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Blogs
February 15, 2013
Black Market Liquor Bar: Embittering Ventura Boulevard
You make reasonable assumptions about what you're going to drink depending on where you are. You don't go to Manhattan Beach to drink scotch, any more than you would Ensenada; you expect something more beachy there, in a tropical, caipirinha-colada vein perhaps. In Silver Lake you may be able to ord ... More >>
Blogs
February 13, 2013
A Nine-Patty Cheeseburger Coming to Southern California: Jake's Wayback Burgers Opening Soon
It may not be on your radar yet, but at the rate of its expansion Jake's Wayback Burgers could be setting up a burger joint near you, with locations in Santa Ana and Ventura already in the works. While we're not wanting in burger options fast food or otherwise in Southern California, the chain is br ... More >>
Film+TV
January 24, 2013
Miguel Gomes on His Film Tabu, Featuring 'Melodramas, Forbidden Love Affairs, Melancholic Crocodiles, Bands Playing Phil Spector Songs'
It may not be on your radar yet, but at the rate of its expansion Jake's Wayback Burgers could be setting up a burger joint near you, with locations in Santa Ana and Ventura already in the works. While we're not wanting in burger options fast food or otherwise in Southern California, the chain is br ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2012
90 Degrees-Plus in Los Angeles Today As New Heat Records Expected
Updated at the bottom: We did it! First posted at 6:08 a.m. Anybody look at the calendar lately? Yeah, November. Someone forgot to tell Mother Nature, because temperatures in the L.A. basin were expected to sneak into the 90s today and could break records, says the National Weather Service. Look ... More >>
Calendar
October 25, 2012
Where the Ghosts Are
Updated at the bottom: We did it! First posted at 6:08 a.m. Anybody look at the calendar lately? Yeah, November. Someone forgot to tell Mother Nature, because temperatures in the L.A. basin were expected to sneak into the 90s today and could break records, says the National Weather Service. Look ... More >>
Blogs
October 5, 2012
Linda Hogan's DUI Arrest Comes in Midst of Hulk Hogan's Sex-Tape Scandal
Hulk Hogan's ex-wife Linda Bollea, a.k.a. Linda Hogan, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of driving her Mercedes under the influence of alcohol on the 101 freeway in Calabasas, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department announced today. It happened shortly after 1:30 a.m. on the 101 at Kanan Road, depu ... More >>
Blogs
September 28, 2012
Butch Cassidy's Famous 'Amnesty Colt' Handgun Gets Auctioned This Sunday
By Jenny Lower Back in October 1899, things were looking a little thin for Robert LeRoy Parker, a.k.a. Butch Cassidy. It was only a few months before a brand-new century. After years of cattle rustling, horse thieving, train hijacking, and bank robbing with his gang, the Wild Bunch, the bandit life ... More >>
Blogs
September 28, 2012
Carmageddon II Could Clean Up 405 Air Pollution By Up to 83 Percent -- UCLA
See also: *Why Carmageddon II Could Be For Real; 10 Freeway Stretches in L.A. to Avoid. Having to be cooped up for this weekend's Carmageddon II is going to suck (L.A. leaders are encouraging you to keep shopping, so long as you stay away from the 405), especially since a fall heatwave is going to ... More >>
Blogs
September 13, 2012
Inside L.A.'s Chemtrails Community, a Group That Thinks We're Being Sprayed By Toxic Chemicals
On a recent Saturday morning, a small buzz of activity emanates from the stately Wilshire Ebell Theatre abutting Hancock Park. This is not a theatrical production but rather "Consciousness Beyond Chemtrails," a conference for those sharing belief in "chemtrails" -- a theory alleging that the gov ... More >>
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
March 26, 2012
Yamadaya Word Cloud: Pig, Pig, Noodle Opening in Sherman Oaks
If this does not make you hungry, well, then there's not much we can do for you. The ramen -- they also have rice bowls and gyoza and tsukemen -- at Yamadaya is of the kind that won't leave you needing more food for some time. It is a study in pork more than noodles, although the noodles are excelle ... More >>
Blogs
February 20, 2012
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 >>
Blogs
November 7, 2011
Snow in Los Angeles Region Sends Riders to Mountain High Over Weekend
Updated at the bottom: Following Mountain High's early opening Saturday, Bear Mountain Resort will open Wednesday, and Snow Summit Mountain Resort will kick in on Thursday. First posted at 12:45 p.m. Friday. Wait, you ask, summer's over? Yeah, look at the calendar. It passed more than 30 day ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2011
Nature Mart in Los Feliz to Close
