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Woodland Hills

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2013

    Sex Attack On Orange Busway Bike Path Has Valley Cops On Lookout

    The LAPD this week released an artist's sketch of a creeper who they say attacked a woman on the Orange Line Busway Bike Path in Woodland Hills. The sexual assault happened last month but police are now asking for the public's help. They say the suspect jumped a fence, walked behind the 20-year-ol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2013

    Taft School Shooting NOT In L.A.'s San Fernando Valley

    Following another school shooting, this one at Taft High School near Bakersfield, the LAPD has had to clarify that this DIDN'T happen at the Taft campus in the San Fernando Valley. Really. The media is so East Coast-biased (it's not like more than 15 million people live in the area from Bakersfiel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2013

    Adventures in Veganism: The Vegan Joint

    The Vegan Joint can't be smoked, but that's OK because all three locations (West Los Angeles, Hollywood and Woodland Hills) serve breakfast all day. Some might say that's even better than a vegan joint. They'd be wrong, but they'd say it. Owner Rattana P. (who'd prefer her last name not be used) op ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2013

    I Lost the California Dream. And Then I Found It Again on Route 1

    It was raining in Los Angeles during the 2011 Christmas week, and the traffic on the 405 near the Getty Center was jammed. I had left Long Beach two hours earlier, and it would still be another hour before I arrived at work in Woodland Hills. That morning the red brake lights were staring at me like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2012

    A November Roundup of Restaurant Openings and Closings

    In opening news, Pizza Rev (fast-casual "craft your own" pizza concept) is coming to Woodland Hills on December 5. And, as if we need more butter and sugar to stuff ourselves with this holiday season, Georgetown Cupcakes opened in Beverly Hills and Sprinkles at The Grove, channeling Willy Wonka with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2012

    Lois Ann Goodman, Tennis Ref Charged With Murdering Husband, Off The Hook For Now

    Prosecutors said they had good evidence that a Woodland Hills tennis umpire known for her work at the U.S Open beat her husband to death with a coffee cup. Steadfastly maintaining her innocence, 70-year-old Lois Ann Goodman said he simply fell and hit his head before he crawled into bed and died. ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 29, 2012

    Everybody Skate Now!

    Prosecutors said they had good evidence that a Woodland Hills tennis umpire known for her work at the U.S Open beat her husband to death with a coffee cup. Steadfastly maintaining her innocence, 70-year-old Lois Ann Goodman said he simply fell and hit his head before he crawled into bed and died. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2012

    Woodland Hills Trader Joe's Gets Super-Sized

    More wine, more cheese and more shelves to move stuff around -- the new addition to the Woodland Hills Trader Joe's is shopping-cart ready, although still not completely finished. The long-awaited wine-and-cheese-and-snacks room finally got the necessary city permits, giving customers a chance to ro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2012

    Brett Cronin Gave 13-Year-Old Fatal Dose of Heroin, LAPD Says

    Updated at the bottom: The D.A. threw the book at Cronin today. First posted at 8:03 a.m. A 23-year-old man was behind bars today after he allegedly gave heroin to a Woodland Hills 13-year-old who then died, police said. The suspect was identified as Brett Cronin. Sadly, a San Fernando Valley man ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2012

    Corey Plank Arrested in Marijuana Dispensary Bust on Ventura Boulevard

    Running a marijuana dispensary is like walking a tight rope these days. While the feds are cracking down, the L.A. City Council is poised to ban all pot shops in town, and a California court recently upheld the right of dispensaries to exist. What to do? Try to keep it clean. The LAPD says a Woodl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2012

    Marijuana Raids at Green Joy, Green Magic Dispensaries in Woodland Hills ... at 4:20 p.m.

    Updated at the bottom with three arrests and more details including that the raids happened at ... 4:20 p.m! First posted at 8:04 a.m. Cops raided a pair of marijuana dispensaries in Woodland Hills yesterday for alleged "illegal sales" of marijuana, the LAPD said in a statement last night. The dep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    On 420, Authorities Target Valley Marijuana Business

    Updated at the bottom with a few more details, including arrests. First posted at 4:13 p.m. Friday, April 20. Is nothing sacred? On 4/20, of all dates, we received word of a raid on at least one marijuana dispensary in Woodland Hills this afternoon. We're looking into the possibility that other can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Ashes of Late Relative Stolen From GMC Yukon Parked at Westfield Mall in Woodland Hills: LAPD in Search of Geniuses

