BLACKBURN AND SWEETZER

I heard that a Puma store was going to take the spot at 8207 W. 3rd Street, just east of Toast and Milk, but, in fact, far more interesting tenants have set up shop. Rodan vs. Griffith opens today, a men’s and women’s boutique by Carol Rodan and Chris Griffith. The Pennsylvania natives, who met […]

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The Pinkberry sign is up at the Farmers Market at The Grove, just east of Singapore’s Banana Leaf.

My question is how big is it going to be. Per the Farmers Market site, it will be in stalls 126 and 130. Is it going to include the space below?

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I’ve always wondered what the interior and back area is like at the Orlando Pueblo - that 13-unit, three-building apartment complex at the northeast corner of Blackburn and Orlando. I saw this three-bedroom, two bath up for rent this weekend (which is still up on Craigslist here) and had a look-see. In my opinion, […]

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I’ll be honest, I don’t know much about Ariel Pink’s music, aside from listening to a few songs on MySpace, but I do know that Family on Fairfax - that fairly new shop for graphic novels and other intriguing reads, plus an eclectic mix of music, art, and awesome jewelry by Elke Kramer - has […]

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There are still a few spots left to hang out and swig bubbly with Swiss perfumer Andy Tauer - creator of the above scent and others - tonight at Scent Bar at Beverly and Flores. Tauer will give the lowdown on his process, replete with a sampling of natural, raw materials that he turns to. […]

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OK, so it’s impossible to ignore the ridiculousness of the headshot - seriously, dude, lose it and all will be fine with the world - but if you can get past it, you’ll see that this guy is going to be at our neigborhood Swerve Studio at 3rd and Sweetzer this Sunday, April 29th to […]

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Here’s where they were in terms of construction on the Joan’s on Third expansion as of yesterday. Think it’ll be done if four weeks? It is a monster space.

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Want them, can’t afford them. But I’m glad they exist. Alice Roi is not f*cking around with her high-waisted, double-belted shorts. I want to slip into them and jump into a ’40s novel. People’s perspective is all off - a remnant from the super-low-rise days - and think a 9-inch rise is high-waisted. Thirteen […]

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Seriously, acid wash? Corpus Jeans has gone too far. Ron Herman has gone too far for carrying these ghastly jeans. Anyone who was around the first time these speckled monsters came around circa 1988 would definitely not wear them a second time, and certainly wouldn’t pay $150 for them… I hope.

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Literally, there is a day-hour-minute-second countdown on the Barneys CO-OP site for the arrival of the Kate Moss Topshop line. Everything is so damn exclusive these days, the word is virtually meaningless. Despite this fact, I still want to know, but at least I am consciously playing into the hands of the machine. There’s actually […]

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I love jewelry. I know people exist who don’t love jewelry, but I don’t know those people, nor do I understand what could possibly make them tick. Creations like this Pom Pom necklace by Vena Cava make me happy with its hefty gold chain and seemingly disparate cheery tasseled balls. At $104, the price won’t […]

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I lived off of Sunset, just west of Fairfax, for six years. I tried to stay east of Fairfax as much as possible to avoid The Strip mayhem, but you just couldn’t live in such proximity and remain unscathed. As a result, I rarely return, especially if there’s not some sort of comped parking involved. […]

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