Guzzle & NoshAssorted vegetables.After 38 years in business, popular Los Feliz health food store Nature Mart will close on November 1st, reports Echo Park Patch. Founded by Matt Huupponen in 1973, the store known for its array of bulk food items, fresh fruit and vegetables and freshly pressed ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2011
Gilani Taylor, Aspiring L.A. Singer, Loses Daughter, Burns 80% of Body in Fiery Crash on 101 Freeway; Hit-and-Run Driver Sought
Traffic was backed up for hours on Saturday along the 101 near Calabasas, behind an almost unrecognizable 1995 Chrysler engulfed in flames. The victims inside were 9-year-old Jayla Taylor, who died in the fire; and her mom, 27-year-old Gilani Taylor, who's in critical condition with 80 percent of he ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2011
George Christie Jr., Hells Angels Leader And Tattoo Shop Owner, Arrested For Alleged Firebombing Plot Against Other Ink Parlors
NYC Hells Angels: You don't want to park here. Trust us. We tried it once.A Southern California Hells Angels leader was arrested for allegedly trying to put rival tattoo shops out of business via firebombing. Now, if we were said ink-biz owners we would have scurried to the next town with ou ... More >>
Blogs
July 25, 2011
Party House Crackdown: New L.A. Ordinance Targets Notorious Ragers in the Hills
Lina Lecaro"Kandyland" at the Playboy MansionIt'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
May 12, 2011
Nick Haverland, 20-Year-Old Ventura College Bicyclist, Killed by Hummer in Reckless Hit-and-Run Spree
Ventura County StarNick Haverland in 2007A giant silver Hummer carved a path of destruction through a seaside community in Ventura yesterday evening -- running over a mother/daughter on their bicycles and wrecking the pickup of a three-person family, all before fatally smashing into 20-year-o ... More >>
Blogs
May 9, 2011
Unique LA Spring Show: The Green, the Quaint and the Crafty
Paul T. BradleyTyson Smith and Klara Nizki in the Maiden Voyage booth For those of us who aren't sure whether the term "hipster" or the stereotype itself is more obnoxious, the daunting task of covering an event dubbed a "Hipster Mecca" has the potential to dampen a whole weekend. Instead, Un ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2011
New Brewery: Ventura's Surf Ranch To Open This Spring
J. GarbeeVentura's Surf Brewery: Expect A Varied Tasting FlightGet ready to add another brewery to the growing list of those north of the San Diego County line -- Ventura's Surf Brewery is set to open this Spring. Does it have the requisite SoCal brewery cheesy name? Sure. Will the beers be a ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2011
L.A. Catholic Schools Do Their Part to 'Win the Future' for Obama -- Add 20 More School Days, Raise Tuition
rawstory.comObama wants YOU to win the futureWe're no experts, but we think God might prefer that the Catholic children of Los Angeles get a little rest come June-time. Nope. No luck for the weary. Cardinal Roger Mahoney tells City News Service today that "the elementary schools in the Archd ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2010
Jeff Gorell Wins* California State Assembly District 37 In Election 2010, Beating His Manly Chest To The Tune Of Opponent Ferial Masry's Bitter Tears
We're calling it: Jeff Gorell (R) of Ventura is your next representative for California State Assembly District 37. He beat opponent Ferial Masry (D) by a landslide. *OK, so we fibbed in the headline. The final results aren't in and the polls haven't closed. But thanks to sleazy incumbent f ... More >>
Blogs
September 16, 2010
Missing: Large, Inflatable Gorilla Vanishes From SoCal Car Dealership
Ventura County StarMissing: One large, $4,000 gorilla, 350 pounds, 30 feet tall. No he's not Godzilla, and he's not about to terrorize Southern California. He's inflatable. And he actually needs air like the rest of us. According to the Ventura County Star, the gorilla was last seen on Frida ... More >>
Blogs
August 30, 2010
Ventura Roadtrip: A & F Country Market for Local Bee Pollen, Pickles and South Dakota Jam
J. GarbeeA & F Country MarketIf you're trekking up the 101 to Ventura anytime soon for the last-of-summer surfing, fishing or general beach lounging, one of the best places to donate a few dollars to the local economy in thanks on your way out of town is at A & F Country Market, a roadside ma ... More >>
Blogs
August 16, 2010
Crowds Got Way Too Close To Racers In Lucern Valley Off-Road Tragedy
Dave Conklin / Associated PressAuthorities said there were few limits on how close crowds could be as off-road racers zoomed by at Saturday's deadly California 200 race that saw eight spectators perish when a prerunner-type Ford Ranger truck flipped into the audience. " ... There are no deli ... More >>
Blogs
July 30, 2010
Ladyface Alehouse & Brasserie: Eight Months Old and Going Strong