    GMC.comA GMC Yukon.​Thieves in Woodland Hills broke into a pretty nice ride, a GMC Yukon, and took three bags. Sounds promising if you're a street cretin. Big problem, though, as one of the bags contained the cremated remains of a loved one. Now cops citywide are looking for these dumb asses ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    July 7, 2011

    Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

    GMC.comA GMC Yukon.​Thieves in Woodland Hills broke into a pretty nice ride, a GMC Yukon, and took three bags. Sounds promising if you're a street cretin. Big problem, though, as one of the bags contained the cremated remains of a loved one. Now cops citywide are looking for these dumb asses ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Yousef Akbari and Amin Najib -- El Camino Real High Students -- Missing Since Yesterday Morning, May Be Driving Gold Benz

    Two students missing in Woodland Hills​Two students last seen "leaving for school" at 7:20 a.m. (but never quite making it) yesterday morning in a gold 1996 Mercedes-Benz still haven't turned up at school, or otherwise. The Afghani boys, 17-year-old Yousef Akbari and 14-year-old Amin Najib, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Gather 'Round the Induction Stove Campfire: 7 Summer Cooking Classes for Kids

    J. Ritz​ Art, soccer, drama and the like are all edifying pursuits that help young people find their passions and build character. But you can't eat them for dinner. Cooking classes for kids are fun, educational, and let's face it, useful. Come summertime in Los Angeles -- and it's just around ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Black Hawk Down in Woodland Hills Rescued by Los Angeles Fire Department [Video]

    LAFD / YouTube​The Los Angeles Fire Department must have earned its wings with the animal-rights brigade. (Question: Why is adapting a pet now also called a "rescue?" Discuss). Anyway, the department was called to the he 5300 block of Elvira Road in Woodland Hills last night about 7:18 p.m. f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    L.A. Firefighter Puts Oxygen Mask on Kitty

    LA Daily NewsWait til you see the big one​In an LA Daily News slideshow that could melt the hearts of a thousand evil dictators, we are introduced today to an absurdly soft-looking gray kitty, a lifelong resident of Woodland Hills, and his human savior: L.A. City Firefighter Mike Hayes. Behold ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Jeff Stenroos Lied, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck Says: Entire Shooting at El Camino High School Was Fake, Manhunt Cancelled

    LAUSD's finest -- campus cops -- eff things up again.​Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck tonight accused LAUSD campus cop Jeff Stenroos of staging his own shooting shooting himself near El Camino Real High School last week, creating a fake story about a gunman shooting him -- and setting of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    L.A. School Police Officer Shot in Chest at El Camino High in Woodland Hills

    The El Camino High shooter fired a semiautomatic handgun at an L.A. school police officer​Update: "LAPD Chief Says Jeffrey Stenroos, L.A. School Officer 'Shot in Chest' at El Camino High, Was Lying." Updated after the jump: Did the LAPD overreact to the sort-of-on-campus shooting? Plus, there ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    L.A. Times Interactive Crime Map Informs Public Of Assaults, Car Thefts, Rapes And Worse In Your Los Angeles Neighborhoods

    Los Angeles Times​In a bid to increase internet traffic, the Los Angeles Times has introduced an interactive crime map, outlining the crime incidents in LA cities and neighborhoods. You're going to be a bit stunned by what you find.I took it upon myself to look up Woodland Hills, my favorite stomp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Anarbagh Indian Opens Second Restaurant in Encino

    Erinn EichingerTandoori Chicken​ Anarbagh Indian restaurant, run by the Nassa family, has been in business in Woodland Hills for over 20 years. But if getting to that end of the Valley to feed your Indian food fix is just too much for you, you're in luck. A second outpost recently opened ab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    '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 >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    The Annual Dennis P. Zine July 4th Extravaganza

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Valentines Day Restaurant Round Up: San Fernando Valley Edition

    If the proliferation of pink and red everything at your local grocery store hasn't given it away yet, Valentine's Day is right around the corner. If you're looking to impress your sweetie without having to cook dinner yourself, we've rounded up a few spots in the San Fernando Valley where you can wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Murder was the Case: LA Homicide No. 255, Man Fatally Stabbed at Comfort Inn in Woodland Hills

