​The drug-fueled death of young Cypress man Lewis Lee on September 6 has ignited a familiar debate on the Orange County Register's comment board: Should acid, that peace-loving Burning Man staple borne of the 1960s flower-child movement, be considered as dangero ... More >>

Hatch Chile Report: If Not New Mexico, Then Ralphs

Frieda's ProduceHatch chiles​ If you're the sort of person who annually packs the car and heads to New Mexico, driving endless ribbons of highways, through the wind farms and burnt deserts of California and Arizona, living on roadside enchiladas and anticipation, to pilgrimage to the town of H ... More >>

Roundup of Favorite Italian Delis and Groceries: 16 Places to go for Deli Sandwiches, Cannoli, Spaghetti alla Bottarga, Etc.

Susan ParkRosario Mazzeo of Roma Italian Deli and Grocery in Pasadena​ If you grew up in Los Angeles, you were probably introduced to your first Italian market some time in elementary school. At some point during your formative years, you took a silent oath of filial piety to never cheat on th ... More >>

A Recipe From The Chef: Austin Szu's Coconut Curry with Chicken and Pork Belly

Austin SzuCoconut Curry​ When he was 16 years old, Austin Szu realized that his calling was culinary. After receiving his BA in Business Administration from UC Riverside, he went on to attend culinary school in Pasadena. Along the way, Szu did stints on the 2004 World Pastry Team Championship ... More >>

Free Food Today at Cafe Rio in Lakewood

​The newest location of Cafe Rio Mexican Grill, in Lakewood, is giving out free meals all day today, form 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. It's part of a promo to mark the restaurant's opening. There will, however, be a tip jar next to the cash register soliciting donations for The Boys and Girls Club. ( ... More >>

Linda Gagnon Defrauded Nuns of a Quarter of a Mil, Used Cash to Buy Lingerie and Other Goods, Feds in L.A. Claim

lalalingerie.comThe devil wears lingerie, feds allege.​Is there a lingerie section in hell? (If so, it would be hot). It's a question prosecutors might be asking Monday after 57-year-old Southern California woman Linda Rose Gagnon surrendered to authorities following her indictment on allega ... More >>

Amateur Astronomers Invite the Public to Informal Viewings

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 >>

The Top Korean Chef Isn't Korean: Two Orange County Guys Share the Title

B. HansenGuillas's prize-winning deconstructed bibimbap​ Not a single Korean competed in last Thursday's Top Chef Korean Food Challenge at the San Diego Wine & Culinary Center. The idea was to see what would become of Korean ingredients in the hands of chefs who don't ordinarily cook this t ... More >>

James Beard House Brings Its "Friends of James Beard" Benefit To SoCal

James Beard Foundation​ If you missed the James Beard Celebrity Chef Tour stop in L.A. last summer, not to worry; the culinary powerhouse is headed back to Southern California, this time bringing with it a weekend full of cooking demonstrations, extravagant meals and even a few Food Network s ... More >>

Top Ten LA Musician Mansions For Sale (Sorry Millionaires: Jack Black Just Snapped Flea's Los Feliz Pad)

Jack Black Buys Flea's House More Musicians Insane Mansions For Sale

O.C. Cop Scott Cole Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 17-Year-Old Girl While On The Job

'The Bad Lieutenant.'​You think of The Bad Lieutenant as a demented, Hollywood vision of a bad cop. But sometimes facets of the darkside are true. At least according to the Orange County District Attorney's office, which Thursday charged an O.C. sheriff's deputy with sexually assaulting an un ... More >>

O.C. Child Rapist Lawrence Joseph Brown Released From Prison, Quickly Arrested And Put Behind Bars Again

Brown was out, but now it looks like he's back in.​That super-scum we told you about this week, convicted child rapist Lawrence Joseph Brown, only experienced a half hour or so of freedom before he was arrested by Tustin police on a parole violation Wednesday evening. You see, Brown was actua ... More >>

Today In WTF: L.A. Tornado Warning Issued (UPDATED

​A tornado warning for south central Los Angeles County has been canceled Tuesday afternoon, but another was issued for southeastern Orange County, southwester Riverside County and northwestern San Diego County. This as the second of three successive winter storms hit the Southland Tuesday. T ... More >>

Top 10 Bánh Mì Shops: Where to Get Viet Sandwiches If You Can't Find A Food Truck

Photo credit: Diane CuDakao's bánh mì​If the lines at Nom Nom Truck are too long, or the food runs out or the sweltering sidewalk heat is too much for you, there are still brick-and-mortar options for bánh mì, the awesome Vietnamese baguette sandwiches that Viet street food by way of Frenc ... More >>

Forget the Mustache: Beauty-Shop Quartets

Some postquaint, teenage-girl harmonies

Prop.93: How 42 Politicians Could Cash In

Proponents say it fights incompetence. Opponents say it serves power and greed

Prop. 93: Nunez's Term-limits Scam

Voters are clueless that one-third of California's termed-out legislators could stay on

Mayor for Life?

In Inglewood, even a runoff might not defrock Dorn

To Sad Eyes in East L.A.

Death of an Earth Angel, Dick “Huggy Boy” Hugg, 1928–2006

The Doctor of Shirts

Letters

When Jesus Walked

A tour of Trinity Christian Center International

Letters

Testify

Fits and Starts

L.A.’s struggle for a great daily