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Sake and Star Wars

Flickr photo set So we checked out the Science of Sake event on Thursday. I missed it last year at the Neon Museum. This year it was at the California Science Center. What a great event, and a steal considering you got hor’dourves, all the sake you can drink, along with admission into the Star Wars [...]

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Free* beer at Footies on Friday night!

Not for tourists is having a party to celebrate the release of their new 2007 NFT book, at Footies, this Friday night from 6-9pm. Meet up with other local LA bloggers and writers, and have a free beer (*A free beer, the invite only gets you one free) and get a free copy of the [...]

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Pinkberry coming to Playa Vista

I was having lunch at Piknic the other day, the restaruant/bar in the Playa Vista wetlands housing area, and saw that Pinkberry is opening soon. No word on when, but it didn’t look too far along yet. Sorry I don’t have any pics, but I didn’t have my camera with me. Piknic was OK, seems [...]

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Tree People, the perfect Mother’s Day gift

If you’ve never heard of the TreePeople, take a second now to read about them. TreePeople is a nonprofit organization that has been serving the Los Angeles area for over three decades. They plant trees and educate kids and adults about taking care of our enviroment in the city, as well as our local mountains. [...]

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Please pass on the Ketchup

Had dinner last night at the Dolce owned, trendy Ketchup. I love the idea of fancy comfort food, so I was excited to finally try it. The decor reminded me of what the Standard was doing 10 years ago, sort of a fancy diner meets minimalism thing happening. The place is not that inviting, despite [...]

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Seven Grand, whiskey heaven

*photo credit eric richardson Checked out Cedd Moses’ new bar, Seven Grand, last night in downtown and I’m in love. Seven Grand is like your dad’s hunting den, with dark lighting, wood paneling, leather seating, a pool table, and stuffed animal heads adorning the walls. With over 120 different kinds of whiskey, this is a whiskey [...]

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Olympic/Pico as one way streets?

I heard a while back they were working on a study that would turn Olympic and Pico into one way streets during peak traffic hours. At first I thought what a great idea that was, but then I heard the opinion of a local homeowner and their concern of people treating this wide, one way [...]

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Jaragua - Opening Soon

Very excited to see another food option right around the corner from my place. Jaragua, a salvadoran restaurant, seems to be ready to open soon. They’ve got the dining room all laid out. The entry is decorated with antiqued wagon wheels. It doesn’t look like your typical pupusaria. This looks more like a sit down [...]

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Indie rock concert picks of the week (plus free booze)

So wanna see some live music this week? My friends band(s) are playing at the Roxy this Thursday night. At 9pm the Man goes on stage. This girl, girl, guy, guy band is a power punk(ish) newcomer with catchy and poetic lyrics. Also playing that night is my friend Kevin’s band AM Radio. A melodic [...]

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MTA, subway digging unearths old graves

Wow, I love stories like this, just facinating! I didn’t get a chance to read Metroblogging yesterday and Jillian spotted this great story in the LA Times about the MTA, while digging underground for the Gold Line through Boyle Heights, found markers and remains of over 100 chinese immigrants buried as early as 1885. The [...]

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