Todd HigginsLadyface Alehouse & Brasserie Beers As they approach their eight month anniversary, Ladyface Alehouse & Brasserie in Agoura Hills is not only a success but has been since day one. "We tried to open quietly" says owner and manager Cyrena Nouzille, "but we pretty much got run ove ... More >>
Blogs
July 15, 2010
Heat Wave: DWP Urges Angelenos To Conserve Power As Temps Soar
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is urging consumers to conserve power to avoid straining the city's electric grid. The National Weather and Service issued a excessive heat watch for parts of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties from Thursday through F ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2010
Tonight: The Guggenheim Grotto, Smokey Robinson, Kings of Leon, Sweethead
The Guggenheim GrottoThe Guggenheim Grotto has been making friends and influencing coffee-drinkers ever since 2008, when their song "Told You So" appeared on Across the Pond, a sampler CD issued by a certain beverage company with a twin-tailed siren as its log. Now the Irish folk-pop duo are ... More >>
Blogs
July 7, 2010
Protecting Southern California Toad Would Cost $789 Million
According to a study by U.S. Fish and Wildlife, the cost to protect the endangered arroyo toad in Southern California could amount to $789 million over 25 years. The study looked at a proposal to protect more than 112,000 acres of critical habitat for the toad in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, ... More >>
Blogs
May 25, 2010
Live in L.A.: At the movies with Isaac Brock, Band of Horses, Angus & Julia Stone, Peter Himmelman, the Airborne Toxic Event
Think of it as an indie rocker with extra butter. Modest Mouse main man Isaac Brock is in town tonight to perform a short set after a screening of a documentary to which he (along with James Mercer, Jack Johnson and others) contributed music. The film is "180º South," which retraces a 1968 t ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2010
Stone Ground Bakery's Kosher Oatmeal Cookie Recipe: Post-Holiday Baking
Stone Ground Bakery in Agoura Hills, just off the 110 between Calabasas and Ventura, is one of those L.A. shopping mall treasures, a great bakery trapped in anonymous concrete that you find only if you know the happy repeat customers--or have exited to get gas and discovered great bread instead. A ... More >>
Music
June 25, 2009
Rock Picks: Electric Daisy Carnival, Explosion in the Sky, Rodriguez
Also, DAT Politics, Mika Miko, Etta James and others
Blogs
December 22, 2008
Drive, He Sd: Michael Ventura Cruises Down Memory Lane
Sometimes you have to leave Los Angeles to get to its best stories. In his latest Letters at 3 A.M. column, Austin Chronicle writer Michael Ventura remembers one near-typical, almost apocalyptic night in the lives of three ex-New Yorkers. In 1985 Ventura (then writing for this paper), along with the ... More >>
LA Life
October 2, 2008
Best Literary Mine: Book Cellar
Sometimes you have to leave Los Angeles to get to its best stories. In his latest Letters at 3 A.M. column, Austin Chronicle writer Michael Ventura remembers one near-typical, almost apocalyptic night in the lives of three ex-New Yorkers. In 1985 Ventura (then writing for this paper), along with the ... More >>
Columns
August 28, 2008
"Fill her up": What a Girl Must Pay to Pump
High-poontang fuel
Blogs
April 19, 2008
It's Record Store Day!
Go out and visit your local independent record store today, if there is still one within 100 miles or so. You know your business model is in trouble when you get a "day" devoted to it. Why, I remember celebrating "Floppy Disc Day" and "Blacksmith Appreciation Day" as if they were yesterday. Ther ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2008
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 >>
Columns
October 25, 2007
The World on Fire
Something wicked this way will come again
News
October 4, 2007
Best Diversion Strategy
Game Empire
Columns
January 11, 2007
Not With Eddie
Game Empire
News
July 27, 2006
Degree of Education
And on the boards
Film+TV
June 1, 2006
Let Them Eat Film
Tales of wars and misguided youth dominate Cannes 2006
News
October 6, 2005
Let�s Go for a Ride!
Car culture on Pacific rims
News
December 9, 2004
The Malloy Brothers Conspiracy
They left behind the world of competitive surfing and big-money contracts to get back to the roots of classic surfing. They might just save the sport.
News
July 3, 2003
Letters
They left behind the world of competitive surfing and big-money contracts to get back to the roots of classic surfing. They might just save the sport.
News
August 16, 2001
Eight Excellent Reasons Not To Cheat on Your Taxes
They left behind the world of competitive surfing and big-money contracts to get back to the roots of classic surfing. They might just save the sport.
News
April 27, 2000
Blight of Other Days
The end of the trail for the Trail�s End Ranch case
News
June 3, 1999
Sweat and Wild
The end of the trail for the Trail�s End Ranch case
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