    A man who was found fatally stabbed in a hotel room in Woodland Hills has been identified as 56-year-old Michael Conoscenti. Conoscenti was discovered in his hotel room at a Comfort Inn in the 20100 block of Ventura Boulevard at 9:30 am October 27. View Larger Map Anyone with information should con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Stage Raw: bobrauschenbergamerica

    The latest NEW REVIEWS are embedded in this week's COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSAlso, this week's STAGE FEATURE on improvised musicalsBOBRAUSCHENBERGAMERICA, AND THEATER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS​Photo by Josh HeislerTheatricians Theater Group -- a new company consisting of mostly university students and ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    June 11, 2009

    Eating in Encino

    And overcoming the Romanian-goat-herder problem

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Count 'Em or Lose 'Em After L.A. lost out on $184 million of federal funds because it undercounted its population during the 2000 census, the city will make extra efforts to survey immigrants in 2010. L.A. TimesGOP Reps Change Tunes Obama budget critics Buck McKeon and Kevin McCarthy, two conservati ... More >>

  • LA Life

    April 2, 2009

    Pink Slip Parties in L.A.: Laid Off but Not Out

    In the pink — half-price appetizers and $5 martinis

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Send in the Tow Trucks Public hearings will soon be held to gather comments on plans to speed traffic during rush hours on Pico and Olympic boulevards. LA TimesSign of the Times The recession began with Chevy and Washington Mutual signage being draped with canvas and now the AIG corporate logo has b ... More >>

  • News

    January 29, 2009

    Middle-Class Flight From San Fernando Valley

    Will taxpayers who are leaving “America's suburb” behind doom L.A.?

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Arrest in Homeless Slay Case Benjamin Mathew Martin, 30, was apprehended in Rancho Mirage for the gruesome death of John Robert McGraham, a homeless man who was set on fire last fall in an alley off of Third Street near Berendo Street. Meet the Bark Beetles The news about climate change's effects on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2008

    Candy Cane Lane Light Insanity in Woodland Hills

    'Twas the night after Christmas, and all through the hood, people were driving super slowly, but this was pretty much understood. Kinda. Candy Cane Lane is an eight block stretch in Woodland Hills where the neighbors put up a plethora of Christmas lights and pay massive electric bills. (For mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2008

    Over the Weekend: Candy Cane Lane Light Riot, Downtown on Ice, Automatico Party Cultivates Spanglish Underground, Boxing Fans Party for PacMan

    If you're reading this, congratulations. It can only mean one thing -- you survived another holiday season of over-eating, over-imbibing and (probably) over-spending. So, welcome home, double-up on that espresso and let's get back to work. Somehow in the midst of our holiday haze, L.A. Weekly found ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Mob Mentality with Jane's Addiction at El Cid, Nov. 20

    By Siran Babayan Standing in the shower, thinking, what better way for my friends and I to spend the day than on our feet for over 12 hours surrounded by piss, puke, smoke, booze and the biggest douchenozzles in douchebaggery, with only a glimmer of hope of seeing a fully reformed Jane's Addiction. ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 11, 2008

    Sacred Sounds

    By Siran Babayan Standing in the shower, thinking, what better way for my friends and I to spend the day than on our feet for over 12 hours surrounded by piss, puke, smoke, booze and the biggest douchenozzles in douchebaggery, with only a glimmer of hope of seeing a fully reformed Jane's Addiction. ... More >>

  • News

    June 19, 2008

    Fighting About How to Fight Global Warming

    Also, readers keep a weather eye out

  • News

    September 14, 2006

    the 9/11 Hypocrite

    Bush should prepare us for a disaster — not the next election

  • Eat+Drink

    February 2, 2006

    Ask Mr. Gold

    ...about griebenschmalz

  • Music

    November 24, 2005

    Snakebites

    ...about griebenschmalz

  • News

    September 15, 2005

    Amped-Up Over Nothing

    L.A. comes to terms with a power snafu

  • Eat+Drink

    June 23, 2005

    Ask Mr. Gold

    L.A. comes to terms with a power snafu

  • News

    June 24, 2004

    Just Another Day in the Valley

    Where ordinary homes are put to extraordinary use

  • News

    May 31, 2001

    Power Consciousness

    Diversions in the dark

  • Eat+Drink

    July 22, 1999

    Bob Burns

    Diversions in the dark

  • News

    October 1, 1998

    Consume Part II:

    [Mostly] Not Food

  • Eat+Drink

    February 19, 1998

    Keep -

    A guide to our restaurant advertisers

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